Group G - England, Swiss, Bulgaria, Wales...

[Cripps_orig]

Group G
England
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Wales
Montenegro

4/6/11 England v Switzerland
4/6/11 Montenegro v Bulgaria

Englands draw with the pub team :lol:

[Rors]

"Cuckoo-clock makers" drinking game today anyone?
Or maybe a who-can-spit-out-their-drink-the-furthest-at-the-mention-of-the-phrase - "Star Man - Alexander Frei"- game

:cold:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

"They're very well organised".

[Master Splinter]

Five Arsenal legends on display today: Wilshere, Walcott, Djourou, Senderos and Inler.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England: Hart, Glen Johnson, Terry, Ferdinand, Cole, Parker, Lampard, Wilshere, Walcott, Milner, Bent.
Subs: Green, Jagielka, Baines, Barry, Young, Downing, Zamora.

Switzerland: Benaglio, Lichtsteiner, Senderos, Djourou, Ziegler, Behrami, Barnetta, Inler, Shaqiri, Derdiyok, Xhaka.
Subs: Wolfli, Von Bergen, Emeghara, Dzemaili, Fernandes, Mehmedi, Margairaz.

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England's defence. :lol:

[Toronto Gooner]

I wonder if the media will notice or comment on the fact that Arsenal are responsible for 5 of the 22 players on the pitch: Wilshere; Walcott, Djourou; Cole and Senderos.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

So long as our team is predominantly 'foreign' I wouldn't have thought so. Not that they would praise us with regards to Djourou and Senderos in any case.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Baines on for Cashley.

[Rors]

It's in!! Fully deserved and all

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 0-1 Switzerland, Barnetta. :lol:

[Rors]

"Splat The Blatt - Make The Swiss Pay"

You can guess which publication went with that on their back page today

[Sirjackofwilshere]

Walcott demonstrating yet again that hes simply not good enough

[Rors]

:haha:!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-2.

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilshere wins a pelanty. :bow: Djourou gave it away. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-2 Lampard.

[Rors]

Great first-touch from Lumps there.. :whistle:

[Toronto Gooner]

Well, Arsenal "responsible" for the Swiss second goal (Wilshere breaking from the wall) and the England penalty (Djourou foul on Wilshere).

[Toronto Gooner]

Walcott demonstrating yet again that hes simply not good enough
Which incident are you talking about?

[Rors]

Again the picture quality is truly execrable. Motion blur, grain, poor definition? You got it. The light channel :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lampard's freekick.

:haha:

[Rors]

Lumps corner-flags it :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-2 half time. Sounded like boos to me. :lol:

[Toronto Gooner]

More than a few boos as far I can hear.

[Rors]

"Capello's grasp of English isn't as good as it is should be for someone who has been in the country as long as he has". You'd know I suppose Lawro...

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Well, Arsenal "responsible" for the Swiss second goal (Wilshere breaking from the wall) and the England penalty (Djourou foul on Wilshere).

And they say arsenal never contribute anything to the england team.

:bow: Arsenal

:bow:Wenger

[McNamara That Ghost...]

"Capello's grasp of English isn't as good as it is should be for someone who has been in the country as long as he has". You'd know I suppose Lawro...

I daresay Capello has learnt the essential English football phrases, like hoof it and er, hoof it.

[Sirjackofwilshere]

just about everything he's done. Hes just an average footballer with pace...and thats putting it kindly.

in reply to toronto gooner

[Toronto Gooner]

Was it Milner in the wall for the second Swiss goal? If so, then I apologise to Wilshere.

[Toronto Gooner]

just about everything he's done. Hes just an average footballer with pace...and thats putting it kindly.

in reply to toronto gooner
Okay, I was just curious if there was something specific you were commenting on. I would agree that he is an average player, but then again most of the England team are less than average.

[WMUG]

Just to clarify, it was Milner who broke away from the wall, not Wheelchair.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lampard hauled off, Ashley Young on.

[Rors]

Those Sharp idents almost make me miss Keith Ian and Andy...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo appealing for a pelanty, Djourou brought him down I thought, even if it was outside the area.

