FIVE reasons why West Ham ace is always overlooked for England

^{He doesn’t play for one of the top clubs}

^{This is probably the most salient reason of the lot, as Hodgson, alongside most England bosses in recent times it has to be said, appear to pick players based primarily on the clubs that they play for, rather than the form they are in and level of performance they display.} 

^{An English player, who is employed by one of Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, and to a lesser extent Tottenham Hotspur and Everton  is virtually guaranteed a slot in the England squad. How else are the continued call-ups of the likes of Tom Cleverley (whilst at Manchester United), Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Jack Wilshere and Andros Townsend to be explained?}

^{If a candidate is not in one of these clubs, then the chances of being involved in the set up are marginal to say the least; irrelevant of the performances they put in week-in-week-out in the Premier League. Therefore, the fact that Noble dosen’t play for one of these teams already puts him at a disadvantage against many other English midfielders.}