The Lions Team

[Deckydee]

Hi,

I was discussing the upcoming Lions tour with a couple of my friends recently when the topic of a Lions football team arose. Who would you pick? This is mine:

Given (Irl)

Ashley Cole (Eng) Richard Dunne (Irl) Gary Caldwell (Sco) Darren Fletcher (Sco)


Stewart Downing (Eng) Steven Gerrard (Eng) Aiden McGeady (Irl)

Shaun Maloney (Sco)

Wayne Rooney (Eng) Robbie Keane (Irl)


Bench

Wayne Hennessey (Wal)
David James (Eng)
Frank Lampard (Eng)
Damien Duff (Eir)
Liam Doyle (Eir)
Chris Iwelumo (Wal)
James McFadden (Sco)
Craig Bellamy (Wal)
David Healy (NI)


Ok, I have pushed Fletcher back to accommodate an already out of place McGeady. But I could not decide on my team without them. Anyone know better options?

[shakermaker1982]

Did you have to pick a certain number of players from each country because how else would you explain so many Scots?! then again you've totally forgotten about the Nordies. They won't be a happy bunch!

[Deckydee]

Did you have to pick a certain number of players from each country because how else would you explain so many Scots?! then again you've totally forgotten about the Nordies. They won't be a happy bunch!

I know, dont tell them

[theworm2345]

Wayne Hennessey (Wal)
David James (Eng)
Frank Lampard (Eng)
Damien Duff (Eir)
Liam Doyle (Eir)
Chris Iwelumo (Wal)
James McFadden (Sco)
Craig Bellamy (Wal)
David Healy (NI)


Ok, I have pushed Fletcher back to accommodate an already out of place McGeady. But I could not decide on my team without them. Anyone know better options?

Who the **** is that?

[Dodge]

Whoever he is he's better than Caldwell. he's probably better than Ashley Cole right full and Darren Fletcher left Full. He's absolutely better than the Welsh Iwelumo. He's better than the current Scottish international of the same name too

[Deckydee]

Kevin Doyle, My apologies

[Lionel Ritchie]

He's absolutely better than the Welsh Iwelumo. He's better than the current Scottish international of the same name too

very good indeed.

[an_ceannaire]

Are you having a laugh??? Look, if your picking in a way that has to accomodate all then ok, but in the Real Lions test team they dont do that, so why do it in soccer??
If we were being honest and picking an 11 combination then it would look like this
Given
Cole
Ferdinand
Terry
Johnson
Giggs
Gerrard
Lampard
Cole
Rooney
Keane/Crouch

No real natural goal scorers so Robbie would have a chance alright.
You picked Caldwell DONKEY!!!

[OwlsFan]

Why are the players on the team from Irl and the players on the bench from Eir?

[Den Perry]

Hi,

I was discussing the upcoming Lions tour with a couple of my friends recently when the topic of a Lions football team arose. Who would you pick? This is mine:

Given (Irl)

Ashley Cole (Eng) Richard Dunne (Irl) Gary Caldwell (Sco) Darren Fletcher (Sco)


Stewart Downing (Eng) Steven Gerrard (Eng) Aiden McGeady (Irl)

Shaun Maloney (Sco)

Wayne Rooney (Eng) Robbie Keane (Irl)


Bench

Wayne Hennessey (Wal)
David James (Eng)
Frank Lampard (Eng)
Damien Duff (Eir)
Liam Doyle (Eir)
Chris Iwelumo (Wal)
James McFadden (Sco)
Craig Bellamy (Wal)
David Healy (NI)


Ok, I have pushed Fletcher back to accommodate an already out of place McGeady. But I could not decide on my team without them. Anyone know better options?

Presuming you are an Ireland fan, then this has to be the most biased team I have ever seen in my life. Dunne and Caldweel ahead of Ferdinand and Terry? you having a laugh? Caldwell is s hite, Dunne, though I rate him is having a bad season.Mcgeady? another laugh you're having. What about Joe Cole?S wright philips? James Milner? - all far superior players to MCgeady...

Moloney? Come on....

In fact the only non-english players that realistically would start would be Given and maybe Giggs and Keane....

