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Post by muglump on Mar 27, 2016 11:00:54 GMT
Not on here but i bet they are in the pubs and how long will it be before the back pages are full of 'can we really win this?' it just makes it even more irritating when roy goes back to his old guard and england don't even get out of their group. I'm not sure other countries set such store over friendlies. Or maybe they do? What frustrates me is that had we been outplayed or tonked last night there would be much wailing and gnashing of teeth, yet when we play well and win it's 'only a friendly'. True but I can guarantee I wouldn't. I hate international friendlies under any circumstances for any side and I would have found it just as meaningless. I like to be realistic, England can hope for a couple of good games and a narrow loss / win in the second round but won't get to the final. If England had been tonked it would have made no odds really we all know Roy will give the dogs home first dibs and we will be treated to Wayne 'overrated to high heaven and now over the hill' Rooney and the Arsenal mafia finding everyone else to blame for how shit they are. |
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Post by superheroantonius on Mar 27, 2016 14:13:01 GMT
Hope so :-)
If players who learned their craft playing for the likes of Leyton Orient Millwall Fleetwood town and mk dons can actually go and win the thing then maybe premier league clubs might finally start to ask themselves why they are importing so many foreign players?
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Post by chiefdelilah on Mar 27, 2016 14:24:06 GMT
Hope so :-) If players who learned their craft playing for the likes of Leyton Orient Millwall Fleetwood town and mk dons can actually go and win the thing then maybe premier league clubs might finally start to ask themselves why they are importing so many foreign players? And then they'll remember 'because they're miles cheaper'. |
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Post by basingstokie on Mar 27, 2016 15:18:57 GMT
No.
We'll piss through an easy group (I could manage England and get us through that group) meet someone half decent (France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Portugal) and go out abjectly.
At which point the media and Woy will claim that the tournament came a year or 2 too soon for this group and we'll be much better in Russia 2018.
In 2000 the Gerrard etc generation looked like World Cup winners in waiting but achieved nothing at international level so I'll wait to see how the next crop perform for a season or 3 before indulging in a media lead wankfest
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Post by mumf on Mar 27, 2016 16:10:49 GMT
No. We'll piss through an easy group (I could manage England and get us through that group) meet someone half decent (France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Portugal) and go out abjectly. At which point the media and Woy will claim that the tournament came a year or 2 too soon for this group and we'll be much better in Russia 2018. In 2000 the Gerrard etc generation looked like World Cup winners in waiting but achieved nothing at international level so I'll wait to see how the next crop perform for a season or 3 before indulging in a media lead wankfest Yes, I can see where you are coming from there but I think the opposition was far stronger too. I don't think that the likes of the French or Germans are anything special but there coaching and technical skill and the ability to follow instructions is superior. Last night did show what we are capable of but we just need to do it major competitions. |
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Post by mumf on Mar 27, 2016 19:13:07 GMT
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Post by Squeekster on Mar 27, 2016 19:17:56 GMT
Looking forward to it heading out to St Etienne and managed to get tickets for the game now winner!
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Post by lawrieleslie on Mar 27, 2016 19:25:45 GMT
For the love of God lets just hope this is the end of Hodgson's love in with Walsnott and Wilshere.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2016 19:38:35 GMT
Yes I cannot wait...first England away experience...got the games vs Wales and Slovenia. Also a Poland vs Germany in Paris.
June cannot come quick enough.
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Post by Waggy on Mar 27, 2016 19:40:13 GMT
Whats happend to the title? My title was different
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Post by JoeinOz on Mar 27, 2016 20:02:35 GMT
I am looking forward to it. I always would be regardless of last night.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2016 8:33:50 GMT
In all seriousness,
Italy have been poor and have no real attackers at the moment
Spain drew with Romania and are not playing well,
Germany. Well it depends on tournament psychology really
So who are favourites? Belgium with no Kompany and Hazard playing poorly or France? Or even England?
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Post by chiefdelilah on Mar 28, 2016 8:34:40 GMT
France and Germany are the favourites. Can never quite rule Spain out either.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2016 9:27:48 GMT
Send Our goalkeeper home with a broken ankle after a friendly -
A FRIENDLY mind ??????????????????????????
they can ALL - to a man - FUCK OFF as far as I am concerned
SO
Fuck the euros !
