Sunderland boss Steve Bruce admits he couldn't turn down the England job.
Bruce says even being linked with the post is a surprise to him.
"If England came knocking and Sunderland were OK with it, of course you'd have to think about having a crack at it," he told the Daily Mail.
"Even to be linked with it is something I wouldn't have dreamed of in the past. And if it's going to be an Englishman there aren't many of us. Only five in the Premier League with Sam gone. If, in 18 months, it's up for grabs and I'm still doing well here it's got to be the pinnacle. To be the manager of your country, even though you know what it entails, would be amazing. How could anyone turn it down?"
