Posted Nov 23rd 2007, 8:43am

Impressive Stuff: McClaren should have stayed

I actually feel a bit sorry for Steve McClaren.

I think he was severely let down by the jumped up players he has in his squad, and should have been given more time to get it right.

Look as well at the number of injuries that we had the other night - Ferdinand, Terry, Owen, Rooney, Neville, Lennon - that's virtually half a team - plus goalkeepers who seem to have forgotten the basics of the game.

I was never a massive Steve Mc fan but I feel that once again the players have escaped the criticism when it is really they who are to blame for this shambles.