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No rodwell?

Personally I would have

---------Hart-----------

Richards--Kelly--Onouha--Gibbs

----Wilshere----Rodwell---

Walcott--McEachran--Johnson

----------Carroll-----------

Simple

-----------Hart--------------
kelly----Richards----Jones----Gibbs
------------------------------Rodwell-------------------------
Walcott-------------Cleverley-----------Moses
-------------------Carroll-------------Welbeck---------

I live about 30 minutes from Grimsby, and I know, it ain't great lol xD

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Intrigued by the historical significance of Grimsby unless it was the last place in Britain to stop making chip cones ;)...a better hint Dan??

England team for 2018 is virtually impossible to pick so far out but we probably wont need to if it's in Spain/Portugal as we wont even qualify!

England 2018: Scott Loach, Phil Jones, Jack Robinson (Liverpool), Chris Smalling, Krystian Pearce, Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere, Tom Cruise, Brooklyn Beckham, Victor Moses, John Cofie (Man U)

Obviously as an Ipswich fan I have to ask,no Connor Wickham?


Sir Bobby Robson

In 2018 Adam Johnson will be 31, Rooney will still only be 32.

Its far more likely that Rooney will still be playing for England than Johnson.

I'm not meaning to be a Negative Nelly for the sake of it, but by goodness this is a tedious blog. What a 'hoot' to read about fish & chips on Grimsby sea front. How about something a little more mentally challenging for readers in future?

While Grimsby will inevitably get some stick (and it isn't great), I have a couple of points:

1. It's better than Hull
2. We're called Grimbarians.

Weak defence, I know. But it's all I have.

We also have Jose Mourinho and Roy Keane on this week's Focus.
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Again,as an Ipswich fan,does our "manager" talk about the club the employs him?Or every other subject under the sun?

Sir Alf Ramsay

Also, my 11 would look something like post 2 actually, with either Rodwell or Huddlestone accompanying Wilshere.
If that does as well as it looks (with no hoofball I hope), England would do better, and I would have more respect for them.

Rooney will be 32 in 2018 so I think he will still be up front, Micah Richards will still not know how to defend, Walcott wont know how to cross and David Beckham will still be claiming he is still fit enough to play for England and that he still hasnt given up hope of another call-up.

Same old Same old.

Just to be really picky, the "seafront" is in Cleethorpes not Grimsby, that's certainly what the pictures look like.

del04, how do you reckon Grimsby's better than 'Ull. I thought people from Grimsby were called Cod 'eads

Who thinks that Rooney will still be a top level player in 2018? I don't. I reckon his career through indiscipline, greed and injuries will have become more a front page story than a back page story. Best and Gascoigne come to mind!

Good point about Johnson being 31 by then though. He, like some others, are still treated like spring chickens but he is already marching into his 20's!

Adam Johnson will be pushing 31 by the time the 2018 World Cup comes round! I doubt, somehow, that he'll still be quite the potent threat by that stage in his career, although I suppose Ryan Giggs managed it. We can reconvene here in 8 years to discuss it.

....................Butland (he's very good in Football Manager)

Walker......Jones......Caulker......Gibbs

...........Rodwell.......McEachran

Wilshere........Shelvey..........Moses

..................Wickham

Wickham, Sturridge, Carroll, Rooney, Welbeck - it's very difficult to say who will make it and who won't. They might all be world class in 2018, they might all be playing in the Championship.

Rodwell, McEachran, Wilshere, Shelvey all promising for the midfield.

The thing to remember is that even the youngest players suggested here will be 24/25 come 2018. We are likely to have a 18-21 year old or 2 who we won't even know exists right now. Somewhere there will be a 10 year old trading stickers in a playground who could win us the World Cup.

No Marc Albrighton, Fabian Delph or Ciaran Clark? I may be a biased Villa fan but I can't believe they haven't been mentioned.

#18 Dan

Somewhere there will be a 10 year old trading stickers in a playground who could win us the World Cup.
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There's always that toddler Aussie that Man U 'bought' on the strength of a DVD. He'll be naturalised by then.

#19 Laze_7

Albrighton, sure. What exactly has Delph done though? Looked good in League One but has he done much for Villa this last year?

#21 Dan

Peter Crouch has just agreed to be interviewed
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Being as he's in scoring form, there is no surprise.

