The England National Team

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11 Sep 2014 20:13:00

Neither's Chris Smalling, but thats never stopped him from being considered absolute shit by 90% of the football watching public for not being very good there.

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02 Oct 2014 11:48:40

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

DEFENDERS
Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton), Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal), Phil Jagielka (Everton), John Stones (Everton)

MIDFIELDERS
Fabian Delph (Aston Villa), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Adam Lallana (Liverpool), James Milner (Manchester City), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Jonjo Shelvey (Swansea City), Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Andros Townsend (Tottenham Hotspur), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)

FORWARDS
Rickie Lambert (Liverpool), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Daniel Welbeck (Arsenal)

bmg033

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02 Oct 2014 11:52:11

Lol Townsend. Surely Downing and Dyer have been far better so far this season?

Based Jorge

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02 Oct 2014 12:22:09

I really don't want Gibbs to get injured but he is a better player than that fraud Baines.

Ninja

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02 Oct 2014 12:23:30

Thank god the rumours about Vardy getting a call up weren't true, same for Blackett.

Clyne's about the first youngster made to earn his place in years, thats a good call up. Very average side though, all said and done.

Crane

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02 Oct 2014 12:23:51

Finally Clyne called up. Should have been in the last squad. Stones is certainly England potential, but not at right back.

But yeah, lol at Townsend getting in.

Number 1

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02 Oct 2014 12:30:02

I like the fact that on the official teamsheet paper listing Welbeck was still an MUFC player.

Chera

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02 Oct 2014 13:42:10

How on earth are Lambert & Townsend included.

Happy for Clyne, best English right back we have, certainly on current form.

Only 1 United player in the squad, must be the fewest we've had for years.

Interesting that Shaw and Chambers are in the u21s because they have important games.

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02 Oct 2014 14:08:12

By Ninja | On 02 October 2014 - 13:23 PM

Thank god the rumours about Vardy getting a call up weren't true, same for Blackett.

Clyne's about the first youngster made to earn his place in years, thats a good call up. Very average side though, all said and done.

Vardy deserves a call up.

Crane

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02 Oct 2014 14:11:54

He really doesn't.

Ninja

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02 Oct 2014 14:45:44

He's played a grand total of 4 Premier League games, is the absolute nonsense call ups like that that are completely devaluing the fact that getting an England call up should be an achievement and a recognition of the fact that you're actually playing well.

Of the ten thousand England debut call ups Hodgson has made I really can't think of any that really made a case for deserving it at the time. Some have gone on to subsequently show they're important players (Sterling for example) but I distinctly remember them all getting a call up after about 30 seconds of running at players.

There's something fundamentally broken with the selection policy when years of consistent performances are discounted in favour of half a season, if that, of hype. For example, the fact that John Stones already has more England caps than Shawcross is a bit of a nonsense.

There's no actual policy to the call ups it just literally seems to be a case of Hodgson opening a paper and callling up anybody that happens to have been written about that weekend.

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By Ninja | On 02 October 2014 - 15:45 PM

He's played a grand total of 4 Premier League games, is the absolute nonsense call ups like that that are completely devaluing the fact that getting an England call up should be an achievement and a recognition of the fact that you're actually playing well.

Of the ten thousand England debut call ups Hodgson has made I really can't think of any that really made a case for deserving it at the time. Some have gone on to subsequently show they're important players (Sterling for example) but I distinctly remember them all getting a call up after about 30 seconds of running at players.

There's something fundamentally broken with the selection policy when years of consistent performances are discounted in favour of half a season, if that, of hype. For example, the fact that John Stones already has more England caps than Shawcross is a bit of a nonsense.

There's no actual policy to the call ups it just literally seems to be a case of Hodgson opening a paper and callling up anybody that happens to have been written about that weekend.

This.

George14brfc

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02 Oct 2014 21:02:34

ha ha can't believe Townsend got in. Glad Clyne got in though! Surely Blackett wasn't actually in the running for the squad??

Ninja

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02 Oct 2014 21:25:12

Probably just paper talk, he has been quite impressive but I think even Roy's bizzarro England selections wouldn't stretch that far. Wouldn't have played even if he'd been called up.

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06 Oct 2014 10:10:28

The fact Jack Colback was in the England squad still makes me smile.

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08 Oct 2014 22:00:43

So apparently the FA are looking at giving the Wembley contract to NFL for a team once the national team one ends in 2017. This England would play at places like Old Trafford and St James again

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09 Oct 2014 06:31:45

Whilst I like the idea of England touring again, I'm not sure I like the reasoning for it.

Shola

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09 Oct 2014 08:25:08

NFL is literally the best use for Wembley. Absolutely no need for a National Stadium. Pointless.

Slashman X

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09 Oct 2014 12:24:53

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Ninja

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09 Oct 2014 18:03:36

Hodgson picks probably the most defensive line up possible for a game at home against San Marino. And they wonder why England are struggling to get bums on seats?

George14brfc

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09 Oct 2014 19:01:25

England can't win tonight. If they don't win by five or more they're rubbish, but if they destroy them then who cares, it's only San Marino...

saw that on BBC sport and I agree.

George14brfc

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09 Oct 2014 19:10:53

At last..definitely not a free kick on the keeper.

Slashman X

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09 Oct 2014 19:12:24

Cahill tripped him. Cheating cunts

Jonas

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09 Oct 2014 19:15:12

The names in the San Marino line-up sounds like PES names from back in the day when they didn't have licences.

Luca Tosi = Luca Toni
Christian Brolli = Christian Brocchi