ENGLAND BOSS TO GO PART-TIME
FA's revolution would combine club & country when Sven goes
By Alan Nixon and Martin Lipton
SVEN Goran Eriksson could be succeeded by a part-time England coach as the FA considers radical future proposals.
Senior members of the Soho Square hierarchy have begun fleshing out the new direction for the national side after Eriksson cuts his ties with England.
While the Swede last night denied any contact with Real Madrid and stressed he is "committed" to England, there is a growing belief it is just a matter of time before he quits.
ENGLAND'S LAST FULL-TIME BOSS? Sven Goran Eriksson
And one astonishing plan growing in favour is to appoint a Premiership boss for the post, but only on a basis where he job-shares his duties with his club.
Eriksson's sky-high ?million-_-a-year contract has led to soul-searching within the game's leading administrators about value for money - and whether there is a need for a full-time boss.
Their revolutionary theory is there is no need for a replacement on such a huge salary and ideally to bring in a top domestic manager who can juggle two jobs.
A highly-placed figure told Mirror Sport: "There is a growing
understanding the England job is a part-time one and not a full-time post.
"It will not be an issue until Sven Goran Eriksson leaves. But when that happens, people do feel offering the job on a part-time basis is the logical step." Steve McClaren is working as Eriksson's assistant and he leaves Middlesbrough on a game-to-game basis.
He would be an obvious choice, with the FA's Director of Football Trevor Brooking in place to undertake the administrative side of the job. However Bolton's Sam Allardyce and Charlton's Alan Curbishley are well-regarded and would be on the short list.
But Blackburn boss Mark Hughes is set to stay on for just two more Wales games as Rovers did not want him to carry on in both jobs.
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