england

[tb2830]

absolutely rubbish

we dont deserve to win the world cup

[arkvilla]

I can't watch...

I love Steven Gerrard and don't know why he didn't score :-( WHAT'S WRONG WITH THESE GUYS???

Sandra

[Keith]

I know negativety is an English thing and I'm trying so hard not to be but ARHGHGHGHGHG

[tb2830]

everyone take your flags down

im disappointed to be english

[Keith]

Not over yet though! Let's send some positive vibes

[Britchick]

I could seriously do better! Lol

[tb2830]

cant understand why they have let crouch on for the last minutes what a waste they should of played him from the start

[daveann]

Anyone got any paint they want watched drying will be more interesting than the last 2 England games :(

[Skywatcher]

Boooooooo. Seriously booooo. Total and utter garbage.

Heskey should never play again.

[Britchick]

Well, we're completely shafted. Next Tuesday we get all our money/services taken away then Wednesday the world cup, maybe Murray will get knocked out on thursday! Pass the Prozac!

[ukwdwnut]

rooney was crud, heskey pah!! lampard waste of space....they couldnt pass the ball for toffee...why joe cole wasnt playing i never know, thes the only player with reall skill and hes not played yet :(

trace: dont deserve to win it!!! dont worry we wont get anywhere near winning it to even try....garbage

lets hope we can muster a win against slovenia with a few shake ups and a different system, mabe 4.5.1 :yes:

[tb2830]

think we were lucky that rob green wasnt in goal or things could of been much much worse

[Keith]

Must admit I'm getting a bit fed up listening to all the excuses especially when you think about how much they get paid each week! The pressure got to them? I mean what the heck! Are they pros or not?

[ukwdwnut]

think we were lucky that rob green wasnt in goal or things could of been much much worse

rubbish :lol:

[tb2830]

rubbish :lol:


well if green was in goal tonight he wouldnt of saved that many goals

[ukwdwnut]

Must admit I'm getting a bit fed up listening to all the excuses especially when you think about how much they get paid each week! The pressure got to them? I mean what the heck! Are they pros or not?

most of these player play with pressure in the prem and champs league, they just arent playing well. i think its the wrong system, hardly anyone plays 4.4.2 anymore

[ukwdwnut]

well if green was in goal tonight he wouldnt of saved that many goals

what goals there werent any lol and james hardly had a shot too save lol

james in the past has flapped at so many crosses im surprised hes still picked

[tb2830]

what goals there werent any lol and james hardly had a shot too save lol


obviously we were watching completly different matches as i saw him stop the ball going in a few times

[ukwdwnut]

obviously we were watching completly different matches as i saw him stop the ball going in a few times

they were never going to trouble any goalkeeper to be fair trace come on...green makes one error and your slaughtering him totally unfair. defenders make more mistakes as do everyone on the pitch made more mistakes with schoolboy bad passing. dont hear you slating that

[tb2830]

they were never going to trouble any goalkeeper to be fair trace come on...green makes one error and your slaughtering him totally unfair. defenders make more mistakes as do everyone on the pitch made more mistakes with schoolboy bad passing. dont hear you slating that


stop getting your y fronts in a twist :donald:

england have played rubbish for both matches up to yet lets face it they really should start packing there cases

[tb2830]

oh and when your playing for your country there is no room for errors

that just doesnt apply to him but all of them

[ukwdwnut]

stop getting your y fronts in a twist :donald:

england have played rubbish for both matches up to yet lets face it they really should start packing there cases

Y fronts lmao NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO never worn those :lol:

they were garbage tonight thats fair do's, they played a lot batter last game still wasnt good enough tho

[ukwdwnut]

oh and when your playing for your country there is no room for errors

that just doesnt apply to him but all of them

tell me who has played well so far

germany were crud today. the aussies were so poor last game that made them look good

brazil, nowhere near as good as they were, didnt play well either

italy rubbish

spain, they were the pre tournament faves, nope not good enough

only team that have played wellish so far is argentina

if we can hit the form we played in the qualys we can still win it but i very much doubt it, unless he plays a different formation and a few different players

and history says 100% england havent won anything without west ham players in the team :lol: look it up its true :wink: :lol:

[tb2830]

well mr nut

i doubt after wednesday we'll be discussing england again :donald:

[ukwdwnut]

well mr nut

i doubt after wednesday we'll be discussing england again :donald:

we could draw and still go thru....where england are concerned im the eternal optimist :fingers:

[Scott1066]

I think we were lucky that our apponents played equally as poor and the goalie was the only player that did any real work. As long as they don't start talking about sacking the manager for staff incompitance

[BouncyTigger]

why did capello insist on playing gerrard on the left just to accommodate Barry
?? total madness if you ask me. surely you play your best player in his best position !!!

