English coaches have been excoriated by many in Australia over the last fire tears or so. Yet we have some coaches, English/British, trained in Australia, who have had resounding success.



Mike Mulvey - Even though many would say he has achieved, because he coached Gold Coast to a youth championship, many others , like Darren Davies at Victory, consider youth coaching to be a question of producing players with a skill set to play well at HAL senior level. It is about development not results.

Yet Mulvey has done every well with Roar seniors. The football they played to beat Victory , away from home in the second half, was the best I've seen in the HAL. Roar at tomes may be playing better football under MM than Ange P.

Fair play to him.=d>


Kenny Lowe - Apparently played a very good style of football with the WA NTC.

Now coaching in results based HAL at senior level. Haven't seen many Glory games recently.



Dean May - He has the Tassie NTC playing a very good style of football.


Ernie Merrick - Didn't like his style of counterattacking play with Victory as a much as the way Phoenix is playing. Merrick has done a wonderful job with Phoenix to date. They are playing some quality possession football. Merrick has lifted the team in results and playing style.


Phil Stubbins - Is he English?

Whats why it never good to judge a coach by his passport, it depends on the quality they bring, how they communicate and what his there overall philosophy of the game.

Does every dutch wants to play possession based football, does every italian coach wants to play defensive/counter attacking based football?

Our national coach has a very good philosophy which fits into the australian mentality, whilst Graham Arnold was more reactive in his approach.

I hate the stereotyping but every local coach is quality or poor, vice versa with a foreign coach Gombau is a brilliant coach but Jan Versliejen i wasn't impressed by him that much when he was judge of our under 20s/17s.