Capello left no option by FA.

Capello's tenure as England's manager is over.

So Fabio Capello calls it a day, and I for one can't blame him, but everyone seems to think England's problems are solved, the mystery around England's failure to succeed is going to be solved by Harry Redknapp! Not for one minute will a different manager make a difference that will lead us to World Cup glory or even European glory for that matter.

I wasn't a huge fan of Capello during his spell as England manager, and neither was I a 'hater' either, I think he came in for some unfair criticism during his tenure at the helm of the national side, but whatever you opinion on Fabio, you can't disagree with him walking away from the post in the circumstances.

The removal of John Terry as captain of the Three Lions has caused argument in pubs and workplaces up and down the country, and whether you are pro-Terry or are glad to see the armband taken from him is one argument, that is however a completely irrelevant issue in this instance. Personally I think he's lucky to even be in the squad, never mind the captain, but like I said, that's another issue completely. But the facts are he was the England captain, and I agree with Capello, he should be innocent until proven guilty.

The real issue here, is once again with the FA. How can they make a decision which impacts directly upon one man and decisions he is going to have to live with without consulting him? Capello wasn't even party to the discussions to remove Terry of the armband, and that left Capello with various problems after the FA made a decision for him. Capello has been completely undermined by the hierarchy at the FA and I back the bloke for saying he's can't continue in the roll, and handing in his resignation.

Since the captaincy was removed from John Terry, courtesy of the FA, Capello (and whoever takes over) has had scenarios facing him that were always going to be tough to resolve in a positive manner. Do you pick Terry in the squad? Whether he is captain or not, does that really make a difference to how he is perceived by the public or his team mates? What does stripping him of the captaincy say about the FA's belief in the outcome of the pending trial? I know they said it has nothing to do with it, but that's not what your average Joe is going to feel after the decision. Can Capello lead a side in which he demands authority, yet can't even be involved in the decision about HIS captain? How can he command any authority over his players when he is being strung like a puppet from the idiots at FA HQ?

Terry in his latest spell as captain.

The FA have created all this mess, starting with the inability to charge Terry before it went to court with clear video evidence, not pressing for the trail to be heard before Euro 2012 (that way we would be able to base decisions such as the captaincy and his inclusion in the squad based on criminal justice) and finally, completely and utterly undermining Capello by stripping Terry of the captaincy without consulting the man they are directly affecting

That said, Capello was on a hiding to nothing from the word go. Everyone complained about WAGs and the furore around that when Sven was in charge, he eradicated that but then ran into trouble about the training camp, minor issues which make no real difference if you win the trophy. What really let Capello down were the players in the major tournaments. There was probably only Ashely Cole that could fly home from South Africa, happy with what he had done in the tournament, despite being part of the 'golden generation' and a squad which included Gerrard, Lampard, Rooney, and Terry. Anyone who thinks a change of manager for England is going to resolve all the problems is going to be rudely surprised.

Harry Redknapp - already given the job by the English Public

The tough part for a manager is changing from the day-to-day involvement of running a side, to seeing them 4 or 5 times a year for a week or so at a time. Then being able to command that time to gain a respect from the primadonna's that pull on the Three Lions time after time. Anyone who can bring together that cohort of players would have done an incredible job, and the team needs to start from scratch, something Capello was working towards I believe. Can Harry Redknapp (or anyone else for that matter, and I'd have a few pounds on an outside bet of Rafa Benitez) do what nobody has been able to do before? As much as I'd like him to, I don't think he could. I don't think anyone could. It's time to start with the players, weed out the players who are playing simply on reputation and not performances, forget international experience and get the young lads who are playing well, regardless of what Premiership club they are playing for, in the team. They're only going to get experience one way, and it's a great chance now to have done with Lampard, Ferdinand and Terry for a start, and let's see more of Jack Wilshere, Gary Cahill, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Martin Kelly and Kyle Walker to name but a few.