*Official* English Football Season 2007-08

[Craig]

incredibly stupid if that turns out to be true.

Would be pointless sacking him now, if your going to do it then it may as well been done before the season started. But people like Jesus Gil and in Real Madrid Presisdental tradition have proved then anything is possible in terms of sacking managers.

Went to the Inter-Roma Italian Super Cup game on Sunday night, very good time even if Totti did go down like a girl to win that penalty For all the efforts they try and do to fix up their reputations flares are still allowed into the crowd. A couple of the flares sounded like a bomb had gone off.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Alan "Sunday League thug" Smith starting up front. Utterly atrocious.

That alone is a sacking offence.

 

[BoyBrumby]

I really struggle to get it up for friendlies nowadays (especially ones so soon in the new season when half the squad conveniently develop niggles), but will probably end up watching us v Jerry. Not that I reckon we'll learn much, mind. Richards & Robinson probably have the most to gain & lose respectively. It'll be interesting to see how the big lad combines with Dave (ankle permitting) & if Robinson looks as dodgy as he has for the Spurts Calamity might be again usurping him as no.1. Calling back a 37 year old makes little sense if he's not going to play.

Tipping Lehmann to have a blinder btw, as he's surely already dropped his quota of bollocks for the season.

 

[Scaly piscine]

How many times are England going to play with their midfield centre pairing too deep before someone finally does something about it?

 

[Scaly piscine]

Nice to see someone come from an advanced position wide on the flank before cutting in. As opposed to being 40 yards out and cutting in and continuously creating little because of it.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Mandatory blatant onside given offside there.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Nice strike from Fat Frank & very well created by Richards, but Jerry doesn't look overly interested to me.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Jerry?

 

[Scaly piscine]

German/Germany.


Lawro and Motson just confirming their utter ignorance of football with their praise of how well Joe Cole plays his position

Nearly as embarrassing as that equaliser. Typical England.

 

[BoyBrumby]

FFS. James on at half-time if there's any justice in the world. Shocker from Robinson.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Seriously, wtf was the clown doing coming for that free-kick? He's a liability.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Can't fault Robinson for that one. Magic strike. Ho-hum. 2-1 to Germany B.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Lawro 'some bright sparks in Micah Richards and Joe Cole'

WTF has Joe Cole done? Bugger all. His usual looks ok but produces nothing performance.

Owen misses an open goal...

 

[BoyBrumby]

I don't think it's coincidental that Lampard has had his best half for England since, well I can't remember, without Gerrard in the team. I just don't think they combine well. McClaren needs to pick which one he prefers & not play the other. I don't think it even matters particularly which one.

 

[BoyBrumby]

James is on for the second half. Hopefully we've witnessed the end of Robinson's international career tonight.

 

[Scaly piscine]

If I was being harsh I could say two clowns going off, two clowns coming on.

Oh and very impressive stuff from Healy and NI again.

 

[PhoenixFire]

If I was being harsh I could say two clowns going off, two clowns coming on.

Surely not

 

[aussie]

James is on for the second half. Hopefully we've witnessed the end of Robinson's international career tonight.

Probably, Mclaren has to make a decision quickly on him because since the World Cup Robinson has looked a bit iffy in goal. Its either he works with James or go for Carson who has looked very impressive for the Under 21's recently.

 

[aussie]

Brown on??. God what has Mclaren done..

 

[Scaly piscine]

Shorey gives England's part-time central midfielder Joe Cole some space, so he can contribute nothing again with a shot going wide.

Shorey has been impressive in this game Edit: until then.