This Rooney Rule....

Seen · Apr 18, 2013

...is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard, how fucking stupid are the people who have come up with this?

Anyone who thinks it's a good idea is a fucking idiot.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ule-boost-numbers-black-managers-England.html

PFA chief Taylor backing 'Rooney Rule' to change the face of English football

Gordon Taylor is convinced the PFA's equivalent of the 'Rooney Rule' will address the lack of black representation in management.
In conjuction with the Football League, the PFA is pushing ahead with its radical new Coaching Fair Play plan.
Player union chief Taylor hopes the move will lead to the creation of panels of suitably qualified potential job candidates for every managerial vacancy.

Addressing the imbalance: Gordon Taylor is confident the Rooney Rule can boost the number of black managers

It is also helping to sidestep the natural conservatism he feels has prevented the large percentage of black players in the professional game transferring into anything like an acceptable number in the hot-seat.
There are presently five black managers in the 92-club English professional game; Chris Hughton, Chris Powell, Paul Ince, Edgar Davids and Chris Kiwomya.
Taylor knows it is not enough. And thanks to the efforts of Cyrus Mehri, the American lawyer who drove through the Rooney Rule in NFL, he feels a breakthrough has been achieved.

In the minority: Norwich boss Chris Hughton (above left) and Charlton's Chris Powell (above right) are two of five black managers in England

'People are always more comfortable with other people who are the same as them; language, colour. It is almost defensive,' said Taylor.
'Owners have been more than happy to have black players on the pitch, and black managers from abroad such as Ruud Gullit and Jean Tigana, but the overall figures are not in line with numbers on the pitch.
'It is not going to happen overnight but we need more representation in senior positions.
'We need role models for black managers the same as we had for players.
'It is a shock that racism is still a topic when we have made such progress.
'But as we have seen with the crowd trouble over the weekend, we should never dream of slacking up on any of the issues we have made progress with.
'The minute we do, it all comes out of the bottle again.'

Inspirational figure: Dan Rooney - the man who the Rooney Rule is named after

The largely behind-the-scenes efforts of anti-racism groups have been inadequate for some high profile stars.
Jason Roberts was among the leading critics, but it was also felt Rio and Anton Ferdinand did not feel they were given enough support during the months around John Terry's racism trial.
'It is about making it fairer,' said Taylor.
'In politics they found there were not enough females in the House of Commons, so they came up with the idea of shortlists having to have women on them.
'The basic principle is the same.
'No-one is telling owners who to employ. It is letting them know they are people out there because frankly, the whole process of selection with regard to managers and coaches is causing a fair amount of embarrassment.'
The final decision over whether the Coaching Fair Play Plan will be implemented rests with the 72 Football League chairman.
Taylor is convinced this 'bottom up' approach is the correct way forward, just as it was with the new Financial Fair Play regulations.

In the dock: Terry was found not guilty of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand

Talks with Football League chairman Greg Clarke have been constructive, and all parties see the benefit in an increasingly desperate drive for success.
'The point has been made time and time again that clubs are paying fortunes in settlements for managers who have hardly had two minutes to succeed in the job,' said Taylor.
'We are obsessed with instant success.
'It is like someone rushing into a supermarket to find a ready-made manager.
'You would think clubs would be pleased to see a panel of suitable applicants for a particular job, rather than it being done on a nod and a wink or some agent saying who is available.

Critic: Roberts has rounded on the anti-racism groups

'If we are to encourage players to stay in the game, become the next generation of managers and work with UEFA to have a consistent qualification.
'You need to be able to give people a belief that having qualified they will be given a fair chance to get employment.
'Clubs employ coaches to work with players from the age of eight upwards.
'The game is multi-national and multi-cultural. You can see as many black faces on the pitch as white ones. Many of them want to stay in the game.
'They deserve that opportunity.'
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