*Official* English Football Season 2007-08

[roseboy64]

You need to check CWXI Corrin. Also, disagree with most of aussie's evaluations here, except those bolded:

Yea, but i don't think it would be much of a problem if selected. We know what they are capable of & 2-3 league games plus some solid training should be good for the blokes.

edit: I see the squad is picked & had you got to laugh at his selections sometimes. He is got to be the only manager in Europe that picks such big squads beyond what is required for major tournaments. Really wouldn't it be wise just to pick 23 & look to set in his mind what the best squad in the land is?

His constant selection of crap players, geez for god sake Phil Neville is useless, Brown not international quality full-back or central defender, Smith arghhhhhhhh the bloke doesn't even know what his best position, Downing too slow to be an international left-winger you have Young why pick him & two strikers who unfortunately aren't first team regulars, Bridge & Cole the two best left-backs in England are fit what use has Shorey?, same thing goes for SWP. Plus where is Woodgate don't feel confident about the Campbell/Lescott partnership for the Croatia game at all. Damn its like he picks some players for no reason..

No tactics whatsoever from the man, Croatia are a physical team pick he should remember that pick mid-fielders like Barton or Reo-Coker who could add some aggression to the mid-field along with Hargreaves, and players who are first team regulars who play every week and do well for their clubs like Agbonlahor or Johnson.

 

[GIMH]

dev league back? Oooh...

 

[grecian]

easy-peesy, lemon-squeezy . Lets hope we get a contest in the next round.

Only one thing wrong with the day. The FA may have great intentions with their environmental campaign, but the slogan "Green Army", is never going to go down well at our place

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Rumours floating that Inter and Man City will swap strikers on loan for 6 months. Adriano to City and Rolando Bianchi to Inter. Would be a good idea, Inter could use an Italian and Adriano needs to go away and get his head sorted and there will be players at City who can speak either one or two of the languages he does and if in form he could carve up.

**** yeah if this happens.

 

[aussie]

You need to check CWXI Corrin. Also, disagree with most of aussie's evaluations here, except those bolded:

you forgot to bold them, but it isn't worth arguing ATM. Its a really disheartening turn of events with all the injuries to key players, horrific selection & now Isreal's loss of Yossi Benayouan (spell check). I want to hold out hope that Isreal can hold Russia out thus making the Croatia game a real decider for England, but day by day i am being resigned to the cruel fact that England could miss out here.

 

[grecian]

C'mon get this crap over with, so we can get on with the draw.

 

[roseboy64]

you forgot to bold them, but it isn't worth arguing ATM. Its a really disheartening turn of events with all the injuries to key players, horrific selection & now Isreal's loss of Yossi Benayouan (spell check). I want to hold out hope that Isreal can hold Russia out thus making the Croatia game a real decider for England, but day by day i am being resigned to the cruel fact that England could miss out here.

I didn't forget to bold. Was gonna bold one or two but read what you wrote again and decided not to. You're just expecting too much IMO.

 

[grecian]

Ah, not ideal, Bury( quickly looks up the league tables to see what div they're in). could of been at home, but they're beatable, I think.

They'll probably put Torquay on the telly again, shocking.

 

[Tom Halsey]

You need to check CWXI Corrin. Also, disagree with most of aussie's evaluations here, except those bolded:

Brilliant.

 

[aussie]

I wouldn't say Phil Neville is useless, I'm not saying he is a great player, but I think he is a solid workman-like player who is definatly not a knob like Joey Barton.

Solid workman-like player for Everton, who at international level is out of his depth as a utility player whether he plays as right-back, left-back or as a defensive mid-fielder. After his blunder against Romania in Euro 2000 he was gradually phased out of the squad by Sven now McClaren suddenly after calling him up after a few injuries last season names him in every squad when they are better options around.

Barton yea is a rough and goes overboard on the pitch a lot, but that shouldn't undermine that his qualities as a defensive mid-fielder aren't good. When he was called up for England earlier this year for that friendly against Spain he was the having a really good season for a struggling City. Once he can build on that now for Newcastle he should be in future squads IMO.

If he had gone down the cricketing path instead (which he was quite useful at IIRC) and he could be picked for any country then he would be somebody from the NZ cricket team.

Word, his cricketening ability was pretty good heard he played with Flintoff at either under 15's or under 19's.

 

[aussie]

I didn't forget to bold. Was gonna bold one or two but read what you wrote again and decided not to. You're just expecting too much IMO.

Expecting too much?. Have England done that great over the years for me or any other die-hard fan to be satisfied with the current situation?. Surely not my friend...

 

[roseboy64]

Expecting too much?. Have England done that great over the years for me or any other die-hard fan to be satisfied with the current situation?. Surely not my friend...

Basically saying your evaluation of those players is not faultless. Seems you're expecting every player to be world class.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

3rd

 

[Matteh]

Mansfield have got Harrogate Railway, **** yeah, Round 3 here we come.

 

[Johnners]

Tim Cahill!!!

Such a legend, even better that he denied Chelski a win

 

[Craig]

Lol did anybody hear about the police shooting of a fan in Italy? Crazy stuff, having been to a game there you see some amazing stuff like fans bringing flares into the ground. And to see other fans of other clubs riot was major as well.

 

[GIMH]

Bradford away

 

[aussie]

Basically saying your evaluation of those players is not faultless.

Fair enough..

Seems you're expecting every player to be world class.

Nah, just a matter of wanting the best possible players to be in the squad ahead of the useless ones.

 

[aussie]

Lol did anybody hear about the police shooting of a fan in Italy? Crazy stuff, having been to a game there you see some amazing stuff like fans bringing flares into the ground. And to see other fans of other clubs riot was major as well.

and some people Man United fans crazy, ha the whole idea of going to places like Italy, Spain, Russia etc to watch football is scary AFAIC.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Italian football busy shooting itself in the foot for the zillionth time, I see.