holicman
11-24-2006, 02:10 AM
Sunderland boss Roy Keane has called for top players to be fast-tracked into management.
The 35-year-old, who is three months in to his management career, believes players with aspirations to go in to coaching should take the first steps long before they make the move in to the hotseat.
Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate's situation, which was resolved when he was given dispensation to continue as manager until the end of the season despite not having the UEFA Pro Licence, has prompted the game's authorities to design a coaching pathway to assist potential coaches, and that is a move Keane would welcome.
"That would be great - especially for lads coming towards the end of their career, they need to have something in place because there is a danger," the former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland captain said.
"You see one or two ex-players who have not really planned ahead and there is trouble ahead for some of the players. It is not as good as playing, but it is something they should think about."
"A lot of the players who are playing now, and especially lads coming towards the end of their career, I really believe they should get on the coaching ladder now."
"You see the problems when you leave it too late. There have been a few bits with Gareth and one or two others, but for a player coming towards the end, he should get his coaching badges and have them in place."
"I believe by doing them a lot earlier, it will help you as a player."
Keane's comments came as the League Managers' Association expressed their disappointment with the Premier League board's decision to allow Southgate more time to gain his qualifications.
"The LMA is disappointed, but not surprised, that the FA Premier League board have once again chosen, as a matter of expediency, not to implement the League's own rule (Q4) in respect of mandatory qualifications," a statement on the LMA's official website, www.leaguemanagers.com, said.
"The decision does not sit comfortably with those managers who were told that if they did not achieve Pro Licence status prior to the 2003-04 season, they would not be allowed to manage in the Premiership and as a result applied themselves, in many cases at their own considerable expense, to obtain the required qualification."
The LMA's stance on qualification, which they insist has nothing to do with individual cases, remains unchanged.
They were unhappy when Glenn Roeder was allowed to take over at Newcastle without the Pro Licence, although he has now started the course and fulfils the Premier League's recently-amended requirements.
However, they have been involved in talks with League and Football Association chiefs and are looking for the rules to be firmly enforced.
"On a more positive note, the LMA has recently met with the Football Association and the FA Premier League with a view to putting in place an agreement which would be embodied in the regulations and would in future commit all parties," the statement continued.
"Football management today grows increasingly difficult and the LMA remains committed to thorough preparation and education for all those who have chosen to make management their career."
The 35-year-old, who is three months in to his management career, believes players with aspirations to go in to coaching should take the first steps long before they make the move in to the hotseat.
Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate's situation, which was resolved when he was given dispensation to continue as manager until the end of the season despite not having the UEFA Pro Licence, has prompted the game's authorities to design a coaching pathway to assist potential coaches, and that is a move Keane would welcome.
"That would be great - especially for lads coming towards the end of their career, they need to have something in place because there is a danger," the former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland captain said.
"You see one or two ex-players who have not really planned ahead and there is trouble ahead for some of the players. It is not as good as playing, but it is something they should think about."
"A lot of the players who are playing now, and especially lads coming towards the end of their career, I really believe they should get on the coaching ladder now."
"You see the problems when you leave it too late. There have been a few bits with Gareth and one or two others, but for a player coming towards the end, he should get his coaching badges and have them in place."
"I believe by doing them a lot earlier, it will help you as a player."
Keane's comments came as the League Managers' Association expressed their disappointment with the Premier League board's decision to allow Southgate more time to gain his qualifications.
"The LMA is disappointed, but not surprised, that the FA Premier League board have once again chosen, as a matter of expediency, not to implement the League's own rule (Q4) in respect of mandatory qualifications," a statement on the LMA's official website, www.leaguemanagers.com, said.
"The decision does not sit comfortably with those managers who were told that if they did not achieve Pro Licence status prior to the 2003-04 season, they would not be allowed to manage in the Premiership and as a result applied themselves, in many cases at their own considerable expense, to obtain the required qualification."
The LMA's stance on qualification, which they insist has nothing to do with individual cases, remains unchanged.
They were unhappy when Glenn Roeder was allowed to take over at Newcastle without the Pro Licence, although he has now started the course and fulfils the Premier League's recently-amended requirements.
However, they have been involved in talks with League and Football Association chiefs and are looking for the rules to be firmly enforced.
"On a more positive note, the LMA has recently met with the Football Association and the FA Premier League with a view to putting in place an agreement which would be embodied in the regulations and would in future commit all parties," the statement continued.
"Football management today grows increasingly difficult and the LMA remains committed to thorough preparation and education for all those who have chosen to make management their career."