Harry Redknapp would get my vote. He always seems to do an exceptional job at motivating his players - something that we've not seen from an England manager for a very long time.

Of course there would be doubters who would point at him never having managed a team that has won anything, nor has he managed at the very highest level (ie Champions League). Whilst, of course, it would be ideal to have a manager with this kind of experience I'd like to see an Englishmen in the job ........... and how many Englishmen are there to choose from ? Not many.

Capello keen on England position
Former Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello has said he would be interested in the England manager's job.

Steve McClaren was sacked after England's 3-2 defeat by Croatia cost them a place at the Euro 2008 finals.

And Capello, who has won league titles with Real, AC Milan and Roma, said: "It would be a beautiful challenge. I am the right age."

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill and former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho are the bookies' favourites for the job.

O'Neill was rejected by the FA after interviewing for the role before McClaren's appointment and may be reluctant to put himself in the frame again.

Mourinho, meanwhile, has been out of work since leaving Chelsea in September following a dispute with Blues owner Roman Abramovich.

The Portuguese has the credentials to be successful, after winning back-to-back Premier League titles with Chelsea a season after clinching the Champions League with Porto, but may prefer club management to the international arena.

Capello is so far the only potential candidate to publicly declare an interest in coaching England.

The 61-year-old was sacked by Real at the end of last season despite winning the Spanish title and he is available as he is now working as a commentator for Italian television.

However, Capello might prove to be a controversial choice to succeed McClaren, as his many successes on the pitch have been marred by some unsavoury episodes.

He led Roma to the title in 2001 - their first major honour in a decade - but then became embroiled in a dispute with club captain Francesco Totti, was accused of moving on key players and ended his spell at Roma with the club in danger of relegation.

Capello them became Juventus boss and led them to league titles in 2005 and 2006, but the club was stripped of their trophies because of their involvement in a match-fixing scandal.

Following that, Capello resigned as Juventus manager and joined Real Madrid for a second spell - having first taken the reins in 1996 - where he again claimed the Spanish title in 2007.

But the success did not stop Capello from being dismissed by the Spanish giants, who were unhappy with his defensive style of play.
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Please ignore this poll.

Phil Gartside is on the FA board and will therefore have a big input into who the new manager is.

It's blatantly clear who will be the new England manager. Someone held in very high esteem by Gartslime, someon who has an excellent record as a manager .......... it can only be one person .............. it's got to be ............... Gary Megson !!!

so are you happy or sad?


and no fence sitting here

Is Gary Megson's dodgy agent involved in the selection process too?! Ha. If so it's definitely Gary Megson, in what would be the fasted rise to prominence in the history of English football! Great!

I'd be happy with Harry Redknapp too, he's done very good jobs with his previous clubs, with very limited resources. And let's face it, there's not much more limited a resource than the pool of players that make up England's potential international team! Ha!

Well, it's just be a case of replacing one useless, ginger tosser with another wouldn't it ?

My love for BWFC is much stronger for my love of the English national team.

It's a no-brainer.





MEGSON FOR ENGLAND !!!

He's not his agent.

He's his 'friend'.

... allegedly

and let's get another ex manager in as his assistant


Hoddle or Keegan

take your pick !

steve coppell would be my pick


KD

That's right, yes! Nothing dodgy about that then!

Coppell's an interesting choice. He has at least played international football, and was a reasonably good player. So he knows what it's all about. His managerial career has been good too. Struggling this year a little with Reading, but they'll bounce back.

Martin Jol or Alan Shearer would be my pick.

martin jol????


are you guys serious??

Fine then, lets have:

evo thats the best suggestion all day mate
mr p i want to change my vote