May I suggest asking him about the issue with Carroll and whether people who get up to no good in their private lives should represent England? (nudge, nudge)

He should take it on the chin. Most of us can remember his classic Soccer Am interview.

Q - what would you be if you weren't a footballer

A - a virgin

Delph has been injured all season........but come on Villa has the best crop of yougsters coming through. Some the London media havent even heard of yet!!

Okay so wait, wait, wait, wait, waaaait, waaaaaait, wait

Now

Look, look, look, loooooook, looooooook
(pssst go check is he doing it?)

(what?)

WHAT DO YOU MEAN NO!

WHAT PART OF MANDATORY WAIT THEN LOOK DOES HE NOT UNDERSTAND,

GET THE LURPACK, TIME TO TEACH HIM A LESSON.

Dan, wear more blazers, you would look good in a blazer.

Oh and for the record

Dooo doooo do do do.

Its a good tune so use it.


Hart, Clyne, Smalling, Jones, Gibbs, Albrighton, Wilshere, Henderson, Jarvis, Welbeck, Rooney.

Not sure about the 2018 England XI, but i'm pretty sure everyone will be campaigning for David Beckham to be playing!

There are plenty of youngsters out there who are more than good enough, but will they get a game at a high level? If not, they might go abroad or to a lower league to ply their trade.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - look at the youngsters that Brazil, Argentina, Holland, Spain and Germany are producing. We are MILES behind them. The sooner we invest in youth the better.

How about the worst England XI of all time? Surely Carlton Palmer has to be in there somewhere. :-)

Tony the Tiger

Hart/Butland

micah richards, gibbs, scott dann, phil jones
walcott, wilshere, rodwell, a.johnson/mceachran
rooney, carroll (wickham)

pick your faults?

Hart

Richards - Smalling - Kelly - Gibbs

Huddlestone - Rodwell

Moses - Wilshere - Johnson/Rooney

Carroll


but this is almost pointless debating. After all, the world is going to end in 2012....

There will have to be a place for Rodwell and also Welbeck i'm afraid.

I agree with Cleverley and have to say that patience with Walcott will have run thin by 2016, let alone 2018.

I'm sure the england manager of that time will also somehow find a place for SWP in their squad, just to please me!!

Wilshere you'd think will be the key. However, there is likely to be a 20 year old in there who will be just 12 years of age at the moment.

Hart should keep the sticks for the next 10 years. But I think the international careers of Carroll, Albrighton and Johnson will have been and gone by then.

Rooney wil be in the squad - aged 32.

Gomez Adams

No Gary Cahill? Wants he signs for one of the Sky 4 (This January or next summer) he will be in England's first team for the next 10 years at least guaranteed!

------------------ Hart ----------------

---- Kelly - Dawson - Rodwell - Gibbs ----

Walcott - Cattermole - Wilshere - Johnson

------------- Carroll - Rooney -----------


Question for Crouch:

'For a big man does Abby think you have a good touch?'


ps. I hope this post doesn't get moderated because I put Dawson in the team.

My prospective team for 2018, aside from the current unknowns.

Hart

Richards Jones Eric Dier (S Lisbon) Gibbs

McEachran

Rodwell Wilshere Henderson

Rooney

Wickham

The likes of Fielding, Smalling, Kelly, Shelvey, Huddlestone, Walcott, Carroll, Welbeck and Benik Afobe (Arsenal) may also be in the mix.

As for Victor Moses, I feel that he is overhyped...an average Premiership at best. It'd be interesting to know the odds of Brooklyn Beckham being involved?! They must already exist on Ladbrokes, WH or somewhere.

There will not be an England squad for 2018 as England wont qualify! However if we get there by default (Win the hosting rights) then I suspect there will be 21 nobodies, Wayne Rooney (Who will be hyped up to win the World Cup, and then do nothing - on the pitch at least!) and most likely a silver haired and bearded David Beckham as player manager and merchandising hero!

Still after another embarrasing showing there will be lot's of talk of a 'root and branch' re structure of English football, which will be forgotten as soon as the first game of the 'greed is good league' kicks off.

I don't know what the England team in 2018 will look like, but I hope it won't be a 4-4-2, as many of the posters above are suggesting! I like the look of some of the midfield diamonds being suggested though.


