I disagree, Kevin - we forget too soon. Dave on the field was good at more than free kicks. As a play maker, pinpointing passes for others to score, he was pretty much unsurpassed. And in his early captaincy days he has been one of the better captains of the England squad in living memory. Let's not knock him unfairly for on-field things.

Does he deserve all the money and acclaim? Of course not. Has he dropped clangers in interviews? Well, not many actually, he just talks a bit funny. No, it's Posh, bless her, the constantly-pouting poser that should be kept away from a microphone.

I a normal world we wouldn't have thought twice about them. But the media built them up so much initially, they just had to fall. And watch it, I believe we will see a repeat of that in the US now.