I'M sure that most people are heartily sick of reading about the goings-on of Sven Goran Eriksson, left, and how safe his present position is as England's coach.

Surely whether he stays or not should depend on how much he has done for football and the England players, not on his far-from-private life? Why on earth does it matter which female manages to get her claws into him?

Even broom cupboards are not safe places nowadays, as the unfortunate Boris Becker learned to his cost. If a man is famous and/or rich it doesn't matter if he looks like the back end of a bus or how old he is - he will be chased by females out for what they can get wherever he goes.

Why someone doesn't produce a safe pill for men, I don't know - they are certainly the ones who need protection.

Heather Causnett,

Escrick Park Gardens,

Escrick,

York.

...I WAS always led to believe that FA stood for Football Association. With the recent "goings ons" I was obviously mistaken.

PR Willey,

Burnholme Drive,

Heworth,

York.

Updated: 11:36 Monday, August 02, 2004