England Villains XI

Gooner and I were chatting during last night's match about Fabio Capello's recent turn toward picking bad boys such as Kevin Davies for the England side. We were speculating that, if Don Fabio is going to turn the England team into an international version of Stoke or Wolves full of legbreaking defenders, midfield assassins and bash-about strikers, why not go whole hog. Here's my effort at an England Villains XI:

1. Richard Wright (Sheffield Utd) While at Everton, injured himself twice in one season in late night Merseyside boozing sessions
2. Lee Naylor (Cardiff) Worst disciplinary record in the Championship last season
3. Paul Robinson (Bolton) Legbreaking tackle led to legal action
4. Jody Craddock (Wolves) Does mixed martial arts in his spare time
5. Martin Taylor (Watford) Broke Eduardo's leg in 2008 while playing for Brum
6. Ryan Shawcross (Stoke) Broke Aaron Ramsey's ankle in February
7. Karl Henry (Wolves) two straight reds and a Bobby Zamora broken leg already this season
8. Robbie Savage (Derby) Need I say more?
9. Kevin Davies (Bolton) Committed most fouls in Premiership 2009/10
10. Joey Barton (Newcastle) Convicted twice of GBH and Common Afray
11. Rob Hulse (QPR) Judas!

I'd love to see your nominations for my Villains XI here.