I'm sure most won't care and I'm not sure I do, but England should be a decent and capable footballing nation. They deserve better then the predictable 'merry'-go-round of false dawns, over-hype, and predictable failure and backlash.
I'd be surprised if Sam A. is the man to turn it all around.
But then, I was initially underwhelmed by Cookies appointment, as were many of us.