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.

The unwillingness of managers, especially in the Premier League, to give young English players a fair chance in the first team certainly something that need to be addressed. The recent decision of Paul Ince to allow his former Liverpool teammate Robbie Fowler to train with his Blackburn squad, with a view to offering the former England international a permanent contract, is just the latest example of this. If Fowler does impress and earns his swan song in England's elite league, then this can only mean bad news for Matt Derbyshire, who has shown in the past for Blackburn and the England Under-21's that he could be a big star for England in the future. While you can't blame Fowler for wanting to play at the highest level possible, you can question why managers have a reluctance to give youth a chance.

One interesting point though is that the winners of the last two major competitions, Italy and Spain who won the World Cup and European Championships respectively, have Under-23 squads rather than the Under-18 teams that we have in this country. Maybe this should be a model that managers and chairman of clubs in this country should look at. This would allow players to develop more both physically and mentally and stop clubs releasing players too early, as we've seen in the past with the likes of Kevin Keegan, who was rejected by his home town club Doncaster, before going on to star for both Liverpool and England.

On the reverse side of this some young footballers, such as John Bostock of Crystal Palace, turn down regular football in search of a move to a bigger club, where they end up playing the less intensive youth or reserve team football. Okay everyone wants to play in the top league, but a player such as Bostock, who is rated highly within the game, will surely get a move to the big time, whether it be now or in two years time. Surely it would be more beneficial to both his short-term and long-term development to be playing regular first-team football in a competitive league, such as the Championship? Doesn't he also owe something to the club that nurtured his talent since he was a teenager? So many youngsters jump the gun too early in modern day football, and this is a sentiment shared by Crewe's technical director Dario Gradi, the man responsible for producing some of Britain's top talents, under a shoestring budget.

Another problem is that Football League clubs are seldom receiving support from the games governing bodies, whether that be financial or through pro-club legislation. Look at the harsh punishment given to Luton Town recently for example. Fair enough they broke the rules, but starting a season on -30 points, and losing their right to appeal the punishment, is all but condemning them to non-league football before the season even starts. Crystal Palace are another club who have fallen victim to the Football League's scandalous lack of support. The £700,000 deal for the young attacking midfielder Bostock; is a slap in the face for a club who are actively trying to nurture young English talent. What message does this send out to other clubs, who are trying to use their limited resources to produce the next big star of the English game?

A further hindrance on our nations success is English footballers reluctance to go and test themselves abroad. Although it may be detrimental to the fortunes of Chelsea, Frank Lampard's proposed move to Inter Milan, whether it be this summer or next, can only be a good thing for the England international. For all the high tempo excitement of the Premier League, it does not stand up technically to the like of La Liga or Serie A and a technically improved Lampard can only be a good thing for the Three Lions. Hopefully any move by the former West Ham midfielder can inspire other English players to go abroad and learn their trade in a different culture. If you consider that it never did David Platt or Gary Lineker any harm, then maybe it might be a good thing?

English managers now seem to be trying their hand at foreign coaching, which again can be no bad thing. This may be the result of a minuscule amount of opportunities to manage in the Premier League for English managers, but the experience and ideas that the likes of McClaren and Peter Reid will gain, while coaching abroad, will eventually benefit the English game. Just look at how the revolutionary ideas that Arsene Wenger and Gerard Houllier brought from France benefited football in this country in the late-1990's. These new found methods and techniques, could even lead to a successful English manager taking control of the national team in the near future.

So, if the national game could just get itself in order we could see a victorious England team sooner rather than later. But with the hindrance of the bureaucrats who run the beautiful game in this country, the increased money that never seems to make its way below 20th place in the Premier League and our unwillingness to embrace other successful football cultures, we may only experience success later rather than sooner...if at all.