FIFA World Cup group stages

[Gingerfinch]

Rickie Lambert says he only found out at 12pm that he was in the 23, and it was Roy Hodgsons secretary that called him as he was on his way to Portugal, so he was informed before he could travel.

What was Roy doing with his secretary at midnight.

12pm is lunchtime

Even worse, doing it in broad daylight.

[Aidan11]

Rickie Lambert says he only found out at 12pm that he was in the 23, and it was Roy Hodgsons secretary that called him as he was on his way to Portugal, so he was informed before he could travel.

What was Roy doing with his secretary at midnight.

12pm is lunchtime

Even worse, doing it in broad daylight.

Worked for Sven.

[The Waugh Twins]

Rickie Lambert says he only found out at 12pm that he was in the 23, and it was Roy Hodgsons secretary that called him as he was on his way to Portugal, so he was informed before he could travel.

What was Roy doing with his secretary at midnight.

12pm is lunchtime

Oops so it is.

[GGAS]

All in all the England squad is pretty much as I expected. I'd have had Barry for Lampard and wouldn't have taken Welbeck, but Roy was always going to take the pair of them. I'd have done everything to get Terry in there too.

For the Italy game I'd go: Hart, Johnson, Cahill, Jagielka, Baines. Chamberlain, Wilshere, Gerrard, Henderson, Sterling. Sturridge. But I think the team will be that back 5, then Milner, Gerrard, Henderson and Welbeck with Rooney behind Sturridge.

[dan08]

Hart; Johnson, Jagielka, Cahill, Baines; Gerrard, Henderson; Lallana, Rooney, Sterling; Sturridge would be my XI.

[yuppie]

Yep Terry in the squad would have made England much stronger.

[SaintPowelly]

I'd have done everything to get Terry in there too.

Yep Terry in the squad would have made England much stronger.

Hodgson did contact him and ask him to re-consider, he declined.

[Alviro Patterson]

That Ray Wilkins character criticises Luke Shaw for a lack of defensive attributes, surely he can't be worse than Glen Johnson who has no positional sense.

[SaintPowelly]

Lambert,Lallana and Shaw for England

Yoshida named in Japans 23

Ramirez named in a provisional 25 man Uruguay squad, just waiting for Croatias announcement now.

[SaintPowelly]

Morgan Schneiderlin on Frances stand by list

[SaintPowelly]

Morgan Schneiderlin on Frances stand by list

Great achievement, Nasri isn't involved AT ALL ( probably declined stand by list )

[Durhamfootman]

Looks as though Roy took my advice and got rid of most the old stagers.

I haven't seen a full squad list yet, but I'm already impressed. (apart from Welbeck, obviously)

[dan08]

Morgan Schneiderlin on Frances stand by list

Great achievement, Nasri isn't involved AT ALL ( probably declined stand by list )

Nasri's easily good enough to get in so looks like the French Football Federation still have a problem with Nasri after the 2010 debacle.

[dan08]

No Tevez in the Argentina squad. Shame that the coach has a problem with him and refuses to pick him. Also, no Willy Caballero, Pastore, Icardi, Lamela, Fazio, Musacchio but Franco Di Santo is in...

[st_brendy]

That Ray Wilkins character criticises Luke Shaw for a lack of defensive attributes, surely he can't be worse than Glen Johnson who has no positional sense.

God knows why. Criticise Shaw's offensive game by all means (no goals all season, and I'm struggling to think of even one assist - the kid really needs to learn how to cross a ball, although he is very comfortable running with the ball), but his defensive game is as good as any full back around. And considering he's just 18, that is quite something.

Sensationally good defensively.