Delph for England

[Dante Lavelli]

Breath of fresh air wasn't he ,England are so hard to watch under this twat

Under this twat?
Have you not watched England the last 15 years?

That's what I thought.  I think you have to go back as far as Sven for an entertaining England team and Sven is way more of a twat than Roy in my opinion.

[ACVilla]

Wembley looks as empty as it used to be in the 80s for friendlies. And home internationals against Wales and N Ireland.

40,000 for an England game, 28,000 at the Villa.

Bubble well and truly bursting I reckon.......what's that, Rooney and Falcao on £300,000 a week......hhmmmmm.

[Clampy]

Wembley looks as empty as it used to be in the 80s for friendlies. And home internationals against Wales and N Ireland.

Bubble well and truly bursting I reckon.......what's that, Rooney and Falcao on £300,000 a week......hhmmmmm.

That's what get's me as well. I can just about understand players like Messi and Ronaldo earning the money they do but i watch Rooney and  wonder how he manages to get himself a pay rise every two years.

[Percy McCarthy]

Wembley looks as empty as it used to be in the 80s for friendlies. And home internationals against Wales and N Ireland.

Bubble well and truly bursting I reckon.......what's that, Rooney and Falcao on £300,000 a week......hhmmmmm.

That's what get's me as well. I can just about understand players like Messi and Ronaldo earning the money they do but i watch Rooney and  wonder how he manages to get himself a pay rise every two years.

Think Man Utd just panicked over how it would look if he went to Man City or Chelsea. Good work by his agent and Mourinho I reckon.

[Brend'Watkins]

I enjoyed watching his 20 mins or so, he looked lively and got involved.  Might even have done better if Sturrige and Welbeck were a little more aware of what's around them.  Awful game though overall.  Rooney just doesn't do enough.

[Gregorys Boy]

So what about the game next week would you people start Delph?  Think I would give him the first half and see how it goes.

[LeeB]

It's a qualifier isn't it? Don't think you really start players with a view to subbing them at half time in a qualifier, think you need international clearance from the British press to do something like that.

[Toronto Villa]

I enjoyed watching his 20 mins or so, he looked lively and got involved.  Might even have done better if Sturrige and Welbeck were a little more aware of what's around them.  Awful game though overall.  Rooney just doesn't do enough.

In the upside down bizarro world that is the upper echelons of English football that is the reason why they keeping giving Rooney more money, and have rewarded him with captaincy of his club and country.

[LeeB]

I enjoyed watching his 20 mins or so, he looked lively and got involved.  Might even have done better if Sturrige and Welbeck were a little more aware of what's around them.  Awful game though overall.  Rooney just doesn't do enough.

In the upside down bizarro world that is the upper echelons of English football that is the reason why they keeping giving Rooney more money and rewarded with captaining his club and country.

With both his club and country struggling, they've both shit it and thrown all their eggs in with him, without anybody stopping to think he might actually be part of the problem.

[Fin Feds Dad]

Wembley looks as empty as it used to be in the 80s for friendlies. And home internationals against Wales and N Ireland.

40,000 for an England game, 28,000 at the Villa.

Bubble well and truly bursting I reckon.......what's that, Rooney and Falcao on £300,000 a week......hhmmmmm.

I am going to take my lad to the Slovenia game in November. Family tickets still available - £20 adults , £10 kids.

http://ticketing.thefa.com/?utm_source=AMS&utm_medium=Clicktracker%2004&utm_campaign=CLICKTRACKER%20CAMPAIGN:%20Autumn%20Qualifiers%202014

[maidstonevillain]

Just found out Rooney has about 5years to go on that contract. The way things are going for ManU it's not inconceivable they wont be able to afford to pay him a few years down the line. They really could be heading for trouble.

[Toronto Villa]

I enjoyed watching his 20 mins or so, he looked lively and got involved.  Might even have done better if Sturrige and Welbeck were a little more aware of what's around them.  Awful game though overall.  Rooney just doesn't do enough.

In the upside down bizarro world that is the upper echelons of English football that is the reason why they keeping giving Rooney more money and rewarded with captaining his club and country.

With both his club and country struggling, they've both shit it and thrown all their eggs in with him, without anybody stopping to think he might actually be part of the problem.

I happen to believe that English football is completely devoid of genuine world class talent, both players and coaches. They are trying so very hard to squeeze what the can out of what they have without truly attacking the issues that are affecting the national game. Having a number of dinosaurs running it doesn't help at all, and it continues right through the system. You look at some of the more modern, progressive coaches and they are not English. If English football wants to correct itself start with appointing a manager that might look to play a different way and insist that football across all levels starts to follow the structural changes adopted in Germany or Spain. Get in a manager like Martinez or Rodgers and give them the genuine freedom to make decisions.

I just find English football so predictable. Maybe I'm being a bit unfair but when you watch the WC and really get a taste if what international football can be like then you see how far we have to go as a nation. England truly is Aston Villa. Loads of potential and excitement if managed correctly, and an audience that will quickly get behind it. It just hasn't been for a while. In England's case in a long while.

[tomd2103]

I enjoyed watching his 20 mins or so, he looked lively and got involved.  Might even have done better if Sturrige and Welbeck were a little more aware of what's around them.  Awful game though overall.  Rooney just doesn't do enough.

In the upside down bizarro world that is the upper echelons of English football that is the reason why they keeping giving Rooney more money and rewarded with captaining his club and country.

With both his club and country struggling, they've both shit it and thrown all their eggs in with him, without anybody stopping to think he might actually be part of the problem.

The long and short of it is that Rooney only seems interested in playing in the "number 10" role and both England and Manchester Utd have better players than him in that position.  England picked up markedly when he went off last night.   

[tomd2103]

I enjoyed watching his 20 mins or so, he looked lively and got involved.  Might even have done better if Sturrige and Welbeck were a little more aware of what's around them.  Awful game though overall.  Rooney just doesn't do enough.

In the upside down bizarro world that is the upper echelons of English football that is the reason why they keeping giving Rooney more money and rewarded with captaining his club and country.

With both his club and country struggling, they've both shit it and thrown all their eggs in with him, without anybody stopping to think he might actually be part of the problem.

I happen to believe that English football is completely devoid of genuine world class talent, both players and coaches. They are trying so very hard to squeeze what the can out of what they have without truly attacking the issues that are affecting the national game. Having a number of dinosaurs running it doesn't help at all, and it continues right through the system. You look at some of the more modern, progressive coaches and they are not English. If English football wants to correct itself start with appointing a manager that might look to play a different way and insist that football across all levels starts to follow the structural changes adopted in Germany or Spain. Get in a manager like Martinez or Rodgers and give them the genuine freedom to make decisions.

I just find English football so predictable. Maybe I'm being a bit unfair but when you watch the WC and really get a taste if what international football can be like then you see how far we have to go as a nation. England truly is Aston Villa. Loads of potential and excitement if managed correctly, and an audience that will quickly get behind it. It just hasn't been for a while. In England's case in a long while.

I doubt many managers currently employed in the Premier League would want the England job to be honest.  Rodgers would be probably be the the stand out candidate, but the only interested parties would probably be the likes of Bruce and Allardyce.

[Toronto Villa]

Sadly, I don't disagree Tom. Why would someone like Martinez want it if they cannot affect change throughout the system. It's a prestigious position devalued by those who are tasked govern and develop it.