England squad announcement

[tiger76]

So this is the 30-man England squad in full:

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson, Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope.

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ben Chilwell, Conor Coady, Eric Dier, Joe Gomez, Michael Keane, Harry Maguire, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Tyrone Mings, Bukayo Saka, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker.

Midfielders: Jordan Henderson, Mason Mount, Kalvin Phillips, Declan Rice, James Ward-Prowse, Harry Winks.

Forwards: Tammy Abraham, Harvey Barnes, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jack Grealish, Danny Ings, Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Raheem Sterling.

The headlines a recall for Maguire, and a deserved call up- for Calvert-Lewin. And no Foden or Greenwood, or Ross Barkley.

How the likes of Dier, Rice & Walker still make the cut is beyond me.

Good to see Harvey Barnes in the squad, plus Keane and Tripps, And obviously Pope.

[MACCA]

Squad basically picks itself.

Let's see what funky formation he plays this time, and who he plays where.

Either way I'm sure as per it'll be an entertaining watch

[Gordaleman]

No surprise that Tarky isn't included, having only played one game and that was last night.

Even Sarfgate can't judge him on that.

[SalisburyClaret]

Midfield is shocking

[claretburns]

Looking at the midfields, I know the attacking wingers are classed as strikers, but the centre midfield area looks extremely weak.

[ClaretTony]

Got something on the site now
https://www.uptheclarets.com/pope-named ... land-squad

[claretonthecoast1882]

Southgate teaching Greenwood & Foden another lesson.

Not enough sending them home for their **** up leave them out of another squad as well.

[Wellsy1882]

Foden is better than all the midfielders named

[Gordaleman]

Southgate teaching Greenwood & Foden another lesson.

Not enough sending them home for their **** up leave them out of another squad as well.

Maguire's lesson didn't last long, did it? No doubt Greenwood and Foden will be back very soon.

[FactualFrank]

Grealish I see as more an attacking midfielder, so would prefer him in midfield with Henderson and maybe Phillips.

[boatshed bill]

Looks like GS is planning to bypass midfield j

[mkmel]

I agree that the midfield is absolutely dire

[wilks_bfc]

Maguire's lesson didn't last long, did it? No doubt Greenwood and Foden will be back very soon.

Maguire "misdemeanour" wasn't whilst he was representing his country though

[Gordaleman]

Maguire "misdemeanour" wasn't whilst he was representing his country though

That's like saying that Cummings misdemeanour in Barnard Castle wasn't while he was representing the government.

It was still very wrong and should have cost him his job.

[dsr]

Maguire got miself into a stupid situation while on holiday and reacted the wrong way at several turns and made a proper mess of things for himself.

Foden and Greenwood deliberately did something that they knew was stupid and illegal while representing England and could very well have made a proper mess of things for the national side.

If you're an employer with two employees, one of whom has accidentally made a pillock of himself while on holiday and the other has deliberately made a pillock of himself while on the firm's business, and the latter was risking the firm hundreds of thousands of pounds, then you'd be stricter on the latter.

[Vegas Claret]

Southgate out

[atlantalad]

Southgate out

Aye, and maintain social distancing by using the Northgate in.

[ceborame]

Re. England's midfield, cast our minds back to - Scholes - Lampard - Gerrard

What's happened ??

[ClaretAndJew]

Re. England's midfield, cast our minds back to - Scholes - Lampard - Gerrard

What's happened ??

That wasn't good enough either.

[dermotdermot]

I just can’t identify with these players. Who are they? Certainly far from world beaters.

[Danieljwaterhouse]

That's like saying that Cummings misdemeanour in Barnard Castle wasn't while he was representing the government.

It was still very wrong and should have cost him his job.

As with most things you’re wrong:

He hasn’t been found guilty. The conviction was squashed. He’s been granted a new trial. United and England are backing him, which implies theres legal justification to so.

Innocent until proven guilty.

[BenWickes]

That's like saying that Cummings misdemeanour in Barnard Castle wasn't while he was representing the government.

It was still very wrong and should have cost him his job.

I love how you manage to shoehorn the government into every thread. You even managed to get the government into a topic about kitchen appliances yesterday.

[Woodleyclaret]

Maguire and Dier should be dropped on ability grounds ,as should Abraham none of them are international standard

[BurnleyFC]

About half of that squad wouldn’t be anywhere near being England internationals in previous teams.

[Gordaleman]

As with most things you’re wrong:

He hasn’t been found guilty. The conviction was squashed. He’s been granted a new trial. United and England are backing him, which implies theres legal justification to so.

Innocent until proven guilty.

