Give Chelsea yob Terry the boot - let Liverpool's Gerrard lead England to greatness

Well Mr Bailey nice to see somebody looking into 2008 in a more positive light. I agree with the Terry comment, he hasnt really ever stepped up to the bat when it comes to being the england captain. Beckham may have never had the voice but he led from the front and although we needed the change Terry wasn't the best choice and Gerrard should have been given the armband. dont agree with the theo walcott comment though, its a bit of a bently situation he just wont ever break into the premeirship all the while he is at the arsenal.

completely agree, Terry is great but a bad example. he is a bully and should be told to shut up or pass the arm band to Stevie G, who should have had it in the first place. walcott will come good he's only young so can Oldson wind his neck in. Berba for Liverpool, straight swap with our tea lady!!!!!

I would have to agree that Terry should no longer remain as the england captain. His performances this season have not been outstanding but most importantly his attitude on the pitch towards officials needs to be looked at. I would go with Gerrard for the captaincy, he is a 110% player on the pitch, always plays with his heart on his sleeve and without doubt is a world class CONSISTENT player. The ego that goes with Terry is his downfall as a player, my opinion is he is not quite as good as he thinks he is... I feel beckham can still play a part in the world cup campaign but alot will depend on how his form holds whilst playing in america. Walcott will certainly be one to watch in the coming years, Upson may come to the fold, possibly Bentley but I'm undecided on him maintaining that form next season and beyond. A massive choice for Capello other than the Captain will be a goalkeeper...... Green / foster / carson??????

Sorry should have added Walcott will never break through with the arsenal because he is english Noyd. After all its nice to see a couple of players in your team play in an england shirt. That wont be the arsenal then!!

walcott and bentley.we cant possibly be that desperate.i do agree however that ashley cole is very very very overrated,but bridgey is underrated.JT should still be captain an definitley NOT Gerrard

Gerrard for England captain - presumably on the basis of his fantastic leadership during the defeat to Croatia? And we've been down the Gerrard World Class bit before - the fact is that England have no world class players.

Being a Liverpool fan I agree that Gerrard should be captain. He does it week in week out for Liverpool and will do the same for England given the right chance. Terry is a great player, don’t confuse the argument and think that I’m saying he isn’t. And well to say that we have no world class players is rubbish and more to the point do we need to have loads of world class players, we need a world class team (just look at what Greece did in the Euros). How can you say that he has never played well for England, do you even watch England? Dilweed. I would like to see an England Manager stand up to the critics and go out on a limb and put players in that are playing well and not just players who have the experience or reputation,. Players’ reputations are not enough to merit a call up to the England squad. How many times have we seen players come back from injury and then only play 1 game for their club and are straight away pushed back into the England squad and then we see these players under achieve as the

continued.... they have only had a handful of games under there belt and are nowhere near match fitness. And the fit players are left in the wings wonder will they ever manage to play again – Or the England manager tries out players who never really played that well at international level before and thinks that this time they may play better. We have some cracking player coming thought the ranks and even though people jump on the band wagon ‘there are too many foreign players in the Premiership’ I think it’s a load of rubbish. Look about 10 years ago when we didn’t have that many, where we doing any better internationally? As for the Walcott situation I think Wayne is way off the mark. He will break into any squad, given he is fit, because he is undoubtedly got the potential to be world class. To be saying this hurts, but Wenger knows what he is doing and the ‘Burn out Culture’ that can happen to younger players is clearly avoided. Stuart and the under 21’s are doing really well at the moment and Walc

Dean. You're the one not getting the point mate. I wasnt saying he wasnt good enough and yes he has been injured but he isnt going to be world class all the time he is at the arsenal. you see he speak english which is always an issue in the dressing room as he needs a translator just to understand the coash and the other players. Get him out to another club where he can stretch his legs and you will have your player. going back to the bentley comparison. Bentley is a key player for blackburn who has been molded into a prem player by his manager and then let loose. Wenger needs to do the same with Walcott, seriously just because a kid has a 15 million tag on his head he is supposed to be the nuts. Lennon was bigged up last season and its taken him all this time just to get somewhere back to his full potential. COYS!!

Oh my word, stumbled across this little article and thought it was a pile o sh**e. Firstly Terry is a defensive god, if that isnt enough of a reason to keep him as captain then i dont know what is. who else would you have as captain, lampard is my only other suggestion. Also I hate man u fans like the norris who just spout random bollocks which doesnt even relate to the comments just to be clever "oh the goalkeeper question is a good one" - Bollocks mate. Oh and 1 more thing I dont agree with the comments from dean, its a retarded arguement with no substance just scouse ramblings, go and steal a few more hubcaps mate!! Walcott will make a good championship player one day!!

The thing is, who else can captain England. Lennon, SWP, Crouch, Robinson? He is the best of a bad bunch. The only other player that no one has mentioned is Ferdinand of the Rio variety. Oldson-Gerrard doesn't speak English either, he speaks Scouse!

Fred Durst, the fact you've just posted a suggestion of Lampard to be captain has just won my vote for a bafta comedy award for 2007!!!!

just adding you to my ever growing list of incompetent people who add comments to sites like this. i pity you and the family who raised you. if lampard is captain and Gerrard cant play with him then make lampard captain and drop gerrard!!

Fred – It’s nice to see your comment is so non Bias towards Chelsea and you feel that everyone is talking about clubs rather than country. May I suggest that you re read the article and stop stereo typing people as this will only lead to you thinking that you know best and I assure you that from your comment you don’t? The suggestion that Lampard for England captain is such a misguided assumption that you’re only making it blatantly obvious you know nothing about football. And Terry is a very good player but to call him a God? Please. Jog on!

You are seriously joking. Gerrard a 110% what a joke. Him, Lampard, Gerrard, Terry, Ferdinand (should I go on!!!) have rarely brought their club form to the England side. Where was Gerrard when we needed a captain to get control of the team in the games against Croatia and Russia. England looked rudderless without Terry. Terry might not set the best example but he is a leader and someone who will take responsibility and steer the team. He may scream at Ref's but he knows how to captain.

With a name like that mate, I think you must be on the same wavelengh as Terry-Let me guess, you have a shaved head and prop up you local bar every night. LAMPARD as captain-he was sh**e in the World cup! How long have you supported chelsea-let me guess 4 years

does the person who wrote this article ride alot on the sunshine coach by any chance? terry is the only candidate for captain!!!

i agree with the article, Terry need to be more of an example. i have kids and i don't want to see this start when my eleven year old plays on a Sunday. i still think Terry is the man, he is captain material but needs to remember he is setting an example

drop Terry who willingly puts his head in where others (gerrard) wouldn't put his boot in. you say Terry is a bad example but i don't see him diving to win penalties or free kicks and demanding a free kick in games from the ref and just because it is stevie g the nations sweetheart he gets the free kick, eg, last minute vs villa gerrard is rated way too much and shouldn't be in the team never mind being captain

Fred - what way do you support football? Club Country or Country Club? I’m biased towards my team but not to the point of stupidity that you are clearly displaying! What would Lampard bring to the team that Terry hasn’t tried already as captain? Surround the ref more and moan harder to see if they can influence the decision? Oh please – you’re clearly just signing about Chelsea and the debate isn’t even about that, Why not go onto a Chelsea website and talk to someone who cares about your biased views.