Alan shearer can still knock them in- theres no question! but as a New and improving England team we need to look forward and not into the past to make us stronger as a side. Our problem as i see it is who partners Owen?..

Heskey- Big Oath who has more off days than good. Good battler and winner of the ball and thats all.

Scholes- Fits better into an attacking midlfield role than a striker

Fowler- Suffered through injury but has a proven past scoring record with owen in the past. problem is he's a similar type of player and the two could overlap in positional play and positions in the box.

Alan Smith - red blooded and tempremental. If he can improve on this then he's a good candidate for the future, too ineperienced at present at an England Level

Vassel- Again only capped 9 times and showed some good bursts and skills, so inexperienced.

and kevin philips- Prolific scorer at league level, hasn't been given any opportunity to show he can repeat this at full national level.

So Mr aussie, who would you have?

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Me personally ehehehehe

Id probably have Smith in there for sure at the moment.

and to partner him hmmmm obviously shearer but hes retired probably Heskey but hes too inconsistent.

THeres no way they'll play Phillips, he couldnt get a game when he was best striker in premier league theres no way hes gonna get one.

They gotta look to blood young Rooney, an incredible prospect imo

So I guess Smith and Heskey. Whatever happened to Jeffers he was looking good at one stage.

I agree that Scholes shouldnt play striker.

But u must admit its up front where england is struggling as there just no stand out candidates.

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Oh, life is bigger ,It's bigger than you,And you are not me,The lengths that I will go to, The distance in your eyes ,Oh no, I've said too much, I set it up

That's me in the corner, That's me in the spotlight, I'm Losing my religion, Trying to keep up with you ,And I don't know if I can do it, Oh no, I've said too much,I haven't said enough, I thought that I heard you laughing, I thought that I heard you sing, I think I thought I saw you try.

But that was just a dream, That was just a dream, But that was just a dream, Try, cry, why try? That was just a dream ,Just a dream, just a dream, Dream

its not just who's upfront its confidence as well!

Over the few years now its been the same story of inconsistency throughout our games. When England are on form they'r virtually unstoppable but they concede to many weak goals and fall apart from a lack of confidence.

Owen is undoubtable worthy of playing as an england striker, he has scored 19 timmes in 44 caps..thats nearly one in every 2 games! so how you can tel me that you'd prefer alan smith and heskey as a partnership is beyond my own understanding!

You get the ball to owen and 9 times out of 10 he delivers. the stats say it all.

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Originally posted by Volksjoolz its not just who's upfront its confidence as well! Over the few years now its been the same story of inconsistency throughout our games. When England are on form they'r virtually unstoppable but they concede to many weak goals and fall apart from a lack of confidence. Owen is undoubtable worthy of playing as an england striker, he has scored 19 timmes in 44 caps..thats nearly one in every 2 games! so how you can tel me that you'd prefer alan smith and heskey as a partnership is beyond my own understanding! You get the ball to owen and 9 times out of 10 he delivers. the stats say it all.

Ok maybe ure right, but i dont know to me owen needs to be given the ball on a plate to have any chance of scoring, ok i guess he got a real strikers goal poching instinct but apart from that nothing special. MAybe if fowler got off the crack he would be a liable option :P

Anyway back to result.
My heart says AUs 2-0

My Brain says England 3-1

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Oh, life is bigger ,It's bigger than you,And you are not me,The lengths that I will go to, The distance in your eyes ,Oh no, I've said too much, I set it up

That's me in the corner, That's me in the spotlight, I'm Losing my religion, Trying to keep up with you ,And I don't know if I can do it, Oh no, I've said too much,I haven't said enough, I thought that I heard you laughing, I thought that I heard you sing, I think I thought I saw you try.

But that was just a dream, That was just a dream, But that was just a dream, Try, cry, why try? That was just a dream ,Just a dream, just a dream, Dream

I hope Seaman plays

Aussie chance of goal increases by 10 fold

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Dip Trip, Flip Fantasia

Tunes Of The Moment:
Circulation - Silver
Junkie XL - Breezer
Sasha & Junkie XL - Beauty Never Fades
Dj Nukem - Music Play
Steve Porter & John Debo - Deported
Pole Folder - Dust (Club Mix)

Its a friendly so at the very best I'm saying 2-0 to england. We never play our hears out in friendlies :P

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Originally posted by Euphorica@AUS Ok maybe ure right, but i dont know to me owen needs to be given the ball on a plate to have any chance of scoring, ok i guess he got a real strikers goal poching instinct but apart from that nothing special. MAybe if fowler got off the crack he would be a liable option :P Anyway back to result. My heart says AUs 2-0 My Brain says England 3-1

Fowlers hitting form again now(Leeds vs Bolton)but still needs alot of match practice before he can be in the full team again.

Oern doesn't just have strikers instinct, he has SPEED! he can whip past defenders without them even knowing he's there!

I'd say England 3 - Aus 0

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Originally posted by Euphorica@AUS Bring It That is all

This is a forums for the discussion of the UK Trance scene, not a place for bitter Australians to come and bother us with total nonsense. I know you are bitter because your ancestors were deported from our country for stealing loaves of bread, or because they were such failures they had to emigrate to a penal colony, but that is no reason to come bother us.

So in conclusion go to the sport forum if you actually want to talk about sport (which I doubt), you dirty convict.

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Originally posted by Volksjoolz plus anyone (outside of Austrailia and Newcastle) who thinks shearer should still be an England striker should realise that the guy retired for a reason. That reason was that his vision/speed/ball control was starting to drop/suffer due to age. I don't underestimate shearers montivation or footballing desire for one moment, but he left 2 years ago now, and there the reasons for it are obvious. Owen is the best striker weve got, its the delivery to him which is Englands problem!

you're mental Jas
Shearer is still banging them in (leading scorer in the premiership I believe), Owen hasnt scored in nearly a month....
also James Beattie should get the nod, emile heskey should be shot, and Alan Smith should get in as well, cos if the aussies have Kevin Muscat, we might need him
It's gonna be a rugby score win tho

come on the Aussies!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Those sound like the words of a Rangers supporter. Bleeding whingers

I reckon 2-0 to England

Howay the lads!