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This boy will play for England, mark my words!

When Stephen Caulker arrived on loan at City during the early autumn we were bottom of the league and it almost went un-noticed with the fans still talking about signing Danny Rose - he who scored THAT goal for Spurs against Arsenal last season. A few months on, with eight clean sheets in the last 19 games, and it is Caulker who looks a sure bet for a clean sweep for the player of the season awards. Not since Andy (as he was known then) Cole graced the Ashton Gate turf in the 1992-93 season have so many talked about a "future England international". Whether Caulker ever gets that far is still to be proven, but his maturity and assuredness, allied to his pace, reading of the game and the knack of coming up with the odd goal certainly gives him every chance. However, Caulker's performances have got this blogger thinking...when have I seen a player of such ability that I got that hunch that he would go on to much greater things. This is not a "look-how-clever-I-