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I’m not a fan personally, he unravelled with the scrutiny of underperforming with Bayern, now magnify that with the expectation of England. All the candidates being mooted, I have serious reservations they can deal with the expectation and pressure with the job. The reality is, our fans have...

It’s his money and he can spend it how he likes - it’s well earned too.

If that’s the alternative, get Southgate back in charge! 😂

Unfortunately, the most likely candidates haven’t proven themselves as winners in major tournaments. Unless we’re counting Lee Carsely’s U21 Euros win… Unlike France’s Deschamps, Southgate knew he’s overstaying his welcome.

He’s gone now so everyone who wanted him gone has got their wish. I’m not surprised at all, he knows the public goodwill has gone. Took the team from its lowest point and made us into contenders and for that, deserves massive amounts of credit. My immediate concern is that the candidates to...

Arguably the best English manager in football. Bearing in mind pre-season has started, it’s possible that Newcastle or even Howe himself would knock England back. Are you confident enough in the second and third choices out there to get rid of Southgate? David Ornstein was on The Athletic...

I actually will to be fair. We’ll get promoted and go again. In all seriousness, who would you replace Southgate with?

No, the FA invest in this ‘pathway programme’ and it’s worked quite well for other nations. That and, there’s not outstanding candidate. There are people out there throwing out Klopp and Pep’s names out there as if they’re actually viable candidates. If there was a successful English manager...

Neither does losing to Scotland 2-0 yet here we are.

Lee Carsley (from Birmingham - not Irish) is the England U21 manager and won the tournament with players currently in the senior setup. That experience of international tournaments and that environment is more valuable than someone used to the daily grind of managing a club team.

Why are you so fussed about the style of football? Only the results matter. The important questions (rhetorical) to ask is why did we lose to Spain? More importantly, who is best placed to take the team to the next level. As for Potter and Howe, both managers I really like and want to see do...

That’s a valid opinion, but who do you hire? You have stated you wouldn’t want Carsley who is supposedly the favourite to take over should Southgate walk.

Stronger than England, specifically.

Tournaments are judged on outcomes and Germany won’t be saying ‘oh we deserved to beat Spain, therefore this tournament is a success’. They would consider it a failure just as we considered losing to France in 2022 as a failure despite Kane missing a pen late on. Howe is one of my favourite...

Could you not argue that about 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024?

Exactly, for all those who want Southgate out, there just isn’t a standout replacement as of yet. Lineker and Micah Richards are frankly delusional if they think Klopp or Pep would want the job. Shearer too thinking Howe is the ‘standout candidate’ - he hasn’t won anything and has ducked any...

I’d prefer a manager with experience in international settings and preferably English. Who fits the bill? Tactically, Potter would be the best English manager available. How would he or Eddie Howe handle the pressure of being England manager? Talk of getting Klopp or Pep is plainly ridiculous.

It doesn’t matter how we progressed through the tournament. We lifted our performances in line with the opponents we played. In the first half, we managed Spain well and they controlled the game better in the second and fashioned the better chances. We had a chance cleared off the line from a...

Hopefully, you’re right and it’s all on Southgate and we’re a managerial change away from major tournament success. Looking at some of the individual performances, the mentality doesn quite look there. If we’re the FA, I’d offer him a new contract. If I was Southgate, I’d walk away.

Not quite that simple, the players ought to bear some responsibility. The manager can craft the perfect tactics, but if players don’t stick to it, it’s a problem. The move for the winner started with Guehi aimlessly punting the ball, Rice and Bellingham caught in no one’s land, Walker doesn’t...