I just hope that Brenno is able to wash away the Bodge's influence for the 20 minutes pre-season training he is going to get with those players in Euro 12, in fact with most of Chelski's and manure's players having a rest over the summer doesn't bode well for preps for next campaign...
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Brenno and the Reds,,,lovin' it...Comment
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thank you most kindly...Comment
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Hopefully they get knocked out in the group stage and all our lads get an injury free early holiday.
Oh and none of them should get called for Team GB after this now too.another bonusComment
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to be perfectly honest, i have completely forgotten what i wrote
dave of mutilation
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Rio Ferdinand camp accuse FA and Roy Hodgson of 'lack of respect'
Rio Ferdinand’s representative has accused the FA and England manager Roy Hodgson of treating the defender with "a total lack of respect" after the Manchester United defender suffered another Euro 2012 snub.
The FA confirmed earlier on Sunday that Gary Cahill had been ruled out of the tournament after fracturing his jaw in two places during Saturday’s friendly win over Belgium at Wembley.
It meant Hodgson had another space to fill in his squad, having already used his standby defender, Phil Jagielka, to replace Gareth Barry last week.
Ferdinand, 33, would have been the obvious choice given his vast experience, a commodity which England have lost so much of following the injuries to Barry and fellow central midfielder Frank Lampard in the past week.
Instead Hodgson has gone for Liverpool youngster Martin Kelly, who made his international debut as a substitute in the final two minutes of the win in Norway on May 26.
Hodgson faced a barrage of questions when naming his squad on May 16 about whether he had snubbed Ferdinand because of concerns the centre-back would not be able to get along with John Terry, in light of Terry’s impending court case for alleged racist remarks to Ferdinand’s brother Anton at Loftus Road in October. Terry denies the charge against him.
And it appears the Ferdinand camp feel there is more to today’s decision than simply "footballing reasons", the grounds Hodgson gave for leaving the Manchester United man out of his initial squad.
Ferdinand’s representative and long-standing friend Jamie Moralee tonight said: "Lampard, Terry, Barry, Gerrard; all ageing but they go to the tournament.
"Why is Rio different?
"To treat a player that has captained and served his country 81 times (in this manner) is nothing short of disgraceful. Total lack of respect from Hodgson and the FA as far as I am concerned."
Kelly, who made just 12 Premier League appearances for Liverpool last term, is bound to be relishing his chance.
But having lost the equivalent of 143 caps’ worth of experience last week when Lampard and Barry were ruled out through injury, then bemoaned how much they would be missed, it is hard to believe Hodgson has ignored Ferdinand - who made 38 appearances last term and started United’s last 16 Premier League games - on form grounds alone.
That will bring yet more questions of the coach at the first available opportunity after England arrive at their Krakow base on Wednesday providing, as expected, Terry gets the green light to travel after an initial scan on the tight hamstring he experienced against Belgium yesterday indicated there was no serious damage.
"What reasons?????!!!" was Ferdinand’s first reaction to his 2.8million Twitter followers as debate raged this afternoon, indicating a sense of disenchantment that is magnified in private as the defender tries to comprehend the decision Hodgson has reached.
When he looks at the experienced players who have been picked, Ferdinand could be forgiven for feelings of total fury.
Under such circumstances, it is difficult to see Ferdinand adding to his haul of England caps. Being passed over again today means he will never get the chance to play at a European Championships, having missed out on four tournaments now for a variety of reasons.
The row over Ferdinand’s non-selection is unfortunate for Cahill and Kelly.
The latter may suffer from what should have been the greatest moment of his career being badly tarnished.
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport-new...5578-31106228/.Last edited by Vermilion; 03-06-12, 06:09 PM.Comment
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tbh I can see where they're coming from it's so blatant now that it's nothing to do with football as to why he's not been called up it's ****ing outrageous.
Happy to see MK get into the squad but it's all down to the Terry charge and nothing to do with footballing reasons.Comment
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Yeah, if Hodgson would have said it would have caused unrest in the camp it would have probably gone down better.
To flat out lie and say its because of footballing reasons just makes him look a bit of a cunt.The times they are a changin'.Comment
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They're gonna ****ing win it
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With The Bodge nailed on to play his own jurassic version of 442 I think it's all but guaranteed.
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