International Friendlies Thread

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sam lifts it but just wide.

[Globalgunner]

Sam torturing England, literally.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Belgium 1-3 Japan, Honda and Okazaki with the goals.

Vermaelen playing the whole match, it looks like.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wazza hauled off, Barkley on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lallana off, Lambert on.

[Syn]

Good hustle from Gibbs. Good hustle.

[Globalgunner]

These international's aren't completely useless. I didn't know before today that our Kieron Gibbs was a twin. With his brother playing in the conference league. You do learn something new each day.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Reus off, Schurrle on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kroos MotM. BFG was robbed.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

MotM didn't go to Townsend :faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sam. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mertesacker is just brilliant.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Townsend. :lol:

[Syn]

Mertesacker is just brilliant.

He knows the score.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 0-1 Germany, FT.

Mertesacker captain fantastic. :bow:

England. :lol:

[Syn]

Out of the uber talented midfield/attacking Germans, I was only impressed by Kroos and Sam.

[Marc Overmars]

Fucking love Merts.

[GP]

Hopefully the Townsend hype dies on it's arse now.

[Marc Overmars]

Hopefully the Townsend hype dies on it's arse now.

He's definitely that twat on the playground who wouldn't pass.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Woy: We weren't as efficient with the ball as the Germans were[...]

:haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Note to self: Germans efficient.

Thanks Roy.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Hopefully the Townsend hype dies on it's arse now.

It won't, but we'll find it amusing.

[GP]

GHELkinson scored for the England U21s last night.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

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SS1 has Spain v Italy.
SS3 has Ireland v Serbia.
SS4 has Wales v Iceland.
BT Sport 2 has South Africa v Brazil and Germany v Chile.
ITV1 has England v Dennis Bendtner's Denmark. :bow:

[Munchies]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63R5sclntNA&sns=tw

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a man. :bow:

South Africa 0-3 Brazil. Oscar and Neymar with two.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Greece 0-2 South Korea, Our Park and Son with the goals.

Park. :bow:

[Munchies]

Germany line-up: Neuer - Großkreutz, Boateng, Mertesacker, Jansen - Lahm, Schweinsteiger - Götze, Özil, Kroos - Klose

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England: Hart, Johnson, Cahill, Smalling, Cole, Wilshere, Henderson, Gerrard, Sterling, Rooney, Sturridge.
Subs: Shaw, Ruddy, Foster, Forster, Baines, Caulker, Carrick, Milner, Lampard, Barkley, Cleverley, Lallana, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Townsend, Lambert, Defoe, Welbeck, Rodriguez.

Denmark: Schmeichel, Sloth, Agger, Kjaer, Peter Ankersen, Kvist Jorgensen, Jacobsen, Poulsen, Krohn-Delhi, Larsen, Bendtner.
Subs: Andersen, Lossl, Kahlenberg, Bjelland, Kusk, Olsen, Zimling, Rasmussen, Delaney, Jacob Ankersen, Juelsgaard, Makienok Christoffersen.

Referee: Kevin Blom (Holland)

Wheelchair. :rose:

Bendtner. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poland: Szczesny, Piszczek, Szukala, Glik, Brzyski, Sobota, Klich, Krychowiak, Peszko, Obraniak, Milik.
Subs: Boruc, Fabianski, Jodlowiec, Polanski, Teodorczyk, Pazdan, Maslowski, Celeban, Robak, Wilusz, Kowalcyzk, Lewczuk.

Scotland: Marshall, Hutton, Mulgrew, Martin, Greer, Bannan, Morrison, Brown, Anya, Steven Fletcher, McCormack.
Subs: McGregor, Gilks, Robertson, Naismith, Whittaker, Adam, Bardsley, Griffiths, Darren Fletcher, Berra, Burke.

Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

South Africa 0-5 Brazil, FT. Fernandinho with the fourth and Neymar completed his hat-trick.

Ukraine 1-0 USA, Yarmolenko. :unsure: Could have sworn it had been postponed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Austria 1-0 Uruguay, Janko.

Suarez is starting.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Danny Mills, BBC Radio 5 live at Wembley

"I would take Ashley Cole without a shadow of a doubt. Leighton Baines has probably got the number three shirt at the moment but if he got injured could you throw on Luke Shaw? As it stands right now unless there was an injury my two left backs would be Leighton Baines and Ashley Cole."

Cashley. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bendtner singing his heart out. :bow:

[Özim]

Liverpool :bow:

The future of England.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 1-0 Serbia, Long!

