England are already missing a host of players, including Paul Robinson, John Terry, Wayne Bridge, Rio Ferdinand, Jamie Carragher, Ledley King, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Kieron Dyer and Wayne Rooney.
Robinson argued that new money flows -- such as the "bridge loan" being contemplated by the G-7 through the multilateral Bank for International Settlements -- under current circumstances would represent "a bridge to nowhere" and end up costing Western taxpayers dearly.