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brucie wrote:This seems a complete load of old tosh - err who actually picks this squad? - Theres Oastler,players from Nuneaton - christ they didn't look like they had a decent player in their whole team Not to mention Rooney from Chester who is crap but who is included presumably cause he is errr Rooneys brother.
Looks a complete farce to me.

I agree with Brucie..

Yeah the England C thing is an interesting one - clearly the remit isn't to pick the best team from the non-leagues, else surely Rice (amongst others) would be in the squad instead of that keeper from Concord Rangers.

Don't forget the England C squad is non-league players under 23.

Kit_robin wrote:Don't forget the England C squad is non-league players under 23.

Well that would explain it!

Though clearly Young, Cameron, MacDonald and Richards should all be in the full squad.

Kit_robin wrote:Don't forget the England C squad is non-league players under 23.

There are several in the squad who are 24 though.

Scott Brehaut wrote: There are several in the squad who are 24 though.

I imagine it's like the U-21s - they have to be of age at the start of the qualifying tournament.

Scott Brehaut wrote: There are several in the squad who are 24 though.

I heard today that 33% of mathematics teachers in our schools are unqualified and practically innumerate, another 40% have only GCSE level maths, and the remaining 36% are also bloody useless..

Wasn't Nico in his late 20's when he was picked?

I'm not doubting that it is under 23's - maybe it changed recently?

I think the change in ethos has been made relatively recently. The tournament we enter is specifically an under-23 tournament. We play against some countries national u-21 squad in the tournament as well as similar u-23 semi-pro teams. I believe the FA see this as a shift towards development, helping younger players who may have a future at a higher level gain experience.

Great. Thanks for that

brucie wrote:This seems a complete load of old tosh - err who actually picks this squad? - Theres Oastler,players from Nuneaton - christ they didn't look like they had a decent player in their whole team Not to mention Rooney from Chester who is crap but who is included presumably cause he is errr Rooneys brother.
Looks a complete farce to me.

So it turns out none of our guys are going to Turkey for this thing.

http://www.footballconference.co.uk/mob ... s_id=13524

Good for us !!