 | KEY DATES 10/03 - FA meets with Curbishley for informal discussions 27/02 - Three-man team report to FA chairman Geoff Thompson 02/02 - The FA appoints three-man team to find new boss 26/01 - Barwick signals intention to appoint successor before World Cup 23/01 - Eriksson reveals he will stand down after World Cup |
The Football Association's search for a successor to Sven-Goran Eriksson is under way. The Swede will step down after the World Cup finals in Germany this summer.
FA chief executive Brian Barwick (pictured right), international committee chairman Noel White and Premier League chairman Dave Richards are the three men who have been appointed to find a new boss.
BBC Sport rounds up the latest news and speculation surrounding the vacant England job.
21 MARCH:
PSV Eindhoven have handed coach Guus Hiddink an end of March deadline to tell them whether he wants to stay with the Dutch club.
Hiddink, who is also part-time coach of Australia, has been touted as a possible successor to England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Russia are also reportedly keen to appoint Hiddink.
Steve McClaren, who has done his chances of getting the job no harm by guiding Middlesbrough to the Uefa Cup quarter-finals, can now be found at 10/1.
That is the same price as Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, who has already spoken to Barwick about replacing Sven-Goran Eriksson.
But ex-Celtic manager Martin O'Neill remains favourite with bookmakers bluesq.com, who quote hin as a 13/8 favourite.
WHAT ARE THE MANAGERS SAYING?
Fabio Capello:
16 March - "I am very happy at Juventus. It is my idea to continue coaching for three years."
Steve McClaren:
15 March - Studiously avoided answering questions about the latest speculation surrounding the England job before his Middlesbrough team beat Roma to reach the Uefa Cup quarter-finals.
Alan Curbishley:
19 March - "If anyone thinks managing Charlton is the same as managing the national team then I am sure they are going to be wrong about that, because it is totally different."
Stuart Pearce:
13 March - "England is not a distraction for me, I don't take a great deal of interest in it"
Sam Allardyce:
3 March - "Everyone knows I would love to have the opportunity to be interviewed for the England job"
Luiz Felipe Scolari:
5 February - "I know if I want to take over England I need to learn the language more"
Guus Hiddink:
25 January - "There's been no contact but he would definitely be interested in hearing from the FA," said Hiddink's agent Cees van Nieuwenhuizen
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
Send us your comments about the England manager's job using the form below and we will post a selection here. We need a manager who is English this time, but all those mentioned so far, despite their track records and abilities, are too much a part of the "establishment" (except Stuart Pearce). We need someone new to the scene, someone younger with lots of self-motivation, initiative and vision, and academic. It has to be Steve Coppell.
mike, UK
Even the top English clubs like Man U, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea aren't managed by English managers. Isn't that enough warning for the FA to know that English managers are no longer considered to be good managers? The England job should go to Guus Hiddink or Luiz Felipe Scolari because they both have impressive CVs, unlike the over-rated English managers.
Mohamed Deen, United Kingdom
Sven won lots of trophies before coming to lead England. But despite possessing the most talented bunch of English players in years, he's done nothing except squander chances. I say choose someone that makes us proud to support England, even when we lose, and to hell with past performances. This is about pride as much as anything.
Chris Atkins, England
I think we should appoint a professional manager who's had a go at international level before. Whether this person is English or not shouldn't matter too much because whoever takes the job will obviously already have a lot of passion towards the country.
Jamie Klein, England
There's a feeling in the game that foreign coaches are more technical and understand international football better. What nonsense. Appoint a man who knows English players and embraces Eniglishness within the squad. Big Sam is the man - faultlessly professional in approach but possessed of the classic bulldog spirit.
Andy Parker, England
I haven't heard anyone mention Jose Mourinho - he would be an excellent choice. The players on Chelsea have tremendous respect for him, and he's a proven winner.
Brent McDonald, USA
Looking from afar, I'd definitely see a partnership of Guus Hiddink with Stuart Pearce as assistant, both working full time, will work well for the result. We're talking about winning Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010 now.
Yamin, Malaysia
The best solution to be England manager I think is Jose Mourinho or one Englishman - manager and player David Beckham.
hysi, Kosovo
I think the manager should have experience at the highest level with good tactical knowledge. Hiddink or O'Neill would be my choices.
Rob, United Kingdom
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