[Power n Glory]

Trust it to be Djourou to give away the penalty. Bloody lucky not to give away another one.

[Cripps_orig]

Forgot this was on. Seen the goals though.

Theo :bow:

Wilshere :bow:

Jo Djo :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Trust it to be Djourou to give away the penalty. Bloody lucky not to give away another one.
You can tell he's an Arsenal player, giving away a chance to score a goal within seconds of taking a commanding lead.

[Master Splinter]

Joe Hart :haha: an awful keeper. And the back-up is Green :lol:.

Both Djourou's goals imo; he confused Hart well.

Wilshere should get the credit for the pel, as he won the ball and and drove forward like he actually gave a damn.

Parker has been absolutely awful; given the ball away about fifty times. Making Barry seem good.

You can't really criticise the front three if they're getting no service.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2, Ashley Young.

[Power n Glory]

What a goal!

[Rors]

Shop-windows eh? <_<

[Master Splinter]

Was Lampard injured? Or just hauled off for being shit?

Wilshere playing like a captain. Hope he retires from England duty soon.

[Rors]

I'm sure it will be spun as a Lumps injury, but given he only had two touches in the entire half I hope it was the latter.

Nice hoofage there Hart...

[Cripps_orig]

Djourou is having a shocker. Wenger needs to buy a CB asap. Theo looks awesome though

[Sirjackofwilshere]

Theo looks awesome though

thats Ashley Young

[Master Splinter]

Djourou is having a shocker. Wenger needs to buy a CB asap. Theo looks awesome though
The England defence have been worse. Theo has been their best defender. Senderos is playing really well though.

I also think Milner is more pointless than Barry.

Citeh :pal:. Villa :bow: for ripping them off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilshere booked.

:bow:

[Master Splinter]

A GHEL special from Wilshere.

[Power n Glory]

You bastard! That would have a great goal. Great pass, great run. Shame about the finish.

[Master Splinter]

Wilshere :bow: both GHELlery and artistry in 30 seconds.

[Maestro]

Johan has been utter crap

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

thats Ashley Young

Looks like Theo. The England number 7.

Didn't watch the first half but in the 2nd, he's looked good. Pretty much shuts up his critics once and for all not that I'm saying you are one.

Theo :bow:

Theo haters :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Young and Bent. :lol:

So to speak.

[Rors]

Switzerland are missing the calming influence of their former manager:
http://images.teamtalk.com/08/06/402x210/Jakob-Kuhn-Kobi-Kuhn-thumbs-up-Switzerland-v-_952344.jpg

"Well, now I'm the grandad"

[Power n Glory]

Looks like Theo. The England number 7.

Didn't watch the first half but in the 2nd, he's looked good. Pretty much shuts up his critics once and for all not that I'm saying you are one.

Theo :bow:

Theo haters :pal:

He's been great for us this season! May it continue.

[Rors]

Young and Bent. :lol:

So to speak.

If only The Star had spies on this site... :lol:

That really was a shocker from Bent-y. Still, might as well use them up here.....

[Cripps_orig]

Bent :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Darren Bent :haha:.

Also, Parker has been the worst player on the pitch.

Sign him up!

[Rors]

"This game contains four goals" - Cheers Drury...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Derdiyok off injured, Mehmedi on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Switzerland are missing the calming influence of their former manager:
http://images.teamtalk.com/08/06/402x210/Jakob-Kuhn-Kobi-Kuhn-thumbs-up-Switzerland-v-_952344.jpg

"Well, now I'm the grandad"

Uncle Kobi. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

More diving from Milner.

[Power n Glory]

Darren Bent :haha:.

Also, Parker has been the worst player on the pitch.

Sign him up!

Can't fit into our squad. When the ball is deep he's not looking to even get a touch of the ball.

[GP]

Darren Bent :haha:.

Also, Parker has been the worst player on the pitch.

Sign him up!

Aye, he's been awful. That's why no top club will even look at him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo off to a standing ovation (I think :ninja:), Downing on.

[Master Splinter]

Can't fit into our squad. When the ball is deep he's not looking to even get a touch of the ball.
But he's got passion and runs around alot and was the best player in a relegated team and played well against the mighty Wales and looked better than Barry!

