Pre-World Cup Friendlies

[BoyBrumby]

He's okay, it's the rest of the team that can **** off, for me.

Don't mind Southgate, me. Townsend pretty inexcusable on any level tho, obvs.

 

[grecian]

Don't mind Southgate, me. Townsend pretty inexcusable on any level tho, obvs.

Disagree about Southgate, but agree about Townsend, obvs.

Been a lot better second galf, as so often under Capello, I think he should just give the ***** a bollocking at the start of the match, just because the dozy twonks clearly need some motivating playing for England.

 

[Scaly piscine]

So need to change the rules so those sorts of fouls just become a penalty, not a red card offence.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Look at that dead-set arsewipe waving phantom cards at the referee. Someone wave a broken leg at him. Scum.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Ah there's the old only a penalty if you fall over routine.

 

[Jarquis]

Such a cynical foul.

 

[grecian]

Well Johnson wins MOTM, yeah who needs defenders to defend.

Crouch, Green the only two to massively boost their chances I'd of thought. Carrick, and Upson should have ruined theirs.

 

[Nate]

Haha, Johnson. Typical display, eh?

 

[superkingdave]

Was disappointed in Walcott itbt, still no use having all the pace in the world if your end product is as ****e as his. Baines wasn't good either

 

[Xuhaib]

expect England to again underachieve this time.So 4 years on it still looks like a team of Rooney and his 10 friends.

 

[grecian]

So who do we give a game for against Japan, Upson? as he probably should play before I slag him off again, but I do think Carra and King are better. Would like to see Adam Johnson play with Lennon on the other wing, with Arbuckle and Parker (to prove Aussie right all along) in midfield.

Any chance we could drop Rio out of the squad?

 

[Nate]

Doyle heads one in from a Santa Crud mistake, 1-0. Paraguay getting dominated in the first fifteen. One wonders how Ireland aren't in the WC.

Oh, that's right.

 

[sledger]

Look at that dead-set arsewipe waving phantom cards at the referee. Someone wave a broken leg at him. Scum.

Get over it.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Doyle heads one in from a Santa Crud mistake, 1-0. Paraguay getting dominated in the first fifteen. One wonders how Ireland aren't in the WC.

Oh, that's right.

Most annoying thing about the whole Henry handball issue is the fact that is wasn't used as a catalyst for the introduction of video replays. In most other fields when such a glaring injustice occurs steps are usually taken to remedy the root cause, whereas FIFA/Wafer have just said, actually I don't evening remember what their counter argument was, but probably something about interrupting the play or somesuch.

 

[Furball]

Haha Ireland.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Algeria looking reassuringly mediocre v Eire.

Their keeper looks disturbingly like the lovechild of Cristiano Ronaldo and Saj Mahmood tho.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Dropping some way below mediocre in the second half. Shower, tbh. Fully expect us to fluke a 1-0 tho.

EDIT: 2-0 Ireland; my Algeria are poo. Keeper literally slapped it straight to Keane.

 

[Uppercut]

These friendlies are really rather depressing.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Au contraire.

As an England fan this game is thoroughly inspiring. Algeria are worse than I'd hoped in my wildest dreams.

 

[grecian]

Team for Japan, has been announced:

David James, Glen Johnson, John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole, Theo Walcott, Tom Huddlestone, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, Wayne Rooney and Darren Bent.

Theo gets another start, no Adam Johnson or Joe Cole, does this mean they ain't gonna make it? Hope not would rather have them in the squad then Huddlestone, Theo or Lennon.