I notice they mention nothing of consulting Liverpool Football Club though. Whatever way you dress it up, the FA are basically telling the fans that they can lump it.
Why didn't he name a provisional squad instead of distinguishing between the 23 and the back ups? This way he could have kept his options open and not alienate the likes of Defoe until he absolutely had to.
I thought there was a cut off date for announcing provisional squads. So did Sven the genius even have to announce this yesterday? Surely he would have been better off waiting as long as possible before deciding, given the injury problems.