Tiny Tears Is Back

[mrtoad]

Terry to lead England against USA

ENGLAND v USA

Venue: Wembley Date: Wednesday, 28 May Kick-off: 2005 BST

Coverage: Live on BBC One, live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live (available on website for UK only), full coverage on BBC Sport website

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John Terry was England captain in the Steve McClaren era

England coach Fabio Capello has named John Terry as captain for Wednesday's friendly against the United States.

He gets the armband for the Wembley friendly as part of the rotation policy before a permanent skipper is named.

And Capello said the captaincy will boost Terry after he missed a crucial penalty in Chelsea's Champions League final defeat against Manchester United. He said: "It is a good decision for John Terry after last Wednesday, which was not nice for him."

Capello added: "He has played very well in training and when I told him he would be captain he was very, very happy.

"As a captain I think it is important to be a leader, and John Terry is a leader."

It is the first time Terry, 27, has been captain under Capello, and with a doubt over whether he will be asked to travel for Sunday's friendly against Trinidad and Tobago, this is likely to be his final chance to make his pitch for the armband before a permananent appointment is made.

Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard, who turns 28 on Friday, led England in Capello's first game in charge against Switzerland in February.

And Rio Ferdinand, 29, who skippered Manchester United to success in the Champions League and Premier League this season, wore the armband against France in March.

606: DEBATE

How much should England experiment against the USA?

Owen Hargreaves feels United team-mate Ferdinand should be England captain on a full-time basis.

Hargreaves said: "There are a lot of individuals who could be captain but Rio has been the most consistent player in England this season."

The midfield man added: "He epitomises our success at United and would be a fabulous captain."

But he also insisted he would be happy with any final choice, saying: "I have a lot of respect for all those players such as Rio, JT, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, David Beckham. Go right across the board and they are all capable of doing it.

"There are a lot of individuals who could possibly be captain. It is the decision the manager will make. I don't think there will be any animosity towards whoever gets the job."

Capello says he will make up his mind about his permanent skipper this summer and Hargreaves is enjoying playing under the Italian, who replaced McClaren after England missed out on Euro 2008.

The former Bayern Munich midfielder explained: "Everyone's still getting to know each other really but he carries the aura of a big coach - similar to the boss at United (Sir Alex Ferguson).

"I think he does things his own way and players respect that. Everyone's ready to do their best for him.

"You look forward to a change after a disappointing campaign - it's a breath of fresh air."

Meanwhile, Blackburn winger David Bentley is relishing the challenge of trying to oust David Beckham on England's right flank.

Bentley, 23, hopes to be involved against the US at Wembley and to make the trip to play Trinidad and Tobago at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain on 1 June.

But Beckham, who linked up with the England squad on Monday, is in good form after scoring with a spectacular 70-yard injury-time shot in the LA Galaxy's 3-1 win over the Kansas City Wizards on Saturday.

"I know David Beckham is loved the world over and I admire him as a man and a player but I will be trying my hardest to challenge him for the position and we'll see what happens," Bentley said.

"I have to keep performing and playing to a high level and keep working hard.

"The levels David has reached are fantastic but I know I have to go every day to training and be aiming to reach those levels and go higher.

"You want to push yourself on to the next level and I'll be looking to play as many games as I can to push on to the next step.

"These are big games for me to try and establish myself as an international player and push on which I want to do."

I can't be bothered to say or explain much, but a shameful decision. TT is a disgrace and should never be the captain of England, past history gives plenty of reasons why.

[MSingh]

Outrageous i think, thumbs down from me..

[EastSaxCol]

I guess that as all the captain has to do is call the toss of a coin at the beginning, then Terry seems apt as he's a a bigger tosser than anyone.

[Jockstar]

Not a good sign when the fans dont like him.

[Prakanong]

Capello has done thisd exactly because of the penalty miss and the teary aftermath

It may be brilliant man management but we will have to wait and see - its done for JT though and nobody else.

