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  • 27-05-2010 1:52pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,982 ✭✭✭


    Ok, so Fabio Capello resigns as the England Manager in the morning. In their infinate wisdom, the FA decide that you are the best canditate for the job. Your first task, cut 30 players down to 23 for the World Cup. There is no real rules but the general guidelines is that you should have 3 goalkeepers, 8 Defenders, 8 Midfielders and 4 Strikers. Good Luck!

    Squad

    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    Stephen Warnock
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson
    Matthew Upson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Michael Carrick
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Shawn Wright-Phillips
    Gareth Barry
    Tom Huddlestone
    Joe Cole
    Scott Parker
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Emile Heskey
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    1. Rooney
    2. Rooney
    3. Rooney
    4. Rooney
    5. Rooney
    6. Rooney
    7. Rooney
    8. Rooney
    9. Rooney
    10. Rooney
    11. Rooney
    12. Rooney
    13. Rooney
    14. Rooney
    15. Rooney
    16. Rooney
    17. Rooney
    18. Rooney
    19. Rooney
    20. Rooney
    21. Rooney
    22. Rooney
    23. Rooney


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 630 ✭✭✭danlen


    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Stephen Warnock
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Gareth Barry
    Joe Cole
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,428 ✭✭✭✭The_Kew_Tour


    Squad

    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    Stephen Warnock
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson
    Matthew Upson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Michael Carrick
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Shawn Wright-Phillips
    Gareth Barry
    Tom Huddlestone
    Joe Cole
    Scott Parker
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Emile Heskey
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,957 ✭✭✭The Volt


    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Michael Dawson
    Matthew Upson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Gareth Barry
    Tom Huddlestone
    Joe Cole
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,625 ✭✭✭✭Johner


    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Aaron Lennon
    Michael Carrick
    James Milner
    Tom Huddlestone
    Joe Cole
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,750 ✭✭✭redzerdrog


    Squad

    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    Stephen Warnock
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson
    Matthew Upson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Michael Carrick
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Shawn Wright-Phillips
    Gareth Barry
    Tom Huddlestone
    Joe Cole
    Scott Parker
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Emile Heskey
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,534 ✭✭✭SickBoy


    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson
    Matthew Upson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Tom Huddlestone
    Joe Cole
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,697 Mod ✭✭✭✭dfx-


    stovelid wrote: »
    1. Rooney
    2. Rooney
    3. Rooney

    (etc)

    Would you play Rooney on his own upfront?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,335 ✭✭✭smackbunnybaby


    First thing I would do is to call up Benson and Hedges.

    If you're old enough, you're good enough.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,072 ✭✭✭✭event


    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    Stephen Warnock
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson
    Matthew Upson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Michael Carrick
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Shawn Wright-Phillips
    Gareth Barry
    Tom Huddlestone
    Joe Cole
    Scott Parker
    Adam Johnson


    Strikers

    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Emile Heskey
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent

    If you were allowed take just two keepers, id drop green and take bent


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,836 ✭✭✭Vokes


    Degag wrote: »
    Ok, so Fabio Capello resigns as the England Manager in the morning. In their infinate wisdom, the FA decide that you are the best canditate for the job. Your first task, cut 30 players down to 23 for the World Cup. There is no real rules but the general guidelines is that you should have 3 goalkeepers, 8 Defenders, 8 Midfielders and 4 Strikers. Good Luck!
    There is a FIFA rule that says there must be 3 GKs unfortunately.


    Anyways...

    Squad

    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Scott Parker
    Tom Huddlestone
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Emile Heskey
    Jermain Defoe[/QUOTE]


    That's assuming Barry won't be fit. I'd start Huddlestone in the first XI.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,624 ✭✭✭Dancor


    Squad

    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    Stephen Warnock
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson
    Matthew Upson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Michael Carrick
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Shawn Wright-Phillips
    Gareth Barry
    Tom Huddlestone
    Joe Cole
    Scott Parker
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Emile Heskey
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    Stephen Warnock
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson
    Matthew Upson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Michael Carrick
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Shawn Wright-Phillips
    Gareth Barry
    Tom Huddlestone
    Joe Cole
    Scott Parker
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Emile Heskey
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent


  • Registered Users Posts: 238 ✭✭the_one_&_only


    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    Stephen Warnock
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson
    Matthew Upson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Michael Carrick
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Shawn Wright-Phillips
    Gareth Barry
    Tom Huddlestone
    Joe Cole
    Scott Parker
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Emile Heskey
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent


    My Starting 11
    James
    Glen Johnson-Rio-Terry- Ashley Cole
    King/Barry
    Lennon-Lampard-Adam Johnson
    Gerrard
    Rooney

    Other options
    1. Joe Cole in for Adam Johnsen
    2. 3 Centre Halfs with Ashley Cole and James Milner??? as wing backs with Crouch upfront with Rooney


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,617 ✭✭✭✭PHB


    Squad

    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    Stephen Warnock
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson
    Matthew Upson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Michael Carrick
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Shawn Wright-Phillips
    Gareth Barry
    Tom Huddlestone
    Joe Cole
    Scott Parker
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Emile Heskey
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,587 ✭✭✭✭Dont be at yourself


    Wow, Carrick's stock has fallen considerably, eh?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,624 ✭✭✭Dancor


    Wow, Carrick's stock has fallen considerably, eh?

    Sadly, yes.

