Rio Ferdinand out of World Cup!
 

That's Englands Captain coming home .......

This type of thing happens every time, doesn't it?

Oh, what a shame, Drugs-in-'and coming home.

Link please

BBC and Google are your friends at times like this ... but, let me assist you:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...10/8722236.stm

:D

Pity we don't have a sports section on SN :Suspiciou

What's the rule about sending for replacements?

dl

<leans closer to the monitor and whispers> David, actually we do have one! https://www.scoobynet.com/sport-35/

Ohh well, thats your excuse for getting knocked out this time sorted anyway. :p

Common Paul - don't you realise I am a sarcastic sod. That was a dig at the new boy, Lewis :D

d

just means that terry will be back as captain quicker seeing as gerrard has had a couple of niggles that will be used by an excuse by him when things aren't going well for the team. now do we have mr i don't want to play for england carragher or the one match bandit king partner terry in the centre or **** it lets play 3-5-2.

In past 2 world cups I believed that England had the talent to potentially win. This one I don't think we have a squad with enough match winning players to make something happen in the big games. Spain have a great team all over. Argentina have a good team featuring the worlds best player Brasil just do what they do and thats before we get to the Italian team who I think are weaker on paper than England but who have mastered the art of dirty play and will probably 1-0 their way to the semis.

are we allowed to send another player over to make up the 22 or do we have to elect another captain from the 21?

No we can declare a replacement up to 24 hours before our first match kicks off I believe.
(Squad is 23 btw)

Hence the pics on the news just now of Dawson getting on a plane to SA.

Anyway I don't think it will be as much of a loss as we thought as Rio hasnt had that much 1st team action this season. Therefore I think he wont be as fit as he should and could possibly get injured during a game hence leaving us with a squad of only 22.

well I hear Becks is looking good ;)

At least you still have Heskey :lol1:

Lampard is Captain I think ....

Gerrard is vice captain, so is now captain.

LOL, Engand's preparations going well.

Lost Becks already, two lacklustre warm up games and now Ferdinand gets injured on the training pitch. What a professional outfit England are LOL!

Looking forward to them coming home after three games and everyone can throw those stupid flags back in the draw for another 4 years.

Perhap's Paul was wondering why you had to have a dig at a normal post!

Les ;)

+1. Haven't seen him have a good game this season. Not that I've seen too many.

Dave

Sounds like someone is happy about this.
Unfortunately accidents happen , England have to and will get on with it -Thats what they do.
They will win their group and go on . They will be very difficult to beat .
Remember where you heard it first.
Lets not write off our national team before a ball is kicked.

Football. We're all in it together. ZZZZzzzzzzz boring

Cricket seems to be going ok at the moment though!

Les :D