Yeah but Crouch has actually had the chance to play for a top four club. They're completely different players and thus hard to compare anyway, but IMO if Defoe went to a top four club he'd distinguish himself far more than Crouch did.
Haha, nice attempt at winding me up. I know you're not stupid enough to rate any of those players. Good use of mediocre 90s players, though.
Nah, big Kev Campbell would've played for England if he'd been born ten years later. Great physical presence and better first touch than Defoe too.
Yeah, tbf Campbell was the one I was most hesitant about given I (probably) never saw him at his best. The fact that he won a league winners' medal would suggest that he was once a good player, however by the time I was interested in the game he was no longer even in the top division, so I'd guess he was probably past his best by the time I saw him.
Yep.
Not if you look at the fact that there seems to a bit of a irritating stigma in the England management that has caught up with Mr.Capello, that a natural left-footed player must be in the squad even if he is garbage (Downing). So as i said before, Taylor is best left-footed English player in the country so why not pick him.
Not sure Taylor's anywhere near the England squad TBH, I think he's gone backwards since he left Pompey. He'll never be the same player he was in 2002-03 really, he suffered a heel injury towards the end of that season and since then he's lost his ability to run with the ball. As good a player as he has the potential to be, I think his career has stagnated and at this stage Downing is probably just as good an option, if not better.
Downing gash against Andorra, tbf. Not convinced he's of the requisite quality.
Well i wasn't aware of any injuries he had in his career, but he certainly has been impressive quite recently no doubt about it. Up the the end of last season when he scored two goals againts the gunners Brumby should remember this.
Was the one i was most hesistant about putting in. He did have a decent partnership with Wright at times, then had that killer end to the season at Everton.
Me and mates incorporated naming mediocre 90s footballers into a drinking game recently. Names that came up included John Fashanu, Ruel Fox, Tomas Brolin, and others. Was hilarious.
Wouldn't read much into it, Redknapp probably has scouts everywhere. Although having said that, we don't have much money to spend so it makes sense that we're looking to the lower divisions.Anyway, Rubble, I've a bone to pick with your lot
Apparently you had a scout at St James' looking at Danny Seaborne and two other possibilities. Keep your thieving hands off, we've already lost Georgie so far this season, don't want any fancy nobs from the prem upsetting our lads, we've a promotion to sort out before anyone else goes
Well, it was reported that he was your chief-scout, whatever that means.
our best player by far though, but don't tell anyone
