Three Reds get England

• sand king

  11 May 07, 20:14

  Three Reds get England
  
  Alan Smith and Ben Foster have been named in Steve McClaren's England B squad to face Albania on May 25.
  
  Burnley's Turf Moor will host the end-of-season encounter, which will also afford Newcastle striker Michael Owen an international return after injury.
  
  Smith's call-up caps a fine end of season for the United striker, who last played international football in England's World Cup qualifying win over Poland in October 2005.
  
  Foster is one of only two goalkeepers in the squad, alongside first choice Paul Robinson, and is likely to clock up more minutes in his burgeoning international career.
  
  Meanwhile, United Reserves midfielder Sam Hewson has been called up to the England U19s squad for next week's UEFA European U19 Championship Elite Qualifying Round.
  
  England face Russia (at Walsall, 15 May), Holland (at Coventry, 17 May) and Czech Republic (at Northampton, 20 May) for a place at the finals in Austria.
• CKeer

  11 May 07, 20:16

  Foster deserves his call-up but not to pour wet blanket, Smith's inclusion is puzzling because he's not in top form in recent matches.
  
  Cheers.
  CK
• allentyb

  11 May 07, 20:17

  hmmm
  
  owen is back in the england squad............
• sand king

  11 May 07, 20:19

  Originally posted by CKeer:

  Foster deserves his call-up but not to pour wet blanket, Smith's inclusion is puzzling because he's not in top form in recent matches.
  
  Cheers.
  CK

  A little something is better then a little nothing
• Dead_Man_Inc

  12 May 07, 02:37

  Originally posted by sand king:

  A little something is better then a little nothing