England among World Cup seeds

The World Cup seedings are out. Only FIFA could shroud the process in such secrecy. Pot 1 (seeds): South Africa, Brazil, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Argentina, England Pot 2 (Asia, Oceania and North/Central America): Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Australia,...

Hodgson on English coaches

I think the Times may have lifted these Roy Hodgson quotes from the latest issue of Fultime, but the point he makes bears repeating. I’d actually contend that too few promising English coaches go abroad and take a chance to work in different environments,...

Bobby Zamora is our Emile Heksey

CCN’s Rich has an interesting piece up at the Times website comparing the merits of Fulham’s Bobby Zamora and England’s Emile Heskey. Both are unfairly mocked and criticised for not scoring enough, but as I hinted earlier, simple goals totals just...

Johnson eyes England recall

Andy Johnson is confident he can add to his eight England caps now he has joined Fulham. The forward completed his move from Everton on Thursday and is looking for a fresh start after last season was marred by an ankle injury. Johnson, 27, insists he had no hesitation...

I hope Capello doesn’t read the Times

I figured I’d write about England this morning. We haven’t really had too much England discussion here at HammyEnd since the demise of Steve McClaren and with things looking a lot more positive for the national team since he was replaced by someone who...