World Cup Squad

That's it, then: England will be lucky to make it past the quarter finals. Only a fool would expect Owen and Rooney to play a major part in the tournament; only a hopeless optimist would expect Walcott to reprise Owen '98 or Rooney '04. Too many midfielders - what was the point in including a half fit Jenas? Or the point of Owen Hargreaves full stop? - and not enough forwards. The same old excuses will be trotted out of course - unlucky with injuries, if only we'd had a fully fit squad - but the truth is that this is a massive opportunity missed. I hope I'm wrong.