The Most Unbelievable Poll in the World Ever

[pasty]

If he's fit by the time England play Estonia, and assuming Owen starts, would you drop Heskey for Rooney

 

[stig]

why change a winning team playing like it is?

 

[Yorkie]

If Owen is playing - Heskey.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Heskey. By all means have Rooney on the bench, but Owen & Heskey have linked up very well and it would be scandalous to change it.

Would someone care to remind me when Rooney last had a decent run of form in an England shirt?

 

[shingle]

What, Rooney a world class player v Heskey a useless tosser

tough call, but I'll go for Heskey



















Only Joking

 

[e77]

I think Rooney is the one player to change the team for.

 

[desprateseagull]

what about owen heskey AND rooney?

 

[Vatican Citys No.2 Keeper]

I've never rated rooney much in an england shirt for a while....so i'll go for heskey

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

McLaren deserves the sack if Rooney plays. Yes Rooney is one of the greatest players in the world but he's just like Waddle and Hoddle... you can't build an England team around him. Rooney's preffered posiştion is just behind the attacker and that means we have to make a choice between goals from Owen (and therefore he needs a big man up front) or flair from Rooney. And if you play Rooney behind two forwads then you leave a massive hole in midfield... unless we go to three centre abcks and we know what happens whenever England play that way.

Rooney is England's biggest headache and as far as I'ma concerned it is more important to have a firing team playing to our strengths than one of the best players in the world being accomodated.

 

[British Bulldog]

It pains me to say it but we should stick with Heskey, As much as Rooney is a talented kid you've got to stick with a winning formula.

 

[Spunk Bubble]

I thought Heskey was fantastic. Can't score for toffee but is a real handful for any defence.

 

[Blackadder]

I've never rated rooney much in an england shirt for a while....so i'll go for heskey

Me neither. Rooney would be a good sub to come on at the moment (provided he doesn't get so fired up that he gets sent off). Same goes for Lampard.

 

[Kenneth Wattle]

Rooney can never be described as a world class player- he has not done anything of note in an England shirt for years and has never been a 30 goal a season player. He is not in the same class as Thierry Henry, Didier Drogba, etc.

I hate Heskey. But it works... so Heskey for me i'm afraid to say!

 

[Gwylan]

When did Rooney last score an international goal for England? If he had been a prolific goal scorer, then it's an option to consider, but no, it's Heskey all the way for me.

And if McClaren does pick Rooney or Fat Frankie for the Estonia game, he wants his head examining.

 

[tedebear]

Rooney is less than impressive at the moment - Heskey all the way....

and yes - as Alan Hansen or whoever it was said last night - its an odd question to be asking!

I'm pleased that even though it was through injury McLaren finally picked a decent side....I felt sorry for Barry he didn't get man of the match (again as the post match commentary team aslo said).

 

[Kenneth Wattle]

If the game was next week he may well consider keeping the same team. Problem is with the next qualifier so long away, all the hype and memories of great performances by Barry, Richards, Heskey, etc will be forgotten and fat frank, shrek and Beckham USA will be back in the side no doubt.