[Özim]

Rodgers is proof that "you don't need to eat fillet steak if you've got hamburgers at home" to be a good manager :bow:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Rodgers is proof that "you don't need to each fillet steak if you've got hamburgers at home" to be a good manager :bow:

:lol:

What?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Five Liverpool players starting in a friendly, the odds on injury must be quite high.

Wales 1-0 Iceland, Collins! What has Fat Sam done to him?

Also, Sterling. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling scuffs a (shot?).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Germany 1-0 Chile, Goetze!

Özil assist. :cloud9:

[Özim]

:lol:

What?

:whispers: His other half :/whispers:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France: Lloris, Debuchy, Evra, Mangala, Varane, Pogba, Matuidi, Cabaye, Valbuena, Benzema, Griezmann.

Netherlands: Cillessen, van der Wiel, Vlaar, Martins Indi, Blind, Clasie, Sneijder, Strootman, Promes, Van Persie, Boëtius.

Varane. :bow:

[Özim]

Sterling scuffs a (shot?).

Scuffed you say? :sarcy:

[Özim]

France: Lloris, Debuchy, Evra, Mangala, Varane, Pogba, Matuidi, Cabaye, Valbuena, Benzema, Griezmann.

Netherlands: Cillessen, van der Wiel, Vlaar, Martins Indi, Blind, Clasie, Sneijder, Strootman, Promes, Van Persie, Boëtius.

Varane. :bow:

France has a decent squad these days, even without the likes of Nasri and Ribery in there still looks a strong team.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They do. Avoided a Death Group at the World Cup too so they should do alright. All the Arsenal boys on the bench.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Belgium 1-0 Cote d'Ivoire, Fellaini! :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tyldesley has indigestion I think.

Bendtner passes Wheelchair easily. :lol:

[Özim]

Belgium are another top team, so much quality in their squad, amazing how many quality players they've uncovered in recent years.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilshere going for a ball he had little chance of getting, Agger does a number on his ankle.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

He'll be fine.

Is there ever a game he isn't killed?

Actually he actually does look dead.

[Özim]

Wheelchair injured :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Don't be dead Wheelchair.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wales 1-1 Iceland, Williams OG. He is a carthorse.

[Özim]

He'll be fine.

Is there ever a game he isn't killed?

Actually he actually does look dead.

Crocks gonna get crocked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stevie Me tripped by a sloth.

Sloth booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wazza. :haha:

Horrific freekick.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Didn't quite get it right?

It couldn't have been much more wrong!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Schmeichel comes charging out of his goal, Wazza couldn't get it on target.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well taken down by Johnson, low cross cut out though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Is Townsend talking about Denmark or England?

[Munchies]

was going to watch the game, was just playing black ops2 and just remembered it :lol:

bendtner score his hatrick yet ?

[JonasTC]

You guys should win big time, half our team is playing in our home league and shouldnt be on the team and the other half is hardly getting playing time for their teams :p

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ukraine 2-0 USA, Devic.

Bendtner putting himself about. Cahill and Hart. :lol: Nearly a fuck up.

[Munchies]

goetze's goal
https://vine.co/v/MAtabTAHgB3

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sturridge puts it right across goal, Wheelchaiir and Wazza near it but don't touch it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France 1-0 Netherlands, Benzema!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Agger. :doh:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Agger, Johnson, Gerrard, Henderson, Sturridge and Sterling all need to come off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wazza has been rancid.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poulsen could have made it 0-1!

Poor old Bendtner just out of place on the rebound.

[Master Splinter]

Wazza has been rancid.

He hasn't played well for England for a long time. He'll slot in a few +1s though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wazza. :haha:

Another ball out the stadium.

[Master Splinter]

Agger, Johnson, Gerrard, Henderson, Sturridge and Sterling all need to come off.

Dennis Bendtner needs to stay on.

[Özim]

You guys should win big time, half our team is playing in our home league and shouldnt be on the team and the other half is hardly getting playing time for their teams :p

If the ref wasn't bent your whole team wouldn't be playing in your home league and would be getting lots of playing time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France 2-0 Netherlands, Matuidi.

RVP. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling hits the post!

Or Sturridge if you're Tyldesley.

[Özim]

Sterling hits the post!

[Master Splinter]

They all look the same.

Liverpool players, that is.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It wasn't even Sterling. :rolleyes:

Ankersen hit the post.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Has anyone told Rooney he doesn't just have to run to the centre circle and back?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Schmeichel denies Sturridge!

