Cleverley joins Everton's England contingent

I remember in the nineties it was big news when one of our players got a call up and it would be the only time I'd have a look at an England game. Seem to vaguely remember Keown scoring a cracker for England when he was still with us?!

Great news for Tom Cleverley though!

There's blinkered and then there's that.

I think he plays really well on the left, strengthens the whole midfield, he can tackle and pass very well. We play better as a team when he is included. His re inclusion in the England set up will only strengthen his resolve and improve him as a player.

I believe he will become a fans' favourite due to his solid dependable displays; I also expect him to score a few goals too.

I'm a bit baffled by that.

Final squad will be around 24. Very much doubt all out boys will make the cut.

Walcott, Ox, and Sterling are tough competition for any player, Lennon will need to keep this form up until the end of the season before even being considered.

Cleverly is a tidy enough player, his competition is much seeker, Cleverly is more than capable in a number of roles, if he is to play central, he will be competing for 3 positions with only players at the level of Milner, Henderson and lallana. Better players in his position such as Carrick and Wilshere are injury prone, giving Cleverly a good chance to get involved in the European Championship squad.

Have Jim Jennings and Jim Bennings always existed on here together?

He can't hit a ball, isn't a great finisher and isn't great at working as a team player (something which Lennon is).

Sterling is living off the back of one great season at Liverpool in which Gerrard, Suarez and a fit Sturridge carried him along.

Lennon had been a key player in a very good Tottenham team for 7/8 years and you ask any Spurs fan their opinion of him.

England wingers like Oxlade Chamberlain, Sterling etc, usually flatter to deceive.

Have forgotten Lennon's impact lastseason when he transformed a team that looked to be sleepwalking into a Spring-time relegation battle.?

He's been underused this season mostly down to Deulofeu's excellence but it's no coincidence the team looks more solid and balanced and Coleman looks better for having Lennon there.

Deulofeu is a fantastically skillful player that can change a game but he's also at the moment a flawed genius that over the coming years will need to work on aspects of his game in order to be a true great, such as fitness for a start.

Lennon is not a bad player to come in and take the mantle while Gerry has a breather.

I think it's a totally redundant idea and the sort on non-event that usually ends up with an Everton player picking up a totally avoidable injury. Seriously, what is the point?

Jim B is right about Spurs fans opinion of Lennon too! Never met a Spurss fan with a bad word to say on the lad!

Neither would make my England team:

Hart
Walker, Jags, Cahill, Baines

Wilshere, Barkley, Ali

Walcott, Kane, Rooney

In fact I'm fine with him attending as many of these 'you're part of the gang' things as possible.

It's just the actual playing for England in tournaments I'm against, as that's where a player's confidence/hamstrings (etc) are most likely to end up goosed.

For Tony Waring's info at #22, assuming he wasn't being tongue-in-cheek, Howie in Ramsey's mind never measured up to Alan Mullery/Peter Storey (go figure if you can) and Bracers was displaced by Ray Wilkins. Given that Bobby Robson picked Reidy it amazed me at the time that he dispensed with Reidy's axle. As Peter said at the time, "Paul does all my running for me!" As far as I could see Raymondo never did his own running, never mind anyone else's.