Hi,

should the entire tedious and pointless excercise be cancelled for the sake of the environment or to encourage the indollent voyers to take excercise rather than watch it.

Regards,
Greg L-W.

I have been of the opinion for a few years now that the National football team needs a rethink.Though the players themselves support the more traditionally English formations of 4-4-2 or 4-4-3 I am a believer in the 5-3-2 or 3-5-2 formations. The reasons being we do not have very good full backs,though we do have half decent "wing backs" .Our center halves are far from "World class" as has been surgested so the insurance of having an extra one is a bonus.
The middle field can be loaded with creative players (the extra center half again) Forwards are dependant opposition.(attacking or defensive) to start.The formation is also easy to adapt during the game.(svens downfall).
To win the competition any team is going to have to go through a penalty shoot out at some stage.This alas is where it will end in tears for England.If we can avoid the spot kicks ???

Anyway the team

James

Terry Woodgate Ferdinand

Johnson A Cole
Gerrard Lampard J Cole


Wallcott Rooney

subs Milner ,Hardgreaves, Owen


Or... you get a team full of cheats and divers win as many free kicks and penalties as you can and play Beckham.

Originally Posted by Ian The Poet

Who's going to win the World 2010?

Now the speculators will looking at who is going to win the World Cup in 2010? And of course every amateur manager will be aranging the players for the England team. So let us join in the spirit of the game and have a go at forming a team. I'm not forgetting the forum members from other countries, they can form their own teams for their respective countries. And for those that do not like soccer can join in by saying why they do not like it. One rule when naming a team you can have eleven players plus three subs.

My team as follows: 4-4-3

Goalkeeper: Ben Foster.
Defenders: John Terry, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand & Joleon Lescott.
Midfielders: Frank Lampard, Jermaine Jenas & Theo Walcott.
Forwards: Wayne Rooney, Gabriel Agbonlahor & Peter Crouch
Subs: Wayne Bridge, Steven Gerrard & Darren Bent.

Enjoy the banter, there are bound to be arguments over which should be included or excluded, whether we have any better goalkeepers or what. With six months to the tournament I am sure we can keep it going.

Glad your not our manager. You have put Jenus in and left out DeFoe. As a Spurs fan myself I find that very strange, albeit that one is a mid fielder and the other a striker. I also find it strange you have left out our best player in Gerrard.

In my humble opinion the starting line would be.

Robinson (probably the best we have at the moment)
Ashley Cole, Terry, Ferdinand, Lescott
Joe Cole, Lampard, Gerrard, Milner
Rooney, De Foe

Unfortunately although I think this is our best starting line up, I also feel that we haven't got a chance in hell of winning the World Cup. Brazil or Spain I think

Cagan I know your a bit bias to De foe being a yid but though he is in fine form at the moment would you seriously come World Cup semi Final time go with De Foe or a fit Micheal Owen ?

I'm a Spurs fan and I would also take Defoe (yes ahead of Owen)

Why is everyone missing out Lennon?

My team would be:

GK: James

RB: Johnson
LB: A.Cole

CB: Woodgate/Ferdinand
CB: Terry

RM: Lennon
LM: Milner/J. Cole

CM: Gerrard/Lampard
CM: Barry/Carrick

CF: Rooney
CF: Crouch/Defoe

GK:James

DEFENDERS:G Johnson Ferdinand Terry Ashley Cole


MIDFIELDERS:Lennon Lampard Barry Gerrard

STRIKERS: Rooney Crouch



Subs: Milner, Defoe, Warnock


How is ANYONE choosing Lescott?! Have you not seen him "play" for Man City? I don't think you can leave out Defoe based on form but for me he is not world class

BADGER WATCHING or WATCHING MINCING BALL KICKERS - YOU CHOOSE!

