bearded_red Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Double post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Personally, I'd like to see Gary Hooper from Celtic instead of Defoe. No disrespect but considering the standard of the SPL compared to the Premier League I find that staggering. Defoe has 11 Prem goals from 11 starts, his third highest league tally ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Anybody with any kind of court case hanging over them (especially one as sensitive as Terry's) should not be going to the Euros. Article that sums up my thoughts on the issue. http://www.tmponline.org/2012/02/07/the-delay-of-the-john-terry-racism-trial-is-a-travesty-of-justice/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atyeo_Nick Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Will be very disapointed if Sturridge isnt included. Rooney aside- we dont have any other strikers capable of creating something with a bit of flair or individual brilliance. I mean seriously...Bobby Zamora?!?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Will be very disapointed if Sturridge isnt included. Rooney aside- we dont have any other strikers capable of creating something with a bit of flair or individual brilliance. I mean seriously...Bobby Zamora?!?!?!?! This. I was very keen on the appointment of Hodgson but if he's picked a forward line featuring Bobby Zamora and left out Micah Richards and Sturridge, he'll have lost a big chunk of good will from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor10 Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 This. I was very keen on the appointment of Hodgson but if he's picked a forward line featuring Bobby Zamora and left out Micah Richards and Sturridge, he'll have lost a big chunk of good will from me +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcityman Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Shows how much an effect the lack of good youth coming through and the dominance of foriengn forwards are in the premier league, but surely we can do better than Zamora!. For me although not exactly a spring chicken I'd rather see Grant Holt given a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne allisons tongues Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 If fergie is saying rio can't play 2 games in 4 days then isn't it a waste of space taking him. Already have Rooney sitting first 2 out, so I think it would be just daft having him missing games as well. Which would be 2 of first 4 of we qualify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_BCFC Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott, Phil Jones & Leighton Baines are all in apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 If fergie is saying rio can't play 2 games in 4 days then isn't it a waste of space taking him. Already have Rooney sitting first 2 out, so I think it would be just daft having him missing games as well. Which would be 2 of first 4 of we qualify. Spot on. I don't see him picking Terry and Rio so I think he will go for the fitter of the 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex#40 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Leaked squad being reported by Mirror journo:- Hart Carson Ruddy Johnson Jones Baines Cole Terry Cahill Lescott Walcott Downing Young Oxlade-Chamberlain Gerrard Barry Lampard Parker Milner Rooney Welbeck Defoe Carroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Im sure i read somewhere this morning that Ferdinands omission was "non-football related" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_BCFC Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 England squad: Goalkeepers: J Hart, R Green, J Ruddy. Defenders: L Baines, G Cahill, A Cole, G Johnson, P Jones, J Lescott, J Terry Midfield: G Barry, S Downing, S Gerrard, F Lampard, J Milner, A Oxlade-Chamberlain, S Parker, T Walcott, A Young. Forwards: W Rooney (suspended for first two games), A Carroll, J Defoe, D Welbeck. Standby Players: Jack Butland, Phil Jagielka, Jordan Henderson, Adam Johnson and Daniel Sturridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcbs20 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 WTF is Downing in the squad for Adam Johnson is 10x the player that sap is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_BCFC Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Richards instead of G Johnson. Crouch instead of Carroll Lennon instead of Downing And i woulda been happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mundz18 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 England squad: Goalkeepers: J Hart, R Green, J Ruddy. Defenders: L Baines, G Cahill, A Cole, G Johnson, P Jones, J Lescott, J Terry Midfield: G Barry, S Downing, S Gerrard, F Lampard, J Milner, A Oxlade-Chamberlain, S Parker, T Walcott, A Young. Forwards: W Rooney (suspended for first two games), A Carroll, J Defoe, D Welbeck. No Sturridge... Not too have Richards or Walker (if not injured) is a bit dissapointing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deej-Legend Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 How Downing can be selected in this squad is beyond me. Why should he deserve to go after scoring NO goals, along with having ZERO assists all season? He's England's most overrated player ever, but since he's one of the few Englishmen with a so-called left foot, he gets called upon every time. Hodgson has clearly taken gambles with Oxlade-Chamberlain and Ruddy (which I've no complaints with), why not select Adam Johnson ahead of Downing? No one expects us to do anything this year, so why not take a few more gambles on uncapped players? Rant over now, as otherwise, I'm more than happy with that squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcbs20 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 I will be amazed if we get past the group stages. The thought of Caroll and Welbeck up front against France is'nt filling me with much confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tauntonian Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 were ****** then. none of those strikers are Strong enough to play the first 2 games without Rooney. Sturridge defiantly should of gone, along with Adam Johnson in place of downing. also would of taken Richards instead of Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laner Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Downing... why? Just because he's left footed? Had a laughable season with zero goals and zero assists! And why no mention of Holt? Not even on the back-up list. Season's 2nd highest Englishman this season. Why do we never seem to pick players on current form... not historical (or simply assumed) stats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit the Frog Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Well if i wasn't confident before, I'm definitely not now! Then again this is England we are talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperRed Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Looking at the squad its dawned on me how poor we are, Downing, Milner, Lescott, Barry should not be anywhere near an international squad and most of the rest are mediocre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atticus Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 were ****** then. none of those strikers are Strong enough to play the first 2 games without Rooney. Sturridge defiantly should of gone, along with Adam Johnson in place of downing. also would of taken Richards instead of Jones I agree with this. Im really fuming at there ommisions, and the selection of Carrol and Downing. God the team largely looks shite. Am also gutted the likes of Walker, Wilshere, Smalling, Rodwell are all injured. Could of been a young exciting squad going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Downing... why? Just because he's left footed? Had a laughable season with zero goals and zero assists! And why no mention of Holt? Not even on the back-up list. Season's 2nd highest Englishman this season. Why do we never seem to pick players on current form... not historical (or simply assumed) stats? That's why Carroll has been picked, because of his current form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 WTF is Downing in the squad for Adam Johnson is 10x the player that sap is. Woolford must have run Downing close for the left side midfield role! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Bristol Red Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 defoe gerrard johnson terry downing how? why? what the fudge has woy been smoking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperRed Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Woolford must have run Downing close for the left side midfield role! My Gran has the same number of league assists and goals as Downing this season, it must of been a real tough call for Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Downing FFS wont get past the group stages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhyde Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 I don't understand Phil Jones on current form. Downing, Milner and Defoe are going to contribute nothing and are incredibly uninspiring picks. Henderson is better than Carrick is he?... The other thing that really sticks out is the lack of defenders. 3 proper centre halves + Jones when they always get injured at tournaments is crazy. I'd have given Milner's place to Jagielka or Micah Richards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbcfc Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 DownIng aside I thinks it's the right squad. We're hardly blessed with great talent. I could see an argument for crouch or holt and if it had been me I would have taken crouch instead of Downing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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