Ultra Magnus

as far as i'm aware Grimsby doesnt have a beach or a football ground(JUST CODHEADS)where you are is Cleethorpes.surely your researchers should have known that!

As for Victor Moses, I feel that he is overhyped...an average Premiership at best


havnt heard anyone overhyping this lad at all to be honest, he hasnt seen much 1st team football so its hard to judge.

This goes for numerous players mentioned such as Delph, an unknown quantity really and hard to pick in a squad when he isnt getting any games (understand down to injurmy mostly)

All you English are so moody and doom and gloom.......wheres all the enthusiasm? wont qualify etc etc

no wonder your own team fails so much with fans like this?!

Hi Dan,

Thought you might have picked up on my #6 selection of Tom Cruise from Arsenal alongside Brooklyn Beckham plus having Moses up front prophecises good things alongside John Cofie (The Green Mile)?

You haven't given us much to go on with Grimsby apart from the chips - is it the 150th anniversary of Britains' first chippie by any chance? - am I 'skating' on thin-ice, do I need to 'fry' a bit harder - their footie club has taken a 'battering' in recent years...'plaice' your bets on what it could be ;) Hope to 'cod' you're not talking 'pollocks'...tartar sauce for now.

Harry 'Redknapp' Ramsden

I would imagine whatever team will be picked for 2018 will be on the basis of form and fitness. Any from the following.

Green, G johnson, Terry, Rio, Cashly, Stevie G, Lamps, Joe Cole, Crouch, Defoe and Rooney. Only definite start would be SWP.

Why oh why.

Hey Dan;

Post 36 deals with most of my points, and we are Grimbarians from Grimsby surely?

More clues please; Is the Grimsby footage to do with Watford then? Graham Taylor? Or is that a red herring......... arggh

Afternoon Dan,

I think the future England team and Grimsby have been covered, so on to that head shot of yours on the top right of the page.

It needs replacing, it looks like someone paper machéd your head, or a clay-motion model. Like someone sliced off a Dan face and put it on.

Good luck.

Lord Rothschild

Dear Sir Walker.

Thank you once again for your blog. It reads somewhat like the sort of story I used to write in and exercise book at school when I was about 7 (i.e. Firstly I woke up. Then I got out of bed. Then I went downstairs. Then I had breakfast. I had coco pops and a cup of tea for breakfast.....)

I note with interest that you are interviewing Peter "Crouchie" Crouch. Could you ask him the following question: "Dear Sir, why did you and your England colleagues fair so badly in the First Ashes Test today and were you ashamed to get out for a golden duck to a bowler as limited as Pete Siddle? Why did you refer an obviously plum decision and thus waste one of England's valuable (potential) "lives"?"

As for your 2018 England squad. Where is Jack Payne?

Yours mercurially

Jonathan "pop impressario" King

#20 MrBlueBurns

Without wishing to seem pedantic, the Aussie Wonderkid actually holds a British passport, no need to worry about naturalisation!

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Great blog as usual, Dan - love all the behind the scenes stuff!

Has the Mourinho interview been recorded already? If so, did you (or the interviewer) manage to ask him about his tactics in clearing Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos' card count for the knockout stages?

I also reckon Sandy Chips sounds like a member of Pans People.

Gregory Peck

#44 Paul Goode

That IS pedantic, but accurate. :-)

@ JoC

Intrigued by the historical significance of Grimsby unless it was the last place in Britain to stop making chip cones ;)...a better hint Dan??

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Or just the last place in Britain you'd want to visit?

(But then, as someone pointed out, Hull is worse...)

Having Roy Keane on the show has reminded me about something. The Norwich v Ipswich match, known in these parts as the East Anglian Derby, coming up on Sunday will be the first for both Keane and manager Paul Lambert. It would be nice to have a mention please.

#47

Can see him being another Sonny Pike though!

One name to remember is Matty Phillips, currently with Blackpool and terrorising defenders whenever he plays. He is 18 and sadly destined for a bigger club than us. He has the temperant and more talent than you can shake a stick at.

One to watch.

Someone beat me to it suggesting that Beckham will probably be manager come 2018. I think he'd be willing to sacrifice one of his 23 just so he can name himself just so he can come on if we get a free kick just outside the box.

Dan, what's your thoughts on who should host the 2018/2022 world cups? I'm not that fussed about having it here. I personally want to see Russia get 2018 and Qatar 2022.

