That Sterling fella would have been quite good but I think he's a little preoccupied at the moment. 

 

Not many young wingers about at the moment thinking about it. Surprised Zaha wasn't called up in truth. 

 

Would've been good to have Sterling and Ox in there. Or Izzy.

 

Harry Kane and Bamford or Kane and Ings?

 

Or Berahino. 4 strikers, only 1 winger I think (Redmond).

 

Kane obviously needs to start, could see a 433, maybe Bamford on the right-wing. Fortunately we've got Southgate in charge so I'm sure the tactics will be spot on.

That midfield is ridiculous. Pritchard was a very talented winger, seems to have moved into the middle but im sure he will be able to still play well there.

I know he's quite young, but surprised to not to see Da Silva in there. Is he registered to play here or for Jamaica?

The spine is pretty decent when you think about it...

Butland, Dier, Stones, Hughes, RLC, Kane

Not English but I'd imagine this team would be good to watch in the Summer.

The spine is pretty decent when you think about it...

Butland, Dier, Stones, Hughes, RLC, Kane

Not English but I'd imagine this team would be good to watch in the Summer.

 

Hoping to see what that Bettinelli kid is like if we're in for him.

 

Plus you've got Chambers who I rate, but I'd have Chalobah and Ward-Prowse in over Hughes though. Never been that struck by him and Chalobah had him in his pocket in that last match.

 

Would love to see a Loftus-Cheek and Chalobah pivot.

 

England  squad announced for the 2015 European Under-21 Championship.

 

Looks pretty strong, Loftus-Cheek, Bamford and Chalobah included out of the Chelsea boys. 

 

Harry Kane included but no Luke Shaw which is a little disappointing

 

Goalkeepers

Marcus Bettinelli (Fulham), Jonathan Bond (Watford), Jack Butland (Stoke City)

 

Defenders

Calum Chambers (Arsenal), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Luke Garbutt (Everton), Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough), Carl Jenkinson (Arsenal, on loan at West Ham United), Michael Keane (Burnley), Liam Moore (Leicester City), John Stones (Everton), Matt Targett (Southampton)

 

Midfielders

Tom Carroll (Tottenham Hotspur, on loan at Swansea City), Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea), Will Hughes (Derby County), Jake Forster-Caskey (Brighton & Hove Albion), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), Alex Pritchard (Tottenham Hotspur), Nathan Redmond (Norwich City), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)

 

Forwards

Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Patrick Bamford (Chelsea, on loan at Middlesbrough), Saido Berahino (West Bromwich Albion), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Danny Ings (Burnley), Cauley Woodrow (Fulham)

 

 

I'm glad Kane is going with the under 21's. Usually when English players make it into the senior team they abandon the under 21's. They should go to these tournaments to gain tournament experience, it's worked for Spanish and German players in the past.

I'm glad Kane is going with the under 21's. Usually when English players make it into the senior team they abandon the under 21's. They should go to these tournaments to gain tournament experience, it's worked for Spanish and German players in the past.

 

Massive respect for Kane for going and I just wish more of the younger lads did it. 

 

Luke Shaw has almost zero international or European football experience and you would have thought this would have been a good experience for him so I'm not sure why he isn't going. 

 

But overall I'm happy with the squad, think it's a better turn out of players than we usually get so I'm hoping they'll perform well. 

Uwe Rosler is the new Leeds United manager their 15th managerial appointment since 2004 (includes Caretakers)

Massive respect for Kane for going and I just wish more of the younger lads did it. 

 

Luke Shaw has almost zero international or European football experience and you would have thought this would have been a good experience for him so I'm not sure why he isn't going. 

 

But overall I'm happy with the squad, think it's a better turn out of players than we usually get so I'm hoping they'll perform well. 

 

Barkley and Sterling are 2 players that i think should be going too. It would be good for them.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32815544

 

Paris St-Germain have replaced Manchester City as the best paid sports team in the world.

A survey by the Sporting Intelligence website  has revealed the Ligue 1 champions have an average first-team salary of £101,898 per week.

City topped the poll last year but their average of £96,445 has seen them fall to third place behind Real Madrid.

Manchester United are sixth in the list, Chelsea are eighth, Arsenal are at 10 and Liverpool come in at 14.

The survey focuses on 333 teams in 17 leagues across 13 countries, and includes football, baseball, basketball, American football, cricket, ice hockey and Australian Rules football.

The only non-footballing teams in the top 10 are baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers (fifth) and the New York Yankees (ninth).

The NBA remains the top paying league as a whole, with players averaging £2.67m per year, while the average for the Premier League is £2.23m.

World sport salary top 10 (average per week)

1: Paris St Germain (£101,898)

2: Real Madrid (£96,933)

3: Manchester City (£96,445)

4: Barcelona (£90,675)

5: Los Angeles Dodgers (£89,999)

6: Manchester United (£89,988)

7: Bayern Munich (£85,935)

8: Chelsea (£83,713)

9: New York Yankees (£81,992)

10: Arsenal (£77,963)

/\ and Liverpool obviously do it for love, well it's not for trophies is it.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32815544

 

Paris St-Germain have replaced Manchester City as the best paid sports team in the world.

A survey by the Sporting Intelligence website  has revealed the Ligue 1 champions have an average first-team salary of £101,898 per week.

City topped the poll last year but their average of £96,445 has seen them fall to third place behind Real Madrid.

Manchester United are sixth in the list, Chelsea are eighth, Arsenal are at 10 and Liverpool come in at 14.

The survey focuses on 333 teams in 17 leagues across 13 countries, and includes football, baseball, basketball, American football, cricket, ice hockey and Australian Rules football.

The only non-footballing teams in the top 10 are baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers (fifth) and the New York Yankees (ninth).

The NBA remains the top paying league as a whole, with players averaging £2.67m per year, while the average for the Premier League is £2.23m.

World sport salary top 10 (average per week)

1: Paris St Germain (£101,898)

2: Real Madrid (£96,933)

3: Manchester City (£96,445)

4: Barcelona (£90,675)

5: Los Angeles Dodgers (£89,999)

6: Manchester United (£89,988)

7: Bayern Munich (£85,935)

8: Chelsea (£83,713)

9: New York Yankees (£81,992)

10: Arsenal (£77,963)

 

Lets hope they are willing increase the wage bill enough for Petr to say up yours Wenger.

Lots of empty seats at the Emerites I hear?

I presume there's some sort of tube strike near the Emirates, or something.

I presume there's some sort of tube strike near the Emirates, or something.

 

It's a school night & most of their fans have to study or prepare lessons, so they will miss the match Remember most of their fans are students & teachers :P

Edited May 20, 201511 yr by robdog

Adam Johnson is playing ?? *confused*

Wow Sunderland can't finish for sh*t

Wilshere , what a bum , what do people saw in him to overhype him like that ?

Another instance were a player gets wiped out after a shot and no penalty given

Edited May 20, 201511 yr by Xfaxtor

It's a school night & most of their fans have to study or prepare lessons, so they will miss the match Remember most of their fans are students & teachers :P

And it's exam season.

Funny watching the Sunderland fans. So desperate not to get relegated so that they can be in the same situation next year and so on as they always are. You'd think they'd see relegation as a good thing as then they might see their team win a few games next season.

Another instance were a player gets wiped out after a shot and no penalty given

Who was wiped out?

Countless empty seats. Lol @ Arsenal. Boo boys are back again.

Sunderland, the epitome of a pointless football club. Hopefully this means we stick about 12 past them on Sunday.

Sunderland, the epitome of a pointless football club. Hopefully this means we stick about 12 past them on Sunday.