Oh come on Shambles. Owen, beckham, rooney...it was more like a bus trip to Lourdes.

They were every bit as bad as their worse critics were saying.

The players who impressed me were joe Cole and Lennon.

I simply refuse to believe that there was any necessity or advantage in taking players who should have been convalescing. It wasn't fair to all the English supporters or come to that, caring enough about the players, as people.