Sickeningera. a thinking about racism and the mention of bernard manning. when i used to work for a builder, i once did a job by bernard mannings pub. me and me boss...
Mark Platt 07 November 2005 Sven-Goran Eriksson has urged the England boo-boys to lay off Peter Crouch after revealing the Liverpool striker is very much in his plans as he prepares for the next summers World Cup in Germany. Crouch has won three caps so far under Eriksson and has been included in the squad for Saturday's friendly international against Argentina in Geneva, despite having failed to yet score a goal for club and country this season.
"I know he is not a goalscorer yet but he does give you so many options. I am sure he will score goals and he showed that for Southampton with 16 goals last season. It is all about confidence," says the England coach.
"When he played for us he did a very good job. He is still young. He is not very experienced but every game he plays for Liverpool he gets more and more experience."
Crouch has been inexplicably targeted for some disgraceful verbal abuse by some England fans in recent games but Eriksson has spoken out in his defence.
"It's a pity that he is being booed like that," he added. "I would ask the fans to leave him alone. He will not get better by being booed. He's honest and hard-working. Against Austria he covered more ground than any other England player. That's very strange because normally a centre-forward doesn't do that, but he did."
Jay -- LIVERPOOL FC - KINGS OF EUROPE MANCHE$TER BUCCANEERS & BLUEpooE - KINGS OF COMEDY
