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[Kevin Wood]

Is there any point?...

... In wasting your life watching a bunch of overpaid mouthbreathers kick an inflated bladder around?

Probably not IMHO.

Kevin

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Is there any point? Our squad is made up of the best players from our best teams. What bothers me is many of the said teams are owned/managed by foreigners. Most of the players of said teams are foreigners therefore most of our ENGLAND line up won't be English. So if England win, did WE really win? I'm far from a footy expert so could be put right but the same could be said for all the other countries line ups. Nothing to do with racism but it's all mixed up.
     I wonder if everyone flying the flag from thier houses & cars has actually thought about it? :-/

sorry, what players in the England squad aren't English exactly?  :-?
from your question it seems to me that you're under the impression that the England team is made up of a Premiership best eleven?? 

A very good question BJ!

I have been following this thread, although I have no real interest in football, and wondering were the "foreign" players have ever been in the England line up? :-/ :-/ 

I always believed that you must be English to play for England

[Richie London]

The problem with football clubs is players being picked not on talent but on who is most marketable. acadamies are training youngsters then telling them they are not good enough at 18 in favour of foreign talent. that will leave england with a lack of skilful players for the future. how many clubs have huge debts because of this??

[Banjax]

i wont support england until they get an english manager. too many foriegn players in england.should be 2 players per club, doesnt send out a good message for the kids if clubs choose foriegn over english players, its not about football anymore.

you're right - football's a business Richie, and if your business can hire a more skillful player for less then thats what you do - capitilism 

[Banjax]

Is there any point? Our squad is made up of the best players from our best teams. What bothers me is many of the said teams are owned/managed by foreigners. Most of the players of said teams are foreigners therefore most of our ENGLAND line up won't be English. So if England win, did WE really win? I'm far from a footy expert so could be put right but the same could be said for all the other countries line ups. Nothing to do with racism but it's all mixed up.
     I wonder if everyone flying the flag from thier houses & cars has actually thought about it? :-/

sorry, what players in the England squad aren't English exactly?  :-?
from your question it seems to me that you're under the impression that the England team is made up of a Premiership best eleven?? 

A very good question BJ!

I have been following this thread, although I have no real interest in football, and wondering were the "foreign" players have ever been in the England line up? :-/ :-/ 

I always believed that you must be English to play for England

you do 

[Sixstring]

I was always under the impression that to play for "England" you had to have been born in the country, not a British colony or a  part of the United Kingdom....

Am I incorrect?

[jonnycool]

You're all wasting your breath. England are NOT going to win the world cup anyway, whatever the team, despite all the hype that the press are displaying, yet again 

Jon

[Sixstring]

'Tis true, johnny,

Would be nice to dream, though................

[jonnycool]

'Tis true, johnny,

Would be nice to dream, though................

Don't get me wrong, I would actually like to see them win...

[Banjax]

I was always under the impression that to play for "England" you had to have been born in the country, not a British colony or a  part of the United Kingdom....

Am I incorrect?

you have to be a citizen of the nation and not have played at international level for any other country irrespective of where you were born - but as far as i know the England team were all born in  the UK

[Danny]

they wont win, so it doesnt matter

[Banjax]

World Cup thread? I really need to tell people what I think 

[Varche]

Well I am the eternal optimist and I am expecting a Spain versus England Match so I can go to our local bar and watch our men beat the Spanish. It won't happen of course...................