which 7 wont go to the World cup?

[The Man In Blue]

Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey, 7 goals in 58 games for England. Going to World Cup. Explain that to me.

was totally aginst him going until i found out his middle name is Ivanhoe.

first name on the teamsheet now.

[Blue Since 76]

dissapointed for aj on a personal basis but hopefully 2 weeks with England's best (and heskey) should have taught him something and a summer break will be good for him. Needs to improve his stamina for next season and he can look forward to Euro 2012 and, hopefully, a world cup in england in 2018

[CityGer]

Feel a bit for AJ but I can understand him omission. I just wonder whether his fitness/stamina was an issue.

What I can't understand is the inclusion of Upson and Carrick - Madness. Both are in shocking form and aren't exactly world beaters when on song.

[edge275]

I think it's a really poor choice of players.

SWP over Johnson is stupid. Johnson is a much better player, in much better form and can play both right wing and left wing better than SWP whilst SWP is typically a right winger and that's it. All SWP has over AJ is experience.

Bent over Heskey is an atrocious decision. Heskey scored 3 league goals in 31 matches last season, a 1 in 10 strike rate whilst Darren Bent scored 24 goals for fucking Sunderland! Seriously, what more does Bent have to do? If I was him I'd be furious that buffoon Heskey has been chosen ahead of me.

Carrick has been absolutely shite the last season just gone yet is chosen ahead of the excellent Parker. This choice seems to be the same old bullshit of choosing players who play for the top clubs regardless of how they've performed and regardless of how players in lesser clubs perform. Reminds me of SWP having to break his balls to get in the England squad when for us he was sensational then goes to Chelsea and doesn't get a look in there yet is a shoe in for the England team every time.

Upson is another farce of a choice. He has been distinctly average for West Ham (some people may say that's being kind) yet is chosen ahead of Dawson who was simply fantastic for Tottenham last season.

Carragher is another who was terrible last season. His best days are well behind him. I would choose Lescott over Carragher every time.

You should hang your head in shame Fabio.

[DoomMerchant]

Today just proved that Capello had pretty much picked his squad long before the last 2 'make or break' matches. I dont blame him for picking players who have done the job for him before. Its a shame he didnt take AJ just for a bit of something different but hey ho.

Baines and Huddlestone were out of their depth, Walcott too much of a gamble, Parker/Dawson/Jonno didnt get a look in, Bent was scoreless again against Japan.

I trust Capello

i don't. he will get ripped apart by a team that has anyone with some creativity. AJ's omission is a mistake, and SWPs inclusion is one as well. Carrick is a joker. Parker should be in the squad as well.

i think he's losing it at the 11th hour because he thinks his shit doesn't stink. he might find out otherwise when a ball gets kicked in anger in about 10 days or so...

cheers

[Im_Spartacus]

Today just proved that Capello had pretty much picked his squad long before the last 2 'make or break' matches. I dont blame him for picking players who have done the job for him before. Its a shame he didnt take AJ just for a bit of something different but hey ho.

Baines and Huddlestone were out of their depth, Walcott too much of a gamble, Parker/Dawson/Jonno didnt get a look in, Bent was scoreless again against Japan.

I trust Capello

i don't. he will get ripped apart by a team that has anyone with some creativity. AJ's omission is a mistake, and SWPs inclusion is one as well. Carrick is a joker. Parker should be in the squad as well.

i think he's losing it at the 11th hour because he thinks his shit doesn't stink. he might find out otherwise when a ball gets kicked in anger in about 10 days or so...

cheers

Got to agree mate. We have a squad that is going to have a headless chicken on the right (perm 1 from 2), Joe Cole on the left who is made of glass, and Rooney who becomes made of glass as soon as England reach the knockout stages of a tournament. Injury to J Cole or Rooney and England can forget it as we have found to our cost in the previous 2 tournaments.

Capello has gone back on his word - would only pick players in form - Heskey? Upson? Carrick? SWP?

