On the way out of Wembley following the shambolic defeat to Greece, a rowdy supporter on my Metropolitan Line train was telling anyone in earshot that “Irishman Lee Carsley” had no business being England manager. So just wait until he finds out who the FA have picked instead!
If Carsley, who was born in Birmingham to English parents but represented Ireland as a player, is not English enough for some fans, the appointment of German Thomas Tuchel will presumably outrage the minority of supporters still regularly chanting about the Second World War and gleefully inserting “no surrender” (to whom?) into the national anthem.
