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LONDON - Where to start? In a week in which all the headlines should have been all about the football, theyve been about anything but. As England close in on a World Cup-or-bust qualifying stretch the tabloids have dropped a lot of ink on off-field business. From Sundays terrace refrain: “Jack Wilshere smokes when he wants to,” to the Premier League on Wednesday rejecting the FAs plea to sit on a commission whose raison dêtre is purely to examine what can be done to mend the England national team the news was definitely hot for off-pitch storylines. Another such headline was Harry Redknapps claim yesterday that Steven Gerrard sent him a text congratulating him on his appointment as England manager. Good one ‘Arry. Great to see you havent lost that rogue sense of humour of yours since settling into life as a Championship manager. Again. For his part Gerrard was quick to deny today at Fridays pre-match presser that he did not send a text to Redknapps personal mobile phone regarding the England job. The England job, of course, is a position the media dearly wishes Redknapp had got when Fabio Capello took a walk last February. Their insatiable want, need and desire for Redknapp to take over was not correlated to the ex-Spurs manager being the most abled person to step into Fabios loafers. No one provides the media with softer sound bites than the man who can claim amongst his ex-team mates the greatest footballer ever to don an England shirt, Bobby Moore. Moore, best known as the only Englishman in World Cup history to hold aloft the Jules Rimet trophy was a team mate of Redknapp at West Ham in the late 1960s. Gerrard didnt, though, get into Redknapps baseless claim earlier in the week that ‘the FA are clueless. Sounds like the sourest of grapes. Its hard to imagine the reason Gerrard was speaking to the media in the first place was purely down to Friday evenings pivotal World Cup qualifier at Wembley against Montenegro. Who would have known? Which brings us back to that FA Commission, and one man who didnt turn down an approach to join was ex-England guvnor Glenn Hoddle. Hoddle guided England to the 1998 World Cup but his tenure came to an abrupt halt early the next year after he mocked the afflicted in a London Times newspaper article. Hoddle brazenly claiming disabled people were paying for their sins in previous lives. How unreservedly crude of him. This coming from a man who included a faith healer as part of his team to prepare England for France 1998 and for good measure followed that up with the 11th-hour removal of Paul Gascoigne as Hoddle completed his final culls to the original oversized squad. Yes Gascoigne was passed his prime, but is the most naturally gifted of footballers England has produced in generations. Dont believe me? Read Gazzas highly revealing autobiography where he bares his very troubled soul and freely admits to often drinking a bottle of vodka before going out on the pitch and dominate in his own inimitable style. Hoddle freshly minted to the FA commission wasted no time in laying into the current England squad when he told the BBC Thursday evening it was unrealistic to expect England to win the World Cup in Brazil next summer. You been reading them tea leaves again Glenn? How about qualifying first and foremeost? Not content with rubbishing the current team, Hoddle perfectly performed the 360 pirouette when he went on to claim England could well go on and claim the EURO 2016 crown… rib-tickling stuff. Obviosuly Hoddle has a fixation with France. Or maybe an Achilles heel. Speaking of national fixations Jack Wilshire could not have chosen a more inappropriate time than 48 hours ago when he discussed in-depth an absolute need for the England team to ooze Englishness. By Wilshires argument, players like Manchester Uniteds latest teenage sensation - the Belgian born Adnan Januzaj - could not ever play for England. Even though in a very short few years Januzaj could be considered for England when he hits that lower hanging football fruit; the FIFA residency mark. Since Wilsheres ill-timed and inappropriate comments grabbed the headlines and still continue to do so a siege-like mentality has prevailed over Team England. A plethora of so-called England legends, whatever they are, plus the current England manager and captain have voiced their backing directly or indirectly for the man who only last week was spotted smoking [or was it holding?] a cigarette whilst out enjoying a very late night on the London tiles. Meanwhile in a another highly affluent area of London - whilst speaking earlier today at this weeks Leaders in Football Conference which has been staged at Stamford Bridge - Joseph Barton laid it all bare. Barton doing what he does best, barking at the FA and Sir Alex Ferguson in equal measure. No one in world football shoots first, and aims afterwards more often than Barton. Lost in all the accusations and inappropriate comments this week was a quite splendid event held at Buckingham Palace and hosted by the FA President, Prince William himself. The celebrations were part of the FAs 150th anniversary which will culminate in a Gala dinner in London on the FAs birthday, October 26th. The plush Buck House gardens were transformed into the venue for a re-enactment of a 19th century football match. Never lost for a quip, “Wills” opened the proceedings with an ominous warning for the players. “If anyone breaks a window they can answer to her,” he stated as he nodded in the direction of the Queens personal Buckingham Palace quarters. The oranges at halftime have not ever seen such