England Squad vs Holland

[Muddled]

BTW - who picked the squad. Pearce?

It's not looking that way.

Pearce (or maybe the media) were reporting that Pearce was gonna mix it up and go all out for a youthful, inexperienced squad. Which he could have got away with; I'd have thought more of it, if he'd gone to town picking people on merit.

[Muddled]

It's not looking that way.

Pearce (or maybe the media) were reporting that Pearce was gonna mix it up and go all out for a youthful, inexperienced squad. Which he could have got away with; I'd have thought more of it, if he'd gone to town picking people on merit.

However, scrub that.

"I have tournament experience if they need me to step into the breach in the summer," Pearce said.

"If they need me to take the squad this summer I will do that with pleasure."

He's picked his squad, with one eye on the Euro's.

[Craig_H]

Darren Gough on Talksport, saying he is 'excited' about this squad

Durham reckons Grant Holt should've been picked. Also thinks Danny Graham of Swansea should have been picked too.

[Reece]

I'd prefer Holt to Campbell to be fair.

[Roger]

Darren Gough on Talksport, saying he is 'excited' about this squad

Durham reckons Grant Holt should've been picked. Also thinks Danny Graham of Swansea should have been picked too.

in fairness, he's not saying he'd pick them outright, just ahead of frazier campbell.

[Fredo]

Pearce is a cretin

[RedReet]

I thought at the time that Capello made the right move because England and Capello will get slaughtered at the Euro's. I'm now wondering if he knew this too and that influenced his decision to back Terry knowing fine well what the outcome would be.

Capello

[Kenneth]

in fairness, he's not saying he'd pick them outright, just ahead of frazier campbell.

And perish the thought that players playing well and scoring goals should play for their national teams.

[S-RED]

Gerrard needs to retire from this ****

[Exiled_red]

Is it Stuart Pearce that has picked this team

Carson, Smalling, Jones, Cleverley, Campbell and Welbeck.

That has to be one of the worst England squads in a long time

[Mostar]

On current form, Carroll deserves a callup over Fraizer Campbell who's been out injured for the best part of a year!

Absolutely.

Also Cleverley gets a call after not playing for months as well not that I care..

[RedReet]

Is it Stuart Pearce that has picked this team

Carson, Smalling, Jones, Cleverley, Campbell and Welbeck.

That has to be one of the worst England squads in a long time

5 of them have something in common.

[Reece]

Not really worthy of it's own thread, but it seems that UEFA have agreed to drop the stupid August international friendly.

[Alex]

A sensible decision finally. Its stupid having them go off from there teams after one game.

[Craig_H]

Not really worthy of it's own thread, but it seems that UEFA have agreed to drop the stupid August international friendly.