Common as Mook
Not Posh as Fook
- Jul 26, 2004
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I agree with you. Merely pointing out that has been in the tabloids.
I have said he should be captain since the last World Cup
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Scott Parker - England Captain (merged)
- Thread starter Simon Morgan
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I agree with you. Merely pointing out that has been in the tabloids.
I have said he should be captain since the last World Cup
There is still a chance that Gerrard could be made captain if Pearce is given the job on a longer term basis. Gerrard will not play the full game tonight, because he played 120 minutes on Sunday. It may well be that Pearce wanted the captain to be someone that will stay on the pitch for the entire game. I think we will find out more when the FA announce their plans for the summer.
On a stag do. 36 hours before having to meet up with the squad and a whole week before he next had to play. It really is a crime, isn't it? I'm surprised the FA have let him continue to represent England.
Superphil
Dismember
Do we know if Gerard is even starting? SP said h didn't pick Lampard and Ferdinand because he knows what they can do. I imagine he knows what Gerrard can do, as well so might start without him to give someone less experienced a spot.
Zawn Kellys
Member
- Feb 14, 2012
- 120
Excellent choice by Pearce, if only for a couple of games. But do agree that captain of a football team means nothing like it does in Rugby and especially cricket.
Parker would never have been chosen under previous management - Gerrard, Lamps, Terry, Ferdinand etc etc
Parker would never have been chosen under previous management - Gerrard, Lamps, Terry, Ferdinand etc etc
Coleby1007
New member
Absolute Joke,
Gerrard has constantly been overlooked for England captain when what he has achieved as Liverpool captain is far more than anyone else (In terms of leading by example, dragging his team single handedly on occasions to win trophies and success)
Farce
Gerrard has constantly been overlooked for England captain when what he has achieved as Liverpool captain is far more than anyone else (In terms of leading by example, dragging his team single handedly on occasions to win trophies and success)
Farce
sten_super
Brain Surgeon
Apparently Gerrard is generally quite a quiet person, and leads far more by doing than tub-thumping. Perhaps Pearce, given the general youth and inexperience in the squad, thought a more vociferous captain was needed to provide clear guidance and leadership, and thus chose Parker instead?
Tricky Dicky
New member
I personally think Parker is a little over-rated, but have no problems with him being captain, although I thought it would go to Gerrard.
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Hove / Παρος
Scotty Parker - England Captain...
...according to BBC. Thoughts?
...according to BBC. Thoughts?
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shit fixtures, sorry wasn't on first page 
Craig4004
New member
Should have been Stevie G. Thats that.
cloud
Well-known member
About to head off to Wembley now. I'm not really that fussed what the result is, but hope it will be an entertaining game.
KNC
Well-known member
Oh please, not Scotty. Scott will do. It's his name.
What is it with adding the 'y'?
What is it with adding the 'y'?
Marc1901
Peace out.
Be good to see him as captain. Exactly who I wanted.
severnside gull
Well-known member
Scott Parker is a good choice - he has none of the baggage of previous regimes and can lead the way forward post-Stuart Pearce
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Sam Ovett
The New Manager Bus
Goalkeeper shouldn't be captain - surely needs to be someone outfield who can talk to the ref all over the pitch?
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Surprising choice however Gerrard was an awful Captain in South Africa, his body language made you squirm and it was pretty obvious he was not comfortable being the captain.
- Jul 7, 2003
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But the point is, this is not Liverpool but England. Gerrard, while rarely being the worst player on the pitch, has rarely been the player for England that is is (was) for Liverpool. I always felt like he was trying desperately hard to be David Beckham, looking for the inch perfect lofted pass sixty yards down the pitch, which- if a Bolton player did it, would be called a hoof or a long ball- and far, far too often giving it away to the opposition. Gerrard is not Beckham, and his attributes at Liverpool were always his drive, his ability to get forward, and his finishing. He's not the pretty pretty passer that Beckham often was and I found it incredibly frustrating watching him try to do that.
I can never work out why he gets so much less stick than Frank Lampard for England, as he's been at least as culpable for the team's failures over recent years. Personally, if all the younger players were fit, I wouldn't have either of them in the squad, much less captain. Add to that that Gerrard's best days seem to be past him (he was dismal against Cardiff at the weekend and has done chuff all for the last two seasons) and it's perfectly obvious why Pearce has gone for Parker, a player at his peak.