Paul Scholes is class. If he was good looking, dated a super model or had a big mouth people would talk about him alot more. But he doesn't. He probably spends his friday night at the bingo and then takes his son to see oldham athletic the next day. His passing and movement is just pure quality - Chris Forte, watch some football.

John, London,

Jim, i agree. I'm a season ticket holder at Utd and Scholes has been poor this season. He's too slow now, we look a much better team when we have younger players like Anderson and Nani in the team.

Ian, Manchester, UK

Chris Forte,
Only United fans can understand how underrated Scholes is. The guy makes United tick, and has been doing so for almost a decade. But then again, you might have seen something that Sir Alex and Capello seem to have missed. According to you then, the English game must also be rubbish, since a poor player who is over the hill was a mainstay of the title winning side of last season.
"His inability to hit the back of the net these days renders him a spent force" - How many does Carrick score? Fabregas? Xavi? Alonso? The contribution of top class midfielders is not judged on the basis of the number of goals. It's more about how they can control the tempo of the game.
Having said all this, I really hope Capello comes across to your point of view. Playing internationals along with the domestic campaign might take a toll on Scholes' performances for ManU. England's loss is United's gain.

Sid, Guwahati, India

Somebody once asked Zidane who his favourite player was, and he answered 'Paul Scholes'...

Mat, Brighton,

chris forte, you are really, really wrong.

really.

kunal , manchester, , england

let's hope Scholes declines Capello's request. He's an incredibly overrated player who has done very little for 5 or six seasons now. Nowehere was this better illustrated than in the first leg of last seasons Chamions league tie with Roma where he got himself sent off and united lost 1 nil. In the return leg they scored seven, thanks to the absence of one Mr Paul Scholes. His inability to hit the back of the net these days renders him a spent force and united look a fr better outfit without him in the team.

Chris Forte, Geoje Islan, South Korea

I would be very suprised if Scholes came back to play for England. He's the most talented player we've produced between Gascoigne and the emergence of Rooney and should of been the player that England built the team around rather than pamering to the more media friendly Lampard, Gerrard and Beckham. He's intelligence and ability to keep the ball are key characteristics of top level international and Champions League football and were skills that were woefully overlooked when in his prime.
Scholes is not the player he was but still a vital part of the success of Manchester United where he is valued far more than he ever was with England.

Tony Johnson, Southampton,

Sven-Steve-Don Fabio all notwithstanding, doesn't the England team still pick itself? From the ranks of Manchester United. Ben Foster between the sticks; Gary Neville (when healthy) wearing the armband on the right, Wes Brown & Rio Ferdinand as the center backs; Carrick & Hargreaves in the central MF; Wayne Rooney as a front runner? Add a left fullback (Bridge or Cashley), put Joe Cole wide on one side and $tevie MBE (as the competition likes to call him) on the other; and then find another forward who play with Rooney and poach a goal or two---maybe little Mickey Owen, maybe ponderous Emile Heskey, maybe towering Peter Crouch, or why not Jermaine Defoe. Subs: James; Lescott; Bentley, Barry, Downing, and two of the aforementioned forwards. Play 4-5-1 that mutates into 4-3-3.

Arthur Durbano, Springfield, USA/Pennsylvania

I thought Capello had been hired for his ability to make correct judgements about players and their skills....or lack of them.
Anyone who has been watching Man u recently will agree, I'm sure that Scholes has been the weakest member of the team. He could never tackle but compensated for this with his passing and his quick appreciatiuon of situations. His tackling is worse and now he keeps giving the ball away, if he can't do it in the Premiership how is he going to do it at international level.

Russell, Stockport, Cheshire

Scholes has been a fantasic player,a class act. I am a Utd fan but he is too old now,hes slow and is getting caught on the ball more regularly. The match against Arsenal on the weekend he coulnt handle the pace of the game - hes 33 nearly 34, i dont think that wld be a good move

Jim, London,

capello must be mad. scholes is one of my favourite players and is probably the only genuinely world class player england have had in the last ten years. but he is currently pedestrian and not worth a place in united's first team.

I could understand if oldham were chasing scholes, but england? I guess it is just reflection of capello's desperation.

jem, london, uk

Not a quote in site... the experimental player details turn to common sence speculation and the whole Scholesy story...

Fabio, being a man of considerable common sense, has probably resigned to the fact Scholesy doesn't like media attention/scapegoating... enough to play for 'why are we overpaid and not hungry enough' England
Scholes got enough stick for England but rarely ever for Man Utd?? Left winger???? that must've been like a camp slap in the face to the masta ginga ninja!

Scholes in the hole 4 life

Good luck Fabio

Simba, London, UK