[Sirjackofwilshere]

Lolcott off, Downing on

Unmitigated mediocrity tbh

[Rors]

Uncle Kobi. :bow:

Complete with him tucked up under a blanket during the Turkey game at Euro2008. Thermos and Werther's Original just out of shot.

[Cripps_orig]

Wasn't it the Swiss who had Magnin I believe his name was. The full back. Whatever happened to him?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Complete with him tucked up under a blanket during the Turkey game at Euro2008. Thermos and Werther's Original just out of shot.

He's too nice for football really.

[Master Splinter]

Unmitigated mediocrity tbh
Just like your face tbh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WTF is Drury talking about?

[Rors]

Wasn't it the Swiss who had Magnin I believe his name was. The full back. Whatever happened to him?

Yep that's him. Captain during Euro '08. Hanging about at FC Zurich according to Wiki

[Cripps_orig]

Well deserved ovation for Theo. One of the few Arsenal players who can hold his head high

[Rors]

Jo-Do :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djourou. :doh:

Senderos saves his arse.

[Master Splinter]

Djourou's had a shocker :lol:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Big Man. :lol:

Bloody oaf.

[Rors]

Shot of fan who has just realised he left the gas on. I mean of course,VER PASSHUN OF ENGURLAND SUPPORTAZ!!

[Sirjackofwilshere]

Can we please sign a semi competent Cb PLEASE! FFS

[Cripps_orig]

Yep that's him. Captain during Euro '08. Hanging about at FC Zurich according to Wiki

He was excellent during that tournament. He is missed

[Master Splinter]

From BBC Live Text:


TomGregoryActor on Twitter: (http://twitter.com/TomGregoryActor) "You know who wouldn't miss a chance like Bent's? Michael Owen, but he can't buy a place in the squad."Oh dear.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

From BBC Live Text:


TomGregoryActor on Twitter: (http://twitter.com/TomGregoryActor) "You know who wouldn't miss a chance like Bent's? Michael Owen, but he can't buy a place in the squad."

On dear. Actor indeed. It's clearly Henry Winter.

[Rors]

From BBC Live Text:



On dear.

You're fooling nobody with that ID Henry...

[GP]

From BBC Live Text:



On dear.

:haha:

It's funny cos Owen is awful.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Well deserved ovation for Theo. One of the few Arsenal players who can hold his head high

You mean england players lol

[Master Splinter]

FFS. Three people quoted my spelling mistake.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Did I just see Big Man turn in to Ronaldo there?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Glen Johnson. :haha:

[Rors]

henrywinter Henry Winter
First Blatter, then Barnetta...not a great week for #eng v the Swiss
1 hour ago

"You catch on fast Del"..

[Sirjackofwilshere]

sir jack looks injured ffs

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rio booked.

[Cripps_orig]

All Swiss since Theo went off. He was Englands 2nd best player after Jo Djo.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

sir jack looks injured ffs

It's ok, it isn't August tomorrow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barnetta off, Emeghara on.

[Rors]

MOTM for Ash. "The question will be asked Andy why didn't he start the game?" - Considering ITV/Vauxhall had clearly pre-picked him for said award, you may well ask Drury!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Just wide from Mehmedi.

[Rors]

Blimey there wasn't much in that.

[Cripps_orig]

You mean england players lol

No. Meant Arsenal cos Theos season is over and can hold his head high as he had a good one

[Rors]

No Drury, not "could have lost this, could have lost this." You mean "Switzerland could have won this". Impartiality and all that, remember, it's in broadcast contracts these days?

:banghead:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dear me Downing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2 full time, England. :lol:

[Rors]

Stewie :doh:

2-2 FT. A fair result all told, which says helluva lot.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

No. Meant Arsenal cos Theos season is over and can hold his head high as he had a good one

fair play

[Rors]

"Tired players". Less than 60seconds in and Graham Taylor is straight in there with Excuse # 1.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

"Tired players". Less than 60seconds in and Graham Taylor is straight in there with Excuse # 1.

these lot have all had a 2 week break so should not be tired.

