Pure delight: Harry Redknapp celebrates as Tottenham thrash Newcastle

And it may not be far-fetched to think that he could be talked into making an England swansong this summer.

Should FA chairman David Bernstein have his way, Redknapp’s powers of persuasion will be key in trying to entice Scholes.

But another experienced midfielder who will not need his arm twisted to play in Poland and Ukraine is Frank Lampard.

Lampard became an peripheral figure on the international scene during the closing stages of Fabio Capello’s reign.

‘Frank is still a top player, you write Frank off at your peril,’ said Redknapp - whose side demolished Newcastle 5-0 on Saturday.

‘There’s good players here, good players in England for sure, good young players. I really could see us winning it, I thought it was a fantastic squad of players.

‘Everybody has though we had good players since ‘66. And we have never achieved anything. That’s the problem.  ‘And there have been some good managers in that time.’

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