Next England Captain?

[Acidmouse]

[Nem]

Fat Frank

[AdamM]

I like old fashion wingers (with chalk on their boots) who get to the bye line regularly and have pace and can take people and deliver quality balls. Sadly Giggs chose the wrong team, i firmly believe that with Giggs the past 10 years could have been different.

Giggs is welsh, his parents are welsh and all four grandparents were welsh. he was never eligible to play for England. no choice. he was an England school boy but that's not very strict.

I agree about Scholes. better player than Lampard, though I think people are blowing it out of proportion. He's not been on top form this world cup but he's definitely world class.

Beckham, without an automatic place will play his arse off in the next couple of games and make himself impossible to drop.

[Rooky9]

Just an idea, however this left side of midfield issue has never been solved to everyones happiness. Maybe a 4-3-3 is the way forward, not because i like the system, but maybe its the best with what we have available. Hows about:

Robinson

Neville, Terry, Ferdinand, Cole

Gerrard, Carrick, Hargreaves

Wright-Phillips , Crouch, Rooney

You'll see pigs fly before that team is seen on a pitch!

Cole has been good enough on the left if a 4 across the middle is chosen. (Nem, yes i think he would love to ease Downing in but until cole flops he can't/wont)

I love the way how hargreaves last game has already got him in the two teams on here!

My team, for what is worth would be: and this is against all teams with no tricky wingers/lower than 20 in the world teams...

Robinson

A. Cole
R Ferdinand
J Terry
D Beckham

J Cole
S Gerrard
S Parker (okay okay we can persit with Lampard if you wish!)
Lennon

Rooney
Owen


Bench: Carragher, Campbell, Lampard, Cole, Lennon, Bent, Defoe

[Rooky9]

I like old fashion wingers (with chalk on their boots) who get to the bye line regularly and have pace and can take people and deliver quality balls. Sadly Giggs chose the wrong team, i firmly believe that with Giggs the past 10 years could have been different.

Giggs is welsh, his parents are welsh and all four grandparents were welsh. he was never eligible to play for England. no choice. he was an England school boy but that's not very strict.

I agree about Scholes. better player than Lampard, though I think people are blowing it out of proportion. He's not been on top form this world cup but he's definitely world class.

Beckham, without an automatic place will play his arse off in the next couple of games and make himself impossible to drop.

Always thought Giggs was born in England, and his Dad was english. His mum was Welsh and when his parents split up he moved across to play for Wales...

[Nem]

How can you say Campbell ahead of King, Woodgate and even Dawson!

[Rooky9]

I like old fashion wingers (with chalk on their boots) who get to the bye line regularly and have pace and can take people and deliver quality balls. Sadly Giggs chose the wrong team, i firmly believe that with Giggs the past 10 years could have been different.

Giggs is welsh, his parents are welsh and all four grandparents were welsh. he was never eligible to play for England. no choice. he was an England school boy but that's not very strict.

I agree about Scholes. better player than Lampard, though I think people are blowing it out of proportion. He's not been on top form this world cup but he's definitely world class.

Beckham, without an automatic place will play his arse off in the next couple of games and make himself impossible to drop.

Always thought Giggs was born in England, and his Dad was english. His mum was Welsh and when his parents split up he moved across to play for Wales...

But you are right... he was born in Cardiff.... If you play for England school boys you only have to go to an english school! great way of developing our youth that!

[Nem]

I like old fashion wingers (with chalk on their boots) who get to the bye line regularly and have pace and can take people and deliver quality balls. Sadly Giggs chose the wrong team, i firmly believe that with Giggs the past 10 years could have been different.

Giggs is welsh, his parents are welsh and all four grandparents were welsh. he was never eligible to play for England. no choice. he was an England school boy but that's not very strict.

I agree about Scholes. better player than Lampard, though I think people are blowing it out of proportion. He's not been on top form this world cup but he's definitely world class.

Beckham, without an automatic place will play his arse off in the next couple of games and make himself impossible to drop.

Always thought Giggs was born in England, and his Dad was english. His mum was Welsh and when his parents split up he moved across to play for Wales...

Giggs was born in Wales, his father is Welsh and his Mother is English and he moved to Manchester when his parents seperated.

[AdamM]

all four of Giggs' grandparents and both parents are Welsh. He moved to England aged 7 and later captained Enland schoolboys as he went to school in England.

infact, from the horses mouth
"People saying I should have played for England makes me furious, I am 100% Welsh and did not chose Wales - I had no choice"

ofcourse we'd love him to be English but there's plenty of players thats true of. Peter Schmiechel in his prime for example

[Rooky9]

How can you say Campbell ahead of King, Woodgate and even Dawson!

The sub bench was left in from the orginal quote. In term of ability alone i rate woodgate as the highest of all our centre backs... at least he was and could of been...

[The Baron]

No Gary Neville Rooky?

[Dewi_cool]

I think Colchester Kev should be in the poll, I realise this would be a step down for him from GB mnager to England Manager, but he is man enough to do it !!

[Rooky9]

No Gary Neville Rooky?

Not against a team with no attacking and tricky wingers, or a team ranked lower than 20 in the world..... and I'm not sure he will make the next big tournament