England - the future....

[ZacNaloen]

We wouldn't need to buy foreign players (and the cost wouldn't be so inflated) if there were more english players who were good enough. On that basis I would probably agree with the articles headline.

As for the rest tl;dr

[TBM]

As suspected Rooney named new England captain....

Right decision, considering he's also Utds

[Sanguine]

Only decision to be made really. Which is a bit uninspiring, have never considered Rooney a 'leader'.

[SPARTA]

Rooney. Wow. So you can shag prostitutes and swear at the fans and still become England captain. This just makes me want to watch England even less.

[TBM]

Rooney. Wow. So you can shag prostitutes and swear at the fans and still become England captain. This just makes me want to watch England even less.

Name a recent England captain who hasn't done something wrong, off the field, in the past.....

Rio - drugs test ban
Gerrard - punching a bloke in a bar
Terry - racist
Beckham - cheated on his missus
Lampard - roasting, 9/11 mocking

[Big Foot]

...and then when they do nothing wrong, they get mocking Twitter accounts created like @BoringJamesMilner

[Big Foot]

England squad looks bang average at best

[Sanguine]

England players are bang average.

[genome]

...and then when they do nothing wrong, they get mocking Twitter accounts created like @BoringJamesMilner

To be fair, Boring James Milner is one of my favourite Twitter accounts.

[TBM]

...and then when they do nothing wrong, they get mocking Twitter accounts created like @BoringJamesMilner

To be fair, Boring James Milner is one of my favourite Twitter accounts.

and its run by someone inside City (apparently)


I told Joe Hart that Yaya's wearing an Arsenal shirt. He said Really? But he plays for us? I said Haha the jokes on you, it was Yaya Sanogo.
I told Mario we should have a good catch up soon. He said I'm busy this week, James. I said How about next week? He said I'm busy then too.
I told Yaya that I had beans with dinner & tea. He said That's crazy, imagine if you had them at breakfast too. I said That's a lot of beans

[genome]

[TBM]

England squad looks bang average at best

Goalkeepers: Fraser Forster (Southampton), Ben Foster (West Bromwich Albion), Joe Hart (Manchester City)

Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Calum Chambers (Arsenal), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Everton)

Midfielders: Jack Colback (Newcastle United), Fabian Delph (Aston Villa), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), James Milner (Manchester City), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Andros Townsend (Tottenham Hotspur), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)

Forwards: Rickie Lambert (Liverpool), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United)


He's called up Arsenal defender Calum Chambers, Tottenham left-back Danny Rose, Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph and Newcastle's Jack Colback for the first time.

[Handsome Man]

England players are bang average.

Better than many who made the last 16 or last 8 in the World Cup, though. We are just shit at being a team.

[Big Foot]

England squad looks bang average at best

Goalkeepers: Fraser Forster (Southampton), Ben Foster (West Bromwich Albion), Joe Hart (Manchester City)

Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Calum Chambers (Arsenal), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Everton)

Midfielders: Jack Colback (Newcastle United), Fabian Delph (Aston Villa), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), James Milner (Manchester City), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Andros Townsend (Tottenham Hotspur), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)

Forwards: Rickie Lambert (Liverpool), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United)


He's called up Arsenal defender Calum Chambers, Tottenham left-back Danny Rose, Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph and Newcastle's Jack Colback for the first time.

Which would give a starting XI of what...?

Hart

Baines
Jagielka
Cahill
Stones

Ox
Wilshere
Henderson
Sterling

Sturridge
Rooney

[frimmers3]

Rooney. Wow. So you can shag prostitutes and swear at the fans and still become England captain. This just makes me want to watch England even less.

Name a recent England captain who hasn't done something wrong, off the field, in the past.....

Rio - drugs test ban
Gerrard - punching a bloke in a bar
Terry - racist
Beckham - cheated on his missus
Lampard - roasting, 9/11 mocking

Bobby Moore started the rot....

[TBM]

England squad looks bang average at best

Goalkeepers: Fraser Forster (Southampton), Ben Foster (West Bromwich Albion), Joe Hart (Manchester City)

Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Calum Chambers (Arsenal), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Everton)

Midfielders: Jack Colback (Newcastle United), Fabian Delph (Aston Villa), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), James Milner (Manchester City), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Andros Townsend (Tottenham Hotspur), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)

Forwards: Rickie Lambert (Liverpool), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United)


He's called up Arsenal defender Calum Chambers, Tottenham left-back Danny Rose, Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph and Newcastle's Jack Colback for the first time.

Which would give a starting XI of what...?

Hart

Baines
Jagielka
Cahill
Stones

Ox
Wilshere
Henderson
Sterling

Sturridge
Rooney

I personally would play Chambers over Stones - for the friendly at least

[YateleyRoyal]

England squad looks bang average at best

Goalkeepers: Fraser Forster (Southampton), Ben Foster (West Bromwich Albion), Joe Hart (Manchester City)

Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Calum Chambers (Arsenal), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Everton)

Midfielders: Jack Colback (Newcastle United), Fabian Delph (Aston Villa), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), James Milner (Manchester City), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Andros Townsend (Tottenham Hotspur), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)

Forwards: Rickie Lambert (Liverpool), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Danny Welbeck (

He's called up Arsenal defender Calum Chambers, Tottenham left-back Danny Rose, Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph and Newcastle's Jack Colback for the first time.

Surprised by no Shelvey or dyer

[GreaterTorontoRoyal]

Rose is Drenthe fat - way too much muscle when I saw him back in July. Not much quality either against a weak TFC side.

[Mr Angry]

What's concerning is that Luke Shaw is having fitness problems AND was spoken to about his fitness levels by Hodgson in Brazil!

Well worth £24M or whatever it was United paid for him then!

[Royal Rother]

Ray Wilkins seems to think it's a bit unfair and just because he's got a big bum.