*Official* English Football Season 2005-06

[Scaly piscine]

So has he ever done anything right?

5-1 v Germany did you still whinge?

I want England to win the World Cup, not occasionally turn up for qualification games and retain players in the side regardless of how bad they were in a good team performance.

 

[aussie]

chelsea, chelsea, chelsea dalm i have to admit i cant see them not winning the premierhsip again after today's performance 4 goals in what 10 minuttes , but at least Man U are still winning.

 

[Pratters]

chelsea, chelsea, chelsea dalm i have to admit i cant see them not winning the premierhsip again after today's performance 4 goals in what 10 minuttes , but at least Man U are still winning.

Man U have played one game less. If they win that one, they would be 7 points behind Chelsea. Not that big a lead but if you consider the way Chelsea is playing, it looks a huge lead.

Still there is a long way to go in the season and Man u fans can at least thank the stars they are not as far behind as Arsenal.

 

[aussie]

Still there is a long way to go in the season and Man u fans can at least thank the stars they are not as far behind as Arsenal.

of course, the only chance i see Man U winning is if they make sure they dont drop any easy points & play well againts the big oppositions & hopefully as the season comes to a climax chelsea does the opposite, but has i said before after todays performance i really cant see that happening they look so organised as a team.

 

[steds]

The only chance I can see the Bucs have of winning is if Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Charlton, Tottenham, Middlesborough, Wigan and West Ham all have Munich air disaster-esque catastrophes

 

[sledger]

No I didn't say that or anything like it.

lies make baby jesus cry piscine, you did and you know it, when i can be bothered i will look it up in the last season thread.

 

[Scaly piscine]

lies make baby jesus cry piscine, you did and you know it, when i can be bothered i will look it up in the last season thread.

Given that some people seem to think I support Spurs I won't hold my breath waiting.

 

[roseboy64]

The ball's round people.

 

[Barney Rubble]

I think it is more likely now than it ever has been before (although it is still extremely unlikely) that a team will win every game in a Premiership season. Most thought an unbeaten season couldn't be done, but Arsenal did it - and if any team in the world is equipped to win every single game this season, it's Chelsea. They have a man who by the end of his career will be head, shoulders and torso above every other manager ever involved in the game, they have a world-class squad in every position, and they have an endless supply of money (although they don't need to use it any more). Anyone who at any point between the middle of last season and now has suggested any other team might win the title is seriously deluded - the Buccaneers and Arsenal actually do have more chance of winning the Champions League than the Premiership.

My team managed a decent draw yesterday away at Boro - Gary O'Neil, a classic example of a player being ignored because he doesn't play for a "big four" team, had yet another blinder on the right side of our midfield. The kid is surely England material, and the sooner he gets an opportunity in central midfield, his best position, the better for Pompey and for England, because he is probably in the top 5 midfielders in this country for creativity, probably along with Gerrard, Lampard, Murphy, and Carrick. He's not ready for international football yet, and he won't be for a while, but he is a truly outstanding prospect, and he really has his head screwed on right as well. Here's hoping he gets at least a little bit of recognition for some awesome displays in a struggling side so far this season.

And still on the subject of Pompey - how the hell did Alain Perrin manage to play a 3-3-3-1 formation and not end up confusing the players a la Sven? He must be better than I thought!!

 

[BoyBrumby]

Any thoughts about Sir Bobby joining you down there Barney? Or is that just paper talk?

 

[Barney Rubble]

Any thoughts about Sir Bobby joining you down there Barney? Or is that just paper talk?

For the moment it's just paper talk, but we are looking to fill the position, and Perrin has said he doesn't want to work without a DoF. He also said he would love to work with Sir Bob. I'd be extremely happy to see him brought in, he's a much-loved figure which might help us to dispel the negative media bias we've gained since media darling Judas Redknapp left us. He also really knows his football, far more so than Velimir "Who?" Zajec. Would be a great acquisition to my mind - if we have to have a DoF, it might as well be a legend like him.

Also, it would p*** my Toon-supporting mate off no end.

 

[Craig]

I want England to win the World Cup, not occasionally turn up for qualification games and retain players in the side regardless of how bad they were in a good team performance.

That is not answering my question.

My question has he ever done anything right by making the right subsituation, the right tatics, etc.

 

[Craig]

Any thoughts about Sir Bobby joining you down there Barney? Or is that just paper talk?

I thought the rumour was he was going to take over as the manager of Ireland?

Although I do ask would be a former England manager and player make him not so popular in Ireland or not? Mind you Jack Charlton seemed to make it work (although yes I know he has never managed England).

 

[Barney Rubble]

I thought the rumour was he was going to take over as the manager of Ireland?

That's a different rumour, which is probably equally unlikely.

 

[Scaly piscine]

That is not answering my question.

My question has he ever done anything right by making the right subsituation, the right tatics, etc.

Very occasionally, with such frequency that it appears to be a fluke when he does get it right. His substitutions especially are usually atrocious - generally takes off the best players.

 

[marc71178]

So he's so bad that in all his time we've lost 2 competitive games?

 

[Scaly piscine]

So he's so bad that in all his time we've lost 2 competitive games?

How many decent sides have England faced? How far have England gone in the competitions that count?

 

[chris.hinton]

true

BAGGIES 2 ARSENAL 1

 

[steds]

So he's so bad that in all his time we've lost 2 competitive games?

Brazil (last World Cup) + France (Euro 2004) + Portugal (Euro 2004) + Northern Ireland > 2

 

[Barney Rubble]

Brazil (last World Cup) + France (Euro 2004) + Portugal (Euro 2004) + Northern Ireland > 2

It's not like me to stick up for Sven, but technically we drew the Portugal game.