[Skywatcher]

Totally agree. Gerrard in the centre. Rooney on the bench. Crouch starting up front as he is far more talented than husky and can actually hold the ball up, as opposed to husky who struggles to hold even himself up against gravity.

I also thought James was a safe pair of hands yesterday and claimed a few good balls from corners etc and should start on Wednesday.

I don't buy the whole nerves argument. They just don't loo bothered as a team.

I honestly felt if you put a team together from the lower leagues you'd see more passion and determination.

[BouncyTigger]

I agree either in centre or just behind rooney or whoever he decides to play up front... you could see on friday that gerrards natural instinct is to move inside and dictate the play, I don't understand capellos thinking on putting a right footed player on the left. I hope that he uses Joe Cole in some capacity on wednesday too !!

[ukwdwnut]

my team would be

i would have taken scott parker no question to play where ive put carrick
green only instead of james as james flaps too much at corners, crosses etc
defo would have taken bentley when becks got injured. phillips and lennon cant cross a ball for toffee


Green


Johnson........Dawson........Terry..........A. Cole


Carrick


W.Phillips.......Gerrard.........J. Cole


Rooney........Defoe

[Dawn]

Rugby World Cup next year. :D

[Skywatcher]

Mmmm line out horrors then

[ukwdwnut]

fingers crossed we give the slovenians a good hammering this afternoon...who's gonna be watching? :)

[Claire]

I'm strangely nervous about this afternoon! The children don't finish school any earlier so I'll have to catch the start on Radio 5 Live.

[ukwdwnut]

I'm strangely nervous about this afternoon! The children don't finish school any earlier so I'll have to catch the start on Radio 5 Live.

the upper school where i work have been given the afternoon off

[Crazycatlady]

I've booked a haircut for the boys after school. Hope they don't mind:unsure:

[ukwdwnut]

I've booked a haircut for the boys after school. Hope they don't mind:unsure:

LISA!!! how could you? thats like taking chris' telescope away from him where there is a once in a lifetime event happening :wink: :lol:

[tb2830]

LISA!!! how could you? thats like taking chris' telescope away from him where there is a once in a lifetime event happening :wink: :lol:

Well I'm here at work so will have to listen to the radio

[Skywatcher]

Well I'm at work as well , and considering the last performance I'm actually completely fine about that :rolleyes:

After the french fiasco its not about passion and the joy of playing for your country its about a load of overpaid prima donnas prancing about - I would have much preferred South Africa to qualify yesterday than England today

[tb2830]

Well I'm at work as well , and considering the last performance I'm actually completely fine about that :rolleyes:

After the french fiasco its not about passion and the joy of playing for your country its about a load of overpaid prima donnas prancing about - I would have much preferred South Africa to qualify yesterday than England today

I shall just listen to us getting defeated on the radio the quicker were out the better

[Lisa1976]

I shall just listen to us getting defeated on the radio the quicker were out the better

I completely agree - I don't see what all the fuss is about. I mean come on who really believes that England could win, hmmm I don't think so!! Far too much pressure, far too over paid etc etc.

Ooo can you tell I hate football :yes::tongue:

[Claire]

Yeahhhhh!!!!! 1-0!

[Dawn]

Well I'm going out on a limb here to say

JUST WHEN DID FOOTBALL BECOME MORE IMPORTANT THAN EDUCATION!!!! :mad:

Schools closing early so kids can watch the game - yes I know it's only once every 4 years but what sort of message are we sending out. It's ridiculous. :sigh:

Stepping off soap box now. :sorry:

[MystikPiglit]

JUST WHEN DID FOOTBALL BECOME MORE IMPORTANT THAN EDUCATION!!!! :mad:
Stepping off soap box now. :sorry:

I'll happily join you on the soapbox.