[Sirjackofwilshere]

Can't stand Gordon Taylor..archaic minded relic

Djorou is shocking and surely we can do better than Lolcott

Wilshere :bow:

[Sirjackofwilshere]

1_1andrew1_1 on Twitter: (http://twitter.com/1_1andrew1_1) "Both Swiss centre backs were trained by Arsenal. Just in case you were wondering why they look so shaky."

:upset:

[Rors]

Might hang about for 606 tonight. Should be entertaining. I call seven minutes until the word "language" gets a run-out, from either a caller or Green-y

[Rors]

Four minutes and we have our first "overpaid prima donnas" ! :bow:

[Rors]

Five for "too many foreign players". Packing in all the classics for the last time this season..

[Rors]

"I wish I could say subtitles were available" - Greeny after Capello interview. :rolleyes:

--

"I would scrap the whole team, the whole lot - and go to the Championship and pick players who care, and will play for the pride of it" - Caller (Arsenal fan no less)

[Rors]

"Terry Butcher...bleeding profusely at Italia '90 (sic)..there was a passion there. David Platt's goal against Cameroon to get us through (sic)".

Hyperbole :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cliche city by the looks of it!

[Rors]

yup. I've intentionally omitted the references to "pay packets", as virtually every caller has been sure to drop it in there at least once.

[Rors]

Scouserwhohasn'ttakenabreathin3minutes saying that England haven't been anywhere near great since they won the World Cup in...er...1956.

Fellow caller saying that "Les Ferdinand" needs to retire from international football.

--
The hits keep coming!

[Marc Overmars]

Didn't see any of the game but a well deserved: :doh: for England. Not that it will affect their chances of qualifying.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Montenegro 1-1 Bulgaria currently.

[Marc Overmars]

Seen Young's goal. :bow:

Must get.

Seen Baines' assist. :bow:

Must get.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 is how it finished in Montenegro's game.

[Cripps_orig]

He's been great for us this season! May it continue.

Yup. Bar the injuries, hes had a very good season.

Goals and assists. Stay clear of injury next season and he'll get 20+ with some ease

[gunsofashburtongrove]

The good thing is Capello unlike some of his predecessors have tried to break the icons in English football. Most successful national team managers in the past have had a good mix of youth and experience, talent and industry. If the fans and press stop playing Abrahamovic, he might actually come up with a semblance of a team.
England in first half looked confused particularly all three in midfield trying their best not to try and interfere with the other. The best thing that happened to england was for Lampard coming off, that took the shackles off parker who started playing his game and gave england a great outlet and attacking threat in Young. I would love to see England player 4-4-2 with young on the left , parker and jack in the middle and Zamora and Rooney up front.

Arsenal had 3 current players of whom DJ was abject, Theo was decent and Jack showed glimpses of brilliance before tiring in the second half. Of the past players Senderos looked good as did hole before he went off.
Of the players we were/are linked to -Baines looked really good. Parker unlike many here looked good to me particularly after Lumps went off. He might not be world class but his Industry and box to box play is required for England and for Arsenal. If you took away Industry and fight from Manure, they wouldn't have won the league this season. As for Inler-couldn't really make out there were at least 2 players who looked like him.
To conclude the 2 players who stood out for me were young and Baines

[Cripps_orig]

Peter Crouch the latest to quit International football :lol:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1394496/Sir-Trevor-Brooking-blasts-walkout-England-stars.html

Come on Sir Jack and Theo. Do likewise

[Master Splinter]

Crouch :bow:

He will be missed.

England's best player under Capello tbh.

[Rors]

A bit petulant from Crouchy maybe, but you can understand it all told. Regardless of who most of them have come against , his record does speak for itself, so being passed over for a crock like Zamora even for a place on the bench is a very fair final straw.

Still a praying mantis though...

[Cripps_orig]

Jamie Carragher has admitted there is a fear factor playing for England.

"One mistake and you could be absolutely slaughtered," the Liverpool defender told BBC Radio 5 live.

"At your club, you know you will not be criticised as much and perhaps three days later there will be another game.

"With England, it could be months before you have another fixture. There is a fear at times when playing for England."

