*Official* English Football Season 2005-06

[superkingdave]

I've been on a day trip to Dublin...

EDIT: Or should I say "Oi've been on a day trip to Dublin"?

You could also call yourself Danny O'Towns

 

[BoyBrumby]

How do they judge who is Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish, by the way? I mean, is it just where you live, or where you're born? Or do they actually have differences in their passports or something?

If you, one of your parents or one of your grandparents were born in one of the home nations you qualify for them. I think there's a five-year residency qualification too; there was talk of Cudicini & Di Canio playing for England once upon a time.

I actually qualify for Ireland through me mum's dad.

 

[sledger]

not sure about the passports, but i've always thought its where you were born & live..

its all about the passports.

 

[Loony BoB]

If you, one of your parents or one of your grandparents were born in one of the home nations you qualify for them. I think there's a five-year residency qualification too; there was talk of Cudicini & Di Canio playing for England once upon a time.

I actually qualify for Ireland through me mum's dad.

I know about the five year residency thing, as even a New Zealander like myself can become a British citizen if they spend that long in the UK (four years down, one to go...).

 

[Loony BoB]

Villareal bidding a cool £17m to take Ronaldo off Man U's hands. Can't see it happening, though. Would be a backwards step when it comes to progressing Man U, especially when I'm confident they could get midfielders elsewhere.

 

[Matteh]

I could play for England, Australia and on a technicality Germany...

Chelsea....out
Liverpool.....out
Real Madrid....out
Arsenal....through...

wtf

 

[roseboy64]

I can't believe Ronaldo stayed on the pitch. I'm so disappointed. There were a few occasions where somebody just needed to be following Bcekham and simply tap in his cross but they were all outside of the box.

 

[Loony BoB]

I agree, Rose - Ronaldo looked like a paperweight when he had the ball. He had one defender between him and goal and he sat there for four seconds waiting for other players and then ended up losing the ball. Why he was kept on while Raul was taken off, I don't know.

 

[sledger]

raul was taken off because he was poor and looked even less like scoring then ronaldo did even though he had that shot against the post, having said that why on earth he was left on i do not know.

 

[Loony BoB]

raul was taken off because he was poor and looked even less like scoring then ronaldo did even though he had that shot against the post, having said that why on earth he was left on i do not know.

Raul looked more like scoring BECAUSE of the shot that hit the post. That's one decent play by Raul compared to 0 decent plays by Ronaldo. Ronaldo looked like he was playing with lead boots.

 

[Pratters]

Which was why Crespo missed a great opportunity from 6 yards out.

Is it Barca's fault Crespo missed it?

Similarly Barca can say Eto'o missed the shot late in the game.

 

[simmy]

Barca can also say that it was never a penalty. Awful decision.

So gutted for Liverpool...

 

[open365]

Meh, That's what happens when we you don't score, we deserved what we got.

The first time ever that we've gone 4 champions leauge games without scoring.

I can't see much else we can do, great defense, great midfield, but 4 good strikers who are playing badly.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Hello, budgie. Right on cue.

& Man U are foreign too? Well at least you're even handed with your snide bitterness.

I think he meant the cricket, and Australia.

 

[sledger]

seems happy to jump on the england bandwagon when they are doing well though. but il stop there...already been warned about this sort of thing.

 

[BoyBrumby]

I think he meant the cricket, and Australia.

You reckon?

 

[Tom Halsey]

You reckon?

Ah - did I miss some sarcasm?

 

[luckyeddie]

Yea, bit of overkill - I usually limit my sly digs to 1 per person per day... unless it's someone from Derbyshire obviously.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Ah - did I miss some sarcasm?

Not so much sarcasm as a rejoinder on my part. SP was obviously talking about Aussie following Australia, but as he didn't mention it explicitly I thought I'd imply that SP had admitted that not only Arsenal have foreigners playing for them.

Hope that clears it up!

 

[Loony BoB]

I know Scaly well enough to think "South Park?" every time I read SP in this thread. I don't bother thinking, I just go with it.