Reply With QuoteDue to some work deadlines I'm writing this and watching the match
First goal - pub football defending from England...
Even me, a complete 'non-footbally', has sat down to watch this episode of the world cup.
Come on England!
Due to some work deadlines I'm writing this and watching the match
First goal - pub football defending from England...
Er....looks like they'll need it :(
I should say. As usual Rooney doesn't seem to do anything other than kick the ball to an empty space/opposing team member.Originally Posted by johnfoxllb
Now 2-0, I guess that's it finished for England.
Er....... 2-0 Germany......oh dear
Great pic, nothing funny about it - quite accurate :wink: Don't give up chaps, we could turn this around :blackeye:
Not if they refuse to award a goal for when a goal's scored.
It's turning into a rather interesting match.
The case for goal line technology seems that it may arise from the grave...
:shock: :shock: :shock:
That ball was over the line by a good foot, and might even have crossed the line again before bouncing out
:evil: :evil: :evil:
Why does FIFA not allow use of cameras? Hawkeye in tennis have improved Wimbledon, cricket has cameras in the stumps for Heaven's sake :evil:
FIFA hates England
C'mon, it's just a game....
:D :D :D
more than a foot i think, travesty the 3 officials on the pitch cant call this correctly.
:lol:
Second half.....here we go again :drunken:
Oh dear, 3-1 now
It's a big ask to pull back from 4-1.
Dread to think what the red tops will have on the front pages tomorrow
Slaughter
Oh dear oh dear... well, at least it won't go to penalties!
Fixed that for you.
:lol:Fixed that for you.
Spot on - couldn't have put it better :|
Disgruntled Five Live commentator
"Capello might as well just send on Beckham in his suit"
Not that far from the truth...
Bring back Gazza!
Fixed the title of the thread for you :wink:
Battered... well and truly battered :evil:
It's a shame though - would the obvious goal have been validated, it could have lead to a totally different output!
Well, at least the Englishmen fought bravely, as opposed to the some other teams who left the competition early. Have not seen a single English player throwing himself on the field and starting a drama queen act.
What ?
4 : 2 ?
:D
Bye Bye Capello... can we now have an ENGLISH manager please?!?!
Maybe! Question is - for whom? :DWhat ?
4 : 2 ?
:D
I wonder what our war-mongering tabloids will make of that. Their headlines were sickeningly anti-German last week. I suppose they'll say it wasn't our fault we lost.
My thoughts EXACTLY!!!!! :evil:
Well beaten, just hope their wont be any trouble.
Well that was garbage, utter garbage. Germany were a class act and I can't see us ever being that good. We need a manager as well that can communicate as I can't understand what he's bloody saying - an absolutely shameful display.
Rod
At half time I thought we could come back; half-way through the second half I knew we wouldn't. No width, nobody hanging wide or back to pick up the spare ball and the worst of all, not one of the England team has yet mastered the very basic footballing skill of killing a ball when receiving a pass. Gerard going for glory instead of passing to another player better placed to score didn't help.
If this is the best we've got, why are they paid so much? New £6million contract for Capello? Somebody's having a laugh and I suspect it's Capello.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
One goal lost due to a numpty linesman, but the game lost due to being outclassed. And I'd say by a German side that isn't at it's best either.
Look on the bright side.
We er...
Um..
Beat Slovenia?
Harry Redknap (sp?) or Sam Allardyce? Is there anyone else? I'm not English, but personally the nationality of the manager would be the last thing to concern me - if he came from Burma and the team played great, then that would be fine with me.
+1 England were utterly useless - the money wasted might have been put to better use putting some kids through tennis academy (or maybe not) :(
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: soccer brings out the absolute worst in the English character.
Thank God it's all over, albeit all too briefly.
Yes, while I would support England usually out of good neighbourliness, this WW2 shite winds me up every time they play Germany, so you can guess who I was leaning towards. Tabloid clowns. And now they'll tear strips off the same people they would have sainted if a few balls had bounced differently (and people will buy the papers to read it).
Thank god for that. Can we get back to normal now and talk about watches and not some overpaid idiots trying (in vain) to kick a leather bladder around? I'm no expert - in fact I don't even like the game - but it was patently obvious from the onset that we were useless.
Cheers,
Gary
How can we field an English team managed by anyone other than an Englishman...we lose before we even start!
So how many of the English team played 'till they dropped? Don't expect headless chickens, but work rate has to put the other side under constant pressure....how many of our players worked until they dropped?
I know a lot of A&E doctors and nurses who will be breathing a sigh of relief - the next 2-3 weeks won't be nearly so fraught. Oh sure, tonight will still be a challenge, as a handful of angry, stupid alcoholic losers make up for that non-performance by drinking hard and then battering themselves and the occasional passer-by.
Still. No matter how dismal their performance, the players will go back to their cordoned-off, gated-community £60,000-a-WEEK lifestyles and their WAGs will continue to spend up big. And the football-loving Englishman, he'll gladly keep putting his hand in is his pocket to pay for it.
...but what do I know; I don't even like watches!
:lol:What ?
4 : 2 ?
:D
The disallowed goal probably had a negative effect on the England players' morale but their defence was piss-poor. Notice how Germany were all over England whenever the ball was near their (Germany's) goal. In a way, it's better that it was 4:1 and not 2:1 as you'd never hear the end of it. The average football fan probably can't spell psychology let alone grasp the implications so it won't be an argument in pubs for the next 4 years.
Harry Redknapp?Harry Redknap (sp?) or Sam Allardyce?
He's a one-man Cockney machine. You press a button and out comes a cliché.
" 'E's 'ad it away on 'is toes..."
" 'E's given it awl thaaaait..."
" 'Is work rate is 110%..."
The punters will love 'im.
...but what do I know; I don't even like watches!
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