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by daryl on October 13, 2006
Steve McClaren has dropped a fair sized hint that Theo Walcott could get a senior England recall for one of the two friendlies before Euro 2008 Qualifying resumes in March 2007. "We will use the...
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by daryl on October 12, 2006
1. There was probably a divot from an earlier goal kick that caused the bobble. 2. Paul Robinson should have taken a first touch, he had plenty of time. 3. At first it appears harsh that Gary Neville...
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by daryl on October 11, 2006
... or highlights if you're Croatian.... Where to start with England's failings? Paul Robinson actually had a great game (backpass blooper excepted) which speaks volumes about how poor England...
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by daryl on October 10, 2006
As promised, here are the two very Theirry Henryesque Theo Walcott goals for England Under-21s vs Germany. Also featured are the German sending off and penalty miss. LEAVE A COMMENT......
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by daryl on October 10, 2006
As promised, here are the two very Theirry Henryesque Theo Walcott goals for England Under-21s vs Germany. Also featured are the German sending off and penalty miss. LEAVE A COMMENT......
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by daryl on October 10, 2006
Theo Walcott came off the bench and scored twice to give England Under-21s a 2-0 win over Germany, and book England's spot at the Euro Under-21 Championships. For the first goal, he ran onto a...
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by daryl on October 09, 2006
On paper it looks like it should work. Big Crouchy flicking headers on for an incoming Rooney, it should be a classic big man/little man combo. But Crouch and Rooney are a lot more similar than most...
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by daryl on October 09, 2006
Even though Wayen Rooney is playing like a drunken gorilla with two left feet, it seems his place in the England side is certain. Steve McClaren said earlier this week that if Rooney is fit, he...
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by daryl on October 09, 2006
After a late - possibly player-power related - u-turn Steve MClaren and El Tel ditched 3-5-2 in favour of regular, dreary Sventastic 4-4-2 against Macedonia. Except that didn't go so well so now...
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by daryl on October 08, 2006
Maybe not just yet, but can you imagine an England team with Aaron Lennon on the right wing, Theo Walcott on the left wing? Imagine that with the strength of say Gerrard and Hargreaves in the middle...
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by daryl on October 08, 2006
Enjoyable viewing for Macedonia fans, dreadful for England fans. Here's five minutes of video highlights from the 0-0 draw. Crouchy looked England's most dangerous player, but I can't help...
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by daryl on October 06, 2006
Gabby Agbonlahor has been lighting up the Premiership for Aston Villa, and is in the England Under-21 squad for today's game against Germany. But he could still play for Nigeria, or even...
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by daryl on October 05, 2006
If you're in the USA, the England Euro 2008 qualifiers against Macedonia and Croatia will be shown on Setanta Premium, which is only available in pubs. There's no way to watch it on regular...
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Any England fans curious about Macedonia (and you should be, we seem to play them every week) could do a lot worse than check out Macedonian Football, a well written regularly updated blog about all...
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by daryl on October 05, 2006
You read that right. England are set to play 3-5-2 with wingbacks against Macedonia, if recent training sessions are anything to go by. It will likely mean Gary Neville joing John Terry and Rio...
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by daryl on October 02, 2006
Frank Lampard will be the most relieved man in the England squad for the upcoming qualifiers, after Steve McClaren revealed he tried to persuade Paul Scholes to come out of international retirement...
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Jonathan Woodgate might have been surprised to be left out of the England squad (complete squad here) after McClaren dropped a few hints in his direction earlier this week. But though Woodgate...
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by daryl on September 25, 2006
71% of LMA Manager 2007 gamers surveyed believe David Beckham should be recalled to the England squad. Further proof, if any were needed, that FM is the ultimate management simulation game.......
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by daryl on September 25, 2006
Scott Parker was man of the match in front of Steve McLaren yesterday, in Newcastle's 1-1 draw with Everton. With performances like that, and with Owen Hargreaves very, very injured, surely...
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by daryl on September 16, 2006
Just when things were looking good for Owen Hargreaves (wanted by Man Utd, regular spot in England's first XI) he's broken his leg. Here's wishing everyone's favourite...
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by daryl on September 07, 2006
Arsenal's Theo Walcott was on the scoresheet for England Under 21s, as Peter Taylor's men (boys?) scraped a 3-2 win over Switzerland to qualify the Euro Championship Play-Offs. According to...
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