Lawrie Sanchez Quits Northern Ireland Job

As we commented back in December, Lawrie Sanchez has decided to quit his post as Northern Ireland coach. He'll now devote his full attention to Fulham after signing an "indefinite, rolling contract" - whatever one of those is!

Sanchez commented that "Obviously it is disappointing to not be taking Northern Ireland to the European Championships. But having discussed this at length with the chairman and the board, I understand the importance of focusing solely on the task ahead."

The Irish FA were magnanimous in losing Sanchez by saying that "..we would be the first to congratulate him on his appointment as their new manager and to recognise the outstanding job he has done for Northern Ireland football and the IFA."

Anyone got any ideas who'd take over now? Certainly not Big Sam, so who?