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    Quote Originally Posted by joeSoap
    A squad of 23 would probably travel, incorporating 3 keepers,8 defenders, 8 midfielders and 4 strikers;

    Goalkeepers: Shay Given, Paul Robinson, Maik Taylor.

    Defenders: Gary Neville, Steve Finnan, John Terry, Sol Campbell, Jonathan Woodgate, Richard Dunne, Ashley Cole, Danny Gabbidon.

    Midfielders: David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, Roy Keane, Barry Ferguson (token useles Scot) Damian Duff, Ryan Giggs.

    Strikers: Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, John Hartson, Steven Elliott.

    Manager: Lawrie Sanchez, assistant Steve McLaren.
    God, these posts bring out the best in some people alright

    Your not far off overall joe but to even consider putting Woodgate and Gabbidon in before Ferdinand and Carragher is a bit far-fetched. Only hardened observers of West Ham and Cardiff would think along the same lines as regards Gabbidon, and as far as Woodgate goes the less said the better!

    Hartson and Elliott? Surely Bellamy has proven himself more than Elliott over the years and there are a bundle of alternatives for Hartson. None may fit the same criteria as 'Big John' but surely Defoe, Heskey, Crouch, Andy Johnson and Darius Vassell all have more to their game. None are quite as hefty but more effective all the same!
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    snoop dogg

    how about the worlds greatest chipper?(not as in liam brady )with siganture dish mentioned

    have to agree withv joe semi .dopey threads like this are better than slaggin off the wovers or venables
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    We had a Fox terrier who was good at football and we now have a border Collie who is pretty handy at football also, she loves a game, but a lion I don't know, I think trying to take on one of them babys in a game or give them orders would be dangerous.
    Its crazy to see people be what society wants them to be but not me.

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    Agree with JoeSoaps squad but would have Carragher ahead of Gabbidon

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    lads picking a squad is too easy its only the starting 11 i want ,you need the selection headache of only picking 11 , picking a squad is easy there is only about 24 players that would get near it anyway so it picks it self .

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    Goalkeepers: Shay Given, Paul Robinson, Craig Gordon

    Defenders: Gary Neville, Steve Finnan, John Terry, Sol Campbell, Ledley King, Richard Dunne, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand

    Midfielders: David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, Roy Keane, Barry Ferguson Damian Duff, Ryan Giggs.

    Strikers: Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, John Hartson, Last place is a toss up between Defoe, Keane and Bellamy Andy Johnson
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    Quote Originally Posted by NeilMcD
    Goalkeepers: Shay Given, Paul Robinson, Craig Gordon

    Defenders: Gary Neville, Steve Finnan, John Terry, Sol Campbell, Ledley King, Richard Dunne, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand

    Midfielders: David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, Roy Keane, Barry Ferguson Damian Duff, Ryan Giggs.

    Strikers: Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, John Hartson, Last place is a toss up between Defoe, Keane and Bellamy Andy Johnson
    what did i just say !!LOL

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    Finnan - Terry - Campbell - Cole
    Gerrard - Keane - Lampard - Duff
    Rooney - Ferguson

    I reckon that team would trounce New Zealand and Australia and even South africa at soccer. Big Drunken Ferguson is in purely to unsettle the Maoris (Umaga et al) and allow space for Roo to do the biz.

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    What about a Barbarians team Lions plus the French
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    Neville - Terry - Thuram- Cole

    Beckham - Makelele - Lampard - Zidane

    Henry - Trezeguet

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    Quote Originally Posted by Countyman
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    Finnan - Terry - Campbell - Cole
    Gerrard - Keane - Lampard - Duff
    Rooney - Ferguson

    I reckon that team would trounce New Zealand and Australia and even South africa at soccer. Big Drunken Ferguson is in purely to unsettle the Maoris (Umaga et al) and allow space for Roo to do the biz.
    big dunc would probibly just get sent off , why did you pick gerrard on the wing instead of becks ?

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    Gallas - Terry - Thuram- Cole

    Giuly - Makelele - Lampard - Duff

    Henry - Rooney
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    3-5-2

    Given

    Thuram- Terry- Woodgate

    Bechkam- Keane- Lampard- Viera- Duff

    Henry- Rooney.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NeilMcD
    What about a Barbarians team Lions plus the French
    Barbarians is a world team in rugby.

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    Quote Originally Posted by finlma
    Fair point - would be interested to hear ThatGuy's comments though. Care to start a new thread ThatGuy in Other Sports?

    Getting back to this thread - only Given and Duff would have a chance. No Welsh, no Scots.
    In my opinion the Lions is an entirely British entity, despite the recent removal of the word "british" from the title of the team. I do not think that Ireland should be a part of the team unless it is to become a representative side of the 6 nations tournament.

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    Quote Originally Posted by finlma
    Finnan might make it as a sub but no more. I'm afraid Steptoe Neville would get in there.
    funny......very funny

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    SQUAD:
    Goalkeepers: Shay Given, Paul Robinson, Maik Taylor.

    Defenders: Gary Neville, Steve Finnan, John Terry, Sol Campbell, Jonathan Woodgate, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole, Jamie Carragher.

    Midfielders: David Beckham, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, Barry Ferguson, Damian Duff, Ryan Giggs.

    Strikers: Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, John Hartson, Jermaine Defoe.

    STARTING 11:

    S Given
    G Neville - J Terry - J Carragher - A Cole

    D Beckham - S Gerrard - F Lampard - D Duff

    W Rooney - M Owen
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    Curtains drawing on Keane

    Quote Originally Posted by sparkey
    SQUAD:
    Goalkeepers: Shay Given, Paul Robinson, Maik Taylor.

    Defenders: Gary Neville, Steve Finnan, John Terry, Sol Campbell, Jonathan Woodgate, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole, Jamie Carragher.

    Midfielders: David Beckham, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, Barry Ferguson, Damian Duff, Ryan Giggs.

    Strikers: Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, John Hartson, Jermaine Defoe.

    STARTING 11:

    S Given
    G Neville - J Terry - J Carragher - A Cole

    D Beckham - S Gerrard - F Lampard - D Duff

    W Rooney - M Owen
    That team is a fair reflection of what any hypothetical team would look like. At last somebody else has seen the light and realised that Roy Keane is past his sell-by-date. There's a lack of acceptance on a lot of peoples part to the fact that Keane is not the player he once was, and never will be again.

    Henry Winter made this accurate observation about Keane in the telegraph on Tuesday: "In modern midfields young legs are required to live with dynamos like Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard. For all his ring-craft, Keane can be exposd over 90 minutes of stamina-sapping combat......Such sad reality explains Ferguson's redesigning of his team to accomodate the ageing general, isolating Ruud Van Nistelrooy in attack to put another body in midfield, an insurance policy against the one fight Keane cannot win. The warrior from Cork has conquered most opponents, but not Father Time."
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    Quote Originally Posted by anto1208
    big dunc would probibly just get sent off , why did you pick gerrard on the wing instead of becks ?
    OK BIG Dunc is a bit of a joke , throw in Shearer (lion heart etc )but

    "becks" as you say is probably the most over rated player in the history of over rated players. Give him time and no doubt he can pass and cross a great ball but thats it.

    Gerrard earned his spurs on the LFC right wing a few years ago and I moved him out there to may way for Keane.

    I would include "Becks" in the squad just to boost sales of replica shirts and possibly in partnership with Brylcreem allow him to endorse their product as well.

    Mensa of course would be emblazoned on Day-er-vids lappels and headgear.

    I cannot comprehend how anyone sees value in this player at all.

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    i actually think he is underrated!
    mostly cos most people i know think he is crap

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