Gareth Southgate is favourite for the job

Arab

That would not surprise me in the slightest.

I like Southgate, he's a nice pundit on ITV and knows what he's talking about.

That may be so arab, but he isn't the man to be coaching our youngsters.

Good news, although, I expect his successor will be a just as underwhelming.

As much as you, as we all do, like to take the mick out of Rodgers, he's exactly the sort of coach we need in the national set up - be it youth or senior.

Vc,

I suspect we'll be waiting a while. Huddle would've been a very savvy choice but that ships sailed.

There's a range of ex England players, a fair few with keen footballing brains and a bit of nous on using the ball but most of them are probably too comfy on the pundits chair or out of the FA's usual calling cast. Southgate isn't he'll probably get the job. On we go.

*Hoddle

Wether you like a guy or not it doesn't help him improve the team or its playing style. Southgate will continue where Pearce left off if he gets the job.

you cant blame pearce.

players like welbeck, wilshere, AOC & jones should all of been there for england in the u21 tournament instead of playing 2 meaningless friendlies.

TGM

Agree with you there.

Dazza

Good call on Rogers.

What I find very strange in England is that we've seen a huge influx of foreign players and managers in the last 20 years yet we still haven't seemed to take on any of their ideas in coaching.

We appointed two foreign coaches who were always known for being pretty cautious, and that also never addressed the technical development side of the game.

If the FA do not try and tempt Wenger into the fold in some capacity I will despair.

Stuart Pearce got us to a final.

It's not his fault the team he took was absolute rot.

Southgate is a great choice, when he was doing his youth development work for the fa he tried to bring various ideas from the continent to implement in grass root football including smaller pitches only to be blocked at all entrances by the people who employed him.hopefully he can bring some of that to u21 scene.

hopefully roy is sacked next

Interesting, Stretty. Hadn't heard that about Southgate.

Pearce the Physco out, Glen the Nutter in!

Psycho was fighting a losing battle there and is well out of it. The FA are more interested in cash over player development hence the likes of Ox-Chamberlain going to Brazil rather than the U21 tournament. The FA will always be the millstone round the neck of England teams at all levels.

I think other players see representing their country at any level something to be proud of, i get the feeling that English players see the U-21 as a stepping stone to first team and consider it a "demotion" if they go from the first team back to the U-21.

Southgate had some good ideas (or just plain common sense!) regarding youth development and I wouldn't mind seeing him in there.

As long as the FA are looking forward with the appointment and not falling back on Glen Hoddle or Peter Taylor then that's fine by me. There are some good young English managers out there would could move the team forward, if they're given the chance to.

I think gary neville would be a good choice...not sure if he has the relevent badges though. Holloway would be great, but doubt he will take a step down.