Emile fucking Heskey makes my blood boil, and yes, I already blame him for us not winning the world cup. To put his goalscoring record into perspective.
Rene Higuita - GK - 68 caps, 8 goals
Jose Luis Chilavert - GK - 74 caps, 8 goals
Emile Heskey - FWD - 58 caps, 7 goals

[Dubaimancityfan]

I really thought that AJ will make it but can understand why he did not. Some of Capello's other choices are rather strange to say the least (Carrick over Parker, Upson).
However I don’t understand how some here can begrudge SWP being picked. I predicted that he will be yesterday based on his experience and his overall performance for England and the goals he has scored. He narrowly missed out in 2006 and I’m very glad that he made it this time which was his last chance. I predict that he will make us Mancity fans proud with his performance in South Africa.

[DoomMerchant]

I really thought that AJ will make it but can understand why he did not. Some of Capello's other choices are rather strange to say the least (Carrick over Parker, Upson).
However I don’t understand how some here can begrudge SWP being picked. I predicted that he will be yesterday based on his experience and his overall performance for England and the goals he has scored. He narrowly missed out in 2006 and I’m very glad that he made it this time which was his last chance. I predict that he will make us Mancity fans proud with his performance in South Africa.

i hope you are right about SWP, but as a City fan you've seen Jinky giving us boners for the last 6 months while SWP has had his tiny little ass glued to the subs bench, right?

just checking.

cheers

[Dubaimancityfan]

I really thought that AJ will make it but can understand why he did not. Some of Capello's other choices are rather strange to say the least (Carrick over Parker, Upson).
However I don’t understand how some here can begrudge SWP being picked. I predicted that he will be yesterday based on his experience and his overall performance for England and the goals he has scored. He narrowly missed out in 2006 and I’m very glad that he made it this time which was his last chance. I predict that he will make us Mancity fans proud with his performance in South Africa.

i hope you are right about SWP, but as a City fan you've seen Jinky giving us boners for the last 6 months while SWP has had his tiny little ass glued to the subs bench, right?

just checking.

cheers

I don't disagree with you on AJ mate and I would have loved to see him in the squad along with SWP. But my point was that I am happy for Shaunie to have been picked.
Off topic and you should know, what ever happend to Boy Wonder Freddy Adu. He was supposed to be the next big thing in World Football before anybody had heard of Messi and others. What happened to this kid.

[Dameerto]

Apparently on loan in Greece (from Benfica) - this is from that font of all knowledge known as 'wikipedia' though, so believe it at your own risk.

[ryanmjo]

Yeah, Freddy has had some trouble as of late. He's not very intelligent (in the football sense) it seems, and he's gotten into a few disagreements with coaches as well. One in Portugal described his attitude as "party every night". I don't think starting out with MLS at age 14 was the best move for him, a lot of responsibility for his failure to improve lies on his shoulders to be sure, but I think coaching has failed him along the way as well.

Still though, he's only 20 years old, and still has time to turn things around I guess. Hope he does.

[Dubaimancityfan]

Yeah, Freddy has had some trouble as of late. He's not very intelligent (in the football sense) it seems, and he's gotten into a few disagreements with coaches as well. One in Portugal described his attitude as "party every night". I don't think starting out with MLS at age 14 was the best move for him, a lot of responsibility for his failure to improve lies on his shoulders to be sure, but I think coaching has failed him along the way as well.

Still though, he's only 20 years old, and still has time to turn things around I guess. Hope he does.

Thanks mate and also Dameerto. Glad to hear that at least he is still playing. Thought he'd given it up completely.

[Crossie]

Bias, but AJ should in there instead of SWP, however we have 3 City players going to a world cup, when did that last happen?

Just a shame there no one there who could spring a suprise, we know that squad inside out.

