Idiots At FA Back McClaren!

Richards also wants to see the competition reduced from 20 to 18 teams to ease fixture congestion.

But - never mind how many English players play in the Premiership - how many Dutch internationals play in the Dutch League, and how come it doesn't seem to bother them?

We HAVE the players ... McClaren is a divvy with his head up his arse ... THAT is why we failed. And the FA deserve the shit because THEY appointed him!

Richards: "Does the Premier League hurt the national side? I think the answer to that has got to be yes.

"We've been a bit lazy in the Premier League over the years. We created a system of academies and every club spends about £3million a year developing young players. But it hasn't worked, because the availability for us to go out and buy the best stars is an easy thing.

"Anybody who comes into the league needs to stay in it, so needs to buy the best stars. We pick kids up at eight years old, we send them to the academy, then at 16 we make them a student, then at 18 we say they haven't made it.

"Steve McClaren lost his job last year because of the status quo.

"Steve will tell you that he has to have the best players available and the Premier League has hurt him.

"In fact, I would probably go as far as to say the Premier League has probably cost him his job. Because what we've done, we've actually bought all these foreign players in."