Remember when the England football team were so popular that people were queueing up to sing about them? The 2002 World Cup was meant to see Sven-Goran Eriksson lead the so-called golden generation to the next level. After all, 'Golden Balls' was captain, and Heskey made it 5... But as the tournamen...

Remember when the England football team were so popular that people were queueing up to sing about them? The 2002 World Cup was meant to see Sven-Goran Eriksson lead the so-called golden generation to the next level. After all, 'Golden Balls' was captain, and Heskey made it 5... But as the tournament grew nearer, the country all learned what a metatarsal was and the injuries kept coming. Did it have to be this way for England? Could I do any better? Following the success* of The World According to Championship Manager 1997/98, we're rolling the proverbial dice again and heading back to Championship Manager 2001/02 to see if things could turn out differently. That means the 5-1 in Germany didn't happen, and Beckham never had his crowning moment against Greece to secure qualification. But more importantly, David Seaman hasn't been lobbed by Ronaldinho. Can England better their last 8 performance from the real thing? Is anybody capable of stopping Wenger's Arsenal completing the double? Will Bosko Balaban score a single goal for Aston Villa? So join me in the summer of 2001 - England have got to get a result in Munich, don't you know? * By success I mean people outside of my immediate family willingly purchased it