- MORI interviewed 1,016 English football fans aged 18+
- Interviews were conducted by telephone on 12 October 2000
- Results are based on all respondents unless stated
- Data are weighted to the known population profile
- An '*' indicates a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
- Poll conducted by MORI on behalf of The News of the World
Q1 To what extent would you say that you are interested in football ?
| A great deal |  30% |
| A fair amount | 39% |
| Not a lot | 31% |
| Not at all | 0% |
Q2 Who do you think should be appointed as the next England coach?
| Terry Venables |  50% |
| Sir Alex Ferguson | 4% |
| Peter Taylor | 3% |
| Arsene Wenger | 3% |
| Bobby Robson | 3% |
| Bryan Robson | 1% |
| Kevin Keegan | 1% |
| Glenn Hoddle | 1% |
| Peter Reid | *% |
| Howard Wilkinson | *% |
| Marcello Lippi | *% |
| Other |  7% |
| Don't know | 30% |
Q3 Do you think that Terry Venables' controversial past should influence whether or not he is considered for the post of England coach?
| Yes |  17% |
| No | 75% |
| Don't know | 7% |
Q4 In principle, would you accept a foreigner as England coach?
| Yes | 46% |
| No | 52% |
| Don't know | 2% |
Q5 Which, if any, of the following nationalities would you not accept as England coach?
| German | 18% |
| French | 6% |
| Dutch | 3% |
| Scottish | 9% |
| Other | 2% |
| None of these (would accept any foreigner) | 72% |
Q6 Who, or what do you blame for the current poor state of the England team, from the following list?
| The FA |  28% |
| The England players | 34% |
| The various England managers | 24% |
| The English league system (e.g. number of games played per season) | 20% |
| Foreign players in the English league | 33% |
| Other | 8% |
| Don't know | 6% |
Q7 Who do you think should choose the England coach, from the following list?
| The FA chief executive (Adam Crozier) |  20% |
| English players in the Premiership | 19% |
| Premiership managers | 27% |
| Football fans | 13% |
| The English public | 16% |
| Other | 3% |
| Don't know | 2% |
Q8 Can you see England winning the World Cup in your lifetime?
| Yes | 46% |
| No | 51% |
| Don't know | 3% |
Q9 Which, if any, of the following factors do you think may go towards the England team's failure at international level?
| Players have poor technique |  27% |
| Players lack talent/they're simply not good enough | 25% |
| Poor coaching/management at international level | 48% |
| Players put their clubs (who pay their wages) ahead of their country | 41% |
| Other | 8% |
| Don't know | 4% |
Q10 Do you think we should now consider having a combined Great Britain team instead of the four home nations?
| Yes | 47% |
| No | 49% |
| Don't know | 4% |
Q11 If there were another England game next week, would you think twice about buying tickets?
| Yes | 62% |
| No | 33% |
| Don't know | 6% |