[Özim]

Schmeichel Junior fingertips it out.

Good save from Junior from the corner too.

[Master Splinter]

Sturridge :haha:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Has anyone told Rooney he doesn't just have to run to the centre circle and back?

Been used to it this season tbf.

[Özim]

HT 0-0

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 0-0 Denmark, HT. It got a little bit exciting in the last two mintues but not enough to save it from being classed as a stinker.

Time for Ox.

[Munchies]

http://giant.gfycat.com/FewAbleCopperhead.gif

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spain: Casillas; Azpilicueta, Martinez, Ramos, Alba; Busquets, Thiago; Iniesta, Fabregas, Pedro; Diego Costa.

Italy: Buffon; Maggio, Paletta, Barzagli, Criscito; Marchisio, Motta, Montolivo; Candreva, Osvaldo, Cerci.

Sky's programme on SS1 starts in five minutes.

Diego Costa. :popcorn:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Been used to it this season tbf.

At Liverpool Sturridge would have Suarez making runs and space all across the front line... for England he's shoved out to right wing for the Great White Hope.

[Munchies]

Spain: Casillas; Azpilicueta, Martinez, Ramos, Alba; Busquets, Thiago; Iniesta, Fabregas, Pedro; Diego Costa.

Italy: Buffon; Maggio, Paletta, Barzagli, Criscito; Marchisio, Motta, Montolivo; Candreva, Osvaldo, Cerci.

Sky's programme on SS1 starts in five minutes.

Diego Costa. :popcorn:

judas

[McNamara That Ghost...]

At Liverpool Sturridge would have Suarez making runs and space all across the front line... for England he's shoved out to right wing for the Great White Hope.

Suarez is going to little bit embarrass Jagielka and Cahill.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 1-1 Serbia, McCarthy OG. :doh:

[Master Splinter]

Peter Schmeichel was the first ever keeper to spread himself.

His son was the second.

[Özim]

:lol: Sturridge being told to defend.

[Özim]

Think Wilshere is trying to copy Agger with his tattoos.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Romania 0-0 Argentina, FT. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Belgium 2-0 Cote d'Ivioire, Nainggolan.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cashley hauled off, Shaw on.

[Özim]

15 million + Gibbs for Shaw?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Austria 1-1 Uruguay, Alvaro Pereira.

[Munchies]

Belgium 2-0 Cote d'Ivioire, Nainggolan.

This guy is pretty good on fifa. mostly 80 stats in most areas, all round player.

[Özim]

Wilshere loses the ball, common problem for him these days.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 1-2 Serbia, Djordjevic. :(

[Özim]

I hope Ox comes on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This guy is pretty good on fifa. mostly 80 stats in most areas, all round player.

There's no way it can't be right then.

Henderson's shooting technique is not exactly consistent.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wales 2-1 Iceland, Vokes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Buffon saves from Pedro.

[Özim]

Great play and cross by Shaw, noone got on the end of it!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bendtner rocket, Hart saves.

[Master Splinter]

Dennis Bendtner :bow:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nice flick by Wheelchair, got taken down after it though.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Suarez is going to little bit embarrass Jagielka and Cahill.

I hope he punches in the winner off Trevor Brooking's face.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilshere off, Lallana on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wazza hits the wall, Stevie Me puts the follow-up not far wide.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wazza off, Welbz on.

[Munchies]

Rooney off

300k :lol:

[Munchies]

Just remembered, can't see Rommedahl on their bench.

:rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wales 3-1 Iceland, Bale.

Bendtner subbed. :(

Poland 0-1 Scotland, Brown!

[Master Splinter]

Sturridge with support from Sturridge :bow:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hart denies Rasmussen.

England. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Duncan :doh:.

Should have scored for Denmark.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Belgium 2-1 Cote d'Ivoire, Dids!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Buffon saves from Iniesta.

Henderson attacks somebody in the crowd.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Schmeichel saves from Welbz!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc. :haha:

That's never landing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Welbz causing havoc but of course can't score, twice.

[Munchies]

Welbeck is shit

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox coming on. :scarf:

[Munchies]

this game is so bloody boring, i thought it was near stoppage time when Ox was coming on :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sturridge caught that one, Schmiechel does well again.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

this game is so bloody boring, i thought it was near stoppage time when Ox was coming on :lol:

And there are still people who believe we should have given Hodgson more time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Henderson off, Ox on to save England.

