posted Aug 18, 2007

James is becoming better and better as the clock ticks by on him. I have always believed in him. he had agreat season and the new one is underway.campbell is also worth it with the departure of Jamie Carragher

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posted Aug 18, 2007

Why pick gerrard...?
why?
it bamboozles me!
why pick injured players?...are we all missing something SM isn't?

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posted Aug 18, 2007

Are we really going to let James let us down again!

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posted Aug 18, 2007

comment by Shnecky
posted 21 Minutes Ago

Why pick gerrard...?
why?
it bamboozles me!
why pick injured players?...are we all missing something SM isn't?


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what? gerrard aint injured, and he's the best player england have at the moment, and has been for a long time.


i can think of several players to drop rather than stevie g.

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posted Aug 18, 2007

LOOK AT THE SQUAD!

Robinson (Tottenham), James (Portsmouth), Carson (Liverpool, on loan at Aston Villa), Richards (Manchester City), Brown (Manchester United), Ferdinand (Manchester United), Terry (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Campbell (Portsmouth), Taylor (Newcastle), Neville (Everton), Shorey (Reading), Beckham (LA Galaxy), Gerrard (Liverpool), Lampard (Chelsea), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), Carrick (Manchester United), Barry (Aston Villa), Downing (Middlesbrough), Dyer (West Ham), Hargreaves (Manchester United), Smith (Newcastle), Owen (Newcastle), Crouch (Liverpool), Bent (Tottenham), Johnson (Everton), Defoe (Tottenham).

WHY OH WHY OH WHY are injured players getting in the squad.

Beckhams been injured only recently came on as a sub for crying out loud...give others a chance!!

Yeah Gerrards playing against chelsea and yes its only a hairline fracture but hes going to have to rest after the game and be careful and now he has an england game....god sake!!!

Robinson - Not a Massive fan but hes his clubs no1 and is decent enough.

James - when hes on form hes one of the best around...but has very poor moments suddenly that come from nowhere.

Carson....simply not a fan, yes a young promising keeper but makes alot more mistakes than other young keepers like Foster etc..But Foster isn't no1 at UTD and therefore shouldn't be in the squad and Green use to play for my old team but Im still not a massive fan, deffinatly one for the future.

Richards - Spot on...great form, great player, big future.

Brown...cummon other teams have subs who are better than are starting players let alone are squad players like brown.

Ferdinand - fair enough

Terry - Great player but injured and not going to be fully fit

Ash cole - not his biggest fan either but cant deny how good he is.

Campbell - still a great player for portsmouth but surely past his prime now and certainly not going to be pushing game after game to get in the national squad, surely just coming in while others are injured?

Taylor..my favourite player at the moment, everytime i watch him he gets better and better, you forget how young he is watching his dominant performances.

P.Neville...cummon how does a player who hasnt played full back for everton virtually ever keep getting in the national team and being played at full back...god sake!

Shorey - Solid for Reading but not world class

Beckham - how on earth did he get in the squad when he can barely walk onto the pitch for LA Galaxy get into the national team...the yanks are going to go beserk if he plays for england.

Gerrard - liverpool fans will go mad with him playing but missing liverpool games after chelsea.

Lampard - nothing to moan about there but obviously his form for england is always lacking.

Cole - fair enough

Wright-phillips - fair enough, playing now and doing well

Carrick - fair enough and solid

Barry - always great for Villa but no world class.

Downing - traditional winger and good lad

Dyer - when has he played recently????????!!!!!if he performs now for hammers great but surely theres lads who have been playing brilliantly for there clubs deserving a chance

Hargreaves - always supported him when 90% of england booed him! great player

Smith - hard working and solid but not world class

Owen - INJURED AS ALWAYS and working towards full fitness cummoN!!!!

Crouch - good but not playing anywhere near enough for liverpool now

Bent - fair enough and hope he do well for spurs even if he is an ex scummer

Johnson - fair enough if he repeats his good form and quits the diving.(although maybe he has a better chance winning the diving in the olyimpics than winning something with england)

Defoe - hasn't played regularly for a LONG time!!!! cummon

im never one to moan about a manager especially for england and normally keep it to myself but this is really pushing me over the edge...SORT IT OUT!!!

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posted Aug 18, 2007

I must admit, until someone pointed it out I didn't realise that Dyer was in the squad!
Perhaps someone can explain why?

That buffoon (SM) should be certified.

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posted Aug 18, 2007

>>Crouch - good but not playing anywhere near enough for liverpool now


liverpool have played 2 matches - Pete played 1

comments like this are just bizarre

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posted Aug 18, 2007

Having injured players in the squad who will probably be back fit and playing in time for the critical qualifiers is a good move by Maclaren. Apart from it being good man-management, it enables these players to take part, and to get a clue about how the team and their potential colleagues are playing. The alternative is that they start cold. Anyway, the FA does not have to pay their wages.

It is hard to tell which David James is going to turn up: at his best he is as good as anyone, but he can lose it completely and make silly errors. Robinson is no great shakes, nor Green.

David Bentley deserves to cool his heels for a little longer. Players ought to make Desperate Dan shaped holes through walls for the chance to play for England, even for Stuart Pearce and the U-21s. We have a potential Chris Sutton scenario developing otherwise. If Bentley is good enough in the Premier League (personally I think Matt Derbyshire is better) then he will get the nod for Euro08 (assuming we qualify).

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posted Aug 18, 2007

While we'er at it why don't we recall Paul Gascoigne or Bryan Robson or Stanley Mattews.David James was the luckiest player on the planet to have been able to wear an England shirt even when he was in his prime,nice one Steve,thanks a lot mate.

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posted Aug 18, 2007

Why does McClown pick injured players surely pick a squad to experiment with and not the same old 1.

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