    Just looking at him play lately he really is ****. He just watches the game go by.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,492 ✭✭✭MementoMori


    Squad

    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    Stephen Warnock
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson
    Matthew Upson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Michael Carrick
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Shawn Wright-Phillips
    Gareth Barry
    Tom Huddlestone
    Joe Cole
    Scott Parker
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Emile Heskey
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent

    If Barry doesn't recover fitness then take Huddlestone.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53,262 ✭✭✭✭GavRedKing


    Degag wrote: »

    Squad

    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    Stephen Warnock
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson
    Matthew Upson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Michael Carrick
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Shawn Wright-Phillips
    Gareth Barry
    Tom Huddlestone
    Joe Cole
    Scott Parker
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Emile Heskey
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent

    This ^


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,369 ✭✭✭✭SlickRic


    i'd be surprised if he didn't take Carrick.

    Huddlestone is a bit of an unknown at this level, and with Barry struggling for fitness, Carrick's the one.

    it's just an inditement of the lack of true depth of quality England possess in that holding role that Gareth Barry, someone whose had a mediocre enough season, could be this much of a loss.

    i'd personally take Huddlestone, and I hope Capello does, but I don't see it. but then again, as I'll mention with Adam Johnson, why bring him with the 30? hmmmm.

    plus, he's taking Heskey, no doubt. sorry Darren.

    it's great to see Adam Johnson in so many squads. i think he should go. but i don't know Capello's mindset; whether he'd rather plump on Cole. but then why did Johnson end up in the 30? just to get a cheap cap? it could have then waited until the friendlies and qualifiers after the World Cup IMO.

    it'll be a very interesting squad selection.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Squad (first 11 in bold assuming all fit and firing)

    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders

    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Stephen Warnock
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Michael Dawson


    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Shawn Wright-Phillips
    Gareth Barry
    Joe Cole
    Scott Parker
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Emile Heskey
    Jermain Defoe


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 804 ✭✭✭yerayeah


    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    Stephen Warnock
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson
    Matthew Upson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Michael Carrick
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Shawn Wright-Phillips
    Gareth Barry
    Tom Huddlestone
    Joe Cole
    Scott Parker
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Emile Heskey
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,910 ✭✭✭✭whatawaster


    James
    Hart
    Green

    G Johnson
    Carragher
    King
    Ferdinand
    Terry
    Upson
    A Cole
    Baines

    Lennon
    Walcott
    Barry
    Lampard
    Parker
    Huddlestone
    Gerrard
    A Johnson
    Milner

    Rooney
    Crouch
    Defoe
    Bent


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    Stephen Warnock
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson
    Matthew Upson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Michael Carrick
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Shawn Wright-Phillips
    Gareth Barry
    Tom Huddlestone
    Joe Cole
    Scott Parker
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Emile Heskey
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,617 ✭✭✭✭PHB


    A lot of people seem to be leaving out a 2nd holding midfielder. What happens if the first one, like Barry, gets injuried in the tournament? Lampard or Gerrard or King asked to do a job?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,570 ✭✭✭✭Frisbee


    Squad

    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    Stephen Warnock
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson
    Matthew Upson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Michael Carrick
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Shawn Wright-Phillips
    Gareth Barry
    Tom Huddlestone
    Joe Cole
    Scott Parker
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Emile Heskey
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent


    Only a 22 man squad as of the 5 midfielders I've crossed out I don't think any deserve to be there. If I had to go to 23 i'd include Bent.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,838 ✭✭✭Nulty


    redzerdrog wrote: »
    Squad

    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    Stephen Warnock
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson
    Matthew Upson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Michael Carrick
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Shawn Wright-Phillips
    Gareth Barry
    Tom Huddlestone
    Joe Cole
    Scott Parker
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Emile Heskey
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent

    Nearly nailed my selections apart from...I'd bring Bent and leave Heskey


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,164 ✭✭✭Cypher_sounds


    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    Leighton Baines
    Stephen Warnock
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson
    Matthew Upson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Michael Carrick
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Shawn Wright-Phillips
    Gareth Barry
    Tom Huddlestone
    Joe Cole
    Scott Parker
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Emile Heskey
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,432 ✭✭✭✭Liam O


    Carrick has been in poor form recently but I'd still take him ahead of Huddlestone and an unfit Barry. He has the ability if he just got the belief back imo.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 469 ✭✭loveissucide


    Squad

    Goalkeepers
    David James
    Joe Hart
    Robert Green

    Defenders
    Glen Johnson
    Jamie Carragher
    Ashley Cole
    John Terry
    Rio Ferdinand
    Ledley King
    Michael Dawson
    Matthew Upson

    Midfielders
    Steven Gerrard
    Frank Lampard
    Aaron Lennon
    James Milner
    Theo Walcott
    Shawn Wright-Phillips
    Gareth Barry
    Joe Cole
    Scott Parker
    Adam Johnson

    Strikers
    Wayne Rooney
    Peter Crouch
    Jermain Defoe
    Darren Bent


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,154 ✭✭✭✭Neil3030



    Hart

    Johnson
    Terry
    Ferdinand
    Cole

    Lampard
    Parker
    Barry

    -Gerrard
    Milner-

    Rooney

    Squad:
    James
    Robinson
    King
    Baines
    Upson
    Richards
    Lennon
    Carrick
    Walcott
    Bent
    Crouch
    Defoe


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