Carragher, speaking a year after England's elimination from the World Cup, said players sometimes buckled under the media scrutiny.




"The intensity of the press does get to the players," said the 33-year-old. "Sometimes I think players would prefer the press guy to think they had played well, rather than the manager."

England were knocked out of the World Cup in South Africa by Germany, beaten 4-1 in the second round.

Carragher played in the group games against the United States and Algeria after coming out of international retirement but was on the bench for the defeat by the Germans.

In a BBC Radio 5 live documentary, to be broadcast on Tuesday at 1930 BST, Carragher appeared to criticise England's set-up in South Africa, arguing that players were bored.

"You stay in a hotel all day but you are at a World Cup for a long time and should be able to experience different things," he said.

Continue reading the main story (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13929349.stm#skip_feature_02)
I spoke to a few England players who said they were sat in their rooms waiting for the day to pass
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp

"I wouldn't want players holed up. Take away the boredom, embrace the country we are in more. You never see anything."

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp echoed Carragher's sentiments.

"I spoke to a few players who said they were sat in their rooms waiting for the day to pass," said the Spurs boss. "Some said they were bored out of their brains."

Redknapp also argued that many Premier League footballers now prioritise club football over representing their country.

"The rewards, the money that is involved in club football and the desire to play in the Champions League - it seems the international game is almost taking second stage," he said. "Players are loved by their clubs but not always when they play for their country."

England won only one of their four games in South Africa, recording a 1-0 victory over Slovenia in their final Group C match, and were widely criticised for their poor performances.

ENGLAND'S 2010 WORLD CUP

Continue reading the main story (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13929349.stm#skip_feature_02)

England 1-1 USA
England 0-0 Algeria
Slovenia 0-1 England
Germany 4-1 England


Coach Fabio Capello remains in charge and has started to place more faith in youngsters like Jack Wilshere and Adam Johnson.

Former German international and coach Franz Beckenbauer believes Capello should place more trust in his younger players.

"I like Fabio but maybe he still holds on to older players," said Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup as a player and as a coach.

"Maybe he should be brave and bring on more youngsters. England always has a lot of youngsters."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13929349.stm

Fear factor? Possibly but i think a bigger problem is that they are shit.

[Rors]

That particular doc is starting on Fivelive now..

[Rors]

Waddle's "No no nononono - he's quick!" getting an airing :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

ENGLAND have climbed to FOURTH in FIFA's latest world rankings — despite their woeful showing at the World Cup.
Incredibly, Fabio Capello's team have moved above Brazil and Argentina, even though they only reached the first knockout stage in last summer's showpiece tournament.
The last time England were as high as fourth was in 1997, when they moved up as a result of a decent performance as hosts of Euro 96.
Spain continue to top the charts ahead of Holland — the team they beat in the World Cup final
Germany have moved up a place to third, while England's points total of 1,146 puts them 16 ahead of fifth-placed Brazil.
Italy, Portugal and Croatia are next in the list. Mexico have moved up 19 places to claim a place in the top 10, ahead of Argentina.
The Republic of Ireland have won their last two Euro 2012 qualifiers and that form has helped Giovanni Trapattoni's team climb three places to 31 in the standings..
Scotland and Northern Ireland are also on the up.
The Scots are now 61st as a result of a five-place leap with Nigel Worthington's side - one of the countries they moved above - one place behind them in 62nd.
But Wales' failure to pick up a single point in their four Euro 2012 qualifiers to date means they remain 114th in the rankings, level with the Faroe Islands.


Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3666629/England-go-fourth-in-FIFA-world-rankings-ahead-of-Brazil.html#ixzz1QfNN5IHZ (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3666629/England-go-fourth-in-FIFA-world-rankings-ahead-of-Brazil.html#ixzz1QfNN5IHZ)

How exactly are the FIFA rankings determined?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

How exactly are the FIFA rankings determined?
any how Fifa what them to be, Seems like they are trying to get back in Englands good books i mean 1st let us hot the 2013 CL final now this, what ever next.

If they said fifa was not corrupt before it is now

[Marc Overmars]

England 4th? :lol:

Oh dear.