"As with most things you're wrong:"

Bit like you then. You've been saying for weeks that McNeil was leaving (Your Man U ex player mate.) and that you knew what was going on with ALK. If you still think those things are true, show us your evidence. Thought not.

[Danieljwaterhouse]

"As with most things you're wrong:"

Bit like you then. You've been saying for weeks that McNeil was leaving (Your Man U ex player mate.) and that you knew what was going on with ALK. If you still think those things are true, show us your evidence. Thought not.

Let’s pull this to pieces:

I said McNeil was subject to a bid, and that he’d been courted very closely by a premier league club. He has been, I did think he’d be off, and I said I would apologise the minute the window slams shut. As with many things in life things fall through for a whole number of reasons.

We’ve also asked questions about a number of players in recent weeks. As I said I would rather share a rumour that sit on one and shout ‘told you so’ if it came to fruition.

We’ve asked questions about:

Albrighton as part of the McNeill transfer

Jones as a loan and purchase

Worrall as a purchase

I feel fully vindicated about my foresight into a potential takeover. I have also been very clear that there’s multiple NDA’s in place. One of which has now been breached by an unknown source and has placed this into the public domain. This has caused complications. See my footballer analogy on the ALk thread for further speculation.

I think Ben, Tony, Chester and I etc. have been quite clear with our communication and the limits we each have individually.

It is difficult to share ‘news’ when the naysayers seek to belittle and tear down anything you share.

[Gordaleman]

Let’s pull this to pieces:

I said McNeil was subject to a bid, and that he’d been courted very closely by a premier league club. He has been, I did think he’d be off, and I said I would apologise the minute the window slams shut. As with many things in life things fall through for a whole number of reasons.

We’ve also asked questions about a number of players in recent weeks. As I said I would rather share a rumour that sit on one and shout ‘told you so’ if it came to fruition.

We’ve asked questions about:

Albrighton as part of the McNeill transfer

Jones as a loan and purchase

Worrall as a purchase

I feel fully vindicated about my foresight into a potential takeover. I have also been very clear that there’s multiple NDA’s in place. One of which has now been breached by an unknown source and has placed this into the public domain. This has caused complications. See my footballer analogy on the ALk thread for further speculation.

I think Ben, Tony, Chester and I etc. have been quite clear with our communication and the limits we each have individually.

It is difficult to share ‘news’ when the naysayers seek to belittle and tear down anything you share.

As expected. No evidence, just heresay and speculation. I look forward to 11 pm Monday and hopefully, (Because I don't want McNeil going anywhere juet yet.) your promised apology.

[fidelcastro]

As expected. No evidence, just heresay and speculation. I look forward to 11 pm Monday and hopefully, (Because I don't want McNeil going anywhere juet yet.) your promised apology.

Absolutely. Remember the quote?

"Dwight gone".

[Danieljwaterhouse]

It’ll come fellas....

I am not beyond an apology!

[Burnley1989]

It’ll come fellas....

I am not beyond an apology!

I wouldn’t waste your time, he’d start an argument in an empty room

[Danieljwaterhouse]

As expected. No evidence, just heresay and speculation. I look forward to 11 pm Monday and hopefully, (Because I don't want McNeil going anywhere juet yet.) your promised apology.

Holy god above, you’re not the sharpest.

[northernpowerhouse]

Grealish I see as more an attacking midfielder, so would prefer him in midfield with Henderson and maybe Phillips.

Southgate says he doesn't see him in that role which means it'll be Mount + two of Henderson, Rice, Winks, Ward-Prowse and Phillips. Pretty dire midfield imo.

[Stu]

Can anybody explain what Southgate sees in Declan Rice because it baffles me how he gets in the squad

[Dark Cloud]

Can anybody explain what Southgate sees in Declan Rice because it baffles me how he gets in the squad

He's English and he's a bloke and I think it's starts and ends there.

[Bin Ont Turf]

Midfield is shocking

It's laughable.

Although, Barnes, Grealish and Sancho aren't forwards.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

I love how you manage to shoehorn the government into every thread. You even managed to get the government into a topic about kitchen appliances yesterday.

Thought you were on a wind up there and I've had to scroll through that thread to be sure

[BenWickes]

Thought you were on a wind up there and I've had to scroll through that thread to be sure

Give him time. He'll blame the government for Brady starting

[BenWickes]

As expected. No evidence, just heresay and speculation. I look forward to 11 pm Monday and hopefully, (Because I don't want McNeil going anywhere juet yet.) your promised apology.

It's a bit much to accuse DJW of Heresy

[Gordaleman]

It's a bit much to accuse DJW of Heresy

Let's try 'Hearsay' then.