However, when I heard that Peter Moores was also going to be paid off to compensate for his contract not being completed I started thinking about the bigger picture – how much money has been spent on England sports coaches over the last say 10 years?

Sven-Göran Eriksson
Football manager Jan 2001 – Jan 2006. Salary £4.5 million – total £22.5 million
Steve Mclaren
Football manager 1st August 2006 – 22nd November 2007. Salary £3 million plus £5 million break clause payoff – total £8 million+
Andy Robinson
Head Rugby Coach October 2004 – November 2006. Salary £330,000 – total £700,000
Duncan Fletcher
Head Cricket Coach 2000-2007. Salary £350,000 plus 1 year break clause payoff – total £2.8 million
Peter Moores
Head Cricket Coach April 2007- Jan 2009. Salary £250,000 plus 1 year break clause payoff – total £710,000

This totals nearly £35 million though it is clear to see that the football coaches are earning a vast amount more money than their cricket and rugby counterparts. We also see that sacking a coach can be very costly if a payoff is involved