finer silver platters. When England step out at Wembley tomorrow against Montenegro, who held the English might to a draw in the corresponding fixture earlier in the campaign, nothing more than victory is required. Thats if they are to stand chance of winning a group the London bookies were reluctant to take bets on when the draw was made. With the final qualifier set for next Tuesday, England require the maximum points from both Wembley dates to automatically ensure Brazil 2014 is not a made-for-TV event. Quite remarkably with eight out of their 10 matches played, England have only managed to beat the twin forces that are San Marino and Moldova. Not so much pedigreed football playing nations as they are greedy tax havens. When Steven Gerrard leads his charges out of that iconic Wembley tunnel Friday night a nation will hold its collective breath. Only releasing it as they make a dash for the kettle or bark orders at the bar keep. The tea leaves and barley oats will be in an even higher demand next Tuesday when Poland come a-knocking. If you spot an England shirt on your travels over the coming days you may want to whisper the words: “Jan Tomaszewski and 1973”. You can reach and follow Noel Butler at: Noel.Butler@BellMedia.ca @TheSoccerNoel Sheldrick Redwine Jersey . In the calls, Hernandez discussed the murder of Odin Lloyd, including his "belief about his criminal liability" and the "extent of his control over persons charged as accessories," according to the request filed Thursday in Fall River Superior Court. Cheap Cleveland Browns Jerseys . -- The anointed starting quarterback for the Oakland Raiders is strengthening his hold on the position this training camp instead of losing it. http://www.cheapbrownsjerseysauthentic.com/.ca. Kerry, I hope you address Ron MacLeans comment during the second intermission of Game 4 in Montreal-Tampa series. Basically, he suggested that the NHL should not have used a referee from Quebec, following the Game 3 disputed non-goal, because the referee could be biased towards Montreal. Wholesale Cleveland Browns Jerseys .Hammel pitched inside more and it helped him get into the seventh inning as the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Friday night. Jim Brown Jersey .Lets go back to the Avs, who have become one of the funnest teams to watch in this years playoffs.Giants first. G.Blanco walked on a full count. On J.Vargass wild pitch, G.Blanco to second. Panik popped out to third baseman Moustakas. G.Blanco stole third. Posey walked on a full count. Pence grounded into fielders choice, third baseman Moustakas to second baseman Infante, G.Blanco scored, Posey out. Sandoval struck out.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 1, Royals 0.Royals third. J.Vargas flied out to centre fielder G.Blanco. A.Escobar singled to centre. A.Gordon grounded into fielders choice, first baseman Belt to shortstop B.Crawford, A.Escobar out. A.Gordon stole second. L.Cain infield single to shortstop, A.Gordon to third. Hosmer infield single to second, A.Gordon scored, L.Cain to second. Moustakas walked on four pitches, L.Cain to third, Hosmer to second. Infante singled to centre, L.Cain scored, Hosmer scored, Moustakas to second. S.Perez singled to centre, Moustakas scored, Infante to second. . Machi pitching. J.Dyson walked on a full count, Infante to third, S.Perez to second. J.Vargas struck out.4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Royals 4, Giants 1.Giants third. M.Duffy pinch-hitting for Machi. M.Duffy singled to left. G.Blanco grounded out, second baseman Infante to first baseman Hosmer, M.Duffy to second. Panik flied out to left fielder A.Gordon. Posey singled to left, M.Duffy scored. Pence singled to left, Posey to second. Sandoval struck out.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Royals 4, Giants 2.Giants fifth. Panik doubled to centre. . Frasor pitching. Posey grounded out, shortstop A.Escobar to first baseman Hosmer, Panik to third. Pencee singled to centre, Panik scored.dddddddddddd . D.Duffy pitching. Sandoval singled to centre, Pence to third. Belt walked on four pitches, Sandoval to second. J.Perez hit a sacrifice fly to centre fielder J.Dyson, Pence scored. B.Crawford struck out.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Royals 4, Giants 4.Giants sixth. Finnegan pitching. Arias pinch-hitting for Y.Petit. Arias singled to right. G.Blanco singled to left, Arias to second. Panik sacrificed, third baseman Moustakas to second baseman Infante, Arias to third, G.Blanco to second. Posey was intentionally walked. Pence grounded into fielders choice, shortstop A.Escobar to catcher S.Perez, Arias out, G.Blanco to third, Posey to second. Sandoval singled to centre, G.Blanco scored, Posey scored, Pence to second. Belt singled to centre, Pence scored, Sandoval to second. J.Perez grounded out, second baseman Infante to first baseman Hosmer.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Giants 7, Royals 4.Giants seventh. B.Crawford infield single to second. Morse pinch-hitting for Affeldt. Morse walked on a full count, B.Crawford to second. . Ti.Collins pitching. Nix in as third baseman. G.Blanco infield single to third, B.Crawford to third, Morse to second. On Ti.Collinss error, B.Crawford scored, Morse to third. Panik doubled to centre, Morse scored, G.Blanco scored. Posey grounded out to first baseman Hosmer, Panik to third. Pence doubled to left, Panik scored. Sandoval popped out to third baseman Nix. Belt walked on a full count. J.Perez struck out.4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Giants 11, Royals 4. 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