And now the end is near;

And so I face the final curtain......

Actually, as we face the very real possibility that England will fail to qualify for a tournament for the first time for 14 years (and don't forget, there are more teams at the finals now - increased from 8 to 16 for the 1996 finals), all that the Ginger Sven faces is a massive pay cheque for 12 months pay when he gets sacked while us fans have to actually think about a holiday destination that doesn't involve mountains, cuckoo clocks and yodelling.