Hodgson - I dont know why I'm here; smint?

[Chris]

"I've seen these players - Josh McEachran [on loan from Chelsea to Middlesbrough] and others. Where are they? I can't work it out.

Playing **** in the Championship? Perhaps Chelsea should start him just so they can boast about having a young English player despite the fact he's nowhere near ready for that level if he ever will be.

Hodgson can **** off an all, and Ferguson.

[Lee]

Ferguson is right though.

International friendlies are **** and shouldn't be played anywhere near the football season. Keep it for the summer or something.

[Pedenj]

Rankings are a joke - Brazil are tumbling down as they aren't playing any competitive games I assume.

[Chazza]

Wayne Routledge

Wayne Routledge set to be handed senior England chance

The Swansea City midfielder Wayne Routledge could be the only uncapped player named in Roy Hodgson's England squad for the end-of-season friendlies against the Republic of Ireland and Brazil.

Routledge, 28, has never been in an England squad before but won 12 caps for the Under-21s and played extensively for England at junior level when he was a teenager.

He has also been used in a more central role by manager Michael Laudrup this season, although his more regular position is as a right winger.

Hodgson will announce his squad today with a press conference at the Luton headquarters of the national team's sponsors, Vauxhall.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/wayne-routledge-set-to-be-handed-senior-england-chance-8618026.html

[Chris]

Wayne Routledge playing in the Maracana. Fair play I guess, he's half decent.

[Shaggy]

****in Routledge

Classic Hodgson

[Exiled_red]

Hodgson seems to rate Routledge, IIRC weren't we linked with him when the Bodge was here?

[Shaggy]

Yep

[Fernandinho]

I remember that well, infamous shaggy edit during that time

[Alex]

Routledge has not been terrible this season.

But you would have thought blooding some of the younger players in Brazil would be of more help for next year.

[Chazza]

I guess all of the younger players who are close to the senior squad are with the U21's

[McDermotX]

Hahahahahaha........he's a ****ing car salesman FFS.

Going on about Vauxhall etc etc when SSN cut to his press conference.

It's Mike Bassett come to ****ing life

[Gingawaria]

England Squad:

Goalkeepers: Ben Foster, Joe Hart, Alex McCarthy;

Defenders Leighton Baines, Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole, Phil Jagielka, Glen Johnson, Phil Jones, Joleon Lescott, Kyle Walker;

Midfielders: Michael Carrick, Tom Cleverley, Frank Lampard, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott;

Forwards: Andy Carroll, Jermain Defoe, Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge, Danny Welbeck

What a **** squad!

Think Henderson's unlucky not to get a call up tbh.

[Shaggy]

He's miles better than Cleverley.

[Alex]

No Gerrard

What a totally **** and uninspiring squad

Good on Sturridge for getting a call up though. Deserved.