Oh and here's a link you might find useful on your next trip to the seaside.




Stig Inge Bjornebye

I have no doubt that there will be a few primary school kids out there who may not start in 2018, but will be integral parts of the squad, that's if we make it to the WC, let's hope we win the bid to make sure.

One name I haven't seen mentioned, unsuprisingly I suppose, is Rochdale's Craig Dawson. Recently signed for West Brom, but back at Dale on loan straight away and still impressing. I know many will dismiss him due to his level of football, but worth keeping an eye on I think.

I can't help but feel that the England team of 2018 will be pretty much unknown to us. After the final humiliation of the "Golden Generation" in the Euro's 2012, followed by a lacklustre performance at Brazil 2014 we'll see a manager (most likely some Italian intent on playing a reserved 4-4-2 defensive formation, who has been installed after yet another management flop) go for youth like the Germans did this year. There of course will be a place there for Wilshere, but beyond that, who knows who will emerge!

Alex Oxlade Chamberlain. His potential is staggering. As a southampton fan I wasn't even this excited with the likes of Theo and Bale. Honestly, take a look and prove me wrong but i'm sure he is a future international without any doubt.

Hart

Richards - Smalling - Kelly - Gibbs

Huddlestone - Rodwell

Moses - Wilshere - Rooney

Shearer!

Afternoon Dan,
Good blog as always. Could I ask who you / everyone think will be the manager? I notice Guy Mowbray ducked the question when you asked him. I think by 2018 Harry Redknapp will have resigned, after taking over from Capello after the weight of media negativity forced him out post Euro 2012. Then after a wonderfully exciting qualifying campaign the media - having inevitably got bored of Harry and slaughtered yet another goose who's laid a golden egg - will clamour for Shearer to get off the sofa/golf course and use his extensive knowledge from his time at Newcastle to lead England to...

As these lineups are mostly garnered from the love of Football Manager 2011, can anyone confirm or deny if Premierleague managers use this game as a tool for potential signings???

As a scotsman i dont care about the line up for 2018 as you will fail as usual with the pressure of the media hype mentioning 1966 about 1Million times before the opening ceremony! Dont worry scotland wont even qualify for it as we at least know we are crap!!

but my line up for the interested...

4-4-2

1.Butland (GK)
2. Tom Cruise
3. Jake Robinson
4. Jack Rodwell
5. Scott Dann
6. Tom Huddlestone
7. Alex Chamberlain
8. Jack Wilshere
9. Harry Kane
10.Connor Wickham
11. Scott Sinclair

-- Rooney will have caught a STD from his illicit affiars by then --

GK - Joe Hart

RB - Micah Richards
LB - Kieran Gibbs
CB - Phil Jones
CB - Jack Rodwell (Expected to become an excellent ball playing Centre Back)

RM - Theo Walcott (Still on the wing)
LM - Tom Cleverley
CM - Jack Wilshire
CM - Josh McEachran

CF - Wayne Rooney (Still going strong)
CF - Andy Carroll

Bringing home the World Cup, probably with Harry Redknapp in charge.

Manager of England in 2018 will be:- David Beckham, assisted by Steve Bruce!

This has to be the most uninteresting Blog I have ever read. And before you all start asking why have I posted a comment then? Well, I had to get rid of my frustration at reading such guff somehow. It was either that or punch myself in the head. Hard. Repeatedly.

Gripperrocks - you could always read McNulty's blog. I feel like I HAVE been hit repeatedly hard in the head after dragging myself through that bad boy...

60. At 16:12pm on 25 Nov 2010, Mike Fagan wrote:

CB - Jack Rodwell (Expected to become an excellent ball playing Centre Back)
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I'm sorry Mike but ask any Evertonian, or anybody who has seen this lad play enough. He will be an attacking midfield player. He has too much ability going forward.

He has been mooted as a CB because of his height, but his is extremely weak in the air for his size and will never make a centre back. Watch this space, he will be a double figures a season midfield player.

As for why you are in Grimsby, are you trying to find the plate of chicken legs last saw connecting with Ivano Bonnetti's cheek 15 years ago.