[Munchies]

And there are still people who believe we should have given Hodgson more time.

All those fans paying £40 to see this crap :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 1-0 Denmark, Sturridge.

[Munchies]

Lallana :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling off, Townsend on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Belgium 2-2 Cote d'Ivoire, Bony! And FT.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pubbiest dribble of all time from Ox. :lol:

[Munchies]

Agger :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 1-0 Denmark, FT. That was awlful but It's On!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spain 0-0 Italy, second half on soon.

Time for Cazorla.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a pass from Pirlo. :cloud9:

[Munchies]

Osvaldo is abit shit

[Master Splinter]

Apart from making Kompany look like a mug and scoring that chip into the top corner, I've never seen Osvaldo do anything worthwhile.

What do all these top managers see in him?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diego Costa scuffer. Great play from Pedro and David Silva.

[Munchies]

Diego costa :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Motta caught out twice in a minute by Pedro and then Thiago. :lol:

[Munchies]

Thiago Motta is past it

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Motta hauled off, Giaccherini on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spain 1-0 Italy, Pedro!

Iniesta. :cloud9:

He's just awlsome.

[Master Splinter]

Pedro!!!!!!

[Munchies]

Buffon :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

https://vine.co/v/MAt6pFbMrwg

Bentekkers. :haha:

Segrio Ramos off, Raul Albiol on.

Iniesta off, Jesus Navas on.

[Munchies]

immobile coming on :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dani Osvaldo off, Destro on.

Cerci off, Immobile on. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

immobile coming on :lol:

Mertesacker :bow:.

[Master Splinter]

It's a shame Rossi is always dead and Balotelli is still erratic. The guarantee of them performing to their potential up front would make Italy even better.

Time for Borini?

Or Di Natale tbh.

[Munchies]

Mertesacker :bow:.

giroud :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hit it Immobile!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good move, Diego Costa puts it across goal.

[Munchies]

This Paletta fella, defender for Italy, used to play for Liverpool :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pedro off, Cazorla on. :bow:

[GP]

It's a shame Rossi is always dead and Balotelli is still erratic. The guarantee of them performing to their potential up front would make Italy even better.

Time for Borini?

Or Di Natale tbh.

Lupoli tbh

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla shot, deflects over.

Great move from Spain, too fast to deal with for Italy.

[Munchies]

Cazorla just over

[Master Splinter]

Immobile does have a bit of a Giroud look about him.

Not as gorgeous though of course.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xabi Alonso. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spain 1-0 Italy, FT.

[Munchies]

where do sky get these random pubbers from ?

[Munchies]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knwJdqa2qag

Not bad :coffee:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QC0hFaYSHA

:lol:

[IBK]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QC0hFaYSHA

:lol:

Fantastic! Something positive for the day.

[IBK]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knwJdqa2qag

Not bad :coffee:

Good to see the welsh supporting their team in such numbers!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Fantastic! Something positive for the day.

Yeah.

Although that kid is actually 45.

[selassie]

France has a decent squad these days, even without the likes of Nasri and Ribery in there still looks a strong team.

Yep, they could be the real dark horses for the world cup. They have some great talents developing, players like Pogba, Mangala, Matuidi & Varane. I really like the look of their squad.

If the likes of Ribery, Benzema an Nasri play well they really could make an impact.

[Niall_Quinn]

Rooney will be named next Thursday at Wembley as Roy Hodgson's choice to replace Steven Gerrard as skipper. Apparently.

The myth lives on.

[Syn]

England XI against Norway: Hart; Stones, Jones, Cahill, Baines; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Henderson, Wilshere, Sterling; Rooney, Sturridge.

Gerrard-less. Lets see how we get on.

[Niall_Quinn]

So Ox is not 100% but that cunt is playing him anyway?

[Syn]

Why wouldn't he be 100%? Ox's responsibility to pull out anyway, that's not on Hodgson.

[Niall_Quinn]

Why wouldn't he be 100%? Ox's responsibility to pull out anyway, that's not on Hodgson.

Well Hodgson is a cunt for some other reason then.

[Syn]

Hodgson has said England will play 4-4-2 tonight, according to Henry Winter. So I guess that means Sterling out wide. :doh:

By far England's best player atm, should be given a free role behind Sturridge. Welbz on the bench.

So England will line-up like this:

-------------------Hart--------------------

Stones-----Jones-----Cahill-------Baines

Oxlade---Henderson--Wilshere---Sterling

------------Rooney--Sturridge------------

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Unless he tries that diamond thingy, with Henderson on the right and Wilshere playing deep?

