Where the England squad come from
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So fucking posh you wouldn't believe it, I have been repainting the bookshelves with some Farrow and Ball* paint.A-R-T-H-U-R said:
How posh are you?Cordoban Addick said:Wasn't there a book called Why do England lose or something similar and in it one of the reasons given was that football in the UK was massively class based which meant we missed out on potential good players (law of averages) even if it was one good international player every generation it was considered one of the fine margins for losing at the highest level.
I will see if I can get find it, although our Library is being refurbished.
Shooters will be getting house envy! ;-)
*Left behind by previous owners and found at the back of the shed.2 -
Will try and find it but struggling to move head at the moment.Addick in SW16 said:
That's interesting. Would probably take a look at that.Cordoban Addick said:Wasn't there a book called Why do England lose or something similar and in it one of the reasons given was that football in the UK was massively class based which meant we missed out on potential good players (law of averages) even if it was one good international player every generation it was considered one of the fine margins for losing at the highest level.
I will see if I can get find it, although our Library is being refurbished.0 -
The premise was that most other sports like cricket, rugby, rowing and cycling where England and the UK have enjoyed degrees of success have more representation from the public school system than football.Addick in SW16 said:
That's interesting. Would probably take a look at that.Cordoban Addick said:Wasn't there a book called Why do England lose or something similar and in it one of the reasons given was that football in the UK was massively class based which meant we missed out on potential good players (law of averages) even if it was one good international player every generation it was considered one of the fine margins for losing at the highest level.
I will see if I can get find it, although our Library is being refurbished.
The book was basically a freakonomics for sport.1 -
Delle Ali's back story is an absolute show stopper!
Mum an alcoholic from Milton Keynes
Dad an Nigerian multi millionaire!
He's adopted by another couple and estranged from his parents!
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Funnily enough read this interview with Neville Southall today, obviously praising Pickford to the hilt
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/09/jordan-pickford-one-question-how-good-neville-southall
one of the points he makes is that the current squad is a return to working class values, a lot of the players have played in non league or lower leagues and understand that talent alone is not enough.
I get the impression it's not been like that for some time, though I'm fairly certain that it was like that in 66.
Even better though, is this is a young team, they can get better.
Looking forward to the claims from various parts of the north along the lines of the West ham boast.
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Scott Parker grew up in Grove Park, that boy isn't middle class!A-R-T-H-U-R said:Frank Lampard and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain both attended private schools.
Scott Parker from the very middle-class London state school Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College.
Quantity surveyor’s son James Milner.
To name but five.0 -
I bet he ignores the emails from him like we all do.smudge7946 said:Delle Ali's back story is an absolute show stopper!
Mum an alcoholic from Milton Keynes
Dad an Nigerian multi millionaire!
He's adopted by another couple and estranged from his parents!5