[Cripps_orig]

2/9/11 Bulgaria v England

2/9/11 Wales v Montenegro

6/9/11 Switzerland v Bulgaria

6/9/11 England v Wales

England and Montenegro level on points and miles ahead of the rest

Wales :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Wales to batter England.

[Syn]

Wonder how many hat-tricks Bale will score against England.

[Master Splinter]

This will probably get more attention here, so....

England U21s playing Azerbaijan.

Ugly Theo and Lansbury started.

England 2-0 up. Dawson of West Brom scored the first from a Lansbury corner. Lansbury scored the second from a UT assist.

Arsenal :bow:.

We should have kept Lansbo :(.

England's keeper is called Butland :lol:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

6-0 full time.

:wacko:

[Master Splinter]

Finished 6-0 to England.

Further goals from Henderson, Lansbury, Waghorn and Dawson.

Two goals and two assists from Lansbury. Two assists from Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Arsenal :bow:.

[Joker]

We shouldn't have loaned out Lansbury.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky's programme is on now.

England: Hart, Smalling, Cahill, Terry, Cole; Walcott, Parker, Barry, Downing; Young, Rooney.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jamie Redknapp, Gary Neville and Hoddle are in the studio.

Lampard on the bench. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Theo theo theo

Cant we have posts all in capitals?

Adzz :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jamie Redknapp is criticising Capello's English.

:rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The pitch has patches of clover and patches of gravel on it apparently. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Bulgaria: Mihailov, Zanev, Bodurov, Milanov, Bandalovski, Ivanov, Georgiev, Martin Petrov, Stiliyan Petrov, Popov, Genkov. Subs: Vladislav Stoyanov, Iliev, Marquinhos, Sarmov, Raykov, Kostadin Stoyanov, Kostadin Stoyanov, Bozhilov.
England: Hart, Smalling, Cahill, Terry, Cole, Walcott, Parker, Barry, Downing, Young, Rooney. Subs: Stockdale, Jagielka, Baines, Milner, Lampard, Johnson, Defoe.
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

God forbid Hart get injured

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Redknapp: "Alan Shearer with his customary goal, what a player he was....but Stoichkov, he wasn't too bad either". :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Why was that free kick disallowed back in 1999?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gary Neville spoke about how the ground was very full (35 minutes before kick-off). Looks pretty full now to me.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why was that free kick disallowed back in 1999?

Wall encroachment? No idea really.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bellamy, Bale and Ramsey all start for Wales.

[Cripps_orig]

Wtf are England wearing?

[Cripps_orig]

Wales: Hennessey, Gunter, Blake, Williams, Taylor, Ledley, Ramsey, Vaughan, Bale, Morison, Bellamy. Subs: Myhill, Danny Collins, Matthews, Allen, Crofts, Robson-Kanu, Earnshaw.
Montenegro: Mladen Bozovic, Balic, Batak, Savic, Zverotic, Vukcevic, Pekovic, Drincic, Jovetic, Djalovic, Vucinic. Subs: Blazic, Jovanovic, Kascelan, Novakovic, Damjanovic, Vladimir Bozovic, Delibasic.
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo theo theo

Cant we have posts all in capitals?

Adzz :pal:

Think I have changed it now. It was annoying me too.

[Cripps_orig]

THEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOO

Testing

It works

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rooney. :lol:

WTF was that?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 England, Cahill.

Theo completely shinned one on the volley just before that. :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

0-1 Cahill

Theo assisted the assister :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Harts having a shocker with his kicking

[McNamara That Ghost...]

M. Petrov puts it right across goal, nobody else tried attacking it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-2 Rooney.

[Cripps_orig]

0-2

Rooney

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bandalovski gives Cashley a good kicking. GHEL special that one.

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hart went walkabout. :doh:

[Cripps_orig]

Hart isnt having the best of games.

Hasnt had any saves to make but kicking is shite and gone walkabout as well.

The other 2 keepers in the squad are Championship players.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Parker booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Smalling completely misjudged that one.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-3 England, Rooney.

