... while France played at being Italy
― baaderonixx, Thursday, 27 March 2008 08:56 (sixteen years ago) link
England in not-worth-watching friendly shockah.
Attendance: 78,500. Do people never learn?
― Upt0eleven, Thursday, 27 March 2008 09:17 (sixteen years ago) link
"The Moore in question is, of course, the late Robert, captain of England, winner of 108 caps, the World Cup, and the respect of every opponent down from the uniquely competitive Pele, who, after their soaring duel in Guadalajara in 1970, tore off his shirt and entered an embrace known only to the bravest and the best of warriors.
Where's this from, BNP News? England are in trouble, cannae even beat France.
― Tom D., Thursday, 27 March 2008 10:39 (sixteen years ago) link
Would BNP News be happy to hymn the greatness of Pele?
― the pinefox, Thursday, 27 March 2008 10:40 (sixteen years ago) link
The "unique competitiveness" of Pele you mean... what unique competitiveness?
― Tom D., Thursday, 27 March 2008 10:42 (sixteen years ago) link
Pretty sure it's an impotence gag.
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 27 March 2008 10:47 (sixteen years ago) link
Question: Why does the English team underperform so much? Its not like you guys are lacking for talent so what's up?
― youcangoyourownway, Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:19 (sixteen years ago) link
They're lacking in talent
― Tom D., Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:22 (sixteen years ago) link
the season's too long and there are too many competitions. Scrap the League Cup, reduce the size of the Premiership to 16 teams. Let the resultant time be taken up by the national team training together, esp in things we're weak at (eg penalty shoot outs). Job done.
― Grandpont Genie, Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:27 (sixteen years ago) link
Plus they're lacking in talent.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:28 (sixteen years ago) link
Haha this is mental.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:29 (sixteen years ago) link
Clubs also bigger and more important than the national side - tho I suppose that's probably true in many other countries
― Tom D., Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:31 (sixteen years ago) link
all this soul-searching after a 1-0 friendly defeat?
― blueski, Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:32 (sixteen years ago) link
Yes, but losing to France, embarrassing or what?
― Tom D., Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:33 (sixteen years ago) link
the season's too long and there are too many competitions
Doesn't seem to bother all the very good players of other nationalities who play in England.
Scrap the League Cup
Hack the season apart just because the FA and the Premiership can't get their mutual act together and sort out proper coaching of, y'know, basic technique, with English players?
reduce the size of the Premiership to 16 teams
Even smaller pool of talent to choose from.
Job done.
Erm, no.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:33 (sixteen years ago) link
Why embarrassing? They've got a better record than England's.
― Michael White, Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:47 (sixteen years ago) link
(Hint, it's a Scot talking...)
― Matt DC, Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:50 (sixteen years ago) link
thought it was stupid how Lineker was saying it's going to be MORE boring under Capello (compared to previous two managers). not possible.
― blueski, Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Why doesn't Egnland have an equivalent to Clairefontaine?
― Michael White, Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:53 (sixteen years ago) link
Who is Clairfontaine?
― Tom D., Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Or what, or whatever
they decided to spend all the money on new Wembley, i think, but it is supposed to be happening.
the other argument is that not enough English players develop as players abroad - but this didn't affect Italy or Germany much in the past.
― blueski, Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:57 (sixteen years ago) link
French Youth Academy = better known as Arsenal FC
― Tom D., Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:58 (sixteen years ago) link
There are few things more satisfying than watching this self-important, humorless English side go down.
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 27 March 2008 15:15 (sixteen years ago) link
it's a tough call but i do prefer watching a team i want to win
― blueski, Thursday, 27 March 2008 15:18 (sixteen years ago) link
-- Tracer Hand, Thursday, 27 March 2008 15:15 (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
Although I agree, the problem is that Terry, Gerrard, Lampard, and all your other "favourites" aren't actually affected on any level by England being shit.
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 27 March 2008 15:19 (sixteen years ago) link
any *personal level
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 27 March 2008 15:20 (sixteen years ago) link
i couldn't watch a game just on the basis that i wanted one of the teams to lose. i mean, what if they won? that would be awful!
― blueski, Thursday, 27 March 2008 15:20 (sixteen years ago) link
England teams needs a tragic-comic, alcoholic manchild like Gazza to bring the lulz.
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 27 March 2008 15:20 (sixteen years ago) link
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It's like wrestling, you don't mind watching the evil Commie win a few matches, as long as he gets his comeuppance in the end.
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 27 March 2008 15:28 (sixteen years ago) link
or electing Boris so that we can watch him crash and burn a bendy bus
― blueski, Thursday, 27 March 2008 15:29 (sixteen years ago) link
i couldn't watch a game just on the basis that i wanted one of the teams to lose
Are you sure you're actually a football fan?
― Tom D., Thursday, 27 March 2008 15:29 (sixteen years ago) link
^this
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 27 March 2008 15:30 (sixteen years ago) link
Newcastle had a good win against Fulham last week and I reckon that most neutrals would want the Magpies to retain their Premier League status.
― That mong guy that's shit, Thursday, 27 March 2008 15:30 (sixteen years ago) link
The rather wonderful verb gufare means to support against, to wish bad luck upon. It comes from the noun gufo, meaning owl, since the owl in Italy (and Spain) is a symbol of bad luck. So football fans “owl” for another team.
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 27 March 2008 15:31 (sixteen years ago) link
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― That mong guy that's shit, Thursday, 27 March 2008 15:32 (sixteen years ago) link
shit sorry
― That mong guy that's shit, Thursday, 27 March 2008 15:33 (sixteen years ago) link
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― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 27 March 2008 15:34 (sixteen years ago) link
hey why else would i support England?
― blueski, Thursday, 27 March 2008 15:37 (sixteen years ago) link
I can think of several teams I gufo.
― Michael White, Thursday, 27 March 2008 15:46 (sixteen years ago) link
guffaw
― t**t, Thursday, 27 March 2008 16:04 (sixteen years ago) link
How does England feel about the upcoming USA friendly? Let me guess: dismissive.
― dan m, Thursday, 27 March 2008 16:10 (sixteen years ago) link
Dismissive of the Enlgand team? Yes.
― Tom D., Thursday, 27 March 2008 16:12 (sixteen years ago) link
Considering how shit the US have been of late, they shouldn't.
― Michael White, Thursday, 27 March 2008 16:14 (sixteen years ago) link
Jozy Altidore isn't, y'know, awful.
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 27 March 2008 16:15 (sixteen years ago) link
tbh you can have Giuseppe Rossi back as well, we really don't need him in the Italian national team.
So what was England up to again while the US was beating a Euro qualifying team away by 3 goals again? Oh that's right, not qualifying, or winning, or even challenging the French goal. Keep playing like it's 1960 gentlemen. I hear the long ball is massively effective.
We would love to have Rossi -- except he seems to be drowning in denial.
― mattttt, Thursday, 27 March 2008 16:18 (sixteen years ago) link
when was the last time the US qualified for the Euros? exactly
― blueski, Thursday, 27 March 2008 16:19 (sixteen years ago) link
Hi, mattttt!
― Laurel, Thursday, 27 March 2008 16:20 (sixteen years ago) link
I hear the long ball is massively effective
Scientific study proves that this is indeed the case
― Tom D., Thursday, 27 March 2008 16:22 (sixteen years ago) link