Originally Posted by Tete123

I'm a Spurs fan and I would also take Defoe (yes ahead of Owen)
Why is everyone missing out Lennon?
My team would be:
GK: James
RB: Johnson
LB: A.Cole
CB: Woodgate/Ferdinand
CB: Terry
RM: Lennon
LM: Milner/J. Cole
CM: Gerrard/Lampard
CM: Barry/Carrick
CF: Rooney
CF: Crouch/Defoe

Hi,

the last time I took ANY interest in footbal was a Celtic Wolves Game in about 1958 or 1959 and the only interest I had then was how soon would it end! Screaming hoards of people herded around like sheep in the freezing cold watching 22 people chasing a pigs bladder!!

I can well understand why coach loads stop in the car parks the length and breadth of Britain wearing scarves and funny hats - I guess even badger watching is an improvement! At least it is fundamentally a participatory sport rather overweight, drunken and aggresive voyers!

I see now they play with 16 a side!

Regards,
Greg L-W.

Originally Posted by Greg Lance-Watkins

BADGER WATCHING or WATCHING MINCING BALL KICKERS - YOU CHOOSE!



Hi,

the last time I took ANY interest in footbal was a Celtic Wolves Game in about 1958 or 1959 and the only interest I had then was how soon would it end! Screaming hoards of people herded around like sheep in the freezing cold watching 22 people chasing a pigs bladder!!

I can well understand why coach loads stop in the car parks the length and breadth of Britain wearing scarves and funny hats - I guess even badger watching is an improvement! At least it is fundamentally a participatory sport rather overweight, drunken and aggresive voyers!

I see now they play with 16 a side!

Regards,
Greg L-W.

I'm undecided in players for certain positions therefore provided an either / or option.

Originally Posted by Tete123

I'm undecided in players for certain positions therefore provided an either / or option.

Hi,

does that explain why you are not paid an obscene amount of money to manage a bunch of foreign ball kickers and pretend they are a British 'team'?

Whilst ill manneredly displaying an oaflike ability abusing people from the touchline?

Regards,
Greg L-W.

Originally Posted by Greg Lance-Watkins

Hi,

does that explain why you are not paid an obscene amount of money to manage a bunch of foreign ball kickers and pretend they are a British 'team'?

Whilst ill manneredly displaying an oaflike ability abusing people from the touchline?

Regards,
Greg L-W.

If you gave me £5 million per year I could make the decision. Not sure what you mean about foreign ball kickers?

Originally Posted by Tete123

If you gave me £5 million per year I could make the decision. Not sure what you mean about foreign ball kickers?

Hi,

sorry - I could possibly afford a Fiver if that helps

Foreign Ball Kicker - I endlessly hear football reports at the end of news before I switch it off and it does seem that very few footballers of note are British and to judge by Britain's achievements on the world stage over the last 43 years they seem not to be much use - Big on rhetoric and low on delivery!

Foreign Ball Kickers - those who are not of caucasian British origin.

Regards,
Greg L-W.

Some clubs would have to go if there were no foreigners allowed.

Originally Posted by Tete123

I'm a Spurs fan and I would also take Defoe (yes ahead of Owen)

Why is everyone missing out Lennon?

My team would be:

GK: James

RB: Johnson
LB: A.Cole

CB: Woodgate/Ferdinand
CB: Terry

RM: Lennon
LM: Milner/J. Cole

CM: Gerrard/Lampard
CM: Barry/Carrick

CF: Rooney
CF: Crouch/Defoe

Your so right, why did i forget lennon ?

Originally Posted by Streetwalker

Cagan I know your a bit bias to De foe being a yid but though he is in fine form at the moment would you seriously come World Cup semi Final time go with De Foe or a fit Micheal Owen ?

Nothing to do with my bias, I think Owen is passed it. Yes I know he scored a hat trick the other day, but HONESTLY he isn't the man for the job.

Originally Posted by greg lance-watkins

hi,

should the entire tedious and pointless excercise be cancelled for the sake of the environment or to encourage the indollent voyers to take excercise rather than watch it.

Regards,
greg l-w.

no no no, If you don't like football there is a good chance you are a homosexual. I would strongly suggest you check your music collection for Village People albums

Originally Posted by Ian The Poet

Some clubs would have to go if there were no foreigners allowed.

Hi,

might that not have merit and encourage participation rather than importing these entertainers?

Regards,
Greg L-W.