[Cripps_orig]

0-3

Rooney again

England for Euro 2012 tbh

Also Theo assisted the assister again :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo assisted the assister again. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-3 half time.

[Niall_Quinn]

Young (the real one), Parker and Cahill. Should have bought them all.

[Cripps_orig]

Young (the real one), Parker and Cahill. Should have bought them all.

Young was a bit shit for Villa although has looked good for Mancs

Parker was a must get

Cahill is coming in Jan

[Bergkampwonderland10]

Any streams? What happened to the Myp2P.eu site? shut down?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wales 1-0 Montenegro, Morison.

[Cripps_orig]

I just realised.

When did Sky have England games back?

I thought ITV and ESPN had them

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Any streams? What happened to the Myp2P.eu site? shut down?

It migrated to another place I think, can't give you a link though (as I don't know it)!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bale hits one from way-out, forced a good save.

Captain Ramsey. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I just realised.

When did Sky have England games back?

I thought ITV and ESPN had them

I suspect it's because it's an away game - ESPN are Sky's bitches now over here so they probably share them. I think ITV1 will still have the home matches.

[Niall_Quinn]

It migrated to another place I think, can't give you a link though (as I don't know it)!

I don't know it either, if that's any help.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ashley Young doesn't beat the first man with the cross that time.

[Master Splinter]

Theo the new Hleb?

Get him off ASAP Capello FFS.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Downing hits the post! Fantastic cross from Theo. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Downing ffs

Theo could have had an assist there

But the Syndrome had to go hit the post didnt he

Cunt

[Niall_Quinn]

Why don't they burn that fucking stupid blue kit? Who's it supposed to be? White and blue home, red and white away, sort it out you greedy marketing cunts.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Genkov off, Bozhilov on.

Ashley Young off, Milner on.

[Cripps_orig]

Put Milner on the right and Theo upfront ffs

Also has Milner even played this season?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

HALF-TIME Wales x-x Montenegro
Bruce Pope's HT snapshot: "The first half in Cardiff brought the welcome sight of Wales starting to enjoy themselves after Steve Morison gave them the lead against Montenegro, but that has been tempered by bookings to David Vaughan and Craig Bellamy ruling them out of Tuesday's clash with England at Wembley."

BBC. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo missed by a mile. :blink:

[Niall_Quinn]

Theo missed by a mile. :blink:

He's getting closer all the time, good lad Theo.

[Cripps_orig]

Good to see him getting his misses in for England and not for us

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barry off, Lampard on.

[Cripps_orig]

Would it be harsh for me to say that this is the best 79 mins Lampard has ever given England?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RAMSEY!!!

2-0 Wales.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo off, Johnson on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Theo off, Johnson on.

Not injured, shut it down, nothing else worth watching.

[Cripps_orig]

Pretty much.

Interest in this game died when Theo went off

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-3 full time.

Ramsey watch now. :scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well that didn't last long.

Ramsey off, Crofts on. Ramsey isn't injured though.

[Cripps_orig]

Wales have won that

One of the Ireland matches would be a better bet cos they both need to win

[Cripps_orig]

Montenegro got one back

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jovetic with the goal. And Ireland need to win them but they didn't have an Arsenal player playing. Ok so neither do Wales now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wales win 2-1. Wouldn't have been hanging on with Ramsey on the pitch tbf.

[Cripps_orig]

Chief football writer Phil McNulty at the Vasil Levski Stadium: "The FA have raised racist chanting with the Bulgarian FA and the Uefa delegate in Sofia."

:doh:

Expect them to get the World Cup soon

[Niall_Quinn]

:doh:

Expect them to get the World Cup soon

Breaking: Bulgarian FA and UEFA reject FAs calls for racist chanting.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

So, Ramsey and Theo on the same pitch tomorrow for opposing teams. I don't think this is going to end well.

[Joker]

UEFA don't really care about racism tbh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/55175000/jpg/_55175113_garethbalewales.jpg

:haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/55175000/jpg/_55175113_garethbalewales.jpg

:haha:

He's evolved into a decent footballer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo is rested due to a hamstring strain.

