The next England manager

[Bianchi on Ice]

Im hearing rooney is still going to be picked. Facepalm.

[nottsblue]

Im hearing rooney is still going to be picked. Facepalm.

Saw that this morning and was hoping it was a misprint. I fear it wasn't. Maybe my exile from watching England at International level will continue

[Wonderwall]

Allardyce laughing at chico flores play acting is a favourite moment for me. I think he is the right man for the job.

[john@staustell]

Im hearing rooney is still going to be picked. Facepalm.

Sam rang you?

Well Shrek is England captain and, if used right, still has some uses, so I wouldn't expect miracles immediately.

BFS will not shy away from dropping people, he wont be picking people based on wearing a red shirt, he wont mind throwing a few teacups around the dressing room at HT and upsetting anyone who is a bit precious. He's also quite good at tactics and getting the best out of players who - lets face it - aren't that good.

I can't see anything wrong with this appointment.

[Im_Spartacus]

Im hearing rooney is still going to be picked. Facepalm.

Sam rang you?

Well Shrek is England captain and, if used right, still has some uses, so I wouldn't expect miracles immediately.

BFS will not shy away from dropping people, he wont be picking people based on wearing a red shirt, he wont mind throwing a few teacups around the dressing room at HT and upsetting anyone who is a bit precious. He's also quite good at tactics and getting the best out of players who - lets face it - aren't that good.

I can't see anything wrong with this appointment.

He will still be picking who he is told to pick in order to pay the Wembley debt. Fortunately, he probably has better ability to get a tune out of an old fiddle than our previous couple of managers, and could tempt me out of my self imposed viewing exile

But if Rooney is playing, like Nottsblue, I will still be abstaining

[Dameerto]

"Allardyce also said he would not make a decision on Wayne Rooney's captaincy until he has met the players and staff."

[Dubciteh]

Kevin nolan will b captain

[nottsblue]

Kevin nolan will b captain

Hope so. Anyone but Shrek

[Beefymcfc]

The fact that BFS didn't automatically state that Wiggy would be captain has warmed the cockles of my heart.

However, which of his team mates are going to vote otherwise?

[edge275]

I personally like Allardyce and I think over the years his work has been criminally under valued and under appreciated.

I have a feeling he's bluffed the FA. I reckon he not only readily agreed to a pay cut compared to Hodgson but also gave them the impression he's a 'yes' man.

He's looking at the bigger picture though. Now he's been appointed, the 'yes' man charade will be cast aside and he'll run England how he wants to and stick two fingers up to the FA. England's team on paper is much better than what your average fan believes due to so many years of mediocrity. If big Sam got us in the semi finals he'd be lauded as a hero.

If he does poorly with England he just joins another long list of failed England managers and he labels the job as a poisoned chalice and blames the FA.

It is pretty much a win win scenario and if he does even moderately ok with England lots more big job offers will be open for him in the future.

[Bianchi on Ice]

Im hearing rooney is still going to be picked. Facepalm.

Sam rang you?

Well Shrek is England captain and, if used right, still has some uses, so I wouldn't expect miracles immediately.

BFS will not shy away from dropping people, he wont be picking people based on wearing a red shirt, he wont mind throwing a few teacups around the dressing room at HT and upsetting anyone who is a bit precious. He's also quite good at tactics and getting the best out of players who - lets face it - aren't that good.

I can't see anything wrong with this appointment.

Sam did actually ring me and he did ask me my opinion on how rooney could be utilised in the future..I told him at length what I thought and then after a short pause he put the phone down.

[MilnersJaw]

I like sam but lets not pretend he will be nothing more than an FA yes man. Expect to see the likes of shrek wilshite etc still get starts no matter how awful they are.

[nottsblue]

50 years ago today we won the World Cup. Worth a mention and here seems as good as place as any