(ANNOYED ? annoyed ANNOYED ? - I'm fucking incandescent !
its all About Stoke City and we've been shafted royally --again
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Post by chiefdelilah on Mar 28, 2016 9:29:01 GMT
Send Our goalkeeper home with a broken ankle after a frieNdly - A FRIENDLY ?????????????????????????? they can ALL - to a man FUCK OFF as far as I am concerened Fuck the euros ! (ANNOYED ? annoyed - Im fucking incandsescent ! Bore off Tone. |
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Post by JoeinOz on Mar 28, 2016 9:39:44 GMT
Send Our goalkeeper home with a broken ankle after a friendly - A FRIENDLY mind ?????????????????????????? they can ALL - to a man - FUCK OFF as far as I am concerned SO Fuck the euros ! (ANNOYED ? annoyed ANNOYED ? - I'm fucking incandescent ! its all About Stoke City and we've been shafted royally --again It is a huge shame and a bit of a sickener. BUT he isn't the first and won't be the last. That's football it happens move on. |
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Post by senojbor on Mar 28, 2016 11:50:09 GMT
Been saying it for a while - we have a GREAT chance of winning it. But Hodgson has got to play to our strengths and that is to play both Vardy and Kane upfront and Ali who is a class young player
I cannot see us not scoring goals and we should go for it.
On the other hand if he starts with the likes of Rooney, who's never turned up at any finals and Wellbeck, who doesn't score enough goals, we might as well stay at home.
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Post by milky on Mar 28, 2016 13:34:39 GMT
Been saying it for a while - we have a GREAT chance of winning it. But Hodgson has got to play to our strengths and that is to play both Vardy and Kane upfront and Ali who is a class young player I cannot see us not scoring goals and we should go for it. On the other hand if he starts with the likes of Rooney, who's never turned up at any finals and Wellbeck, who doesn't score enough goals, we might as well stay at home. That's the issue for me. When it comes to the crunch I can see him bottling it and reverting back to the old guard -even those just recovering from long term injuries. I'm not convinced he has the bollocks to pick the 10 outfield players that started Saturday night in a competitive match. Hope he proves me wrong. |
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Mar 28, 2016 19:48:28 GMT
Send Our goalkeeper home with a broken ankle after a friendly - A FRIENDLY mind ?????????????????????????? they can ALL - to a man - FUCK OFF as far as I am concerned SO Fuck the euros ! (ANNOYED ? annoyed ANNOYED ? - I'm fucking incandescent ! its all About Stoke City and we've been shafted royally --again shafted???? how? by who????? we've had threads saying if Hodgson doens't pick Jack he's a cunt.....if he does pick him but doesn't play him he's a wanker...if he does play him he's an arsehole if it's not the germany game......if it is the germany game he's just hanging a stoke player out to dry....he played the germany game and now hodgson's to blame Jack's injured. it's football, injuries happen and we're all gutted for Butland but it's football...it happens and when it's an injury that didn't involve a collision or competition for the ball then it's one that could just as easily have happened against Watford. some on here are starting to sound like fucking Arsenal fans...Ramsey incident happens and then "It's football...people get injured....it was a complete accident and part and parcel of the sport" but when it's one of ours "Right, who can i blame first????". hypocritical much?????? show a bit of fucking backbone in the way that the injured party himself is!!!!! Hodgson didn't injure Jack and neither did the England team in general. stop being such a fucking fanny for once in your life |
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Post by unknown182 on Mar 28, 2016 19:56:20 GMT
I'm not watching if Wilshire goes ahead of Drinkwater
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Post by blackpoolred on Mar 28, 2016 20:17:29 GMT
I'm not watching if Wilshire goes ahead of Drinkwater Wilshire, Sturridge, Rooney and Sterling are all players that are hard to get behind. Not really sure why - maybe somebody can tell me. Either way they had their chance at the World Cup and failed All the lads that played against Germany gave it a right good go and more importantly are better than the afforementioned players and all of them have kind of a refreshing attitude to the game and look like they are proud to wear the shirt - over to you Woy. |
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Post by kaney78 on Apr 2, 2016 20:52:09 GMT
This young side as a fantastic chance of going far. I've said it before but I still can't help but think that Hodgson will hold us back when it really matters. Agree completely |
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