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| Narrow The Angle delivered his news to a gathering of England fans in Trafalgar Square this lunchtime. |
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10 May 2011 (London, UK) – An open letter from Narrow The Angle to the FA and Fabio CapelloDear The FA,
After much soul-searching, I have decided to retire from international football.
After being consistently overlooked by a succession of England managers – despite some average-to-patchy form for my local pub side, for whom I have contributed a less-than-dazzling 11 goals in 60 games – I have decided to focus on my club game and withdraw my availability for international selection in the future. I hope that in time you will accept and understand my decision.
I realise this may come as a surprise, given that I am currently uncapped, but since another footballing no-mark like Ben Foster has retired from international football today, I feel it's the right moment to join this trendy bandwagon and free up extra time to concentrate on other commitments, including online poker and drinking. I also wanted to get there before Shaun Wright-Phillips.
You may remember that I wrote to you in 2008 stating that I was considering my international future then. This was in response to the devastating events of 8 September 2008, when the football world was left reeling after the twin international retirements of both Paul Parry (Wales) and Lee McCulloch (Scotland) on the same day – two gargantuan blows to future World Cups and European Championships in anyone's book. Tempted as I was to make it a hat-trick that day, I reconsidered after scoring a goal for the pub team the same evening that the opposition captain described not only as "alright", but also "quite good".
However, the best part of three more years has elapsed and still no call-up has been forthcoming. It's time to go out with my head held high.
I would request that the media respect my privacy at this time, and that the press do not launch any kneejerk campaigns calling for my immediate selection to the squad. I have made my decision and will stand by it.
Warmly,
Narrow The Angle
PS - Carlton Cole, you might want to join me? Anyone else?
ENDS
1 comments:
Joe Cole released a statement today announcing his retirement from all forms of the game. It was later revealed that he had posted the letter to the FA three years ago, only for it to get lost at a Royal Mail depot.
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