Oh dear Gareth...

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Oh dear Gareth...

Post by Paul Waine » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:17 pm

This afternoon's England squad developments - from BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54423086

What did Gareth say to the guys when he selected them for this squad?

England: Tammy Abraham, Ben Chilwell & Jadon Sancho told to delay arrival

Tammy Abraham, Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho have been told to delay their arrival at England's training camp.

It is understood a group of more than six people, including Chilwell and Sancho, attended a surprise party for Abraham's 23rd birthday on Saturday.

Gatherings of more than six people are banned in England amid the coronavirus pandemic.

England say the move is a precaution while it is assessed if there is any risk to the wider group.

Chelsea forward Abraham said he was unaware the party was planned but "deeply regrets" it and has apologised for "the naivety shown".

Gareth Southgate's squad have arrived at St George's Park in preparation for games against Wales, Belgium and Denmark.

Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling has been ruled out because of injury, with Chelsea full-back Reece James promoted to the senior squad from England Under-21s.

However, Abraham, Chelsea left-back Chilwell and Borussia Dortmund forward Sancho are not in attendance to allow the Football Association time to gather further information about the social gathering they attended over the weekend.

The party, which was first reported by the Sun, happened hours after Abraham played in Chelsea's 4-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Police have the power to break up groups larger than six and those who ignore officers could be fined £100 - doubling with each offence to a maximum of £3,200.

It is understood those at the party were close friends and family who had their temperatures checked on arrival.

"On Saturday evening I arrived home to find a small surprise gathering had been organised for me with family and close friends to celebrate my birthday," Abraham said.

"Although I was totally unaware this was planned, I would like to wholeheartedly apologise for the naivety shown by all for the organisation and attending of this gathering.

"I recognise that I have a responsibility both in my professional and personal life to honour and respect the guidelines and deeply regret that this took place.

"All I can do now is learn from it, apologise to everyone and ensure it never happens again."

Last month, Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden and Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood were dropped from an England squad after an "unacceptable" breach of Covid-19 quarantine guidelines in Iceland.

England manager Southgate was already planning to talk to his squad this week about "what it means to wear the shirt", following the incident involving Foden and Greenwood.

Southgate plans to give his players "some reminders on how we work".

"That's not a case of reading the riot act," he said last week. "That's a case of asking the players what sort of team they want to be involved in and be a part of."

England play a friendly against Wales on Thursday, plus Nations League fixtures against Belgium and Denmark on 11 and 14 October respectively. All three games will be played at Wembley.

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Post by CleggHall » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:23 pm

“When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?” with apologies to Bob Dylan.

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Post by ClaretTony » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:28 pm

Yet another footballer apologises when in fact he's only doing it because he's been told to. Meanwhile, I'm still isolating and reached the point where I'm frightened of going out of the house.

Pathetic, add these three to Grealish, Walker, Greenwood, Foden for starters and there will be more.
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Post by BurnleyFC » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:33 pm

You can hardly lambast Abraham for having a surprise party thrown for him.

It’s a non story.

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Post by BenWickes » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:37 pm

BurnleyFC wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:33 pm
You can hardly lambast Abraham for having a surprise party thrown for him.

It’s a non story.
You can. He decided to stay and participate.
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Post by tiger76 » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:38 pm

When is Sterling supposed to have picked up his "injury" he played the whole 90 at Elland Road, and he looked fir enough to me.

As to the other 3 eejits I'm speechless. There has been confusion over certain covid related rules, but the rule of six should be clear to everyone, or are their brains so dense they don't understand this simple instruction.

You'd have hoped in light of the Foden/Greenwood incident the penny would have dropped but apparently not.

Is this yet another sign that footballers don't live in the same reality as the rest of us.

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Post by BurnleyFC » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:39 pm

BenWickes wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:37 pm
You can. He decided to stay and participate.
He’ll also have already been mingling with those very same people because of the profession he’s in.

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Post by bobinho » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:40 pm

BurnleyFC wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:33 pm
You can hardly lambast Abraham for having a surprise party thrown for him.

It’s a non story.
Only if you believe it...
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Post by ashtonlongsider » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:43 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:28 pm
Meanwhile, I'm still isolating and reached the point where I'm frightened of going out of the house.
Look on the bright side CT.I bet your gutted you weren't on Tyneside on Saturday night. :D . Joking aside,I can empathise with you. I had to go for my flu jab this morning and it's six months since I've been up the part of town where the surgery is. Very strange feeling.

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Post by bobinho » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:44 pm

BurnleyFC wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:39 pm
He’ll also have already been mingling with those very same people because of the profession he’s in.
Not all....

