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Post by werrington on Sept 3, 2017 18:34:22 GMT
Victory will virtually guarantee qualification ...defeat ( given Slovakias games left ) will virtually see us scrambling around in the play offs with a lottery draw that could see us paired against Italy/Spain
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Post by stokie197 on Sept 3, 2017 18:35:48 GMT
so what ive followed England all over the globe and its shit watching them now no pride no passion and certainly no skill
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Post by werrington on Sept 3, 2017 18:37:02 GMT
so what ive followed England all over the globe and its shit watching them now no pride no passion and certainly no skill So have I but there you go Anyway back on track
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Post by thevoid on Sept 3, 2017 18:38:53 GMT
If I owned some tenterhooks, I'd be 'on them', the next 24 hours will seem a lifetime 🙄
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Post by RedandWhite90 on Sept 3, 2017 18:39:10 GMT
At least the game is a qualifier.
I'm sure we will be having another international break shortly for some shit friendly that no-one gives a toss about.
I'm not quite "done" with international football, but non competitive friendlies need shit-binning ASAP.
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Post by stokie197 on Sept 3, 2017 18:43:39 GMT
sorry what I meant to say werrington is that the England for me is so much a waste of time now a days
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Sept 3, 2017 18:48:21 GMT
Victory will virtually guarantee qualification ...defeat ( given Slovakias games left ) will virtually see us scrambling around in the play offs with a lottery draw that could see us paired against Italy/Spain Wezza what keeps your passion going with international football?I admire you mate for it i really do because I just can't get up for England matches any longer.So much so I've been away all weekend and never watched any of the Malta game live. I don't know whether it's the players who pull on those shirts of late or just the fact I've lost interest in it.Maybe we need a great tournament to revive my and a lot of other folks interest?
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Post by chayzenbacon on Sept 3, 2017 18:52:13 GMT
From the moment the draw was made it was never in doubt that England would qualify. We'll doubtless fall at the first knockout hurdle in the finals though. It's tradition.
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Post by sneydgreenstokie1 on Sept 3, 2017 18:53:25 GMT
The only saviour of international football for me would be the picking of players in form. Not a difficult idea to be honest but we would not have the same lump of 'stars' guaranteed their place game in game out and it may see some passion break into the team.
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Post by innocentbystander on Sept 3, 2017 18:53:30 GMT
so what ive followed England all over the globe and its shit watching them now no pride no passion and certainly no skill Likewise. If they brought back the Home internationals in the non World Cup/Euros seasons I'd be up for that. Prem clubs wouldn't like it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2017 19:14:47 GMT
I would not follow them across my back garden
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2017 19:25:17 GMT
Victory will virtually guarantee qualification ...defeat ( given Slovakias games left ) will virtually see us scrambling around in the play offs with a lottery draw that could see us paired against Italy/Spain Wezza what keeps your passion going with international football?I admire you mate for it i really do because I just can't get up for England matches any longer.So much so I've been away all weekend and never watched any of the Malta game live. I don't know whether it's the players who pull on those shirts of late or just the fact I've lost interest in it.Maybe we need a great tournament to revive my and a lot of other folks interest? I used to travel everywhere watching England, can't speak for wezza but to be honest the chance to visit a new city somewhere across Europe was more of a draw than the game itself half the time.....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2017 19:32:48 GMT
Just watching a bit of the Belgium v Greece. They look miles ahead of us!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2017 19:34:21 GMT
Just watching a bit of the Belgium v Greece. They look miles ahead of us! Belgium are also perennial underachievers....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2017 19:35:55 GMT
There isn't a chance in hell that we will lose to Slovakia. We will win 2-0. We are wank but they are far wanker.
Or should that be far more wank??
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Sept 3, 2017 19:36:16 GMT
Wezza what keeps your passion going with international football?I admire you mate for it i really do because I just can't get up for England matches any longer.So much so I've been away all weekend and never watched any of the Malta game live. I don't know whether it's the players who pull on those shirts of late or just the fact I've lost interest in it.Maybe we need a great tournament to revive my and a lot of other folks interest? I used to travel everywhere watching England, can't speak for wezza but to be honest the chance to visit a new city somewhere across Europe was more of a draw than the game itself half the time..... Yes I can see that attraction having watched England in Malta in 2000 and the attraction of a few days away with the lads,just don't know how fans like wezza keep their enthusiasm for England matches that's all
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Post by numpty40 on Sept 3, 2017 19:42:42 GMT
so what ive followed England all over the globe and its shit watching them now no pride no passion and certainly no skill Likewise. If they brought back the Home internationals in the non World Cup/Euros seasons I'd be up for that. Prem clubs wouldn't like it. Reintroducing the Home Internationals would reignite my interest in the national team and include the ROI (don't think they were part of the original Home Internationals??) If they had a Home International tournament between the world cup and the Euros I think it could work.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2017 19:42:51 GMT
I used to travel everywhere watching England, can't speak for wezza but to be honest the chance to visit a new city somewhere across Europe was more of a draw than the game itself half the time..... Yes I can see that attraction having watched England in Malta in 2000 and the attraction of a few days away with the lads,just don't know how fans like wezza keep their enthusiasm for England matches that's all Agree, I stopped in the main when the kids came along but I'll be honest I find watching us fairly hard work these days...
