brucie wrote:This seems a complete load of old tosh - err who actually picks this squad? - Theres Oastler,players from Nuneaton - christ they didn't look like they had a decent player in their whole team Not to mention Rooney from Chester who is crap but who is included presumably cause he is errr Rooneys brother.
Looks a complete farce to me.
Yeah the England C thing is an interesting one - clearly the remit isn't to pick the best team from the non-leagues, else surely Rice (amongst others) would be in the squad instead of that keeper from Concord Rangers.
"We are now so far up sh*t creek our boat is actually poking out the end of someones toilet bowl."
Brucie. 27/02/14
Scott Brehaut wrote:
There are several in the squad who are 24 though.
I heard today that 33% of mathematics teachers in our schools are unqualified and practically innumerate, another 40% have only GCSE level maths, and the remaining 36% are also bloody useless..
I think the change in ethos has been made relatively recently. The tournament we enter is specifically an under-23 tournament. We play against some countries national u-21 squad in the tournament as well as similar u-23 semi-pro teams. I believe the FA see this as a shift towards development, helping younger players who may have a future at a higher level gain experience.
brucie wrote:This seems a complete load of old tosh - err who actually picks this squad? - Theres Oastler,players from Nuneaton - christ they didn't look like they had a decent player in their whole team Not to mention Rooney from Chester who is crap but who is included presumably cause he is errr Rooneys brother.
Looks a complete farce to me.