And I'll add Carlton Cole...Davies is better than him surely??

No argument from me.

Jesus, looks like I'm in a minority of one and everybody else is eitheranyone you like as long as we've selected someone worse in the past!*

You've all convinced me - Davies for England! Do you think we can get Philip Schofield to play in nets?

*(Although by the 'If the Neville's can play for England so can I' logic I must be due a call up soon)

You're not on your own, I agree wholeheartedly.

IMO Davies has never, still isn't, and in all likelihood will never be, either good enough for or suited to the international game.

No he isn't international quality. You can't argue that he grafts, but the simple fact is, he doesn't have that little bit extra that seperates the international class players from the rest.

Andy Cole could n't make it happen at international level and he was a far better goalscorer than Davies.

Ditto Andy Johnson, James Beattie and David Nugent. Plus Dean Ashton if he was ever fit.

Best example for me. Plays/played a similar style to Davies but with a better touch and more goals, and he still couldn't make the step up. Although I do remember feeling very sorry for him when he made his full debut, it reminded me of when the unpopular kid at school tried to join in and all the others ignored him out of the game.

No mate, I'm the one in the minority but then I pretty much expected it that way.

Any thoughts on two others players from the same Club, Gary Cahill and Matt Taylors prospects of representing the three lions?

If Matt Taylor was going to get a go for England, it would have been when he had a cracking season for Portsmouth about three years ago.

Can't really comment on Cahill.

He's finished I think, just can't get fit. I actually think he could have been a decent international footballer, certainly could've left West Ham for a bigger club. He had something about him, decent in the air, really good technique etc, strong, he was like an English Berbatov, slow but clever, could see the game etc . I feel sorry for him really.

I thought Matt Derbyshire was going to be a quality striker, a poacher like Lineker, that sort, now he's at Olympiakos isn't he ? Is he getting a game for them ?

I'd imagine Cahill has a better shot than Taylor from the (admittedly) limited times I've seen them both play - whilst we're on a Bolton 'tip' I thought Nolan should have been given a better chance than he has had, especially considering the number of caps Nicky Butt has got over the years. Now he's at a worse club at Newcastle I suppose he's got to get less of a chance.

I heard in October that he was injured again and this time it could end his career. Real shame because he is very talented.

My thoughts exactly.

Ireland has had a fantastic season.

He has. I think people (harshly) are probably still judging him by:-

- the incidents with his grandparents
- those underpants
- that pink car
- that ridiculous wig

I agree with you As a Rovers fan I saw us pay £7.5 million for him and got 2 goals from him in about 30 games.He's ok if you want someone to hold the ball up but other than that he's nowhere near an international class forward.