Charlton supremo hopes to hold on to highly-rated Curbishley

CHARLTON chief executive Peter Varney would not be surprised to see Alan Curbishley eventually take up a coaching role with England.

Curbishley, 47, celebrated his 600th league game in charge of the south-east London club with a 1-0 win at Birmingham on Saturday, and has long been regarded as one of the most talented English coaches around.

He has already been touted a potential candidate to succeed Sven-Goran Eriksson, who came under fire after England’s 1-0 defeat to Northern Ireland in Belfast.