GhostOfDixie
Player Valuation: £70m
Ok to keep with the theme. The fallout is grim, but it may not be so bad.
Now why don't we go the same way as Rugby and Cricket. And rebuild.
We now have 3 years to prepare for the next World Cup (inc qualifiers), so why don't we gamble with some youngsters from now until the end of the season, and then start the qualifiers with a fresh side.
I don't see the point in playing Beckham playing on now after he gets his token 100th cap. I don't think there is a more proud English man then him when he is on the pitch, and it means the world to him. He does his best, but his legs are not going to keep up with the modern game and so he should not play after his 100th game.
Same for Lampard, Sol Campbell, David James, and perhaps even Owen or Gerrard should step aside.
So lets pick a side that will be under 30 by the time the next world cup finals start.
GK - Carson
LB - Baines
CB - Steven Taylor
CB - Curtis Davies
RB - Richards
LM - Milner
CM - Giles Barnes
CM - Gareth Barry
RM - Lennon
ST - Walcott
ST - Rooney
Now why don't we go the same way as Rugby and Cricket. And rebuild.
We now have 3 years to prepare for the next World Cup (inc qualifiers), so why don't we gamble with some youngsters from now until the end of the season, and then start the qualifiers with a fresh side.
I don't see the point in playing Beckham playing on now after he gets his token 100th cap. I don't think there is a more proud English man then him when he is on the pitch, and it means the world to him. He does his best, but his legs are not going to keep up with the modern game and so he should not play after his 100th game.
Same for Lampard, Sol Campbell, David James, and perhaps even Owen or Gerrard should step aside.
So lets pick a side that will be under 30 by the time the next world cup finals start.
GK - Carson
LB - Baines
CB - Steven Taylor
CB - Curtis Davies
RB - Richards
LM - Milner
CM - Giles Barnes
CM - Gareth Barry
RM - Lennon
ST - Walcott
ST - Rooney