I see the shortlist of players has been reduced to 80. Any one know if any City players are in it? I don't it but you never know. Surely Benno and Pilks (still has'nt played for Ireland) should be in with a shout
Should do but won't have a prayer. I reckon we'll see as many NCFC players in the 80 man squad as in the next England squad! Maybe one but probably none.
I've said it a few times over the course of the season, and I know it will never ever happen, but I'd personally love to see Holt and Ricky Lambert starting up front for GB. I can't think of any better way to encapsulate the Olympic dream, proper Roy of the Rovers story that wold be
Apparently Beckham and J Cole have been approached so, if they were selected, they would take up two of the over 23 positions.
The last thing we need is our players getting injured a fortnight before the new season.An expensive waste of time IMO.
Bit of a selfish way of looking at it though isn't it Cruyffy? I'd imagine it would do any player's confidence the world of good to be part of it all and - obviously apart from the small chance of an injury - would only be a good thing in my opinion.
They way its shaping up it looks like they are just going to enter a celebrity team, the likes of Beckham, Giggs etc Don't think they are taking it seriously
I really don't get how this stuff is justified! Players are picked based only on their reputations and to get a reputation you simply need to play for a big club!
Hi guys, does anyone know when/where the full list is released? I can see Beckham, Giggs and Scholes taking up the 23+ positions. Do you think Howson or Bennett could be on the list?
WHY the hell is Beckham being considered? Publicity seeking little ****! Is he ever going to pack it in, this should be for people who still live and play in this country, not ****ing mercenary's playing abroad. ILD OTBC
Personally I think Holt playing would be a good thing for us. he always takes five or six games to get up to speed, so why not have him play them before the season starts so he's ready to go when the real football starts. That being said I've also heard Bellamy, Steven Fletcher and Chris Brunt are being considered the chances of Holt getting in are slim
Yes,probably.But nothing strokes my natural cumudgeonliness more than ten billion quid spent on the advancement of myriad multinationals.There was an item on the news just now about sailing,the boat emblazoned with "J.P.Morgan Asset Management" A huge free advertisement courtesy of the BBC.The Olympic ethos was about amateurs.Now it's about money grubbing.It has cost £170 for every man woman and child in Britain.I wonder if -offered a cheque for £680 the average hard pressed family would say "No guv,lets have some running and jumping".