Probably wouldn't work.

442 is dead. Long live 442.

Saying that, Rooney will drop back into his own box anyway, so it doesn't really matter.

[Niall_Quinn]

I thought that Rooney wank wasn't playing?

Told you Hodgson was a cunt. England finally have a player worth a mention who already showed he was a threat during the WC so the stupid fuck plays that fat bastard in his position. Makes sense.

[Niall_Quinn]

LOL - there's only 7 people in the crowd and 6 of them are Norwegian.

[Munchies]

lol Norway's defender used to be in our reserves

recognise his name

[Niall_Quinn]

Rooney is total shite.

[Niall_Quinn]

Sturridge fucked that up.

[Munchies]

this game sucks

zzzzzzzz

[Niall_Quinn]

Rooney can't help being a thug, even in a friendly. Deliberate elbow - should have been a red.

[Niall_Quinn]

Rooney is just diabolical.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilshere and Ox for MotM I presume.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ox, Sterling, Sturridge and Jack all doing okay. Stones doing okay too. rooney is the new sanogo.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ozil anonymous as Argies go 2-0 up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I really can't quite fathom that Wazza is now captain for club and country.

[Niall_Quinn]

Scrotey GHELish dive by Jack, he's learning.

[Niall_Quinn]

I really can't quite fathom that Wazza is now captain for club and country.

Money and the hype wagon. He's probably the worst striker in International football. But because he scored that goal for Everton against us and then went for £30mill and now steals £300k per week he one of those football celebs that doesn't really need to play football any more. So he doesn't.

[Munchies]

Polish team ice water challenge

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BwofpNGIIAA8NYH.jpg

Chesney lol

[The Emirates Gallactico]

I really can't quite fathom that Wazza is now captain for club and country.

If it means he'll have to start every single game up front for United then I'm fully supportive of it.

[Niall_Quinn]

HT 0-0

Average start to the match with some good stuff every now and again, then drifted out to a pile of shit. Norway woeful, hardly opposition at all. England looked little bit dangerous when they played with a higher tempo. But then they slowed it all down and now they look like Arsenal on a slow day. Tip, tap, tip, tap. Lose it. Get it back. Tip, tap, tip, tap. The odd hoof to test Sturridge's first touch seems to be the main offensive tactic. But when Sturridge has combined with either Sterling on the left or Ox on the right there have been glimmers of hope. It's hard to beat Rooney though, easily Norway's best defender.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Full video of the Poland team ice bucket challenge.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkLimd-hmOU

Lol Chesney indeed. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Baines :haha: Terrible defending.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ho hum, Norway starting to get the upper hand. Hart has to make the save.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

What a boring match.

No wonder 50,000 tickets were left unsold for this.

[Niall_Quinn]

Norway should be in the lead, Cahill falls over and lets his man straight in on goal. Greedy though, with a man square waiting for the tap in.

[Niall_Quinn]

To be fair to Hart, he's kept them in it.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

England don't a style of play. No identity or method to it.

It's just hit and hope at this point.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

To be fair to Hart, he's kept them in it.

Hopefully that's his one good game of the season used up.

[Niall_Quinn]

This performance has Hodgson's stench all over it. You can see the tactics and strategies and pretty patterns, what a load of bollocks. It's Norway. Just go and tell the players to play and enjoy it, get a result and a bit of confidence.

[Niall_Quinn]

Because the media picks the team he can't pull the completely ineffective Rooney off and put a decent player on.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Brilliant, James Milner coming on. That's really going to make things exciting.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Pelanty to England.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Wazza puts it away. 1 - 0 to England.

[Niall_Quinn]

Cunt rooney scores a pen so he can grab the headlines after doing nothing - AGAIN.

England 1-0

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Our new striker comes on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Delph and Milner - LOL

Both our lads off now so come on Norway!!!

Oh fuck - that cunt rooney off and Welbeck on. Come on England :sulk:

[Niall_Quinn]

Welbeck :doh:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Fantastic stuff from Welbeck. Hope we see more of this that season.


Already shown himself better than Sanogo with that.

[Niall_Quinn]

Amazing by Milner - how can a professional footballer do something like that?

[GP]

Fantastic stuff from Welbeck. Hope we see more of this that season.


Already shown himself better than Sanogo with that.

Yeah, Sanogo doesn't have that in his locker.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Welbeck MOTM. Another great move.

