Robson draws up England shortlist

FORMER England manager Bobby Robson will recommend a list of five men for the national team job to the Football Association — and none of them are English.

Robson is among a group of senior figures in the domestic game who will be consulted by FA chief executive Brian Barwick over who should succeed Steve McClaren after the team’s failure to qualify for Euro 2008.

He reveals a five-man list consisting of Aston Villa’s Northern Irish boss Martin O’Neill, Russia’s Dutch coach Guus Hiddink, former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, Italian Fabio Capello and Frenchman Gerard Houllier, most recently at Lyon.