Fabio Capello looks set to become the new England manager but in all fairness England don’t deserve him.
As Steve McLaren huddled under his umbrella in the Wembley rain, Brian Barwick and the FA were sealing his fate.
And from that moment Capello declared his intentions.
The stylish Italian coach threw his hat into the ring amidst renewed calls for an English man to take the helm.
But his declarations have not been well received among those in the English game, with few have been more vocal than Portsmouth pairing of Tony Adams and Harry Redknapp.
Adams made very similar noises when Arsene Wenger began his revolution at Arsenal in the late 90’s and hasn’t learnt his lesson from history.
And Redknapp made his claims with his eyes firmly on the hot seat hoping his comments would strengthen his position.
But what about the fans?
When Mourinho was the favourite the supporters conveniently forgot that he was Portuguese but no-one can forget that Capello is Italian.
Despite the lack of a home-grown manager who has the credentials of the former Real Madrid man, many still seem unmoved by his appointment.
Considering the current state of the national side we cannot afford to turn our nose up at a man who was won almost every accolade possible.
We should be welcoming him with open arms.