*Official* English Football Season 2010-11

[Ikki]

If Capello can convince Scholes back too...Arteta and Scholes swapping passes in midfield...that would be a sight.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Question for the English: how do you think it would go down if Capello picked Arteta?

I reckon the media is already looking for the jugular and it would just be one more thing to attack him with.

Any player that keeps Shaun Wright-Phillips away from ever wearing the three lions again is alright by me.

The media would probably kick up a stink, but they're not worth paying the slightest attention to anyway.

 

[GIMH]

Question for the English: how do you think it would go down if Capello picked Arteta?

I reckon the media is already looking for the jugular and it would just be one more thing to attack him with.

Blue****e shouldn't wear the three lions but I don't care where he's from

 

[cpr]

Andy Carroll, lol.

Actually, dont think its a bad idea, apart from the fact he's a violent ****

Decent in the air, nice finisher (took all 3 well against villa, the 2nd being a lovely strike.... first one was a nice instinctive finish n all), plus being a lefty will give us balance up front. Worth seeing if he and Rooney can form an effective partnership, as we know Fabio likes to ask players out of retirement, and **** if we want him to turn Emile's head..... (that and the small matter of Crouch being a bit ****)

 

[roseboy64]

Arteta being picked for England would cause a massive stir not only in the media but the other Home Nations and FIFA. The only reason England, Scotland, Wales and NI have separate teams is the Gentleman's Agreement which refers to a section/clause in FIFA's Statutes. Picking Arteta= can of worms which leads to a GB team.

 

[Furball]

Arteta being picked for England would cause a massive stir not only in the media but the other Home Nations and FIFA. The only reason England, Scotland, Wales and NI have separate teams is the Gentleman's Agreement which refers to a section/clause in FIFA's Statutes. Picking Arteta= can of worms which leads to a GB team.

No it wouldn't, Arteta has played in England for 5 and a half years, and Scotland for 2. He's entitled to British nationality if he wants it, and he'd qualify for England based on how long he's played in the country.

There's fairly concrete rules regarding British nationals being eligible for the Home Nations.

 

[Uppercut]

Well tbf they are their best players, but they should just build a better squad

Fair enough with Gerrard, but Torres has never been able to play anything close to a full season so I'm not having that. Saying you might have done better if Torres hadn't been injured a lot isn't far from saying you might have done better had Lucas not played **** a lot. Staying fit is a part of the game, one that Torres is particularly bad at, and that is always going to cost his team over the course of the season.

 

[aussie]

Actually, dont think its a bad idea, apart from the fact he's a violent ****

Decent in the air, nice finisher (took all 3 well against villa, the 2nd being a lovely strike.... first one was a nice instinctive finish n all), plus being a lefty will give us balance up front. Worth seeing if he and Rooney can form an effective partnership, as we know Fabio likes to ask players out of retirement, and **** if we want him to turn Emile's head..... (that and the small matter of Crouch being a bit ****)

Ye Caroll is certainly worth a go now. Esepcially considering others strikers like C Cole & Bent aren't international quality & Crouch isn't trusted @ the highest level.

ATS Rooney/Zamora/Defoe/Caroll should be the strikers picked for the first EURO qualifiers. (Owen & outside chance)

If Capello can convince Scholes back too...Arteta and Scholes swapping passes in midfield...that would be a sight.

Yep thats my regular morning prayer that this occurs. Arteta already plays for ENG for me in FIFA 10 & Pro Evolution soccer.

 

[sledger]

No point in recalling Scholes, would have literally no long term benefits whatsoever.

 

[cpr]

Arteta being picked for England would cause a massive stir not only in the media but the other Home Nations and FIFA. The only reason England, Scotland, Wales and NI have separate teams is the Gentleman's Agreement which refers to a section/clause in FIFA's Statutes. Picking Arteta= can of worms which leads to a GB team.

as GF said, Arteta's been in England long enough to play for England.

If anyone can be accused of opening a can of worms re representing a nation, look at Darren Gibson....

 

[cpr]

No point in recalling Scholes, would have literally no long term benefits whatsoever.

Would if he snaps Messi/Tevez' leg in the friendly in February.

 

[NUFAN]

Is Arteta even playing well enough to make the England squad at the moment? He hasn't looked like half the player he was before his injury last season.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Is Arteta even playing well enough to make the England squad at the moment? He hasn't looked like half the player he was before his injury last season.

Call me a broken record, but Shaun Wright-Phillips.

 

[aussie]

No point in recalling Scholes, would have literally no long term benefits whatsoever.

Of course its not long term, its not as if we would be expecting him to be involved in the 2014 WC or something. Just the EURO 2012 qualifiers & tournament.

 

[aussie]

Call me a broken record, but Shaun Wright-Phillips.

Haha. Well i think we can sleep soundly knowing that SWP wont play for ENG again, fairly confident Capello realised it was a mistake taking him to WC ATS.

 

[aussie]

BBC Sport - Football - Jack Wilshere called into England Under-21 squad

No issue with Wilshire being relegated to under 21 for now. But Richards certainly has to be in the senior squad based on his performace vs Liverpool the other day - looked his old self. Johnson can't play RB again.

 

[roseboy64]

If Arteta can play for England why then can't Nacho Novo play for Scotland? Oh that's right. It's because he can't. Geez.

Previously, players with British citizenship had to either have at least a grandparent born in a particular Home Nation, or have completed at least five years of schooling in that country in order to represent the national side.

There's more:
"There has been some confusion and much debate in recent days about whether or not Nacho Novo can play for Scotland.

"On one hand the FIFA regulations say that George Burley can pick eligible players who hold a British passport - and on the other we have the gentlemen's agreement with the other Home Associations that says that we will pick players based on their blood line.

"I have today sought to clarify the issue. We have had discussions with the other associations in the past couple of days and I've found out that everyone is adhering to our agreement and that, subsequently, we're all going down the line that we will use bloodline as the basis for eligibility.

 

[roseboy64]

Any change to this agreement needs to go through FIFA and the IFAB. The IFAB= representatives from each of the United Kingdom's pioneering football associations — England's Football Association (The FA), the Scottish Football Association (SFA), the Football Association of Wales (FAW) and Northern Ireland's Irish Football Association (IFA) — and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body for football. Each UK association has one vote and FIFA has four. IFAB deliberations must be approved by at least six votes. Thus, FIFA's approval is necessary for any IFAB decision, but FIFA alone cannot change the Laws of the Game; they need to be agreed by at least two of the UK members.

 

[roseboy64]

As such FIFA has to give the go ahead for Arteta or Almunia or anyone with no British heritage or schooling to play for England or any Home Nation. To grant that it'd pretty much mean the disbandment of the national associations and to form a GB team as FIFA views the Home Nations as it does the Basques and the only reason the Home Nations continue as they are is through their history and the fact they don't pick foreign players.

No need to thank me for educating you. Do you still think I know nothing about football GF?

 

[roseboy64]

as GF said, Arteta's been in England long enough to play for England.

If anyone can be accused of opening a can of worms re representing a nation, look at Darren Gibson....

Gibson has the loophole of having both Irish nationalities so yeah a stir there. He's the only one to really do it though AFAIK.