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Israel vs England
Scotland vs Georgia
Republic of Ireland vs Wales
Liechtenstein v N Ireland
Thoughts? Hopes? Predictions?
I think England might struggle against Israel but I don't think they'll lose because there's too much riding on it. 1-1.
I hope Scotland beat Georgia and continue their qualification hopes. 2-0.
I think Wales will beat Ireland and that will end Steve Staunton's shite managerial tenure. 1-0.
Norn Iron to beat Liechenstein 2-0. Healy and Lafferty on score sheet.
Scotland vs Georgia
Republic of Ireland vs Wales
Liechtenstein v N Ireland
Thoughts? Hopes? Predictions?
I think England might struggle against Israel but I don't think they'll lose because there's too much riding on it. 1-1.
I hope Scotland beat Georgia and continue their qualification hopes. 2-0.
I think Wales will beat Ireland and that will end Steve Staunton's shite managerial tenure. 1-0.
Norn Iron to beat Liechenstein 2-0. Healy and Lafferty on score sheet.
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If they lost, and McClaren lost his job, it would be a blessing in disguise IMO.
I do hope we win though tomorrow.
Hopefully, Scotland, ROI & Northern Ireland will also win tomorrow.
Then Italy away on Wednesday, really looking forward to that actually.
England will probably do what England are best at - play shite but scraping a lucky 1-0. Somebody is bound to get sent off too.
Hope the Irish fuck the Taffs over big style.
Wales have never been great at ruining a party, and I reckon they'll get fucked over big style.
Scotland will win at home. If it was in Georgia, I wouldn't fancy them, but I can't see Georgia being great travellers.
N. Ireland will win. Remember to sing God Save The Queen as loud as you can.
2 for 2 right so far. Well, if you apply the term fucked over fairly liberally.
ETA: Fucking hell, I can't listen to Wales v Ireland off the BBC website. Rights restrictions wtf?
Scotland 1-1 Georgia
Republic of Ireland 2-0 Wales
Liechtenstein 0-3 N Ireland
Now all we need is Norn Iron to win and those English cunts to get beat.
From BBC website. Never read it before when it's been quite so emotional from the writers perspective...
I mean "bloody gutless"?
He's right though.
I look forward to tomorrow's back pages.
yep. get some u-21s in....drop lampard, maybe rooney, plus anyone else who expects to play regradless of form.
England, in keeping with the fact that they've only scored one goal in their last five matches, were boring, completely lacking ideas, their attacks were so schoolboy the Israeli defence must have thought Hannukah had come early.
It's quite clear that Fat Frank and Gerrard can't play on the same team together and personally I rekon Lampard should be dropped personally. Gerrard at least played ok tonight and consistently better than Frank for England.
Absolutely soulless, dispassionate and boring. I wouldn't be at all suprised if we don't qualify for 2008.
The England game was the most boring football match I've ever seen. That passing around the back four made such attractive football to watch. :yeees:
For me this is the key point.
I cannot remember the last time I was excited about an England game because they might impress me. I should never be made to feel like that.
Lampard may be quality for Chelsea but he's shite for England. I heard Mark bright on 5Live and he said that Gerrard practically won the FA Cup and Champions League for Liverpool singlehandedly and he's right - what he failed to say was that in both cases he was played through the middle and not on the right wing. FFS.
I go back to something I have said here before - you should pick the formations and then the players to fit. Sadly we have seen the past two managers picking players by name and reputation and not based on what they will offer the formation.
When I look at N. Ireland I see a team. I don't see world class (or even Prem Class) players but I see a formation and the best players to fit that formation and it seems to be working for them.
Like Thunder said previously in this thread, McLaren has been given a chance and he's been found wanting. I've backed him in the past because he deserved that, but he simply isn;t good enough and say what you like about Keegan's tactical ineptitude, at least he knew when to go. McLaren should see it for himself. Having said that, after his comments tonight about "the only thing missing was a goal" - therefore missing the lack of creativity, passion and tactics - I don't think that he can see how poor we really are. As for his subs, when your tactics aren;t working you don't change like-for-like, you change the approach...
Albert Einstein once said that the definition of madness was doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results and who am I to argue with him. Shame the FA and McLaren aren't so intelligent.
WHEN YKPI HRAR THE NOISE OF THE TARRNT ARMMMY BOYS WELLL BE COMINNG ROUND TI
haha my flatmates from englaerand and you loy were PISG0+H
Did you have a couple of pints to celebrate last night Bri? :thumb:
I don't know why Rooney can't transfer his club form to international, but I wouldn't blame a lack of heart or cite complacency as a factor. Rooney's not that type of player, but it's just not working out for him. Maybe he needs to be put on the bench and used as a sub.
The boot lies with the manager though. England missed out by not signing Scolari. He gets the best out of players at international level and his Portugal side are twice as good as England footballing wise, with arguably a less talented 11.
So who's fault is it? The media! They scared Scolari off with their interference, and they forced the FA into appointing an underqualified smiling English numpty.
Also, Northern Ireland have the best striker in international football!
Away in a manger,
No crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus,
Laid down his sweet head,
The stars in the bright sky,
Looked down where HEALY HEALY HEALY HEALY!
Last night we had
Left Back - Carragher (Central Defender)
Right Back - Neville (Centre Mide/Left Defence)
Right Wing - Gerrard (Centre Mid)
Left Wing - Lennon (Right Wing)
... and we wonder why we struggle. When you play the best midfielder in the country out of position and so *only* play the second best in the middle then you are on a hiding to nothing at the outset.
Can you see us beating Russia? I can't. Looks like the summer of 2008 will be a boring one for England supporters.
The general public knew what England would be like under McClown and many, myself included were right to doubt the appointment. The only fans pleased with it would have been Middlesbrough fans but the FA didn't have the guts to appoint anyone else.
Resign now Steve, we are going nowhere with you in charge.
Oh yes, I had to get a flight to London bright and breezy this morning which I was very ill on :thumb:
We weren't great, but we got the job done.
I'd pay to see Wrighty's face if us or Norn Iron qualified and they didn't
Rooney is not an out-and-out striker. We all know that. So why is McClaren playing him as one? Rooney works best when he has at least one, preferrably two strikers ahead of him so he can sit behind and do what he does best. Johnson is also the kind of striker who likes to play off people. He worked hard yesterday but as usual got fuck all service and thus all his running was to no avail.
My England team, given current shiteness of injury situation would be the following
Robinson
Richards Ferdinand Terry Neville
Lennon Hargreaves Gerrard Downing
Rooney
Defoe / Johnson
Ideally, I'd give David Nugent, Theo Walcott or some of the other young-uns get a run around. Let's face it - things can't get much worse that they currently are and I imagine they'd put a lot more effort in than Fat Frank and co.
Lampard needs to be dropped. Might give the wanker a reality check and force him to actually put some effort into his England performances. Secondly, players need to be played in the positions they're best at. Pick the formation, then the players to suit it, not the other way round. Just as you wouldn't have Michael Vaughan opening the bowling, you wouldn't have Aaron Lennon playing on the left wing and Stevie Gerrard playing on the right wing just so Lampard can play centre-mid.
Something needs to be done very soon.
My heart says we can get something in Italy, but my head says we're playing the World Champions and we're gonna get beat 3-0.
I'd love to see the Northern Irish get something too, you confident Addict?