UEFA Euro 2016: 5 biggest omissions from the tournament

Mark Noble

Noble might be better off teaming up with the Republic of Ireland national team in order to boost in international hopes

What does Mark Noble have to do to get selected for England?

After a splendid season with West Ham United where the Hammers exceeded expectations to push in the league, aided by his seven goals, the 29-year-old could not have done much else to warrant inclusion in Hodgson's plans but alas he was denied the chance yet again, leading some to speculate whether he might be better off teaming up with the Republic of Ireland national team in order to boost in international hopes.

To not even get selected for the provisional squad was nothing short of an insult, especially with Jack Wilshere and Fabian Delph getting chosen ahead of him. Because even though he has no caps, he deserves to.

Slaven Bilic, while biased, made a great point about why his player should have made the final cut (long before the news emerged):

I was an international coach for six years and the national team is not about the 23 best players in one country. It's also a team, especially in the big tournaments where they are together for six weeks. It needs atmosphere and everything -- stars and lesser stars and all that. Mark is a great person also. He's playing great. He could help England.

Again, Noble will spend his summer plonked in front of the telly watching his colleagues take part in a theatre of football. His manager can only hope he doesn’t grow to seriously regret a very questionable decision.