DISQUS

Perhaps the fans won't like anyone connected with Wise, but I reckon Kinnear will do well. He consistently kept Wimbledon at a decent level in the League, despite working with a shoestring budget and one of the most talentless teams of the 90s. In fact, the year after he left, Wimbledon completely disintegrated.

Wise has probably made a good choice.

UEFA ought to have a look at what Asia do, separating their countries into a few categories for international games. Get all the lower-ranked nations to play some games against each other, then take the best couple of teams and pit them in a pool with the big boys. Many of the games in the advanced stage are in a small space of time, like the Gaffer recommends. They do the same with the Asian Cup.

Adopting this would cut the exhaustion, since most of the lower-ranked UEFA countries are concentrated in eastern Europe. England would still have to travel to Russia and Croatia et al, but for far fewer fixtures.