Gary Neville to be next England Manager

You know... as much as I disliked him when he was playing, I think Gary Neville is very good at his job with Sky.

He talks a lot of sense, in a style that the ordinary fan can understand. He is also very knowledgeable - knowledge gleaned from a career playing at the very highest level.

It is this fact that adds credence to my belief that he would make a great England manager.

The players would respect him because he has 'been there and done that', he is tactically aware and he is already on the England coaching staff.

More importantly perhaps, the fans would respect him because he would be a young manager who 'says it as it is', and would not pay lip service to the antiquated FA hierarchy.

Critics will argue he has never managed before. I would counter that he has his UEFA coaching badges, and the role of an international manager nowadays is more a media exercise than a dressing room one. - He has proved his excellence in this sphere via Sky's Monday Night Football studio.

So on this St George's Day, I am going to start a petition for Gary Neville to become the next England Manager.

Put your club affiliations aside and please sign if you agree.

P.S. - I'm not a Manchester Utd fan, and Gary Neville is not my uncle. Nor is this a sponsored petition.