[nev]

gave up being intrested in england a long time ago,and how does carrick not get in the england team he is class.

[EastSaxCol]

Capello has done thisd exactly because of the penalty miss and the teary aftermath

Although he 'claims' to have made tha decision before Terry's little error.

carrick not get in the england team he is class.

Nor even in the squad. We've been posing this question about Robert Green for a whole season.

[Seapok]

Not a good sign when the fans dont like him.

If true England fans don't recognise Terry's leadership on the pitch then they clearly aren't watching the same game.

Why would all his fellow England team mates jump to support Terry if they didn't think he was up to the job?

I didn't hear them going on about what a great leader Owen was when he was given a chance. Terry shows good character, he plays with passion,

wear's his heart on his sleeve, commands his players and is truly honoured to lead his fellow country men in battle.

All these plastic fans on this forum going on about his attitude, ego and being upset about missing "that" pen need to look at themselves first before they judge others!

If they believe all they read that is just ridiculous! do they actually know Terry as a person? I think not.

[EastSaxCol]

If true England fans don't recognise Terry's leadership on the pitch then they clearly aren't watching the same game.

Why would all his fellow England team mates jump to support Terry if they didn't think he was up to the job?

Despite what Capello has claimed , Terry was chosen to just wipe his tears I reckon. But you just need to accept that most fans just don't like him. The same way as most don't like Lampard.

I didn't hearTerry shows good character, he plays with passion, wear's his heart on his sleeve, commands his players and is truly honoured to lead his fellow country men in battle.

Good character ? Is that why he's always the first to hound the referee any decision that doesn't go Chlesea's way. What you're saying reminds me of when I once said that Chelsea supporters used to have strong passion way back. To which the reply was "yeah maybe, but they had the wrong sort of passion".

That just about sums up Terry to me as well.

To most people's minds Gerrard would have made a better captain and Rio seems to be maturing for that role. At least both

are sure of being amongst the first on the team sheet. Not so with Terry.

All these plastic fans on this forum going on about his attitude, ego and being upset about missing "that" pen need to look at themselves first before they judge others!

BAAAWAAAH

"Plastic fans". There can be no greater irony than that coming from a Chelsea supporter.

[Seapok]

If true England fans don't recognise Terry's leadership on the pitch then they clearly aren't watching the same game.

Why would all his fellow England team mates jump to support Terry if they didn't think he was up to the job?

Despite what Capello has claimed , Terry was chosen to just wipe his tears I reckon. But you just need to accept that most fans just don't like him. The same way as most don't like Lampard.

I didn't hearTerry shows good character, he plays with passion, wear's his heart on his sleeve, commands his players and is truly honoured to lead his fellow country men in battle.

Good character ? Is that why he's always the first to hound the referee any decision that doesn't go Chlesea's way. What you're saying reminds me of when I once said that Chelsea supporters used to have strong passion way back. To which the reply was "yeah maybe, but they had the wrong sort of passion".

That just about sums up Terry to me as well.

To most people's minds Gerrard would have made a better captain and Rio seems to be maturing for that role. At least both

are sure of being amongst the first on the team sheet. Not so with Terry.

All these plastic fans on this forum going on about his attitude, ego and being upset about missing "that" pen need to look at themselves first before they judge others!

BAAAWAAAH

"Plastic fans". There can be no greater irony than that coming from a Chelsea supporter.

Don't be stupid, why would a hardened manager all of a sudden develope a soft side and give Terry the armband?

John Terry is the captain of the club, he is the only one officially allowed to question the ref's decision's so why shouldn't he ask what's going on? do you think he is only player ever to hound ref's? what about that angelic player you had? what was his name? St. Julian Dicks I believe. That geezer was a proper thug and you know it.

As far as plastic fans go my veins run blue passed down through generations of season ticket holders before me so don't label me something I mostly definitely am not.