He’s been a ****, and he’s been caught. Just like the rest of these entitled little scrotes, he’s done his own thing cos he’s a selfish prick. He’s now apologising because he’s been rumbled. The lot of them should be dropped immediately from the national team, and not reinstated until the pandemic is over. This far into it and they still dont get it means they are too stupid to learn, or/and too priveledged to care.
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Post by Paul Waine » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:46 pm

BurnleyFC wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:33 pm
You can hardly lambast Abraham for having a surprise party thrown for him.

It’s a non story.
Do you think his family who planned the party didn't expect him to make the England squad?

How did Jadon Sancho turn up there? Wasn't he supposed to be wanted in Manchester?

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Post by ClaretTony » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:46 pm

ashtonlongsider wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:43 pm
Look on the bright side CT.I bet your gutted you weren't on Tyneside on Saturday night. :D . Joking aside,I can empathise with you. I had to go for my flu jab this morning and it's six months since I've been up the part of town where the surgery is. Very strange feeling.
I went for my flu jab a week last Wednesday. My surgery is in town and I told them I wouldn't go there into a big, busy building so they sorted it out for me at a smaller surgery about a mile from here so I was able to walk there and back.

As for not being on Tyneside. Poor performance, poor result or not, I miss those away games. Saturday really brought it home to me because that was the last one we were able to do and it was a fantastic trip for us that day.
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Post by Silkyskills1 » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:56 pm

BurnleyFC wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:39 pm
He’ll also have already been mingling with those very same people because of the profession he’s in.
So you know who attended? Selfish and arrogant beyond belief. Like CT I hardly ever leave my home now and then I read this. Enough to make your skin crawl.
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Post by Down_Rover » Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:48 pm

The behaviour of England players over the last 12 months beggars belief

No punishment no good behaviour

Sterling Grealish macGuire Greenwood Foden Walker and now these three. Nearly a whole team there and they are only the ones we know about

Southgate should carry the can for this

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Post by Sproggy » Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:52 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:28 pm
Yet another footballer apologises when in fact he's only doing it because he's been told to. Meanwhile, I'm still isolating and reached the point where I'm frightened of going out of the house.
Except he hasn't apologised. One of his "people" has apologised and put his name to it. If Abraham is that eloquent I'll sh*t in my hands and clap.
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Post by Billy Balfour » Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:53 pm

I've near enough given up supporting/watching the national side when it comes to football. I remember being gutted in Italia 90. I hardly gave a toss when we went out to Croatia in 2018. Also, all those pricks throwing beer over each other while wearing waistcoats - embarrassing or what.

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Post by Sproggy » Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:55 pm

Billy Balfour wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:53 pm
Also, all those pricks throwing beer over each other while wearing waistcoats - embarrassing or what.
Do you mean Gareth Southgate and his coaching staff?
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Post by AfloatinClaret » Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:56 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:46 pm
...As for not being on Tyneside. Poor performance, poor result or not, I miss those away games. Saturday really brought it home to me because that was the last one we were able to do and it was a fantastic trip for us that day.
Presumably 'fantastic trip' is an assessment of the overall experience of the day/weekend rather than of the 90 minutes of football - I use the term loosely - played by two teams for whom a draw was satisfactory result.

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Post by boatshed bill » Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:02 pm

I get the impression that these young players have little respect for GS.

Still, they can just say "sorry" and everything is OK.

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Post by The Enclosure » Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:13 pm

Many footballers are brain dead..particularly the younger overpaid mollycoddled spoiled and pampered ones.

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Post by boatshed bill » Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:14 pm

The Enclosure wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:13 pm
Many footballers are brain dead..particularly the younger overpaid mollycoddled spoiled and pampered ones.
Braindead, maybe.
But surely not so daft as this?

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Post by ClaretTony » Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:43 pm

Billy Balfour wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:53 pm
I've near enough given up supporting/watching the national side when it comes to football. I remember being gutted in Italia 90. I hardly gave a toss when we went out to Croatia in 2018. Also, all those pricks throwing beer over each other while wearing waistcoats - embarrassing or what.
Me too - 1990 was brilliant but this England side with this boring bloke in charge is hardly worth getting excited about.

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Post by Aclaret » Mon Oct 05, 2020 7:01 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:43 pm
Me too - 1990 was brilliant but this England side with this boring bloke in charge is hardly worth getting excited about.
I used to go to quite a few England games but wouldn't even watch them on tv anymore. Southgate is a joke of a manager.

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Post by BurnleyFC » Mon Oct 05, 2020 7:24 pm

Silkyskills1 wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:56 pm
So you know who attended? Selfish and arrogant beyond belief. Like CT I hardly ever leave my home now and then I read this. Enough to make your skin crawl.
I agree, they mostly are all brain dead but it’s not their fault that you choose not to leave your home.

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