[theo_luddite]

The FA have a helluva lot to do with it SHEP. Who hands out all the coaching badges and has been responsible for bringing through an underwhelming number of good coaches at all levels for years compared to other countries in Europe? Who is mainly resposible for kids and local league teams playing on pitches that are either sat up and down a hillside or built on flood planes and swamps? If you start with a sows ear at the bottom you ain't gonna to get a silk purse at the top.