You say a good coach - England need a manager to run the whole set up, not another average at best coach who's main asset is passion.

Not for me

From Manchester with love

This is true, but then again you don't have to be. Greece won it last time around.

Why is it, do you think, that we aren't world beaters?

Because we haven't got footballers that are good enough.

Someone get a message through to Captain Snort
That they better start assembling the boys from the fort.
And keep Mrs. Honeyman right out of sight,
'Cos there's gonna be riot down in Trumpton Tonight.

Lots of reasons.

Gifted players in key area's, but not across the whole park.

Injury issues, you can put that down to either conditioning or the fact we play too many games domestically.

The FA. Need I expand?

Lack of pride and passion.

Money.

The list could go on......

We have.  But the English bread and butter is playing it 4-4-2 (or 4-4-1-1), that bank of two rows of four is the platform for all succesful English sides.  We've tried continental formations and it's failed. Forum fact.  I think Sven has been vindicated by his choice of formation when he was England boss by selecting a formation the players had at his disposal.  All English, all schooled in 4-4-2.  Look at how he has City set up at the moment, the players he has suit that formation.   

But all the teams in the top 4 of the PL play 4-5-1 TID. Not an excuse really, the players are used to it.

Right now City have got better footballers than England.  England do not have an Elano or a Petrov.

I've got a theory about this have we/haven't we got any good footballers. 

people always say that Lampard or Gerrard or Rooney would get into any team, but put them all together in the England team and they are all crap.  If you think about this one:

Lampard, Gerrard or Rooney in their club sides are surrounded by great players, mostly foreign, who are good footballers, can control and pass the ball - what Lampard or Gerrard bring to their club sides are the old fashioned english grit - put that into the mix with the talented footballers around them, and it's a great mix.

Cut to England, put all those 3 into the same England team, but without the skill factor from their club sides foreign players, and that's the reason.  We have the grit and determination, but no skill.

Someone get a message through to Captain Snort
That they better start assembling the boys from the fort.
And keep Mrs. Honeyman right out of sight,
'Cos there's gonna be riot down in Trumpton Tonight.

I don't think we have enough good players, and those that we consider to be good would probably not be rated so highly abroad. Croatia are not the best team in Europe, but they were a class above us last night. There is something seriously wrong with football in this country. We cannot produce any decent coaches and we don't produce enough decent players. Blaming the manager and the FA isn't enough. People need to stop sticking their heads in the sand else we'll never change owt. Personally I don't think this is the worst it's gonna get. Be prepared for a WC2010 with no England either.