On the subject of Gerrard and infections, what's going on there? This is the second time an injury has got infected. I don't understand.

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Spot on. What would your ideal England starting XI be for this weekend then (regardless of who is in the actual squad)?
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hmmm... as i've always known what the team would be, i've never really thought about it.... but i'll give it a go....

------------------------Hart-----------------------
M.Richards - Jones - Smalling - Cole
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Walcott---------Rooney----------Downing
--------------------Bent--------------------------

not ideal, but i think there would be more balance in the team, and rooney will be in his best position and have more space to work.

Harper
Simpson S. Taylor Jones Raylor
Giggs djorkaeff okocha sammy ameobi
Shola Peter lovenkrands

oh, and jones and smalling get in because i can't think of 2 other english centrebacks who play together at club level, and i always like a settled partnership in the centre of defence.

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Why steven taylor one of the main reasons we have the best defence in england isn't in is beyond me when cahill is

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He is rash at times but on current form he is a must. Glad he isn't tbh

Not bad at all. Not sure about Downing on form though - but can't think of too many left wing alternatives.
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that was my problem too... the only other option i could think of was johnson, but he usually plays on the right.

I'd possibly look at Sturridge over Bent too.
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again, that was the big choice, went for bent as has a little more experience, and the rest the team is fairly thin on caps (because the fa force manager after manager to pick the same 11 )


Andy, Taylor would definitely be in the 18.... cahill might make the squad, if he was lucky.

I think Jones and Smalling have only played one or two games together as CBs.

I think Jones and Smalling have only played one or two games together as CBs.
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yeah, but they train together day-in, day-out, and i couldn't think of any other 2 at the same club (and besides, both are pretty decent!)

Jones looks great. Smalling i'm not so sold on yet.

They played cb together at the 21s last year and both had good tournaments

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o2 interested in SJP. PLEASE!

Morning boys and girls.

What we chatting about?
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england without the fa forcing manager after manager to pick the big names, even when they're off form....

no organisation whatsoever, and we all still managed to shut up for 2 minutes

This may be stupid but what did the sun do to the liverpool fans exactly? I don't mean to be ignorant i just don't know

This may be stupid but what did the sun do to the liverpool fans exactly? I don't mean to be ignorant i just don't know
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printed a story called 'the truth' about hillsborough, which was actually a pack of lies, alleging liverpool fans did some very sick things, which they didn't.

Oh i see. Things like what?

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