Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Fran Cotton reaffirms his belief that Nick Mallett should be the next England coach.
"The worst is over. I firmly believe the storm that has been raging around England rugby has abated and now we are entering calmer waters the job of everybody concerned, on and off the field, is to get everything ship shape for the long haul ahead.
"...As for the main appointment, after the Six Nations but before the summer tour of South Africa, my golden ticket remains Nick Mallett in complete overall charge with Northampton’s Jim Mallinder and Dorian West working under him with the understanding that if that duo step up to the mark – and I would expect exactly that – they take over the moment the 2015 World Cup is over. I like ordered succession, look at the Germany football teams that year in, year out do so well in major competitions. The successor always seems to be known.
"The main man has to have complete control of the team in every way and select his own coaching team regardless of how England have gone in the Six Nations. My hope is that if Mallett were appointed to the main job he would chose Mallinder and West as his main lieutenants but that decision would be entirely his own and we would have to respect whatever he decided."
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