Talk:Terry Venables

Manager history
This is the link for the Australian club's signing of Venables.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=304760&cc=5739 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rupertslander (talk • contribs) 20:08, 4 August 2004 (UTC)

I think I'm correct in saying that Venables resigned from Leeds after being given promises that Jonathan Woodgate would not be sold - his departure came after Peter Ridsdale went back on his word. Somewhat different to the account on this page, which suggests he left because he couldn't handle the job! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.34.253.105 (talk) 15:57, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Wrong - Venables was sacked after a dreadful run of results culminating in being knocked out of the FA Cup by 2nd Division Sheffield United - I've added a ref on the main page as well as rewriting the paragraph about Leeds - while there were mistakes on both sides, that was far too flattering towards Venables. That squad that he inherited, until the selling of Woodgate in January, was the same one that had qualified for the Champion's League in 2000, PLUS Robbie Fowler. (Ferdinand was bought after qualification and sold before Venables took charge). Given that, for the team to be 15th at Christmas must say something (as does the fact that as soon as Venables left, Reid took them on a good run which saved the club from relegation). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Black Kite (talk • contribs) 06:55, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

St Patrick's Athletic FC.
I have reverted a second time a reference to TV signing for St Patricks Athletic F.C. plus related edits to the info box As this reversion was referred to as vandalism by User talk:83.71.9.176 I have penned reasons here. Firstly this edit is factually incorrect, TV did not 'sign' for St Pats he guested on "one or two occasions" along with Gordon Banks during 'thin times' for the club. Secondly the link provided was to a subscription site which requires sign up to access so is not appropriate as a citation. Thirdly such a guest appearance or two is not a notable event for such a player / manager/ football personality who will have no doubt played many such appearances for good causes like this during his career. A quick referral to the club's official website history page here does not make any reference to his appearance as a player and elsewhere an unofficial history of the club here confirms the guest appearance in passing but elsewhere says "Perhaps the brightest star to play for St Pats was Paul McGrath." Tmol42 (talk) 21:16, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Firstly this edit IS correct and to say otherwise is patronising at the very least. You cannot guest in another country's league as you have to sign a league registration form. Venables and Banks' played in League games not friendlies and therefore were not guesting. Secondly while the Irish Times is a subscription service its content is accurate and the link refers to the Venables' signing. Lastly just because the official club site does not mention the player does not mean he did not play for them. Any further reversions to this will be vandalism. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.71.9.176 (talk) 12:36, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Two more points
I think I'm right in saying that Veneables was born in Dagenham, and that he passed the eleven plus. In any event, it seems odd that the article implies that he left school at fourteen (1957) since in those days the school leaving age was fifteen.

Secondly, I think that I've read that Venables was capped by England at four levels: schoolboy, youth, under 23 (in those days) and full international. Millbanks (talk) 19:44, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

Position
What position(s) did he play? 62.254.234.111 (talk) 15:32, 15 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Many years later and just after TV's death, this still appears to be absent (I understand he was primarily a central midfielder). Indeed, a short section on his playing style would be beneficial, and might go some way to explaining his brief England career (given if he was an attacking midfielder he would have been behind Bobby Charlton for pretty much his entire career). I don't have any appropriate references here, so cannot contribute to the main article, although again my understanding is that he was a technically sound midfielder, perhaps lacking a little in athleticism. Dummy half (talk) 14:53, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Constant QPR garbage
At least a couple of times a mention has been made that Venables is current manager of Queens Park Rangers which is false. It is now even mentioned in an interview with him in The Guardian, intolerable damage to Wikipedia being done by some joker. --Stalfur (talk) 10:33, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

BBC Panorama programme
Nothing in here about Venables business interests?

Panorama --Broichmore (talk) 15:23, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Medal Record
It says he won a bronze medal at Euro 96. The Euros don’t have a 3rd place playoff, so this is a bit of a stretch, isn’t it? A Patient Etherised (talk) 17:13, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Can't see where it says that. Where is it in the article? Rodericksilly (talk) 11:28, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
 * It's in the medals dropdown section of the infobox. It's not featured anywhere in the article, I couldn't find any sources to back it up and there's no reference anywhere of "bronze", "medal" or "Venables" anywhere on the Euro 96 either. Safe to remove I'd say. CommissarDoggoTalk?  12:55, 1 December 2023 (UTC)