England vs Scotland: FA still haven’t replaced Sam Allardyce sign on Gareth Southgate’s Wembley office
Sacked Three Lions boss still named on the door of manager's office at Wembley a month after he was dumped
THE FA have still not removed Sam Allardyce's name from the England manager's office at Wembley six weeks after he was sacked in disgrace.
When Gareth Southgate gets to work at the Football Association's HQ ahead of tonight's World Cup qualifier against Scotland he will have to make do with using the room reserved for his predecessor.
Officials at Wembley were quick to remove any pictures and references to Allardyce before last month's match against Malta to avoid public embarrassment.
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But behind the scenes they have overlooked changing the name on the office reserved for the Three Lions boss while they wait to decide who has the job on a permanent basis.
So Southgate, who's initial interim stint as manager comes to an end after Tuesday's glamour friendly against Spain, has been left in no doubt he is still not the FA's chosen man.
Allardyce was dumped after just one game in charge of the national team after newspaper revelations he had discussed how to get round FA rules on third party ownership.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was high on the wanted list to replace him at the end of this season, with Southgate asked to take over the reigns for four matches.
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He won his first game, the 2-0 World Cup qualifying triumph over Malta at Wembley, but was forced to settle for a goalless draw against Slovenia second time out.
England players have spoken highly of his methods, and Adam Lallana this week urged the FA to hand him the job on a permanent basis to help with consistency within the squad.