Vince D'Amata

grimsby has a lot of bad publicity,and our football team is not vey good but its proberley 1 of the best supported by real fans that are passionate about the future...the only way is up for the great grimsby towns mighty mariners

64. At 16:49pm on 25 Nov 2010, tomefccam wrote:

60. At 16:12pm on 25 Nov 2010, Mike Fagan wrote:

CB - Jack Rodwell (Expected to become an excellent ball playing Centre Back)
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I'm sorry Mike but ask any Evertonian, or anybody who has seen this lad play enough. He will be an attacking midfield player. He has too much ability going forward.

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Fair enough, happy to let Rodwell compete with Wilshire and McEachran in Centre Mid, stick Smalling in his place.

An interesting aside to this world cup of 2018 side.

Are we going to qualify?

Presumably our best chance is to throw the cash around a bit.....

Fiona's dad,Robert.

Grimsbonians? I think the word you're looking for is Grimbarians.

Coming late to the party today...

One thing I was wondering is whether some of the better, more skilful, and technical young England players will have been kicked out of the game by 2018. You see it with a number of players who display great skills, and often at pace too, who when confronted with a slower, perhaps less gifted player, will suffer numerous late/heavy tackles. This has happened a number of times to Arsenal players - I sometimes cringe when I see Wilshere charging forward because I expect any moment that someone will come in and put a stop to his run.

The hope is that these players will develop a bit more physical toughness to sustain some of these heavier challenges as England needs considerably more technically gifted players if they are to harbour credible ambitions of challenging for honours at International level.

With 2018 still over 7 years away you could still potentially see a youngster currently unknown making a case for inclusion, a la Walcott a few years ago, albeit the fact he never got to play.

On another note, the photo of fish and chips is damned tempting on a freezing cold evening! If only someone would go out and get me a portion.

PS. what do you think about the Scottish referees standing up for themselves and going on strike this weekend? Would it be worth asking an English refereeing representative for their opinion, and how they feel they are treated south of the border? Do you think Real Madrid were up to monkey business last night with those sending off's?

Ken Boon

I should have added... I assume your interview with Mourinho was recorded before last night? Its El Classico time again I think so I guess your interview will have focussed on that...

George Cowley

Great video blog, very interesting. I'm a media student, graduate this summer, and have used a TV studio in my studies...we only had three screens to edit with and that was hard enough! They do a fantastic job up there.

Speaking of which, if you ever need someone to do a job up there, let me know!

Joe Hart; Micah Richards, Kieran Gibbs, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones; Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere, Josh McEachran, Jack Rodwell, Adam Johnson; Andy Carroll.

Similaritiesbut defo have to have Smalling and Rodwell in there!

Have a look at to see where I think England are going wrong!

#72
There's a certain show about technology on Channel 5 that featured this week a section about using a high street SLR HD Stills camera that allows you to film in HD, and has been used for programmes like 24, that might be of interest to you. Repeated on Saturday...

Francis Ford Coppola

Dan, a question about your beloved Crawley. I see they've managed to sign Bell-Baggie from Reading on loan until January, to add to an already talented squad at that level. And you are in a very good position in the Conference, and probably should gain promotion. (and there is absolutely no envy at having financial clout of that magnitude ;) )

But given the amount of money spent so far, do you fear for the future if the dream doesn't happen and the club fails to go up? You're hardly getting stellar crowds (1331 for the 7-0 win over Altrincham)

The 2018 England squad will have three current Manchester United players minimum. Chris Smalling, Tom Cleverley and Danny Welbeck. Considering Smalling has already been called into the England squad and Welbeck has been touted for a call up in the not to distant future I'm amazed they seem to have been ignored by the masses.

Great blog as usual Dan. Cracking video too, great little insight!

It's time to forget about the last 15 years guys, the last 50 in fact.

We need to start again, from top to bottom with English football. Money (not to mention FIFA) is destroying the game that we all love and something drastic (I don't know what) needs to be done sooner rather and later to save it.

For all you guys slating our chances of qualifying for 2018 you are all a disgrace. English football is famous for it's fans, the most passionate and loyal in the world, and comments like that not only tarnish our proud reputation, but demoralise other fans, players and the English footballing community.

Football is about believing, and that's what we have to start doing if we have a hope in hell of tasting glory again.

Wot 2018 and STILL no Kevin Davies???

