It's as big a farce as the X-factor to be honest Matt.
How on earth can some of these players be on a short list ?
Rooney, Nani (Man Utd), Luis Suarez (Liverpool) and Sergio Aguero (Man City) are the other England-based players named.
Rooney started the season well, but has been shite in recent weeks, so much that I sold him from my fantasy team. Nani has been so hit or miss, that I wondered why I'd bothered signing him, and Aguero might have put a few goals in, but the player who has been head and shoulders the best player in the Premiership is not on the list.
For me, that player is David Silva.
Silva has been outstanding in every department this year, and deserves recognition far more than some on that list, even if Suarez has been good.