Football FanCast columnist Joe Jennings feels that despite England's past failings, we as a nation should never stop believing.

There are scant things that appear to make people as hubristic of being English as a major football tournament. Whether it is the World Cup or the European Championship, England seems to become a sea of St George's Cross flags.

Football FanCast columnist Aban Quaynor feels that England will never be able to achieve success until a change of policy and attitude is introduced.

When England failed to qualify for the recent European Championships everyone pointed the finger at the hapless Steve McClaren. In defence of the 'wally with the brolly', there are problems within the English game, which appear to be stifling the success of the national team.

Football FanCast is looking back at the illustrious career of John Motson and picking out some his finest matches. The second instalment is the moment that Sven's England thumped the Germans in their own back yard.

They say all good things must come to an end and it certainly will be a sad day this evening, as John Motson takes his final bow at the Euro 2008 final.

Football FanCast columnist Matt Williams wonders why England is the only nation who fails to stretch the boundaries when it comes to selecting its football team.

Let me start off by posing you a question. What do the athletes Lennox Lewis, Greg Rusedski, Kevin Pietersen, Lesley Vainikolo and Alan Lamb all have in common? That's right; they've all represented England in their respective sports, despite being born elsewhere.

Football FanCast columnist Matt Kelly felt that the performance of Holland and Italy last night was an example to us all and highlights the massive job that Fabio Capello has in rebuilding the national football team.

Italy against Holland wasn't just the return of total football on the international stage, but it was a lesson in football for everyone English.

Football FanCast columnist Rob Facey cannot believe he put himself through 90mins of sheer torture yesterday and asks the question, "Who needs England, when you have Croatia?"

After watching Croatia labour to a dreadful 1-0 victory over Austria, you couldn't help wondering just how poor England was to lose to Slavan Bilic's side.

Football FanCast columnist Adam Thompson cannot believe that the FA overlooked the prospect of a home nations tournament this summer.

As I prepare for another summer of overcast get together' at barbecues, rising fuel prices and a day by day countdown to next season's football. I can't help but think how much sweeter this summer would have been if my beloved England were participating in a competitive tournament. No not Euro 2008... I mean who wants to be there anyway (Not sour grapes at all) I'm talking about a Home nation international tournament. With not even a home nation's team playing in Austria and Switzerland the far North-West of Europe is going to have to settle with watching the rest of our continent have their party and prepare for a very bland and very boring footballing summer at home.

Football FanCast columnist Rob Facey thinks that Dean Ashton deserves another chance to prove himself as an international striker after a slightly disappointing debut last weekend.

West Ham striker Dean Ashton knows that his international career didn't get off to the explosive start he would have liked, but knows that retaining his place in the squad is harder than initially breaking in.