:doh:

[Cripps_orig]

There goes any interest in the game then and he'll be out for "3 week" then

[Cripps_orig]

Lampard in for Parker as well :doh:

[Marc Overmars]

Lampard in for Parker as well :doh:

No doubt Jay Tee had a little word with Fabio to put him back in.

[Cripps_orig]

Apparently Parker isnt playing cos hes on a yellow and will miss the Montenegro game if booked

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lampard in for Parker as well :doh:

Soul-crushing status quo.

Also, this is on ITV1.

[Cripps_orig]

Coverage due to start

[Marc Overmars]

Hopeful of seeing some world class GHELing in this match.

[Rors]

Graham 'I'm a metre, I'm a metre!' Taylor putting Lumps over now. That's all he needs.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Talking about Lampard's experience by any chance?

[Rors]

Talking about Lampard's experience by any chance?

The words "world-class" and - hilariously - "jealousy" were used..

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Captain Ramsey. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The words "world-class" and - hilariously - "jealousy" were used..

Jealousy? :wacko: Is he really suggesting people want Lampard replaced with someone (who probably isn't 33) because they're jealous of him? :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

England: Hart, Smalling, Terry, Cahill, Cole, Milner, Lampard, Barry, Downing, Young, Rooney. Subs: Stockdale, Jagielka, Lescott, Parker, Carroll, Johnson, Defoe.
Wales: Hennessey, Gunter, Williams, Blake, Taylor, Bale, Crofts, Collison, Ramsey, Ledley, Morison. Subs: Myhill, Danny Collins, James Collins, King, Allen, Robson-Kanu, Earnshaw.
Referee: Robert Schorgenhofer (Austria)

[Rors]

Jealousy? :wacko: Is he really suggesting people want Lampard replaced with someone (who probably isn't 33) because they're jealous of him? :lol:

This is somebody who during the game against Holland in October 1993 thought the best advice he could give was "Go and score" (yup)...so yes, he is. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This is somebody who during the game against Holland in October 1993 thought the best advice he could give was "Go and score" (yup)...so yes, he is. :lol:

No wonder it all went tits up for him in his management. Sorry.


Twice.

[Rors]

No wonder it all went tits up for him in his management. Sorry.


Twice.

:(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

"Please respect the national anthems".

And there are the boos.

[Cripps_orig]

0-1 Bulgaria

Ivanov

[Cripps_orig]

Wtf?

"Bale can almost win you the game on his own as we saw at the San Siro"

They lost that

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What do you expect from Adrian Chiles?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Big Man heads it way wide. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cahill. :lol: Poor defending.

Ramsey with a shot that goes nowhere near goal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Milner booked for a GHEL special.

[Cripps_orig]

Milner booked for a foul on Bale

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a ball from Ramsey. :blink:

Ledley. :lol: Wake up FFS.

[Cripps_orig]

Completely forgot about Ledley.

Is Syn still obsessed with him?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I doubt it, I think secretly, Ledley not being as good as he hoped (and going to Celtic) is what really broke his full interest in football.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Downing. :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

England back to normal then :sleep:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gunter went for goal. Idiot.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 Ashley Young.

[Cripps_orig]

1-0 Young

[Cripps_orig]

Should have got Downing tbh

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Switzerland 1-1 Bulgaria, Shaqiri.

[selassie]

Should have got Downing tbh

He's not as bad as many make out on here. Personally I would have liked us to have gone in for Young, can't believe so many folks on here turned up their nose at Young like he's not good enough for us, nuts!

[Cripps_orig]

1-1 in Switzerland

Shaquiri with the goal

Only a matter of time before he joins a big club

[Cripps_orig]

He's not as bad as many make out on here. Personally I would have liked us to have gone in for Young, can't believe so many folks on here turned up their nose at Young like he's not good enough for us, nuts!

Dont like Young. He wasnt anything special at Aston VIlla last season. Downing was better than him.

Granted, hes had a good start to the season with Mancs but he has Ferguson there. Had he joined us, he'd have Wenger so he'd be even worse than he was at VIlla

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bale. :lol:

Such a headless chicken.

[Coney]

What a ball from Ramsey. :blink:



We should make a bid for him.