I am totally against The Granny Shagger getting to play for England again. I don't remember this happening to Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore or even David Beckham.
What will they do next for Rooney, give him six more showbiz caps so he can pass Peter Shilton's record of 125? Obscene 'hero' worship of a man who never achieved anything in an England Shirt.
The Rooney match seems very strange. A decent player for England, definitely not a great player. A bit unreal.
This is another illustration of the freakish nature of some 'records' and how little they actually mean. Charlton Athletic's all-time highest score first team win came this season. Officially now all our history books will need to be updated to show that beating Stevenage 0-8 in the absolutely meaningless Checkatrade Trophy group stage is an all-time record, when everybody know in reality that our current first team is one of the poorest in the Club's entire history. Wayne Rooney holds the all time record number of caps for an England outfield player, and last night he was gifted another cap and the captain's armband - not for footballing reasons (because he is one of the best 11 English born players in this country) but as a means of selling the pointless game in the USA. And of course Rooney is England's all time top scorer. But I would guess that if England fans were asked to name the best 20 England players of all time, Wayne Rooney would barely get a mention - particularly in the opinion of most fans over the age of 50. Like Beckham, Rooney is the 'new' Kind of England footballing hero - adored by fame-worshipping youngsters simply for being a millionaire celebrity with the perfect Hello magazine lifestyle, rather than for achieving anything on the pitch in an England shirt.
Where are you off to today @baraettmattesvensson I’m gasping for football now in the same way I’m gasping for tobacco when I have a coffee
Crawley Green v Baldock in the Spartan South Midlands League. They groundshare at Luton's training ground so looking forward to this.
As much chance of Mr van Gerwen going to a non-league game as there is him paying off a debt. #welchingonabetforsixweeks
Mrs Elfs has pleaded with me to feed her husband. With the Elfs Family food budget decimated by train fare evasion fines, I have agreed to step in and buy him a 99p breakfast this weekend. @baraettmattesvensson #BringADoggyBag