WHO’S THE BEST ENGLAND BOSS AFTER SIR ALF RAMSEY?

To measure managers simply by how far they went in tournaments is akin to judging songwriters purely by reading their lyrics. It neglects a story. It reduces John Lennon to 4,000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire. Sir Bobby Robson’s contribution to English football is far more than a World Cup semi-final, a quarter-final, and club triumphs either side, from Suffolk to Sporting. He reignited these shore’s passion for football New Order-style, long before Atomic Kitten. Without Sir Gareth’s rich dept...