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Didn’t Eustace choose to start Pears ahead of Toth?

Would Alf Ramsey have selected Hurst if Greaves injury had not forced his hand ?

Another good win. Manager deserves a lot of credit for getting the team so well organised

England losing 2-0.Tyjon still on the bench

That's a forthcoming tournament with presumably a different qualifying date of birth for participants. If you go on to the FA's website you will see that he was playing for the England Under 18s against France a few days ago.

England under 18's.

You can say boo to that goose if you wish but you don't disrespect those who we remember on that day - do it sometime else .

Whatever the rights and wrongs of the selection decision no club or manager can be expected to tolerate agents attempting to influence team selections.

Who in the class of 24 do you think would be Championship level players in the years to come ?

Yet despite an outstanding goalscoring record for us Byrom never played in the top flight again after the age of 22 in 1966. Why was that ? Injury, attitude ,opponents rumbling a weakness in his game, switch of tactics in the game to 4-3-3 ?

Tyjon is with the England Under 18 squad this week.

Denis Law once scored six goals for Manchester City in an FA Cup match against Luton which was abandoned with City leading 6-2 after 69 minutes. The match was replayed and City lost.

None of the clubs you refer to had their issues from being in the Premier League - which is the most popular football league in the world - so I have no idea why you have dragged them in to it. The FA don't have sufficient jurisdiction - it is the EFL who have the jurisdiction. The new system for the independent regulator provides for more protection for clubs from unsatisfactory owners.

In the case of young players who interest Premier League clubs like Arsenal no Championship club is going to be able to match wages available from the Premier League club. The question will be whether the player - more likely his family - thinks it is in his long term interests to stay at the Championship club for the time being.

Chelsea have just become world club champions so how can he look any higher ?

Wharton has been included in the England squad for the forthcoming World Cup quaifiers.

The problem is in football it's speed over the first 3 to 8 yards that is usually decisive.

Interesting if he has pace because guys that tall usually don't.

Hasn't it been said that he intends returning to Norway at the end of this season ?

The hallmark of champions.

Hull were so poor that it is difficult to say how good we might have been - but you can only beat what is in front of you and at least the new signings look to be reasonably good which should calm the nerves of supporters

That was Joni Mitchell first.

To be fair, I think he has 10% of the franchise. They declined last season when I think people thought Brady's influence might see an improvement. Obviously it is early days in a sport where, unlike football here, you can have poor years without a penalty as there is no relegation.

Yes; the proof of the pudding will be in the eating. Which is why it is so ridiculous to be falling at the feet of owners now when they haven't achieved anything other than a lot of noise in the media. Tom Brady was the GOAT in the NFL as a player; but as an owner he has still to cut it as the franchise that he bought into last year - the Las Vegas Raiders - had a terrible season.

Looking at the BBC website on 2 March 2015 there's a new owner of a Championship club saying ; "We will do whatever is appropriate to invest in the club to get them to the Premier League" The club was Sheffield Wednesday; the new owner was Dejphon Chansiri. You would have fallen for him as well. What matters is achievement; not loudmouths making extravagant claims to suck in the gullible and the naive.