Not surprised he performed well - I'm sure he will be an England regular now he is playing for Arsenal. As for Steve Claridge I think he talks a lot of sense and gives Saints credit when it is due.
He is 22 but i don't think you have to be 21 or under to be picked,swear someone who is 23 has played for them before but i can't remember who.
But he does play for Arsenal... and you were mentioned, so what's the problem there...?
They weren't going to say 'former Southampton winger' before every mention of his name were they? It's already ridiculous that we have to be constantly reminded of a players club in a BBC article, as it is.
As I've already said on here (on a thread that you created as it happens! http://www.not606.com/showthread.php/80409-Chamberlain-u21-call-up), you have to be 21 or under at the start of a 2 year qualifying cycle to be eligible to play at any point during the cycle. So come the full championships at the end of each 2 cycle, you will almost certainly have some 23 year olds playing for you (assuming you qualified).
If you became ineligble the day you turned 22, then the side that you ultimately take with you to the Championships could look completely different to the side that got you there.
As for Claridge, I find him unfairly maligned by a lot of supporters, not just Saints fans. He actually does say a lot of sensible things, as he sees them. By comparison, there's an awful lot of fawning guff talked by other pundits. Claridge doesn't stargaze, and that's a big plus with me.
Pardon me for being thick but does that mean cork could still play for the under21s?
According to wikipedia he turned 22 on 25th June this year, so no he can't still play for the U21s. If he'd been born a couple of months later, he'd have just snuck into this new 2 year cycle.
Lallana is another who is no longer eligible for the U21s.
According to wikipedia he turned 22 on 25th June this year, so no he can't still play for the U21s. If he'd been born a couple of months later, he'd have just snuck into this new 2 year cycle.
Lallana is another who is no longer eligible for the U21s.
They have to be 21 when the qualifications start, so for this year players will have to be born in 1988 or after to qualify for the team.
So jack cork could of got in.
So it says on the uefa under 21 website.
Weird in the short rules version it says 1988, also says it on the uefa wiki page to.
But thanx for getting me the right info.
I think that people getting peeved about saints not getting mentioned is a tad silly, those who kmow football know where he came from. I think it is more important that parents see that southampton have a great accadamy and have a record of bringing through youngsters. Parent that care for the developement of thier boys will bring them to us. Its only tits like oxos dad that thinks a big club will benifit the developement of thier little star