[mrtoad]

Not a good sign when the fans dont like him.

If true England fans don't recognise Terry's leadership on the pitch then they clearly aren't watching the same game.

Why would all his fellow England team mates jump to support Terry if they didn't think he was up to the job?

I didn't hear them going on about what a great leader Owen was when he was given a chance. Terry shows good character, he plays with passion,

wear's his heart on his sleeve, commands his players and is truly honoured to lead his fellow country men in battle.

All these plastic fans on this forum going on about his attitude, ego and being upset about missing "that" pen need to look at themselves first before they judge others! If they believe all they read that is just ridiculous! do they actually know Terry as a person? I think not.

Oh please, this is not a pissing contest to see who is the uberfan. I think you'll find that there are a number of us here who have come to support clubs probably in the same way that you do through generations of family supporting a certain club. I've certainly spent enough time reading and watching football, with a fair amount of travelling included to be classed as more than a "plastic fan". It's funny how you sem to need to personalise everything when it comes down to criticisms of your club. John Terry is not a popular player with the majority of fans partly because of the way that he displays his "passion".

As for what people think about TT, click on this link.

http://www.caughtoffside.com/2008/05/22/wh...words/6938.html

Doesn't seem very popular.

[EastSaxCol]

John Terry is the captain of the club, he is the only one officially allowed to question the ref's decision's so why shouldn't he ask what's going on?

What you talking about ? He just heads the Chelsea pack of those hounding the referee when he should be setting an example

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o you think he is only player ever to hound, what about that angelic player you had? what was his name? St. Julian Dicks I believe. That geezer was a proper thug and you know it.

Terminator never hounded referees as far as I can remember. Sure he played with passion and was well 'ard. But no whinging cry baby and that's for sure. Although my West Ham role model would be Billy Bonds and not Julian. And to be fair with a name like Julian you'd have to be reminded of Johnny Cash's, A Boy Named Sue.

As far as plastic fans go my veins run blue passed down through generations of season ticket holders before me so don't label me something I mostly definitely am not.

I don't think that you are mate. It's just what your Club has become that attracts those who've supported Chelsea and football generally for , let me see, at least five years. Mind you, you always did have your fair share of Chelsington luvvies, paradoxicallty enough and nasty fascists too.

[Seapok]

Not a good sign when the fans dont like him.

If true England fans don't recognise Terry's leadership on the pitch then they clearly aren't watching the same game.

Why would all his fellow England team mates jump to support Terry if they didn't think he was up to the job?

I didn't hear them going on about what a great leader Owen was when he was given a chance. Terry shows good character, he plays with passion,

wear's his heart on his sleeve, commands his players and is truly honoured to lead his fellow country men in battle.

All these plastic fans on this forum going on about his attitude, ego and being upset about missing "that" pen need to look at themselves first before they judge others! If they believe all they read that is just ridiculous! do they actually know Terry as a person? I think not.

Oh please, this is not a pissing contest to see who is the uberfan. I think you'll find that there are a number of us here who have come to support clubs probably in the same way that you do through generations of family supporting a certain club. I've certainly spent enough time reading and watching football, with a fair amount of travelling included to be classed as more than a "plastic fan". It's funny how you sem to need to personalise everything when it comes down to criticisms of your club. John Terry is not a popular player with the majority of fans partly because of the way that he displays his "passion".

As for what people think about TT, click on this link.

http://www.caughtoffside.com/2008/05/22/wh...words/6938.html

Doesn't seem very popular.

Your actually going by what those moronic people said as a genuine guide on JT's popularity? haha you loser! I've just watched Match of The Day and maybe my hearing is deceiving me but all 3 ex professional, well respected footballers who I would imagine know a lot more about the game than you said what a "great player" and "inspirational leader" John Terry is!! I win you lose, game over, I rest my case.

[Seapok]

Another fine performance from Captain John Terry, scored a goal and help keep a clean sheet.