[Niall_Quinn]

Welbeck has done twice as much in the first 5 mins as that fraud Rooney in half a game.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yeah, Sanogo doesn't have that in his locker.

But he does have a franking kit and a post bag - which Welbeck doesn't.

[Niall_Quinn]

Sturridge needs to be more direct - too much faffing about by him tonight.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Chambers about to come on.

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm starting to think Baines isn't the best full back in the world after all.

[Niall_Quinn]

Chambers about to come on.

Ludicrous - he should be at home in bed.

[Niall_Quinn]

But good luck to him of course. Coming on as FB

[BOBN]

Fantastic stuff from Welbeck. Hope we see more of this that season.


Already shown himself better than Sanogo with that.
And Giroud.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Delph looks well out of his Delph.

:getcoat:

[Niall_Quinn]

Shame we couldn't have seen a whole match without that cunt Rooney and with Sterling playing centrally.

[Niall_Quinn]

Delph looks well out of his Delph.

:getcoat:

Caps are cheap these days, virtually everyone gets one. Shawcross has one tucked away somewhere.

[Niall_Quinn]

Sterling MOTM - according to Townsend. Probably should be Hart though as he's influenced the result the most.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Morten Gamst Pedersen.

Blast from the past.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Sterling MOTM - according to Townsend. Probably should be Hart though as he's influenced the result the most.

Welbeck, Chambers, Wilshere and Chamberelain have easily been England's best players tonight.


Milner :haha::haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Lambert :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Commentators mentioning Gerrard - it really would be travesty if he came back.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Commentators mentioning Gerrard - it really would be travesty if he came back.

Not really - I think it would be great move.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Yes Clive that's exactly what England need to do.


Leave out the skipper.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 FT.

Euros are ours tbf.

[Niall_Quinn]

FT 1-0 - NO WAY for NORWAY as ROONEY BLASTS ENGLAND TO VICTORY!

Skipper takes matters into his own hands and drives England to a narrowly deserved win after hot and cold performance.

Wayne Rooney shows the way, Hodgson's skipper comes up trumps in tough night for England.

Rooney shines but where was Ozil? German booed by massive crowd as Wayne steals the show.

The magic of Rooney steers England into crucial qualifier on winning note.

That's the Wayne to do it! Super skipper shows Hodgon's boys the way.

Rooney, Messi, Ronaldo - who's the best?

[Syn]

:haha:

NQ :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Wrighty rightly slating our Wayne - LOL

[Niall_Quinn]

If they drop Rooney then put Sterling central and play any of Sturridge, Ox, Welbeck, Walcott around him then that would be worth watching. Get a few passers in the middle and kill the opposition with pace.

But Rooney is the captain now. Good thinking.

[Niall_Quinn]

And here's the real thing:

LIVE: England 1-0 Norway - Captain Rooney fires home penalty for Roy's boys in first match since World Cup disappointment.

[Niall_Quinn]

Here's the fat turd Martin Samuel's take:

"Captain Rooney saves the day from the spot but England lack fresh ideas in Norway win"

This is why England will never win anything, because an ignorant media decides who's undroppable and the manager can expect to get slaughtered if he doesn't go along with it. Gerrard and Rooney should have been out years ago but they media have kept them in place with their captain marvel bullshit. Maureen would be a good England manager because he'd tell them to fuck off and if any of them caught cancer he'd gouge their eyes out. The England team's aim should be to entertain paying fans, not pander to jolly seeking (so-called) journalists.

[Niall_Quinn]

Mokbel's ratings:

England: Hart 6, Stones 6.5 (Chambers 81), Jones 6.5, Cahill 6.5 (Jagielka 84), Baines 6, Oxlade-Chamberlain 6 (Delph 69, 6), Henderson 6, Wilshere 6.5 (Milner 69, 6), Sterling 7.5, Rooney 6.5 (Welbeck 70, 6), Sturridge 6.5 (Lambert 89).

You see? Rooney was better than Ox and as good as Sturridge. Good job we have these journos or all we'd be left with is the evidence of our own lying eyes.

[Syn]

I think those are pretty sound ratings apart from the Rooney one. Put Rooney down to a 5 and I think that's fair. Being picky I'd probably bump Henderson up to a 6.5 and Cahill down to 6.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Welbeck was imposing when he came on.

His change of pace is exciting.

Gonna be a big big player for us.

[Syn]

https://vine.co/v/OuAiDbnjPt7

That's a find.