PS...as for Downing, I wouldn't even let him wheel the luggage

[frog-gufc]

1- shay given
2- alan hutton
3- richard dunne
4- john terry
5- ashley cole
6- aidan mcgeady
7- stewart downing
8- steven gerrard
9- gareth barry
10- david healy
11- wayne rooney

1- kevin doyle
2- frank lampard
3- joe cole
4- boaz myhill
5- john o shea

midweek team

1- craig gordon
2- steve finnan
3- gareth bale
4- joleo lescott
5- rio ferdinand
6- ryan giggs
7- damian duff
8- barry ferguson
9- michael carrick
10- peter crouch
11- craig bellamy

1- robbie keane
2- maik taylor
3- jack collison
4- gabriel agbonlahor
5- ashley young

[shakermaker1982]

Given would be the only cert to start for us.

A fit and in form Finnan would be in contention and the Duffer (Chelsea first two seasons) would walk into a left wing slot.

Ashley Cole would not be in the squad on the grounds of being a complete ****.

[the-blue-harp]

Given would be the only cert to start for us.

A fit and in form Finnan would be in contention and the Duffer (Chelsea first two seasons) would walk into a left wing slot.

Ashley Cole would not be in the squad on the grounds of being a complete ****.

nobody who spends more time in more magazine than a football mag is allowed on the lions team, thats a new rule. so thats ashley cole out the wee gob****e.

[gustavo]

nobody who spends more time in more magazine than a football mag is allowed on the lions team, thats a new rule. so thats ashley cole out the wee gob****e.

Whereas I would adopt the more controversial approach and just select the best players regardless of any misgivings about their personality and as such he would be a shoo in to my team.

Could only really think of Given who would be a certainty to start in this team and possibly Dunne in the squad for us.

[as_i_say]

I suppose if we did have a lions team at least they would have a chance of beating New Zealand for once.

[NeilMcD]

The first post is the funniest post I have read on this site for a long time, fair play Dodge for a great retort also.

GK Given
Right back is the only slot I have difficulty with as there is nobody really great at this position. Hutton has the potential and is probably the best long term but Wes Brown, Glen Johnson and Steve Finnan could all get the nod. Probably give it to Wes Brown though.

CB Ferdinand
CB Terry
LB Cole
LMF Giggs
CM Carrick
CM Lampard
RMF Gerrard
Rooney CF
Keane CF

[EalingGreen]

Hi,

I was discussing the upcoming Lions tour with a couple of my friends recently when the topic of a Lions football team arose. Who would you pick? This is mine:

Given (Irl)

Ashley Cole (Eng) Richard Dunne (Irl) Gary Caldwell (Sco) Darren Fletcher (Sco)


Stewart Downing (Eng) Steven Gerrard (Eng) Aiden McGeady (Irl)

Shaun Maloney (Sco)

Wayne Rooney (Eng) Robbie Keane (Irl)


Bench

Wayne Hennessey (Wal)
David James (Eng)
Frank Lampard (Eng)
Damien Duff (Eir)
Liam Doyle (Eir)
Chris Iwelumo (Wal)
James McFadden (Sco)
Craig Bellamy (Wal)
David Healy (NI)


Ok, I have pushed Fletcher back to accommodate an already out of place McGeady. But I could not decide on my team without them. Anyone know better options?

"Lions"? "Donkeys" more like... I really can't believe that any rational football fan would start with Dunne, Caldwell, Fletcher, Downing, McGeady and Maloney etc.

If I were picking such a team, it would be Giggs (definitely), Given (maybe) and whatever combination of nine Englishmen Fabio Capello advised me to pick. Keane might make the bench.

And if I were picking a team for 2013 (i.e. the next Lions tour), it would likely be two or three from the current (exceptional) crop of Welsh U-21's, hopefully Jonny Evans, possibly John Fleck and seven or eight Englishmen.

P.S. If Stephen Ireland ever sorts his head out, and continues to develop as a player, he'd be in contention for 2013 as well, I should think.

[Dodge]

I'd imagine Stephen ireland would have no problem playing for this team...

[DeNiro]

Would this team have any particular national anthem?

[Closed Account 2]

Almunia for sub goalie