[DoomMerchant]

I really thought that AJ will make it but can understand why he did not. Some of Capello's other choices are rather strange to say the least (Carrick over Parker, Upson).
However I don’t understand how some here can begrudge SWP being picked. I predicted that he will be yesterday based on his experience and his overall performance for England and the goals he has scored. He narrowly missed out in 2006 and I’m very glad that he made it this time which was his last chance. I predict that he will make us Mancity fans proud with his performance in South Africa.

i hope you are right about SWP, but as a City fan you've seen Jinky giving us boners for the last 6 months while SWP has had his tiny little ass glued to the subs bench, right?

just checking.

cheers

I don't disagree with you on AJ mate and I would have loved to see him in the squad along with SWP. But my point was that I am happy for Shaunie to have been picked.
Off topic and you should know, what ever happend to Boy Wonder Freddy Adu. He was supposed to be the next big thing in World Football before anybody had heard of Messi and others. What happened to this kid.

Freddy Adu is a total joke. i think he's about 30 years old too. Typical.

cheers

p.s. here's a nice article to satiate your curiousity...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/ ... /index.htm

[Dubaimancityfan]

I really thought that AJ will make it but can understand why he did not. Some of Capello's other choices are rather strange to say the least (Carrick over Parker, Upson).
However I don’t understand how some here can begrudge SWP being picked. I predicted that he will be yesterday based on his experience and his overall performance for England and the goals he has scored. He narrowly missed out in 2006 and I’m very glad that he made it this time which was his last chance. I predict that he will make us Mancity fans proud with his performance in South Africa.

i hope you are right about SWP, but as a City fan you've seen Jinky giving us boners for the last 6 months while SWP has had his tiny little ass glued to the subs bench, right?

just checking.

cheers

I don't disagree with you on AJ mate and I would have loved to see him in the squad along with SWP. But my point was that I am happy for Shaunie to have been picked.
Off topic and you should know, what ever happend to Boy Wonder Freddy Adu. He was supposed to be the next big thing in World Football before anybody had heard of Messi and others. What happened to this kid.

Freddy Adu is a total joke. i think he's about 30 years old too. Typical.

cheers

p.s. here's a nice article to satiate your curiousity...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/ ... /index.htm

Thanks Doomy. A very good (and satiating) article, but I especially liked the "bonus feature": Athletes in Swimsuits ! I recommend it to others.

[Bianchi on Ice]

All this tweeting or whatever it is revealing the squad before it was revealed isn't classy. Its messy, but having realised that at some point the FA had their greasy little mits over it, I'm not surprised. Sorry Fabio, our press are cunts but if if pains you after earning whatever million a year just to do ONE press confrerence to announce the squad before any other cunt does then please do so. Let the FA earn their money by insisting no questions will be taken. Is that too much to ask?

As for the squad, pleased the mirage that is Walcott has been dealt with, delighted for Shauny, would have taken AJ over him but I wont push it. Upson and Carrick are passengers but every England squad has them. Its called lack of quality.

[Tokyo Blue]

Freddy Adu is a total joke. i think he's about 30 years old too. Typical.

cheers

p.s. here's a nice article to satiate your curiousity...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/ ... /index.htm

Hypercorrection - a well-known phenomenon.

If you are going to try and be English, you need to get it right. ;)

Cheers.

[Slim]

Freddy Adu is a total joke. i think he's about 30 years old too. Typical.

cheers

p.s. here's a nice article to satiate your curiousity...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/ ... /index.htm

Hypercorrection - a well-known phenomenon.

If you are going to try and be English, you need to get it right. ;)

Cheers.

So sayeth Yoko.

[mr_nool]

Bias, but AJ should in there instead of SWP, however we have 3 City players going to a world cup, when did that last happen?

Just a shame there no one there who could spring a suprise, we know that squad inside out.

+ RSC and Weiss. That makes it six!

[Pretty Boy Lee]

Bias, but AJ should in there instead of SWP, however we have 3 City players going to a world cup, when did that last happen?

Just a shame there no one there who could spring a suprise, we know that squad inside out.

+ RSC and Weiss. That makes it six!

Think he means for England.

Hart
Barry
swp
robinho
tevez
weiss
rsc
nige

is that everyone going then?