WHAT THEY’RE SAYING...

ALAN SHEARER (right) ‘I’m angry, I’m sad, I’m staggered at the misjudgement from a guy who admitted this was his dream job. It’s incredible and a catastrophic misjudgement by Sam and his advisors. I’m angry at the whole situation, I didn’t think England could stoop any lower from what happened in the summer at the Euros. Now here we are, a laughing stock of world football. We’ve got a problem with money. It’s greed.’ RIO FERDINAND ‘The rest of the football community around the world will be laughing at us. The England role has become comical. This was a man who was passionate about getting the job. He forced the FA to act. Naivety seems to be the word coming up. It’s disappointing for English football.’ SIR CLIVE WOODWARD (@CliveWoodward) ‘Staggering misjudgement by Sam, feel for him, correct decision @FA, importance to surround yourself with the right people is the main lesson.’