Wembley is plane stupid

THOSE of you already looking forward to your next fix of international football have less than a month to wait.

And if you are an England fan, you can make the familiar odyssey to Wembley.

Yep, the national team is back there again for friendlies with Germany and Brazil, otherwise known as rounds two and three of the national paper-plane flying championships.

If ever there was a moment when the FA should have realised England need to be on the road, it was when a folded missive finding the net (above) got the biggest cheer of the night during a match which secured World Cup qualification.

There is a plan for a couple of friendlies elsewhere, but that is not going far enough.

Whatever your view on the new UEFA Nations League – if you’ve a day to spare, look it up and try to fully understand what’s going on – it will provide a couple more attractive, competitive England fixtures.

Take those to Old Trafford, or to Villa Park, or to St James’ Park, or to Anfield, or wherever.

Have the odd prestigious one at Wembley, but its incessant use for club games and internationals has stripped it of its sparkle.

Not only that, loyal supporters north of Watford must be feeling the pinch. It’s £30 just to park your car at Wembley and then be bombarded by paper planes.

Long term, and not just for friendlies, England need to get on their bike.

THE good citizens of Panama were given a public holiday when their football team qualified for the World Cup, which is in contrast to the national day of mourning we had when England made it.