It's possible that I'll go abroad again but in any case when the right opportunity comes along I'll be

It's possible that I'll go abroad again, but in any case, when the right opportunity comes along I'll be ready for it.". Such collections invariably prompt reviewers to lament the dearth of good fiction football inspires. We went through some things on the training ground, and despite what people may think I don't have a problem with coaching at that level Coaching is coaching. It's my belief that all players can be improved technically and there is a great deal of satisfaction in seeing it happen"A week ago Venables was made a very good offer to manage one of his old clubs, Queen's Park Rangers. All the enthusiasm for football is still there and once I get things sorted out [he insists that a libel action brought by Alan Sugar has been settled, but the actions Venables is bringing against the Daily Mirror and Panorama have still to be heard] I'm sure I'll get back to coaching."Shortly after Euro 96 he rejected a tentative offer from Bilbao. "I quite fancied the idea, because I like that part of Spain and Bilbao are a club with a lot of tradition.

Trouble was that I felt things here would take up too much of my time. Another club were willing to give me six weeks off to settle the legal business but I didn't think it wise to accept. Actually I've got more time than I imagined."Meanwhile, Venables is acting as Portsmouth's director of football. "I've known Terry Fenwick since he first played for my youth team at Crystal Palace and I enjoy helping him out.

If you lose on penalties it leaves a sense that you haven't won, you haven't lost You're left in limbo. You haven't really lost the game, but history will show that you didn't reach the final."Since then Venables has had time for self-appraisal. "I've had a rest, but it's not been a case of re-charging the batteries. "Going into I knew that I was more deeply involved in the game than ever before, and the tournament didn't disappoint me. Of course, you can't say that you have done it all until you have coached in a World Cup, but it was very exciting The one bad thing was the way we went out.