Ridiculous Roy

[Indy_Bones 444]

Latest article is now up covering the current England selections and Holt''s outburst against Hodgson:[url]http://www.indybonestruth.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/ridiculous-roy-and-liverpool-boys.html[/url]I appreciate any fair and constructive feedback [:D]

[GJP 79]

Think you''re being a bit harsh on Shelvey. He''s come on leaps and bounds in recent months and has got more going for him than Livermore (not that I''m saying that''s justification for a call up).

 

I also think Andy Carroll is worth his place in the squad but I think there''s room for another striker in the squad - just as I did with the Euros.

 

Agree about James Milner. Workhorse who gets his final ball wrong too many times.

 

Not sure about the extra left back thing but perhaps with Ashley Cole''s antics it was just good foresight!

[Indy_Bones 444]

[quote user="GJP"]Think you''re being a bit harsh on Shelvey. He''s come on leaps and bounds in recent months and has got more going for him than Livermore (not that I''m saying that''s justification for a call up).[/quote]He may well have improved GJP, but he''s still nowhere near England quality (IMHO) and he''s taking up a place that a better player could occupy.[quote]I also think Andy Carroll is worth his place in the squad but I think there''s room for another striker in the squad - just as I did with the Euros.[/quote]I realised afterwards that I may have come across as overly down on Carroll but comparatively speaking I think Holt has been the better player for the last year or so and deserved a place more than Carroll did, especially with Carroll''s scoring record during that period.That being said, I do rate Carroll and don''t think he''s a poor choice, in fact I''d rather take him than Welbeck who I think is massively overrated and is nowhere near composed enough in front of goal (and doesn''t score enough). Welbeck is England''s Jackson...[quote]Agree about James Milner. Workhorse who gets his final ball wrong too many times.[/quote]Despite the clear Norwich bias, I''d rather take Pilks than Milner but maybe that''s because I like wingers to attack instead of defend...[quote]Not sure about the extra left back thing but perhaps with Ashley Cole''s antics it was just good foresight![/quote]The FA don''t see it that way though and he''s escaped any real punishment (another joke FA decision).

[GJP 79]

I guess maybe it depends on the motivation behind picking Shelvey. He could have a big future ahead of him and you could certainly see his potential from as soon as he broke through at Charlton. If they''re looking to get him involved because they''re looking at the long term bigger picture then I''m all for it. If they''re picking him because of the Liverpool connection...that''s not so good.

 

As for the left back situation, I kind of wonder if they''re looking ahead to their options once Ashley Cole is past it. Obviously Cole is still very much worth his place but he''s also the wrong side of 30 so they maybe they want to have a look at who can replace him (Baines) and who can the replacements understudy (Gibbs, Bertrand etc).

 

 

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I guess maybe it depends on the motivation behind picking Shelvey. He could have a big future ahead of him and you could certainly see his potential from as soon as he broke through at Charlton. If they''re looking to get him involved because they''re looking at the long term bigger picture then I''m all for it. If they''re picking him because of the Liverpool connection...that''s not so good.

 

As for the left back situation, I kind of wonder if they''re looking ahead to their options once Ashley Cole is past it. Obviously Cole is still very much worth his place but he''s also the wrong side of 30 so they maybe they want to have a look at who can replace him (Baines) and who can the replacements understudy (Gibbs, Bertrand etc).

 

 

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I guess it''s all down to opinion. Unfortunately, in my opinion, his is wrong.