FA sack McClaren
Copyright Press Association Ltd. Thursday, 22 November 2007
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Steve McClaren has been sacked as England manager, the Football Association announced.

A hastily arranged FA board meeting at Soho Square rubber-stamped McClaren's departure after just 18 games in charge, the shortest tenure of any coach in the post.

McClaren's time in office came to a humiliating end on Wednesday night with a 3-2 defeat to Croatia at Wembley which ended England's hopes of reaching Euro 2008, and FA chairman Geoff Thompson said: "At a meeting of the FA board this morning the FA board unanimously decided to terminate the contract of England head coach Steve McClaren with immediate effect."

He added: "We have also terminated the contract of assistant Terry Venables, also with immediate effect."

Thompson promised the FA will conduct a "root and branch" review of the England team set-up, to be led by chief executive Brian Barwick and which will begin with immediate effect.

Thompson added: "The chief executive has been given authority to identify a new head coach and will report to the board with his recommendations. There is no definite time frame for an appointment of the new head coach.

"The recruitment process begins now, and we will do everything we can to get the right man for the job."

Barwick admitted McClaren's failure to qualify for Euro 2008 cost him his job.

He said: "It was a board decision - it was unanimous. I spoke to Steve this morning - we get on very well with him. I've had many grown-up conversations and had another one with him this morning - and I can only wish him well.

"But in the end, not qualifying for Euro 2008 comes up short. Qualification for a major tournament is probably a minimum requirement."
 
 

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Hes rubbish

bit late mct3