My Best of the World Cup so far Squad of 23¬

G Keepers
Edurado - Portugal
Enyeama – Nigeria
Samir Handanovic – Slovenia

Defenders
Salcido – Mexico
Lugano – Uruguay
Nelson – New Zealand
Tanaka – Japan
Juan – Brazil
Lucio – Brazil
Coentrao – Portugal
Isla – Chile

Midfield
Vidal – Chile
Meireles – Portugal
Forlan – Uruguay
Ozil – Germany
Khedira – Germany
Muller - Germany

Forwards
Messi – Argentina
Higuain – Argentina
Tevez – Argentina
Villa – Spain
Honda – Japan
Fabiano - Brazil

Whatever happened to my country...

Some fond memories of England long since gone…..Mexico 86, wearing newly purchased shirt with the tournament logo embroided on, sitting on my own in my shitty bedsit watching the Paraguay game fearing the worst, when into the team comes Steve Hodge (loved having a Villa player in the side...the 'judas' soon left us after the tournament but that didn't matter then) Peter Reid and Beardsley....bang! Lineker hatrick…..bingo! Italia 90, Platt vs Belgium…..the great Cameroon game…..England 1 West Germany 1 (Lineker's face) a brilliant piece of drama, great football and a massive depression the night before my birthday as Waddle skied that penalty. Euro 96, attended all the games, brilliant atmosphere, 3 Lions being sung by the whole of Wembley after the Holland game. Another great game vs Germany in the Semi’s. France 98…watching the Argentina game at a works do in some hotel in Blackburn, free drinks flowing…..all good times.

Now when I think of England all that comes to mind and seriously makes me feel nauseous…is;

Talksport, Adrian Durham…ADRIAN FUCKIN DURHAM, Mike Parry, Russell Brand, James Cordon, Dizzee Rascal, The Sun, Harry Redknapp, Terry Venables, Gary ‘dumbing down’ Lineker, Alan Hanson(the BBC is still thankfully great, especially Radio 5, but these two clowns bother more about crap jokes than serious football coverage), Ian 'Moose' Abrahams, Andrew McKenna and his stupid 'exclusive news' that he just read on Sky Sports News, Carlsberg, Supermarkets draping anything they can find in a flag, hundreds of X Factor inspired crap songs, John Terry, Jamie Carragher (go away you glory seeking whiney voiced idiot), Ledley King (all of a sudden can play two games a week), Shaun Wright Phillips (thankfully Walcott is brooding at home, but Wright Phillips??? dear god how bad do you have to be), the culture of ‘Stevie G’ ‘Rio’’JT’ ‘Frank’ etc, God Save The F’ing Queen (life member of the things not to ever be proud of) The FA, Wembley (now, not just a shit hole in a place no one should build a ground, but a shiny, sponsored to fuck, most expensive stadium in the world, shit hole with no pitch), Mark Lawrenson (another lazy, let's make jokes and sod the analysis, moron), Peter Drury…”dare to dream” (it's football, not some 10 year old girls bedtime book you ponce), the various whys and wherefores of our wonderful English media, Henry goody two shoes Winter (does he like everyone?), John Cross, Alan Green, Darren Gough (just simply embarrassing), white shorts? “Joe Cole..the English Messi” (obviously a nice bloke and a half decent player....but being given waaay too much attention) Ian Wright (a horrible bloke when he was a player, even worse now he's 'media darling', stupid adverts………………..

..so good luck to Milner, Warnock and even Heskey and I will enjoy the magical world of 4 weeks of great International football packed with some mouth watering games…but as for “IN-GUR-LUND” ….it’s been stolen and ruined by the chavs, sycophants and media neandethals in the crass world of England 2010.

Joe Cole....give it a rest!

Listening to the press over the past few weeks and again today, you would not be wrong to presume Barcelona were about to get what they could for Messi, as they then could replace him with free transfer Joe Cole, obviously the most talented and best player in the world! Journo after journo have bleated on about how wonderful this bloke is and how he should be a must for the squad and the team! Harping back again to FOUR YEARS ago when, yes he did have a good tournament in amongst a sea of rubbish compared to some of his team mates, but this is 2010 when he has just come off the back of a season just finished where he played 26 games for Chelsea, 12 of which were as a sub, scoring a mighty 2 goals, although apparently he did have 9 assists. Not a first choice player for Ancelotti and very much a bit part at Chelsea for quite a while.
Another fine example of the sheep like mentality of the football media in this country where certain things almost become gospel, and at the moment, Joe Cole being the best thing since sliced bread is right up there. Chelsea, the double winners, don't appear to want to keep him for next season, but listen to the English hacks and as I say, that number 10 shirt at Barca, could soon have a little balding cockney inside it!

Capello – picks 30 players for a training squad (why not 23/ 24 if worried about Barry?!) Says before the two games that there are three places up for grabs, and then says afterwards he knew the 23 all along and has not changed his mind! Picks four players in both warm up games then leaves them out completely. Has never given one player a minute on the field since he’s been manager, then picks him in the final 23! Picks one two players in his 30 and does not give them any playing time in two warm up games! Picks players that are not first choice for their clubs and several players who have been out of form towards the end of the season and leaves out one in favour of another who has lost his club place to the player being left behind!. Picks a striker that 90% of the country knows is woeful. Leaves out his 2nd choice goal scoring striker in favour of someone who has been outscored in 4 of the last 5 seasons in the Premier League by the player left out! Picks a player who barely trains and struggles to play two games in a week. Begs (asks 7 times!) an old donkey of a player to come out of retirement, this a player over 30, who has had his worst season ever, and is only interested in coming back as his club is not in the Champions League next season. Has no specialist cover for right back. Does not know who his first choice keeper is……….
…and people say Maradona is barmy!