THE UNLUCKY SEVEN NOT ON THE PLANE ARE : Theo Walcott, Darren Bent, Tom Huddlestone, Michael Dawson, Scott Parker, Leighton Baines and Adam Johnson.
That’s cheered me up !
No Engand manager has ever done that.
No England manager has ever taken the 23 I thought should go.
I TOLD YOU HE’S A GREAT MANAGER !
Fabio Capello’s decision on Theo Walcott is the right one. Theo’s not going. I figured he would get that call right. It’s obvious that Walcott should not start an England game. But many wondered : will Capello take him as an impact sub?
Predictably, the FA website crashed.
The 23 has NOT been announced officially.
It has been LEAKED over the past two hours.
I’ve heard of breaking news. This was dribbling news. News dribbling out of a leaky pipe.
How moronic to say you will announce the 23 on the FA website!!
What plonkers they still are.
There are a host of organisations who are far better at distributing news than the FA.
Reuters, the BBC, Sky, etc etc.
Come on, guys ! Own up!
Which genius decided to give the FA’s website an exclusive?
England squad of 23 :
Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Manchester City), David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham United).
Defenders: Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur ), John Terry (Chelsea), Matthew Upson (West Ham United), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa).
Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur), James Milner (Aston Villa), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City).
Forwards: Peter Crouch (Tottenham Hotspur), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).