Football's a funny old game....but not right now at the moment.
Needing only a draw to qualify for the Euro 2008 finals against Croatia tonight at Wembley, England duly lost 3-2.
It saddens me to say it, but the attitude of the England team at present doesn't justify the belief that they deserve a place in any major football finals. We have learned nothing from the mistakes of last year's World Cup.
But instead of wondering if the players deserve the hype and adulation, I suppose we'll get on the latest hobby-horse and blame the woes of the English national team on the number of foreign players in the Premiership instead (with Arsenal and their manager Arsène Wenger as the main culprits).
Apparently Martin O'Neill, the manager of Aston Villa, is the 7/4 favourite to take over from Steve McClaren as England manager, according to bookmakers Ladbrokes.
But more than a change of manager is required, in my opinion.
It's a pity Spike Milligan has passed away. We could have done with him muttering, "What are we going to do now?"
Euro 2008 qualifying
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