If England fail to qualify...

[¡Cereal Killer!]

Brendan Rodgers, but he is Northern Irish and may no want to leave the Liverpool job.

 

[shaunslats]

hmm, don't think 'Arry would be considered

 

[Brovion]

Here's a hypothetical for you: IF England fail to reach the World Cup in Brazil, Hodgson would have to go. Who then takes over as England manager?

Tricky.

Why does he have to go? Especially as there is no stand-out candidate to replace him.

 

[Chesney Christ]

Brendan Rodgers.

 

[pasty]

Why does he have to go? Especially as there is no stand-out candidate to replace him.

This. Even if we don't end up qualifying, I would still be quite surprised to see him given the old tin tack.

 

[ozseagull]

Terry Venables. The last manager to get us playing attractive football. It was a joy to watch during euro 96.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Why does he have to go? Especially as there is no stand-out candidate to replace him.

His position would be completely untenable, he'd have to go.

 

[Simster]

hmm, don't think 'Arry would be considered

This caused me to chuckle heartily in agreement this morning:

He's frustrated. He thinks he's a bit [like] Alex Ferguson, talks everyday, more than him, but there's a difference: in all his long career he's only won one trophy.

He doesn't seem to know what he's saying. He's a bit confused. It could be age.

I do hate that clown Redknapp.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Superb. All hail Jose Bosingwa

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Surely Rogers would not leave Liverpool at this point in his career?

 

[Gritt23]

Why does he have to go? Especially as there is no stand-out candidate to replace him.

This.

I don't think that we have such a strong squad that failure to qualify represents a sacking. I think he'd get the Euro campaign as well.

 

[Brovion]

His position would be completely untenable, he'd have to go.

Why would it be untenable? I would hope that he would be kept on and that England, for once, might develop a long-term strategy. Sacking him would be madness, especially as there is no obvious replacement. However I know that sanity and planning won't be part of the equation and he probably will get sacked, after all changing the manager always works SO well doesn't it? We go from strength to strength.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Why would it be untenable? I would hope that he would be kept on and that England, for once, might develop a long-term strategy. Sacking him would be madness, especially as there is no obvious replacement. However I know that sanity and planning won't be part of the equation and he probably will get sacked, after all changing the manager always works SO well doesn't it? We go from strength to strength.

I don't expect England to win the World Cup but I do expect us to qualify. IF we don't, then Hodgson would, I think, have to go as he'd be forever associated with failure, especially as it's a relatively easy group unlike the last England manager who failed to qualify, Graham Taylor, who had Holland in his way.

I agree with you on long term strategy but you have to have the right people in place. England could do a lot worse than look to Gary Neville. Young and bright.

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

I would not sack Roy Hodgson. The England team is in a transitional stage after the previous group failed to live up to the usual inflated expectations.

Roy Hodgson has a strong history in getting the best out of average teams. I'd leave in charge for as long as he wants, to be frank.

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

I don't expect England to win the World Cup but I do expect us to qualify. IF we don't, then Hodgson would, I think, have to go as he'd be forever associated with failure, especially as it's a relatively easy group unlike the last England manager who failed to qualify, Graham Taylor, who had Holland in his way.

I agree with you on long term strategy but you have to have the right people in place. England could do a lot worse than look to Gary Neville. Young and bright.

I wouldn't consider Ukraine, Poland and Montenegro as an 'easy' group. We are not Spain.

This is the problem, we assume too much. I remember back in 2006 I was laughed at when I suggested that England would find their Euro 2008 group quite tough...

 

[BensGrandad]

Hope Powell?

We would have no hope with Powell

 

[Conkers]

Hodgson won't go.

 

[Brovion]

I don't expect England to win the World Cup but I do expect us to qualify. IF we don't, then Hodgson would, I think, have to go as he'd be forever associated with failure, especially as it's a relatively easy group unlike the last England manager who failed to qualify, Graham Taylor, who had Holland in his way.

I agree with you on long term strategy but you have to have the right people in place. England could do a lot worse than look to Gary Neville. Young and bright.

I agree with you about our realistic targets, and I agree that Gary Neville is 'young and bright'. But would he be any good as a manager? Hodgson at least has a track record - and it's not too shabby. IF we sacked him and IF we appointed Neville we'd have to give him at least eight years, but it would be a gamble and then if he got sacked early we're back to where we started.

 

[St Leonards Seagull]

Give it back to Hoddle, and ask him to promise not to talk about anything other than football.

This

 

[El Sid]

Only one man for this job......

A former Manchester United apprentice as a winger, his playing career involved brief spells with Bolton Wanderers, Luton Town and Leyton Orient, before he retired prematurely due to injury.

He has managed Dunstable Town, Bedford Town, Maidstone United, Southend United, Barnet, Birmingham City and Peterborough United.

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