Comments on: Rio Tabbed as England Captain, Becks Will Get 100th Cap

By: JLay

JLay — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:48:36 +0000

Beckham deserved it- and now it’s over with. Not sure about his comments on wanting to continue though- I think he ought to thank Fabio and be on his way. Young and Bentley have too much talent to ignore. I might keep Becks on the active roster now and then, but he’s not a starter or even a super-sub. Maybe throw him into a game when the offense is bogged down, then pray for set piece…

Now, on to Rio and Terry- they’re both idiots, and I wouldn’t have either one of them captaining my team. I agree with you that Terry is probably the worst between them, but any number of other guys should’ve come up first. Gerrard seems to be the least flakey of the “stars” – not sure if he has the force of personality required, but I’d give him the nod over any of the others mentioned.

By: Ringo

Ringo — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:27:51 +0000

Beckham shouldn’t be anywhere near the squad.
And remember if he hadn’t taken a deliberate yellow card against Wales(?) to avoid a trip to Eastern Europe he would already be on a hundred.

By: TheScout

TheScout — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:56:13 +0000

Lemmus,

I was not implying that the Christmas party should now be a source of pride. I merely meant that the charges were dropped and all we have ever heard is allegations about what was going on that evening.

Anyhow, Rio would not have been my choice as a captain. I would just go ahead and name Gerrard as captain on a permanent basis. Not sure why Cabbage Man is stalling.

By: dragonki2012

dragonki2012 — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:29:10 +0000

“Rio is also a guy who never gets booked. Plays hard and fair.” -patrick
LMFAOOOOO!!!!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?
OMG WHAT KIND OF DRUGS ARE YOU TAKING!?
Gtfo with that nonsense.

I haven’t heard anyone bring up that point about just getting Beck’s 100th cap out of the way.
But now that I think about it, it makes complete sense.

I kinda enjoyed Gerrard being the captain… didn’t seem to bother anyone.

I’ve always thought that a midfielder should be captain and I’m going to give my vote to Gerraaaaaard.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:10:11 +0000

Rio is also a guy who never gets booked. Plays hard and fair. And if he give the ref a mouthful, they probably deserved it. Can’t say that about Terry.

as for off field issues. John Terry is no angel himself.

I have no problem with Rio. I do with Terry.