England haven't even qualified for the 2018 World Cup/Been awarded to host the event. Its ridiculous to even suggest a squad! Here in Scotland, we'd become the laughing stock of World Football if we did this. But i guess if the Englidh did it, its fine........

If you can't imagine something... you can't make it happen can you?

Pinky Ponk

Yes it must be said Dan from your pictures you're actually in Cleethorpes and not Grimsby, and if you wanted to enjoy your fish and chips you should have gone to Steels and eaten them on a plate in what feels like an old ladys front room. The snap of you sat on the wall is officially the coldest place in Britain and temperatures have been known to drop to minus 409 degrees, not minus 403 as stated.

My name is Michael Caine, and I am a nosey neighbour.

Do you think one of the "big" teams will finally stake a claim during December to be the main contender for the title this season, or do you think they will continue to be pegged back by the other teams? Man Utd could be the ones who keep going with their draws intersperced with the occasional win, while Chelsea, Arsenal, et al continue to lose "winnable" games.

Michael Caine

Interesting posts. I hope England win the bid to host 2018 WC and we might see young Gunners leading the team out to Wembley ground in traditional England Whites.

Gibbs, Walcott, Wilshere - definete starters.

82. At 09:59am on 26 Nov 2010, Michael Caine wrote:

My name is Michael Caine, and I am a nosey neighbour.

Do you think one of the "big" teams will finally stake a claim during December to be the main contender for the title this season, or do you think they will continue to be pegged back by the other teams?
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Noone(Plymouth)will win the premier league this season.The big 4 will all finish 5th with Port Vale taking the Champions League position available(down to 1 CL place as punishment for Panorama telling such awful lies about FIFA officials taking a bung).Fergie will reveal that it is indeed him carrying Wenger's love child as Sarah Palin stands tall with her North Korean allies.

Mystic Meg

They'll be a little bit long in the tooth but like barnacle boy and mermaid man (scholes and giggs) i think the following line-up will still cut the mustard:

Tomlinson
Yates
McCombe
Owen
Taylor
Loft
Taylor
Dodds
Roberts
M Richards
J Richards

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If I remember correctly, the former Grimsby chairman use to present each visiting player with a fish to take home.

Daniel son - I had no idea you were the 36th Governor of Illinois and were convicted on federal criminal charges. You kept that quiet young man, but nicely played!

Dan..... Dan..... Dan..................................... Dan.......... Dan......... Dan........ Dan....... Dan.................................. Dan......... Dan......... Dan........... Dan........... Dan......... Dan.......... Dan................. Dan.......... Dan.............

Can I ged?!?!

Dan's a great man. I was talking to him today on the phone and he was asking me what phone I have and I said a Motorola Timeport and he said 'that's SAAAAAADDDDD! you need to upgrade' and I said 'so do you to a new face!' He nearly soiled himself he said he was laughing so hard, he had Kenco coming out of his nostrils and that made me laugh... But my nostrils were clear...

Lynx? Java. Well smelt.

Absolutely right Tangokool, until till some twit reported the club to the F.A saying it was a bribe, if my memories right mid sixties.
Honestly Dan, its not to much to ask for your researches to get their facts right, apart from once having the best fishing fleet in the world, the only team to play all the matches away from home, and the final insult to call us Codheads, HARRY HADDOCK is the name and proud of it. Not a mention of the people of Grimsby who are the salt of the Earth

#93

Can't tell if that's all written with tongue in cheek, or you're actually being serious?

Harry Brown

My name is Michael Caine. You were only supposed to blow the doors off!

Sir Maurice Micklewhite

#94 he's right about the football bit, Grimsby play just over the divide between Grimsby and Cleethorpes so technically are Cleethorpes team. The fishing fleet bit might be right too. Not sure about the Harry Haddock bit, I'm a Sheffielder here on holiday for a few years.

I'm just slightly worried about the lack of equality shown to the fish part of your dinner. The chips are clearly hogging all the pictures.

Also, it will be interesting to hear more of Peter Crouch's thoughts regarding his England career to date.

Yours faithfully,
Rick "The Stick" Ponting

Hang on, lads; I've got a great idea.

'Camp' Freddie

"Written orf?What do you mean,written orf?"

"A series of accidents Mr Bridger"

"Keats?I think we'd better arrange a funeral."



Professor Peach.

Eric Dier will surely be in the team, providing the Portugal haven't taken!