England 2-0 USA

John Terry put aside his Champions League troubles to help England to a routine friendly win over a disappointing USA side at Wembley.

Terry headed England in front from a pinpoint David Beckham cross shortly before the end of a poor first half.

Gareth Barry came off the bench to set up team-mate Steven Gerrard to sidefoot home the second goal.

The USA's best chance fell to Eddie Johnson but he lashed past the post on a difficult evening for the visitors.

England returned to winning ways in Fabio Capello's third game in charge of the national side, but it was another largely uninspiring and forgettable friendly.

It will take more than a friendly win before Terry forgets his penalty miss that cost Chelsea the Champions League final.

But the goal clearly provided a bit of welcome relief for the Chelsea skipper, who was handed the captaincy as coach Fabio Capello again rotated the armband.

Former skipper Beckham was presented with a golden cap from England's record goalscorer Sir Bobby Charlton prior to the game and followed it with a energetic 45 minutes on the right side.

Beckham was first to threaten a goal with a free-kick that whistled past the post.

The LA Galaxy midfielder offered a scoring opportunity for Gerrard to break the deadlock from a cleverly worked set-piece, but the Liverpool star's shot was blocked by Clint Dempsey.

Jermain Defoe was handed a first start for 20 months up front to provide some swift legs alongside Wayne Rooney.

The Portsmouth player offered the pace but wasted several opportunities to show he is the man with the finishing touch that England have been lacking.

With the USA mustering little in attack it was a matter of whether England could convert their ample possession into goals.

Defoe should have finished off a neat move involving Gerrard and Rooney but he sidefooted past the post from in front of goal.

Just before the break England got the breakthrough when Beckham swung in a trademark cross from the right and Terry, standing almost on the penalty spot, powered a low header past Tim Howard.

The goal awoke the England fans from their friendly slumber and England began to dominate with Owen Hargreaves and Defoe threatening to add a second before the interval.

USA could have thrown a spanner in the works a minute of the restart in their best chance of the game, but Johnson smacked just wide of the upright with an otherwise-untroubled England defence standing back.

Both sides began to make use of their considerable substitute benches and Barry, who replaced an ineffective Frank Lampard, made an instant contribution.

The Aston Villa midfielder produced a deft pass to lay on the second goal for a breaking Gerrard to run on and slot home comfortably.

With the USA looking dead and buried the game was effectively over, which was all-but-confirmed when the crowd began the Mexican waves with 20 minutes still to go.

[mr_hippo]

Terry to lead England against USA

ENGLAND v USA

Venue: Wembley Date: Wednesday, 28 May Kick-off: 2005 BST

Coverage: Live on BBC One, live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live (available on website for UK only), full coverage on BBC Sport website

And Capello said the captaincy will boost Terry after he missed a crucial penalty in Chelsea's Champions League final defeat against Manchester United. He said: "It is a good decision for John Terry after last Wednesday, which was not nice for him."

Capello added: "He has played very well in training and when I told him he would be captain he was very, very happy.

An open letter to Fabio Capello

Dear Mr Capello,

In the 1959/60 season, I was the left half in the Prescot C of E Primary School football team. It was my last year before I went to Prescot Grammar School and it was our last match. Mr Hitchmough replaced me and it was not very nice of him to drop me for the game against Bleak Hill. I have a 100% penalty record - Taken 0, Scored 0 - which is far better than John Terry's!

I am fast approaching 60 and I may not be able to do the whole 90 minutes - I think about 87 will be my limit! Can you include me in the starting line-up for the match against Trinidad and Tobago in the midfield and make me very, very happy.

Regards

(Real name removed)

PS I can cry on cue

[MSingh]

Nice to see the England Captain ( whether you agree or disagree is something else entirely ) get a superb reception from ENGLAND Fans last night, so what does the completely classless England Captain do ???

