[jjamez]

Tbf shep yeah the fa pick the managers and yeah i guess the manager picks the squad in general, but the managers they pick never have the guts to pick an in form player in place of a well known name. Thats my opinion. Drinkwater, noble for example didnt go to the euros but wilshire did, not because of ability and not because of form because wilshire had none. But they missed out because they played at unfashionable clubs.

The fa pick managers who are always cap in hand to the big boys, never someone who will upset some managers and some bigger players who probably feel they will never miss out on selection.

I agree with theo some of the pitches i grew up on were horrendous. 50 years ago it was probably okay as pros were playing and training on the same standard pitches. Now juniors play on any patch that is cheapest because they have to be self funded because the system doesnt help them.

Again theo with the coaching badges, the fa charge a lot more than other nations for the badges. And that really does harm our production of coaches as some of the better footballing brains will miss out. Now thats something the fa can help with.

The premier league are to blame for a lot of the player developmen or lack off and the income of foreign players, but for me the fa are equally to blame for allowing it to happen. Why they havent tried to change it ect is open to discussion