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Post by neilb987 on Sept 3, 2017 19:50:18 GMT
The only saviour of international football for me would be the picking of players in form. Not a difficult idea to be honest but we would not have the same lump of 'stars' guaranteed their place game in game out and it may see some passion break into the team. You have to ask yourself whether Premier Club managers take their England players aside in the week before internationals and tell them not to try too hard as they don't want them injured or tired when they come back to their clubs ....
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Post by sneydgreenstokie1 on Sept 3, 2017 19:56:00 GMT
I literally have no idea any more Watched about 5 minutes of the Malta game and that was 5 minutes too long
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Post by Hannibal on Sept 3, 2017 20:06:39 GMT
Butland Keane Cahill (c) Maguire Walker Bertrand Henderson Ox-C Alli Kane Rashford
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Post by Squeekster on Sept 3, 2017 20:20:03 GMT
Went the Euro's last year great time although shit game 0-0 Slovakia went on holiday to Malta last week great time apart from Friday night went the game shit.
Love England always want them to win and if could would follow them as i would Stoke if i could everywhere.
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Post by JoeinOz on Sept 3, 2017 21:05:28 GMT
I would not follow them across my back garden Thank you for your words of wisdom. That really is a great contribution.
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Post by JoeinOz on Sept 3, 2017 21:07:42 GMT
Victory will virtually guarantee qualification ...defeat ( given Slovakias games left ) will virtually see us scrambling around in the play offs with a lottery draw that could see us paired against Italy/Spain Wezza what keeps your passion going with international football?I admire you mate for it i really do because I just can't get up for England matches any longer.So much so I've been away all weekend and never watched any of the Malta game live. I don't know whether it's the players who pull on those shirts of late or just the fact I've lost interest in it.Maybe we need a great tournament to revive my and a lot of other folks interest? As reasoning defines humans from other species, international football defines football from other team sports.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Sept 3, 2017 21:13:10 GMT
The usual complaints made on here that I don't quite get.
What would constitute 'passion' exactly? What does that mean?
People moan about picking the team on form and only picking players from the big clubs, then a Drinkwater or a Vardy or a Livermore are picked and people moan about that as well.
Is there anyone not in the squad who should be?
He should start Butland and Rashford, I agree with that, but otherwise it's all a bit of a muchness.
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Sept 3, 2017 21:17:42 GMT
There isn't a chance in hell that we will lose to Slovakia. We will win 2-0. We are wank but they are far wanker. Or should that be far more wank?? Wank, wanker, wankest.
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Post by JoeinOz on Sept 3, 2017 21:20:43 GMT
Victory will virtually guarantee qualification ...defeat ( given Slovakias games left ) will virtually see us scrambling around in the play offs with a lottery draw that could see us paired against Italy/Spain Yes indeed. Big game. We are expected to win but it's such an uphill struggle at times.
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Post by kustokie on Sept 3, 2017 21:22:55 GMT
At least the game is a qualifier. I'm sure we will be having another international break shortly for some shit friendly that no-one gives a toss about. I'm not quite "done" with international football, but non competitive friendlies need shit-binning ASAP. As much as I dislike the International breaks, there's no alternative but to play friendlies if the players are to have any chance of learning to play together.
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Post by RedandWhite90 on Sept 3, 2017 21:48:44 GMT
At least the game is a qualifier. I'm sure we will be having another international break shortly for some shit friendly that no-one gives a toss about. I'm not quite "done" with international football, but non competitive friendlies need shit-binning ASAP. As much as I dislike the International breaks, there's no alternative but to play friendlies if the players are to have any chance of learning to play together. 10 qualifiers is more than enough 😉 Also it would need to be scrapped completely and everyone is going from an equal playing field. And changing 6 players throughout the match doesn't really cut it for me in terms of bonding and playing together. They are here to stay though unfortunately.
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Post by Gods on Sept 3, 2017 22:43:12 GMT
There isn't a chance in hell that we will lose to Slovakia. We will win 2-0. We are wank but they are far wanker. Or should that be far more wank?? I agree with that. It would be quite a stunt to lose at home to Slovakia but there's not a snow balls chance in hell of it happening.
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