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Respectfully, that's a different question. And one for later, but hopefully not too much later. When people say 'but who', it often reads like 'unless you can find someone better that we all agree on, we'd be better off sticking with who we've got'. Regardless of who this might be, by keeping...

Our riches in attacking midfield have deserved a manager who would play on the front foot and get them forward without fear. Defensive disjointed football that relies on isolated moments of brilliance will normally only take you so far. It'll flatter to deceive with 'successful' deep runs in...

Disagree. That's far too defeatist an attitude for me. And if we move on too quickly with a 'nothing to see' mentality, lessons will never be learned. If England's players don't have a hope of winning a one-off game in 2 hours of football before pens, that's on the manager and how they play...

Having spent his summer with Gareth Southgate, I think he'll be secretly hoping for a holiday.

If it helps, we can still make you a trophy / Southgate effigy out of silver foil and you can take it up to Devil's Dyke on the open top bus.

He'll probably need a moment to return from his parallel universe where Spain were playing anti-football which stopped England from winning.

If he stays as the FA apparently want him to, England fans have less than 2 months until their next exciting episode of Southgate football. It's Ireland away on 7th September, then Finland at Wembley on 10th September in Nations League Group B2!! This is the competition that was supposed to...

It's the difference between a well-managed team with an attacking positive approach and flexibility that can seamlessly swap players in and out. And England.

That's a relief. We'll probably see more attacking intent in a preseason friendly than England have shown all tournament.

I hear you. We'd have had a better chance of that this time with a manager who can tactically get the best out of his players on a football pitch. When it comes to bringing in business, I want a hungry driven salesman, not a phlegmatic HR manager.

In 12 days time, the Olympics will start. We'll have plenty of winners there. We have sportsmen and sportswomen who can get it done. But Southgate isn't a winner in football. He never was as a player, He never is as a manager. And quite possibly never will be.

Southgate: "Look, we've competed to the very end of the Final..." Enough. Enough already.

Southgate: "Look, we've competed to the very end of the Final..." Enough. Enough already.

Good memories of England's style of play in all their games? You're very easily pleased. You're in denial to the last. But fair play, there's a lot to be said for consistency in life.

"For the record, let me assure you that I'm quite genuine about praising Southgate's achievements. England have had much success under his managerial level. But for me, that's not enough." It wasn't enough to win a trophy. His style of play never would be.

Another missed opportunity. Just like when we went 1-0 up in a Semi-Final against Croatia and sat back. Just like when we went 1-0 up in a Final against Italy at home and sat back. Same old manager = Same old story. Having seen all the previous games, did we really expect different results...

The team that played the best football in the tournament won it. Funny that. And that's why we'll never win a tournament with an ultra-defensive coach with tactical flaws including misplaced loyalty to favourite players. Should have gone after Qatar. And if anyone thinks we're being wise...

And he's going to end up with a winners medal. Couldn't see that one coming when Chelsea were at the Amex.

Any bets on Toney to score?

We all know it's what we do. And we all know what happens when we do that... EVERY SINGLE TIME