what would an allstar game in england look like

[usscouse]

All this talk is really dreamin' Let's face it All Star games are usually c r a p. It's a novelty game. Nobody really cares who wins. Nobody wants to get hurt. A couple of players might want to put on a show but not for 90 minutes. It's something akin to a testimonial game. A bit of fun and a chance to see the stars enjoy a bit of relxation

No it's Club 'first' then Country....!

[1MADDOG]

ENglands national team would be demolished if it were set up the same way as the MLS 02 set up. Hell, any team would be demolished by the foreign players in England.

[Boro_lad]

north v south would be a very good idea......

none of this is ever going to happen...but its a good thought....

[Boro_lad]

i think north v south in england would be very well supported...quite passhanatly (Sp?) i'd love for the north to kick the soft southern fairies.

imagine the kits. northerners in skins
southerners in tutu's

[sydtheeagle]

Instead of North vs. South based on teams, what about (to borrow a concept from rugby league) a State of Origin game or, in this case, North vs. South based on player's birth place? In other words, Real Northerners vs. Real Southerners? A much better idea.

Other ideas:

The Champions vs. Football League All Star Team (the best players from Divisions One through Three).

Tottenham vs. Sunderland (we are talking about a shield for Charity cases here, aren't we?)

[Clan]

Tottenham vs. Sunderland (we are talking about a shield for Charity cases here, aren't we?)

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha.

Do yeh think the game would go the full 90...or would they just play one half so the spurs lot could make the whole game.

[topcow]

Originally posted by usain2010
alright so lets suppose brits(the guys from the british isles) vs. the foreign legions

Brits

Owen Shearer

Giggs Keane Gerrard Beckham McCallister

Ferdinand Campell Cole

Seaman

would this be a good line up for the brits, and what would a lineup of foreigners look like

British team playing 3-5-2?

[Boro_lad]

Originally posted by sydtheeagle
Instead of North vs. South based on teams, what about (to borrow a concept from rugby league) a State of Origin game or, in this case, North vs. South based on player's birth place? In other words, Real Northerners vs. Real Southerners? A much better idea.

Other ideas:

The Champions vs. Football League All Star Team (the best players from Divisions One through Three).

Tottenham vs. Sunderland (we are talking about a shield for Charity cases here, aren't we?)


that is what i ment when i said north v south

hence the kit refenrence because some southern players play up north and visa vesa

north would win...all we would need is dean windass up front...

[sydtheeagle]

Actually, given the state of the game today the idea All Star Match would be Skint vs. Overpaid. You get the idea...under-rated overachievers like Konchesky of Charlton versus the likes of Ravanelli. That would sort out the men from the boys. Good idea or what?

[mik_smith]

Originally posted by usain2010
alright so lets suppose brits(the guys from the british isles) vs. the foreign legions

Brits

Owen Shearer

Giggs Keane Gerrard Beckham McCallister

Ferdinand Campell Cole

Seaman

would this be a good line up for the brits, and what would a lineup of foreigners look like

Flat back four for the Brits! Subtract McAllister and add a Neville, and and you've pretty much got the team.

I believe Keane's inclusion can be justified: the 4 home nations are all independent as far as the footballing world is concerned, so there's no reason why you couldn't add Ireland to the mix. In rugby, the British and Irish "all-star team" tours together and everyone still manages to get fairly patriotic about it.

[mik_smith]

Originally posted by sydtheeagle
Actually, given the state of the game today the idea All Star Match would be Skint vs. Overpaid. You get the idea...under-rated overachievers like Konchesky of Charlton versus the likes of Ravanelli. That would sort out the men from the boys. Good idea or what?


Here's my overpaid side:

Ravanelli, Carbone

Zenden, Veron, Jokanovic (sp? - the guy for Chelsea) Prosinecki

Silvestre, Blanc, DeSailly**, Babbel (not fair, I know...)

** - I'd push for a special dispensation to allow Frank LeBeouf to play!

[Slash/ED]

Givens better then Seaman and Finnan and Carr are better the Nevilles for a start....

[Boro_lad]

Originally posted by mik_smith



Here's my overpaid side:

Ravanelli, Carbone

Zenden, Veron, Jokanovic (sp? - the guy for Chelsea) Prosinecki

Silvestre, Blanc, DeSailly**, Babbel (not fair, I know...)

** - I'd push for a special dispensation to allow Frank LeBeouf to play!

what are you nuts!!!

u missed out boksic up front

and its a bit harsh putting babbel in...poor geezer

[benine]

Originally posted by kopiteinkc
Liverpool v Arsenal is an All Star game.

wank


I think London clubs vs nonLondon sides would be a good way to go. North/South would work too.

[JRedknapp11]

An All star game would be rubbish... there's too many fixtures as it is... also none of those players would put in an effort, imagine your key player going down for the season, while he was lunging for a ball during an All Star game... those players are too much of an investment to put through a touchy game scenerio like an All Star game.


Also one could make the debate that they do have an all star game already in the form of the Legend's Cup... most of the newly retired players play in a four on four indoor tournament.... Hoddle and Totenham are playing in the finals against Ipswich I believe.

[Maczebus]

Originally posted by Leto
So Keane would be on one side and Duff and Given on the other?

The Irish guys would be on the "Rest of World" team, for the simple fact that Ireland isn't part of Britain (as a side note, why do English people always say "Eire" when referring to us?). They could make a Lions-style team along the same lines as rugby, but then it wouldn't be a British team.

Originally posted by usain2010
alright so lets suppose brits(the guys from the british isles) vs. the foreign legions

Brits

Owen Shearer

Giggs Keane Gerrard Beckham McCallister

Ferdinand Campell Cole

Seaman



Calm down my little Irish friend :)

usain2010 has, whether he realises it or not, actually been correct in what he said.

We don't claim to own Ireland, but like it or not Ireland is still part of the British Isles (2nd largest island infact). SO according to those rules, Keane (either) would be spared from playing with those dodgy foreign types.

[Slash/ED]

I'll say it again, Finnan, Carr and Given would all be in.

[girbo]

British and Irish team would stand a much better chance.


Given

Carr Ferdinand Campbell Finnan

Beckham Keane Gerrard Giggs

Owen Keane

Subs:

Sullivan
Fowler
Duff
Davies
Cole
Sheringham