# EPL soccer/football manager fight- who wins?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epl-soccer-football-manager-fight-who-wins/401765>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 26, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epl-soccer-football-manager-fight-who-wins/401765 "2007-04-26T18:43:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epl-soccer-football-manager-fight-who-wins/401765/1 "2007-04-26T18:43:07Z")

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I say it comes down to Martin Jol vs. Stuart Pearce, with Jol getting a submission from Pearce. No rules streetfighting. Anyone?

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**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epl-soccer-football-manager-fight-who-wins/401765/2 "2007-04-26T19:00:32Z")

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Roy Keane for the win as soon as Sunderland come up for the Championship. Honestly, not sure there there is a manager in professional football who could handle Keane in a fight.

Otherwise it’s Pearce or maybe Mark Hughes.

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**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2007, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epl-soccer-football-manager-fight-who-wins/401765/3 "2007-04-26T20:52:14Z")

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Whatever happened to Bruce Rioch? He was a bruiser, and would kick the shit out of any of the current managerial crop.