Which is rather ironic in the way that they hounded him out originally.comeondarlo wrote:It also appears to me that the Press are lining up his successor, Glen Hoddle!
You can't lie that there is an apathy to the England team, but then im not sure if it isn't always like this after a tournament and the long road of qualifiers start. However the media just seem to be fueling the apathy rather than helping the team. You could easily have spun the 40,000 crowd as a good turn out of the faithful fans the week kids went back to school, against a poor side, in a friendly with the serious game a few days later, but no they just look to mock.
The media have a lot to answer for when it comes to England, they scream for youth then mourn the loss of Gerrard, Lampard and Cole as an example. I must have read listened to so many articles where the journalist claim to be huge England fans then go and stick the knife in.
Roy seems to be looking frustrated with it all, and really there does not seem to be many other options out there if he did go.
England are not great at the moment but the looks on the players faces when they are asked to face the press suggest a lot. Really how much fun can it be playing for them at the moment.