Praise only Chelsea Fans in his Post Match Interview, good one John...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7424813.stm

[mrtoad]

Not a good sign when the fans dont like him.

If true England fans don't recognise Terry's leadership on the pitch then they clearly aren't watching the same game.

Why would all his fellow England team mates jump to support Terry if they didn't think he was up to the job?

I didn't hear them going on about what a great leader Owen was when he was given a chance. Terry shows good character, he plays with passion,

wear's his heart on his sleeve, commands his players and is truly honoured to lead his fellow country men in battle.

All these plastic fans on this forum going on about his attitude, ego and being upset about missing "that" pen need to look at themselves first before they judge others! If they believe all they read that is just ridiculous! do they actually know Terry as a person? I think not.

Oh please, this is not a pissing contest to see who is the uberfan. I think you'll find that there are a number of us here who have come to support clubs probably in the same way that you do through generations of family supporting a certain club. I've certainly spent enough time reading and watching football, with a fair amount of travelling included to be classed as more than a "plastic fan". It's funny how you sem to need to personalise everything when it comes down to criticisms of your club. John Terry is not a popular player with the majority of fans partly because of the way that he displays his "passion".

As for what people think about TT, click on this link.

http://www.caughtoffside.com/2008/05/22/wh...words/6938.html

Doesn't seem very popular.

Your actually going by what those moronic people said as a genuine guide on JT's popularity? haha you loser! I've just watched Match of The Day and maybe my hearing is deceiving me but all 3 ex professional, well respected footballers who I would imagine know a lot more about the game than you said what a "great player" and "inspirational leader" John Terry is!! I win you lose, game over, I rest my case.

You really are quite a sad individual, who believes that discussing football issues and opininons is about winning and losing, hence you're continual confrontational posts.

I am quite happy to stand by my belief that he should not be the England captain as he does not have the all round qualities requires to represent England in such a position, afterall he's hardly a great role model is he?

I could pull down countless examples of other ex-professionals that would disagree with what the other three had said, along with thousands of genuine football fans. Opinions are like <deleted>, everyones got one, some you don't like, but it really is pretty sad that you continue to feel that it is some personal crusade against you. Luckily, the majority of people on this forum do have a little bit more balance on things.

Sadly, I don't think the treatment that you require is is available on the NHS yet.

[mrtoad]

Nice to see the England Captain ( whether you agree or disagree is something else entirely ) get a superb reception from ENGLAND Fans last night, so what does the completely classless England Captain do ???

Praise only Chelsea Fans in his Post Match Interview, good one John...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7424813.stm

As much as I disagree with the decision, I agree that he should get a good reception from the fans, afterall club loyalties should go out the window when cheering on your own country.

As I have said and stand by, regardless of what Seapok thinks, TT does not have the all round requirments to be England captain, and this is another case in point.

[EastSaxCol]

Nice to see the England Captain ( whether you agree or disagree is something else entirely ) get a superb reception from ENGLAND Fans last night, so what does the completely classless England Captain do ???

Praise only Chelsea Fans in his Post Match Interview, good one John...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7424813.stm

As much as I disagree with the decision, I agree that he should get a good reception from the fans, afterall club loyalties should go out the window when cheering on your own country.

As I have said and stand by, regardless of what Seapok thinks, TT does not have the all round requirments to be England captain, and this is another case in point.

That's all fair enough and I agree.

Although I think that England has become a secondary consideration to the all powerful Clubs for most of the players, and many fans put Club before country a well. There's very few players who actually want to play for the country it seems. But to be fair to Terry he's one of those who may be different. But he's not really suitable as captain when there's better options.

[MSingh]

Nice to see the England Captain ( whether you agree or disagree is something else entirely ) get a superb reception from ENGLAND Fans last night, so what does the completely classless England Captain do ???

Praise only Chelsea Fans in his Post Match Interview, good one John...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7424813.stm

As much as I disagree with the decision, I agree that he should get a good reception from the fans, afterall club loyalties should go out the window when cheering on your own country.

