The Sunday papers would not have been pleasant reading for the Football Association top brass as there was plenty of criticism of their handling of the national team.
The most stinging attack of their governance came from former Spurs chief executive and Apprentice star Sir Alan Sugar, who has typically not pulled any punches in his assessment of the FA board. "If they were a company, the shareholders could sue them for incompetent mismanagement. In commercial terms, it's like watching your mother-in-law drive your new Ferrari over the cliff." (News of the World)
The most stinging attack of their governance came from former Spurs chief executive and Apprentice star Sir Alan Sugar, who has typically not pulled any punches in his assessment of the FA board. "If they were a company, the shareholders could sue them for incompetent mismanagement. In commercial terms, it's like watching your mother-in-law drive your new Ferrari over the cliff." (News of the World)