Woodward A Football Manager?

Sir Clive Woodward has admitted he wants to make the transition into football being a football manager but he has ruled out joining Southampton.



The ex-England rugby coach has ruled out any move until the summer of next year as he said he was "100% commited" to the 2005 Lions tour but would then take his FA coaching badges.

He said: "I'm interested in football, I intend to do the awards but I may end up coaching Maidenhead under-nines.

"You have to start at the bottom and I intend to do that."

Is this man insane? What makes him think he can manage a football club without never playing the game?

Granted, Sir Clive Woodward may be a very talented rugby coach and an excellent man-manager but means nothing in the world of football.

At least he is humble enough to admit he would have to start at the bottom.

"You only get the top jobs after time and in terms of football I am a million miles off that," he said.

"You have to start at the bottom and I intend to do that. There have been links between our sport (rugby) and Southampton Football Club because of Rupert Lowe, who I have known for many years."

"I have spoken to him and asked if there is anything else I can do down there but that's nothing to do with the first team."

"I been down to Southampton and looked at their Academy which is among the best in Europe. I've been over to the USA without getting any headlines but I'm not about to become an NFL coach, not yet."

Woodward added: "There's no role been offered to me. All I've said is that I'm interested in coaching football."

"I will be taking no jobs in any capacity at Southampton while I am coaching the Lions and even after that I do not know what I will be doing."