Id like to see the FA admit there poor selection process and take some responsibility for choosing such an under par Manager to take on the burden of the National side. At the time we had the choice of some extremely well respected coaches and managers including Scolari, Sam Allardyce and even Gus Hiddink who secured Russia's place in Euro 2008 after beating England 2-0. Come on FA prove your worth and organise someone with calibre and pride in their work please!

Where is the honour gone in our game? McClaren should have walked last night. It's all down to money and it's very sad.
How can someone fail so miserably and yet be given a pay-off in the order of £2m?

Don't cap the amount of foreign players in the Premiership as some people have said. Just get in a decent manager and stick with him. If he doesn't manage to win us the World Cup in his first attempt it doesn't mean he never will. Look at his performance as a whole. Erikkson could have delivered eventually, instead the England fan called for his head and look at where we are now.

How did it come to this? The so-called "golden generation" will go down in history as a bunch of puffed up celebrity no-marks. The WAGs would have done a better job in the first half last night.

I think it was right to sack Steve McClaren as now he can go and get his old job back at the boro, just in time for them to get relegated at the end of the season.I also think that the f.a. should try and get Stuart Pearce to become the new England manager because we certainly don't need another foreign one.

I am disappointed, but not surprised, to see McLaren go. I hope the clowns who represnted their counrty so abysmally last night feel thoroughly ashamed of themselves. It's a shame we can't sack them, even Newcastle's defence is better than that shower!

There needs to be a clearout in the FA headquarters. Yes poor management was to blame as was poor team selection and too many players not performing; but there is a greater problem in English Football, Instinct is being coached out of our young players highlighted last night by Peter Crouch heading a ball back to non exsitant players when he was closer to the goal and not under pressure followed quickly by young Wright who should have taken a shot with his first touch and then shot straight at the keeper. We need to coach players not to be afraid of the ball so that they don't turn their back on the ball as happened with the third goal.
we also need to make our premier division english once more, give our youngsters a fair crack of the whip and allow english managers a chance at the top. As for the new manager Brian Little who took Aston Villa to the league cup becoming the first Englishman in many a year to win a domestic trophy. of course he is a man with principles so that will not suit the current FA set up, as was the case with Cloughie.

The FA states , " we will look at every root and branch "to reslove the issue , but who is going to look at the FA ? . Out of date idea`s , coupled with the belief that " Bulldog Spirit " is best , is not a recipe for the future . Croatia gave us a lesson in , tight body ball control last night not just lump it up to Crouch , and hope for the best . This Euro exit started 18 months ago , not last night !

Why is Capello not mentioned in your list? He'd be a far better choice.

I would like the Croatian manager. even though his team had already qualified and were winning he had more passion and was more outspoken than mcclaren. (and he didn't require an umbrella !)

Only means I can support italy full time now, which I probs would of done anyway because englajnd are terrible, play awfull football, dont use any tactics or flair. The whole attitude needs to change and that comes from the fans aswell. However they have a right to boo, because the moral injustice of what these players recieve but dont produce is rediculous. It all comes from grass roots with the juniors we restrict kids enjoymnet and freedom to express themselves and thats why we get good players, but not great players. We have a very basic and cinical attitude ruled by the brainless british bulldogs that surround football in all areas at all levels in this country.

As a proud English youth, I saw my first international football match at Wembley in 1963, the FAs Centenary, and I have faithfully shared the few ups and many downs since.

Although I moved from Hurworth-On -Tees to Canada 32 years ago, I still bleed red and white. I suppose with blood cells being the color they are, this doesn’t make me terribly unique but you get the idea.

Distance, exposure to football from all over the world and avoidance of the constant barrage of football rhetoric in the English media has given me a more objective perspective of the game.

Once you get past the media hype and the unquestionable loyalty of the supporters, I have come to the realization that we are simply not good enough. Week after week, I watch the blood and thunder, though more frequently the thud and blunder, of the Premier League. Those who claim it is the best league in the world are sadly mistaken. At best, it is the most exciting league, played at break-neck speed and featuring spectacularly long passes that occasionally reach a teammate, wonderful goals, brilliant saves but every week, even the best teams consistently turn the ball over to their opponents. Fortunately, the fact that both teams give the ball away balances the equation and provides entertainment.

Against Croatia, England kicked off, played the ball back and then drove it long for their opponents to take possession and counter attack. That set the tone of consistent give-aways throughout the game. Against Estonia, we were soon 3-0 up and it should have been a simple exercise to retain possession and cruise to victory. But no, in the second half consistent loss of possession enabled the Estonians to counter attack and create enough chances to leave one feeling a little uncomfortable.

Many years ago, Johann Cruyff said he always liked playing against England because no matter how many times they won the ball, they would always give it back. Still, we beat Holland 4-1 in Euro 96, one of very few, truly great, England performances I have witnessed in the past forty-four years.

I have never questioned the loyalty, pride, commitment or fitness of those involved in the English game. Unfortunately, it is very apparent that technical and tactical deficiencies have often been our downfall and we don’t seem to learn. Consequently, our clubs and national team have experienced limited success in international competition. Premier League tactics will win the Premier League; they will not work against quality teams on the European or world stages. These teams do not consistently concede possession and logic dictates that it is very hard to win games if your opponent always has the ball.

Over the years, the media has lauded England’s brave and noble efforts in gallant failure, panned and pilloried them for under-achievement and railed against the “foreigners” for diving and cheating. This time, McClaren has been sacked, doubtless Beckham will be axed, Lampard and Gerrard will be crucified and the media will bang on about it being time to “blood” the next “golden generation” of English footballers.

In my opinion, it is pointless to castigate the manager and players for failing to qualify for Euro 2008. They probably did the best they could within their limitations but the simple fact is, despite claiming to have the best league, inventing the game, the world’s oldest club, etcetera, etcetera ad nauseum, English football is just not good enough. So stop blaming lack of success on Turnip Taylor, Smiler McClown, the dirty, diving dagoes or any other scapegoat. Let’s face up to the reality that England and English clubs don’t play the best football in the world and undertake to correct our deficiencies. If we want sustained success for our clubs and national team, we must learn from those that consistently experience success, even if they are foreigners.

So no matter how you are involved in the game or whether your team is in a local league, the Premier League or international competition, I urge you to demand technical improvement, tactical maturity, mental strength and above all, demand that the game be played at a pace that enables your team to retain possession of the ball. Blend these elements with all the existing and admirable English qualities and your teams will play with finesse and confidence but more importantly, they will enjoy success.

It wouldn't hurt to fire Barwick and the FA board because FA is what they are worth.

It is not the fact that we have foreign players in the Premier League that is holding back England's progress it is the quality of some of these players that is questionable. We enjoy watching the likes of Drogba, Ronaldo, Fabregas etc but far too many of the foreign players over here are substandard and are only here for the money and it it these who are keeping out young English talent.