abertawe_ram Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 The two meet in an international friendly on Wednesday 14th August. The England squad was announced today with the main surprises being Rickie Lambert's first inclusion as well as Zaha being called up again. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23613462 The Scotland squad was announced a little while ago but I can't be bothered to look up the article for you. Sorry. I seem to remember that the one and only Kenny Miller had been recalled. A few thoughts... Do Lambert and Zaha deserve their call ups? Is it worthwhile putting a friendly this close to the start of the season? Do you still have any interest in following the national side? Would you like to see a Home Nations type tournament in the future or would that be a waste of everyone's time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Ram Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Lamberts call is justified but I'd be surprised if he got one again. I think Carroll will be better than him this season and will be the 1st choice for a big striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abertawe_ram Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 I think based in his record in the last couple of years (especially in the prem last year) Lambert certainly deserves a chance. It's a shame it's come so late in his career but he could potentially make the World Cup squad if he makes an impact. With Zaha I'm a bit unsure; it's good to see younger players get a chance over the likes of Downing/Milner but at the same time I'm not sure he has made quite enough of an impact to warrant a call up. I'm still a keen follower of the national side even though I find I get very annoyed watching them (even more so than Derby) and I'm actually looking forward to this quite a lot as I think it might have a bit more energy to it than the average friendly. Having said that the timing seems slightly ridiculous with the Premier League season kicking off just a few days after. Whoever planned it seems pretty daft to me. Finally, I think a Home Nations tournament would be quite good fun although they'd probably struggle to find a time when clubs were willing to let their players go for it. Sorry for the waffle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Anyone else going, four of us going for an afternoon session of pool and beer followed by the game.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tibbs Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Might be going, still waiting to find out if I've got tickets or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Rather see Hooper in than Lambert, no point at his age introducing him to the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuff264 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Zaha "http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/laughter" alt="laughter"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notts_ram Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Dont see the point of giving a striker his first international cap at the age of 31 to be honest, makes the friendly even less meaningful then it already is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 My mates lad is one of the 'young uns' who walks out with the teams.. downside is , he's got to walk out with Scotland.. Still , an experience he'll never forget.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuff264 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 How does Sturridge continually miss out and Welbeck get in? Unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott_dcfc Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I am going. Hoping for a good game, never seen England play before either. Arrive at the hotel for 1pm, chuck the bags in, straight to Wembley, drink on. Not bad for a Wednesday I must say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I still have a interest in the national team. Find the whole set up quite similar to us tbh, you have a squad that tries hard, has very good home form but is poor away, a manager with 'plain' tactics, but deep down you know there never going to compete with the big boys. The big difference is the England set up does have far more ******* around I think a home nations tournament would be mint but i can't imagine it being a very popular idea with the powers that be. In my lifetime we have only played Ireland and Scotland 3 times i believe. Ireland 1995 was a disaster, and Scotland 1996/1999 weren't the most peaceful affairs apparently. Hopefully the game passes off without major incident like the Ireland game and we can consider more frequent home nations games, they would certainly make far more interesting friendlies than portugal etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abertawe_ram Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 Rather see Hooper in than Lambert, no point at his age introducing him to the squad. That's a really good point I hadn't thought of Hooper, he should really have been given a chance by now. It'll be interesting to see how he does for Norwich this year. I'm not against Lambert being in the squad as he was excellent last year but it is frustrating that he's only just getting his first cap at 31. He's certainly more worthy of a call up than some of the ***** that's been called up in recent years like Davies, Bothroyd and Nugent. Not that that is saying much. Just out of interest, those of you who're going, how much are tickets? I would've loved to go if I wasn't completely skint at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notts_ram Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Im only interested if the Scottish fans break the goalposts and dig up the turf to be honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott_dcfc Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 That's a really good point I hadn't thought of Hooper, he should really have been given a chance by now. It'll be interesting to see how he does for Norwich this year. I'm not against Lambert being in the squad as he was excellent last year but it is frustrating that he's only just getting his first cap at 31. He's certainly more worthy of a call up than some of the ***** that's been called up in recent years like Davies, Bothroyd and Nugent. Not that that is saying much. Just out of interest, those of you who're going, how much are tickets? I would've loved to go if I wasn't completely skint at the moment. I believe my ticket was around 45 poond. Yes. Poond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott129 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Loyalties are torn for this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 That's a really good point I hadn't thought of Hooper, he should really have been given a chance by now. It'll be interesting to see how he does for Norwich this year. I'm not against Lambert being in the squad as he was excellent last year but it is frustrating that he's only just getting his first cap at 31. He's certainly more worthy of a call up than some of the ***** that's been called up in recent years like Davies, Bothroyd and Nugent. Not that that is saying much. Just out of interest, those of you who're going, how much are tickets? I would've loved to go if I wasn't completely skint at the moment. £65 a piece..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 £65 a piece..... Well the £300million overspend on Wembley has to be paid for somehow..and guess who it is picking up the tab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Good news, Ashley Young withdraws! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Well the £300million overspend on Wembley has to be paid for somehow..and guess who it is picking up the tab How many millions of damage will the Scots cause this time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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