It's madness...... :unsure:

[Claire]

I'm guessing maybe the powers that be think that the children wouldn't miss very much in the hour or so that they're allowed to go early? A little like finishing at lunchtime on the last day of term maybe?

[mumof2]

Matthew didn't finish early, he pedalled home as fast as he could, watched it for a while and is now in the garden fiddling with bikes! :thumbsup:

[mumof2]

oh and i just remembered my nephew's school is screening at the school....i think the children can get ice creams and drinks while they watch.

[Skywatcher]

well our kids didn't finish early and I'm flippin glad of it too, I'd have been livid - I could understand it sort of if it was the cup final and a once in alifetime thing but for a group game - well its just not right

life goes on!!

[MystikPiglit]

I could understand it sort of if it was the cup final and a once in alifetime thing but for a group game

I agree.
I wouldn't mind if they applied it to all sports, such as cricket / rugby / athletics etc. I don't understand why football has been singled out.. :unsure:

[Claire]

I wonder if it's a way of preventing mass absences? If they let the kids go early there's more chance they'll arrive in the first place?

[ukwdwnut]

at our school its only the upper end of the school thats off all the other years are still there. why i dont know(that they were given time off)

this is one of the best games of the cup so far, I just cant see them losing

COME ON ENGLAND!!!

[Claire]

Can I respectfully ask the guys in white to GO AWAY!

[ukwdwnut]

Can I respectfully ask the guys in white to GO AWAY!

no need to claire we will win anyway :D

[ukwdwnut]

ive not heard so much noise from a set of fans like the england fans do :D

[Claire]

So nice to hear the fans and not those vuvuzelas!

[ukwdwnut]

So nice to hear the fans and not those vuvuzelas!

i know they are driving me nuts

there was a competition for those and a woman ruptured her throat blowing one

[Skywatcher]

How are we playing?

[ukwdwnut]

How are we playing?

best ive seen in a long while chris, with loads of pace and they cant live with it :D

rooney hit the post a while back too

[Skywatcher]

We will draw then in the 97h minute :rolleyes:

[ukwdwnut]

1 min to go :D

[ukwdwnut]

ITS ALL OVER AND WE ARE THRU :D

[ukwdwnut]

USA just scored and if it stays how it is there they will top the group

[Claire]

Feel so sorry for Slovenia. One second they are through with us then not.

[ukwdwnut]

yes but its not over til the final whistle

[Claire]

Bring on Sunday.

[Skywatcher]

We are second and USA top of the group ( my team in the sweep by the way ;) )

We haven't covered ourselves in glory really have we?

anyway onwards and upwards

[Claire]

Sunday is going to be fun for DH!

[Skywatcher]

What time Sunday as we have important stuff to do and I thought it was Saturday for group runners up? :unsure:

[ukwdwnut]

We are second and USA top of the group ( my team in the sweep by the way ;) )

We haven't covered ourselves in glory really have we?

anyway onwards and upwards

not sure of the time chris as its not on the sky listings yet

no we didnt in the 1st 2 games but this one was a different ball game....yeah yeah still footy, you know what i mean ;) :lol:

all we needed from this game was more goals, i feel a lot better now, i dont think we need fear anyone if we can play like this

[Skywatcher]

Apart from the Germans.......

I can see penaltys looming

[uscwest]

Feel so sorry for Slovenia. One second they are through with us then not.
But Slovenia SHOULD have lost to the US 3:2, so I don't feel the least bit sorry. Just happy we scored that last minute goal. Would have hated to be eliminated because of horrible call by a referee.

[ukwdwnut]

Apart from the Germans.......

I can see penaltys looming

they havent set the world alight really, looked good againsts the autralians because they were very very poor, nor the brazilians, the argentinians are one but they have looked better by the teams they have played been poorish id say

[Claire]

But Slovenia SHOULD have lost to the US 3:2, so I don't feel the least bit sorry. Just happy we scored that last minute goal. Would have hated to be eliminated because of horrible call by a referee.

:sorry: Sorry John. I've only watched a few games so don't know what happened. :unsure:

[Skywatcher]

What an appallingly boring group we had. Right it all starts properly now

I hope England do well, but mainly to take the pressur off Andy murrey lol