Steve Mclaren................

<div class="float-left width-392 padding-bottom-10"><h1 class="large sIFR-replaced"><span class="sIFR-alternate">McMad: BBC pay Steve &pound;5k</span></h1></div><div class="clear-left"><p class="author">By ALEX PEAKE
and VIKKI ORVICE </p><div class="padding-top-10 padding-bottom-10 clear-left"><div class="float-left"><p class="author">Published: Today</p></div></div></div><div class="clear-left"><a href="../../sol/homepage/news/article1082636.ece#comment-rig" name="&amp;lid=McMad+BBC+pay+Steve+5k|1082636&amp;lpos=rigTeaser" /> </div><p class="first-para bold padding-bottom-7">ENGLAND flop Steve McClaren has been signed up by the BBC &mdash; as a PUNDIT for Euro 2008. </p><p class="article">The sacked manager will help provide &ldquo;expert&rdquo; commentary on the very tournament he could not lead the national team to. </p><p class="article">And McClaren &mdash; who cost the UK economy &pound;1billion by failing to get England into the finals &mdash; will pocket an estimated &pound;5,000 of taxpayers&rsquo; cash for a month&rsquo;s work with Radio 5 Live. </p><p class="article"></p><div class="width-180 margin-top-5 margin-right-10 padding-bottom-5 float-left"> <div class="text-center"><p class="small bold">Pour show ... ex-coach at Croatia game</p></div></div><p class="article"></p><p class="article">Last night critics branded as &ldquo;completely mad&rdquo; the 47-year-old&rsquo;s appointment to help with the tournament in Austria and Switzerland.</p><p class="article">It comes just days after Sun columnist Ian Wright said he no longer wanted to do TV work at the BBC because he felt like &ldquo;a comedy jester&rdquo;. </p><p class="article">Radio presenter Adrian Durham, who hosts a show on Talksport with Wrighty, said: &ldquo;I am livid. </p><p class="article">&ldquo;How can the BBC dare to use taxpayers&rsquo; money to pay McClaren to commentate on matches? He is the reason we are not at the tournament.&rdquo; </p><p class="article">An insider said: &ldquo;He won&rsquo;t get paid a fortune but the BBC will pay for his travel, food, accommodation and match fee. It will all add up.&rdquo; </p><p class="article">McClaren&rsquo;s first game will be Austria against Croatia &mdash; the team who put England out.</p><p class="article">A Radio 5 Live spokesman said: &ldquo;We are confident we have made the right choice.&rdquo; </p>