Well, as i felt deep down a failed attempt at qualification for Euro 2008.

Let's be honest, it's been a fatally flawed tactical disaster from day 1 since McClaren took charge, for which the FA should shoulder a lot of blame. He was never up for such a big job, never the right man. Mistakes in selections, formations.

Croatia on the other hand were technically superb and held the ball excellently. They are a dark horse in Euro 2008. And their 7000 fans outsang 81000 England supporters - they fully deserve their victory.

McClaren do the decent thing and resign tonight. Not all doom and gloom - i did have

Good for you Glen; about 30 minutes in I was thinking - if England do go through, they don't deserve to. But Croatia does.

And actually Scotland were a team to be proud of.

I have to say - Beckham was great and I would think, at 5000-1, you wouldn't waste another fiver on him as future England manager.

I`m actually kind of glad we are out, I`m fed up of feeling guilty when we sneak through and we really are not good enough.
I see national football very much the same as creating the ultimate supergroup.
You may get all the best players but will they gel as a team?
Its a bit like putting Elton in the Rolling Stones to make it better.

Well I went last night, and for all of England's failings, I have to admit that Croatia were the better side on the night.

Although I am not a fan of the abuse he has suffered in the papers, McLaren is simply not equipped to manage the team, the players were playing in the wrong system and why didn't Beckham not start the game.

They have a flawed system in the FA, twelve people picking a manager and a chief executive who has no power to appoint.

JK, how about throwing your hat in the ring for the England job?

I almost won a bet, but I'd predicted 2-1 to Croatia. Right margin, wrong total. Oh well.

Wright Philips was our best player. Pity he was replaced by Beckham who contributed very little over 45 minutes. One fairly adequate pass which resulted in a goal after Crouch caught the slight deflection from the defender. Poor free kick. Average corner. Nothing else.

If anyone had to replace Wright Philips it should have been Lennon. But I've always wondered why Huckerby has never been selected for England, with his dribbling abilities and amazing speed and reflexes. He doesn't suit Premiership football much, but on the international scene he'd be amazing, as shown by his hat-trick for England B a few years back. Also, Theo Walcott is becoming one of England's most talented players.

Time for a total change from top to bottom.

Notably, "JK for England Manager" makes an appearance, like it, run a story somewhere someone.

I can imagine JK as England amanager. I'd relish the post match interview... he'd make Mourinho look like a shrinking violet..

'So Jonathan.. you must be please with your first win...'

'I am delighted, I am ecstatic, I am thrilled...we were marvellous throughout, we were brave, we were wondrous, we were hugely entertaining, as I am, and we will go on to conquer the entire world.'

Indeed the post match farcilcles could actually be very entertaining.
Heres a thought..
Abolish the penalty shoot out for a phone in as well, then everybody can be to blame for once!