George Raynor: The Greatest Manager England Never Had

[ahalftimereport]

Hi fellas,

Not sure how many of you will have heard of former Rotherham player George Raynor, but I think it's fair to say not many are aware of his extraordinary achievements in this country. Stated by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most successful international football manager of all-time, Yorkshire-born Raynor managed the Swedish national team in four different spells, most notably 1946-1954 and 1956-1958. In that time he managed Sweden in four major competitions, two World Cup's and two Olympic Games'. The worst he ever did was finishing third, winning the Olympics in 1948 and reaching the World Cup final in 1958.

He had a relatively unremarkable playing career, but he did spend two years playing for Rotherham, between 1933 and 1935. From Rotherham, Raynor went on to play for Bury and Aldershot, before having his career cut short by the war. Having taken Sweden to Olympic glory and a World Cup final, as well as managing Juventus and Lazio, Raynor had hopes of land

[ahalftimereport]

Apologies, would seem like that link doesn't work. I'll have another go.

http://ahalftimereport.com/2016/01/07/george-raynor-the-greatest-manager-england-never-had/

[hotun]

He discovered the great Alec Jeffries and signed him for Rovers,Rawmarsh lad that we missed out on.