for me, Dawson is some way better than Upson. still, Upson faced more adversity given his employers last season (fuck me i'm being diplomatic to Capello here) so there is that if i am trying to be positive.
at least w one holding midfielder (though i still think i might prefer two workhorses a la Barry and Carrick, for eg, though i know he's not been training, just saying) again, A Cole should be given more opportunities as Jenks says. and GJ too. Milner and Barry and Gerrard - playing as he does for Liverpool - would be something.
as Cracker says, J Cole (no, not a magic wand, but what he represents if he does get picked) seems very unlikely now thanks to salesman Terry.
Crouch's ratio is there for all to see. he's Just Fontaine or Gerd Muller in the context of our strike-force!
hoping - w out any huge belief - for Nigeria to beat the Koreans later (which given the latter definitely seem the better team is unlikely) and the AFA boys to trounce Greece, thus ensuring a fairly improbable Nigeria passage...