As I have said and stand by, regardless of what Seapok thinks, TT does not have the all round requirments to be England captain, and this is another case in point.

I completely agree Mr T, but look at who the classless England Captain chose to thank after being given a great recption by ENGLAND Fans ???

Not those ENGLAND Fans who gave him the good reception, he, as usual, just chose to thank his own which is not the way the ENGLAND Captain should do things in my honest opinion..

[Seapok]

Not a good sign when the fans dont like him.

If true England fans don't recognise Terry's leadership on the pitch then they clearly aren't watching the same game.

Why would all his fellow England team mates jump to support Terry if they didn't think he was up to the job?

I didn't hear them going on about what a great leader Owen was when he was given a chance. Terry shows good character, he plays with passion,

wear's his heart on his sleeve, commands his players and is truly honoured to lead his fellow country men in battle.

All these plastic fans on this forum going on about his attitude, ego and being upset about missing "that" pen need to look at themselves first before they judge others! If they believe all they read that is just ridiculous! do they actually know Terry as a person? I think not.

Oh please, this is not a pissing contest to see who is the uberfan. I think you'll find that there are a number of us here who have come to support clubs probably in the same way that you do through generations of family supporting a certain club. I've certainly spent enough time reading and watching football, with a fair amount of travelling included to be classed as more than a "plastic fan". It's funny how you sem to need to personalise everything when it comes down to criticisms of your club. John Terry is not a popular player with the majority of fans partly because of the way that he displays his "passion".

As for what people think about TT, click on this link.

http://www.caughtoffside.com/2008/05/22/wh...words/6938.html

Doesn't seem very popular.

Your actually going by what those moronic people said as a genuine guide on JT's popularity? haha you loser! I've just watched Match of The Day and maybe my hearing is deceiving me but all 3 ex professional, well respected footballers who I would imagine know a lot more about the game than you said what a "great player" and "inspirational leader" John Terry is!! I win you lose, game over, I rest my case.

You really are quite a sad individual, who believes that discussing football issues and opininons is about winning and losing, hence you're continual confrontational posts.

I am quite happy to stand by my belief that he should not be the England captain as he does not have the all round qualities requires to represent England in such a position, afterall he's hardly a great role model is he?

I could pull down countless examples of other ex-professionals that would disagree with what the other three had said, along with thousands of genuine football fans. Opinions are like <deleted>, everyones got one, some you don't like, but it really is pretty sad that you continue to feel that it is some personal crusade against you. Luckily, the majority of people on this forum do have a little bit more balance on things.

Sadly, I don't think the treatment that you require is is available on the NHS yet.

Maybe you should read my post's again, I couldn't care less of what you think of me, I do not think its a personal crusade against me as you say, I'm just standing by what I think of England's captain......JOHN TERRY.

If you want to get personal maybe you should send me a PM and we can discuss it there.

[EastSaxCol]

Maybe you should read my post's again, I couldn't care less of what you think of me, I do not think its a personal crusade against me as you say, I'm just standing by what I think of England's captain......JOHN TERRY.

Fact is that ultimately Terry will not be chosen as England's permanent captain. The sensible money is going on Ferdinand. Then we can all perhaps put this episode to bed.

[MSingh]

Maybe you should read my post's again, I couldn't care less of what you think of me, I do not think its a personal crusade against me as you say, I'm just standing by what I think of England's captain......JOHN TERRY.

Fact is that ultimately Terry will not be chosen as England's permanent captain. The sensible money is going on Ferdinand. Then we can all perhaps put this episode to bed.

Fingers crossed HH..

[boiledegg]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3623690,00.html

Steven Gerrard hailed the "fantastic character" of John Terry as he bounced back from his UEFA Champions League misery to help England to victory against the USA.

Terry had been in the depths of despair after missing the spot-kick for Chelsea which would have given them victory over Manchester United in the final in Moscow.

