*Official* English Football Season 2005-06

[BoyBrumby]

^boy Brumby,isn't your signature kind of cheating?

Meh. I'm stuck with Robbie C until the new year, so I don't want anyone to be under any misconceptions as to my opinion of the fat dancer.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Anyone know yet what groups are in what half, for instance what groups would be in Brazil's half (of the draw assuming they won group F) or is that not decided yet?

 

[Scaly piscine]

Ok found it:

(A v C) v (E v G)

(B v D) v (F v H)

That's the fixutres assuming each group winner beats the group runners-up. So basically England want to win group C/E/G or be runners-up of B/D/H to avoid Brazil til the final.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Ah %$@#!

Mexico in the quarters would be good tho.

 

[aussie]

i sincerly hope Englands group is nothing like this:

England
Ivory Coast
Netherlands/Sweden
USA

or else i wont breathe properly

 

[Scaly piscine]

Ecuador easy team for Germany, if England are runners-up they'd play the winners of Germany's group in the last 16.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Bad draw for England in terms of them probably being in Brazil's half, no excuse to not at least make the semis tho.

 

[steds]

Time to stake your money on Ukraine having a good run, imo.

 

[Pothas]

here is the draw

GROUP A
Germany
Costa Rica
Poland
Ecuador


GROUP B
England
Paraguay
Trinidad & Tobago
Sweden


GROUP C
Argentina
Ivory Coast
Serbia & Montenegro
Holland


GROUP D
Mexico
Iran
Angola
Portugal


GROUP E
Italy
Ghana
USA
Czech Republic


GROUP F
Brazil
Croatia
Australia
Japan


GROUP G
France
Switzerland
South Korea
Togo


GROUP H
Spain
Ukraine
Tunisia
Saudi Arabia

Not a bad draw for England. Sweeden clearly a tough game but they are playing them last which is an advantage. Paraguy not a push over either but Trinidad should be straigh forward enough so i think they should fully expect to win the group.
groups C, E and F look enteratining

 

[Magrat Garlick]

GROUP H
Spain
Ukraine
Tunisia
Saudi Arabia

If Spain don't get through from that they deserve the label "chokers" for all eternity.

 

[steds]

If Spain don't get through from that they deserve the label "chokers" for all eternity.

Same goes for Ukraine, who I expect to top that group and be confident of beating Australia/Croatia/Japan

 

[Cloete]

You've gotta feel for Brazil don't you? Poor guys being placed against the might of Australia!

I do think we have one the most difficult groups, but C and E are the worst! Let's hope the US get smashed, along with Josip Simunic!

 

[Pothas]

Looking at group E if i had to bet on a big side going out in the group state with would be Italy

 

[marc71178]

C and E are pigs.

 

[Blaze]

Just the kind of group I can see England getting knocked out of.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Just the kind of group I can see England getting knocked out of.

Never. Sweden are the only ones who might have a hope of finishing ahead of us. Paraguay are inexperienced and lacking talent, while Trinidad and Tobago were lucky to even qualify - those who might think they've got a chance because they have Dwight Yorke, it could easily have been Bahrain in their place, and you'd not be saying the same about them.

We should beat Paraguay, draw with Sweden at the very least and smash T&T by three or four.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Looking at group E if i had to bet on a big side going out in the group state with would be Italy

I'd call Argentina as marginally more likely. Serbia & Montenegro (I hesitate to refer to them as S&M ) are very underrated, and if Ivory Coast manage to surprise a few people then the Argies could be in for a shock.

 

[marc71178]

Just the kind of group I can see England getting knocked out of.

Based on what exactly?

 

[aussie]

Never. Sweden are the only ones who might have a hope of finishing ahead of us. Paraguay are inexperienced and lacking talent, while Trinidad and Tobago were lucky to even qualify - those who might think they've got a chance because they have Dwight Yorke, it could easily have been Bahrain in their place, and you'd not be saying the same about them.

We should beat Paraguay, draw with Sweden at the very least and smash T&T by three or four.

word out its Englands time to shine. All Sven needs to now is fine tune the side he wants to play in germany, no time for experiments now. For me i would love to see this team play Paraguay in our 1st game:

-------------------------------------------------------ROBINSON----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------TERRY------------------------------------CAMPBELL---------------------------------

NEVILLE------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------COLE

--------------------------------------------------------CARRICK------------------------------------------------------------

BECKHAM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GERRARD

----------------------------------------------------LAMPARD---------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------OWEN----------------------------------------------------ROONEY----------------------------------

 

[aussie]

GROUP E
Italy
Ghana
USA
Czech Republic

i dear say this is the so called "GROUP OF DEATH"