TEN POINTS TO SUCCESS

It would be tempting fate to say that Roy's young boys are dealing very well with the mighty Costa Rica, but it is only half time and there is time for us to make one error and get punished, despite all our encouraging efforts going forward. It is good to see that Roy is trusting in one feature of Henry Winters's 10-point plan to save the face of English Football. Winter's Point Four is "Trust in Flair". The other nine parts he suggested to improve our standing include;

Point One-Build Burton-the nation now has St George's Park. 

Point Two-Invest in Youth Coaches to work with 5-11 year olds-yes this happens but it is still expensive to join a course and also time consuming for busy dads and mums, our grass roots coaches. You tried to do a Level 2?

Point Three-have a winter break.

Point Five was to appoint more football people to the FA-well?

Point Six-have the incentive of performance related pay. Players need to take more responsibility for their career. They should not be regarded as overpaid prima donnas.

Point Seven-the Government must invest more in school PE and build more 3G pitches.

Point Eight-get more Englishmen playing in the Premier League using a quota system; six plus five adds up.

Point Nine-sell Wembley which is a drain on resources and invest the FA's money in Grass Roots.

Point Ten-embrace tournaments and don't hide away on the periphery. Will the England squad and coaches fly home soon or will they stay to observe the best teams in the world?