Terry had already received a 'pick-me-up' by reclaiming the captaincy and he followed it up by scoring the opening goal in England's 2-0 success.

Gerrard, who added the second, said: "I am so pleased for John Terry. He is a top guy off the pitch and also a great player on it. He is a fantastic footballer.

"Unfortunately for him, he suffered a big low in his career with what happened in Moscow last week.

"But we always knew he was going to bounce back. That is the type of fantastic character that he is.

LEADER

"He showed once again that he is a fantastic leader. He has done it so many times."

Gerrard believes England are starting to make progress under Fabio Capello but is aware there is still much work to be done before they are at the level they want to be.

The Liverpool skipper added: "This was another step in the right direction. We are pleased with the win and we have a clean sheet. We are getting a bit more used to the new set-up.

"We are certainly on the right path but there is still a long way to go to get to the level we want to perform at."

Gerrard insists England have to forget the disappointment of failing to qualify for Euro 2008 and concentrate on mounting a strong World Cup qualifying campaign.

He said: "Not going to the Euro finals has been hitting home for a long time, ever since we failed to qualify.

"We are going to have to suffer that disappointment throughout the summer. We all wanted to be part of the finals and challenging to win the tournament.

"But we've got to prepare for the World Cup qualifiers. We have to put the disappointment we are feeling about this summer to the back of our minds."

IF YOU DONT QUALIFY FROM A P7SS EASY GROUP YOU ARE USELESS NOT FANTASTIC

[mrtoad]

Maybe you should read my post's again, I couldn't care less of what you think of me, I do not think its a personal crusade against me as you say, I'm just standing by what I think of England's captain......JOHN TERRY.

If you want to get personal maybe you should send me a PM and we can discuss it there.

Nothing to discuss, you have a view and I have a view, we disagree. Pretty simple really.

In the end it makes no difference as Capello will make the decision, not any of us "plastic fans".

By the sounds of it, it's one from four now, as Gareth Barry may captain the side on Saturday, if SG doesn't.

[Travel2003]

Pathetic to see how the players hugged Terry after his goal against USA.

I almost got sick watching it.

What is going on in England?

The guy was not skilled enough to stay on his feet during a penalty shoot out (in Moscow), and he missed.

Now, a week later and the world is still feeling sorry for him?

Oh, by the way, what the h...? Terry dedicated his goal for England to all the Chelsea fans!!

Someone that plays for the national side, but dedicates the goal to someone else?

Whats going on in England.

Guess we all asked that already when they failed to qualify to the Euro.

And we clearly see why.

[Seapok]

Becks runs rule over skippers

David Beckham feels the candidates to be England's next skipper would all make 'quality captains'.

England coach Fabio Capello will decide his captain for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers at the start of next season after giving three players a chance in the role to date.

Steven Gerrard skippered the team in Capello's first game against Switzerland, Rio Ferdinand was captain for the defeat in France, while John Terry led the team out in Wednesday's 2-0 win over the USA.

Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry has been mooted to take the armband in Sunday's friendly with Trinidad & Tobago as Capello continues to assess his options.

Beckham, who spent over five years as England captain, has suggested that Capello will not go wrong with whoever he chooses for the role in the long term.

"It is not right for me to say who I think should be captain because we've got players all the way through the team that could be the captain," said Beckham.

"I think Rio Ferdinand has done a great job, Stevie G has done a great job and obviously JT. They are all quality captains and all have got the chance of being a captain.

"You have to be a strong character to be a captain of not just your club team but your country - and every one of those players has a strong character and is passionate about playing for their country.

"When you see them play, everyone can see what it means to them. If you show that kind of passion, you've got every chance of being a great captain."

[scousemouse]

It's getting lively in here

[EastSaxCol]

It's getting lively in here

Yes, there does seem to be a fair number of people more than willing to help stick the blue flag where it belongs.