New Posts For Thread: really hope Hodgson ditches the old guard nowhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29200845/really-hope-hodgson-ditches-the-old-guard-nowgerrard lampard terry parker and barry should be thrown aside now, they have had many tournaments to succeed and they've failed miserably. let's start afresh and bring in the young players to give the fans some hopeI would like us to have persuaded Scholes to come out of retirement, especially in the absence of Wilshere.Age doesn't matter so much, it's more the type of player we choose to structure our teams around. England prefer Parker to Carrick, they preferhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29200845/really-hope-hodgson-ditches-the-old-guard-now?post_id=521233277#521233277I would like us to have persuaded Scholes to come out of retirement, especially in the absence of Wilshere.Age doesn't matter so much, it's more the type of player we choose to structure our teams around. England prefer Parker to Carrick, they preferMon, 25 Jun 2012 12:28:57 -0500Too many Sun readers with a fixation on age.Numbers mean nothing,it's your levels of fitness that count,and how you lead your life.Too much beer and cigs. will slow you down quicker than a clean living person,as obviously injuries do too. All this thttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29200845/really-hope-hodgson-ditches-the-old-guard-now?post_id=521230631#521230631Too many Sun readers with a fixation on age.Numbers mean nothing,it's your levels of fitness that count,and how you lead your life.Too much beer and cigs. will slow you down quicker than a clean living person,as obviously injuries do too. All this tMon, 25 Jun 2012 11:23:08 -0500anyone putting sturridge forward as an option should watch a few more chelsea games from last season.Some will cite he was playing out wide but trust me he is worse down the middle.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29200845/really-hope-hodgson-ditches-the-old-guard-now?post_id=521229975#521229975anyone putting sturridge forward as an option should watch a few more chelsea games from last season.Some will cite he was playing out wide but trust me he is worse down the middle.Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:05:05 -0500Eng have achieved to their usual ceiling at this tourno, knocked out in q/f. Doesn't make the players failures.I see your point, really I doMy point being that with (for ease, lets call them 'kids') you just may get further.If you're going to be playhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29200845/really-hope-hodgson-ditches-the-old-guard-now?post_id=521228501#521228501Eng have achieved to their usual ceiling at this tourno, knocked out in q/f. Doesn't make the players failures.I see your point, really I doMy point being that with (for ease, lets call them 'kids') you just may get further.If you're going to be playMon, 25 Jun 2012 10:23:24 -0500There are sure to be calls for a Beckham recall if he leads Team GB football team to Olympic goldhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29200845/really-hope-hodgson-ditches-the-old-guard-now?post_id=521228033#521228033There are sure to be calls for a Beckham recall if he leads Team GB football team to Olympic goldMon, 25 Jun 2012 10:07:18 -0500I'm surprised Beckham hasn't offered his services.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29200845/really-hope-hodgson-ditches-the-old-guard-now?post_id=521227969#521227969I'm surprised Beckham hasn't offered his services.Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:05:27 -0500The point isn't their age but the fact their bodies are creaking and are unlikely to be any fitter at the World Cup in two years.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29200845/really-hope-hodgson-ditches-the-old-guard-now?post_id=521227677#521227677The point isn't their age but the fact their bodies are creaking and are unlikely to be any fitter at the World Cup in two years.Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:57:11 -0500Nothing wrong with a blend of youth and experience. Pirlo is 33. Why this obsession with throwing players on the int'l slagheap post-30? Eng have achieved to their usual ceiling at this tourno, knocked out in q/f. Doesn't make the players failures.Thhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29200845/really-hope-hodgson-ditches-the-old-guard-now?post_id=521227475#521227475Nothing wrong with a blend of youth and experience. Pirlo is 33. Why this obsession with throwing players on the int'l slagheap post-30? Eng have achieved to their usual ceiling at this tourno, knocked out in q/f. Doesn't make the players failures.ThMon, 25 Jun 2012 09:52:01 -0500Yes it's the way of British sport!Stick with the old and trusted who have experience (of losing time and again) or who were good once, rather than youth, who may be brilliant.Nice staid, boring, conservative, 'beaten paths are for beaten men' old Enghttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29200845/really-hope-hodgson-ditches-the-old-guard-now?post_id=521227211#521227211Yes it's the way of British sport!Stick with the old and trusted who have experience (of losing time and again) or who were good once, rather than youth, who may be brilliant.Nice staid, boring, conservative, 'beaten paths are for beaten men' old EngMon, 25 Jun 2012 09:45:01 -0500are you totally stupid ?these players have played in many major tournaments and have they ever looked like are going to win it ?they're not good enough at that level so you give someone else a chance who might be, i despair about some people on here.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29200845/really-hope-hodgson-ditches-the-old-guard-now?post_id=521225861#521225861are you totally stupid ?these players have played in many major tournaments and have they ever looked like are going to win it ?they're not good enough at that level so you give someone else a chance who might be, i despair about some people on here.Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:02:14 -0500