On that note actually, the England kids are in the final of the U-17 European Championships this Wednesday (v Netherlands)
Highlights of the semi final win over Portugal here: http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2014/matches/round=2000376/match=2014125/postmatch/report/index.html
Worth a look...
I understand your stance on this, but fundamentally disagree.
We should be doing what the Germans and Spanish have been doing for years, and actually try to WIN these tournaments, but putting out our best possible sides (even if that means playing players who are only just within the age group...