Tragic Football Stories - Let us Kick Around the misshapen Jabulani that is English football right here

Cos I saw Ireland torn apart by Georgia last week and get slaughtered but at least we were just playing agricultural shit badly and rightly punished by a bad team doing simple things well

These lads here couldn't beat a no-show

Should be down to ten but tbf it was walker so

Credit to the lad

Players of standard- rashford striking, Kane in general, AOC while carrying, Alli while running off the ball, Dier in fits. Clyne is better than adequate cover.

In particular, AOCs decision making and idk ?attention? when delivering pass, cross or shot stinks of a lad convinced throughout a full career that the end result of his efforts were either not important or not his problem or something it is alarming that this has been considered not a bigger issue

Jesus Christ, the one time I want you cunts to win...

i didn't watch this shit but lol the review: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41152560

nice to see some realish talk for a change

Clyne is better than adequate cover.

You just forfeited the right to castigate a fullback ever again.

I dunno what I'm missing with him tbh, he does an ok job but doesn't do anything as such

Tbh the rating of players that carry the ball well to no effect whatsoever is puzzling me, because it's an attribute seemingly hugely values for some reason

Clyne was complete bullshit most of the times I saw him for the second half of last season, maybe he'll improve but any continued first team place is going to be largely down to a paucity of reliable options at RB for Liverpool. I dunno I like the look of Joe Gomez but I think he sees himself as a CB in the longer term.

Oh shit

Bertrand. I meant Bertrand.

Alright Bobby Robson. Bertrand is fine.

Totally merited

stop your cryan

NI have been a better value watch this int'l weekend, and not just because they've had a Charlton player in the side

As an aside and because there's no more general World Cup qualifier threads, Syria are currently beating Iran 1-0 and on the verge of qualifying for the World Cup. That's actually pretty cool.

Oh shit, Iran scored almost immediately after I posted that.

That's the worst thing that could've happened to Syria

They'll be dancing in what remains of the streets

They didn't end up qualifying just yet, but they're into the playoffs thanks to a 94th minute equaliser.

Clyne was complete bullshit most of the times I saw him for the second half of last season, maybe he'll improve but any continued first team place is going to be largely down to a paucity of reliable options at RB for Liverpool. I dunno I like the look of Joe Gomez but I think he sees himself as a CB in the longer term.

think you missed your AA meeting, Matt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwBKMhZWPJ8

can't believe Mark Sampson's been sacked for nothing

you can't enjoy racist bantz anywhere these days

apparently you can have safeguarding issues but be totally safe to do your job but get sacked anyway

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/sep/20/mark-sampson-leave-england-womens-manager

if you didn't know the background would you have any clue what this was about?

Very confusing watching these young kids with their ball skills and exuberance. Hopefully that shiz will get knocked out of them before they make the Prem.

God why the fuck is Danny Mills paid to talk about owt?

It was the Graun that started him off as a pundit, during the '02 World Cup. And 15 years later people are still paying him, wtf!!!

well gosh, that sure is somethink

Peter Shilton
Stuart Pearce
Des Walker
Terry Butcher
Paul Parker
Mark Wright
Chris Waddle
Paul Gascoigne
Peter Beardsley
Gary Lineker
David Platt

1990 SF. is this even a good team? do any current players get in this team?

obv quite a few genuinely good players there, Gazza, Lineker, Beardsley, Waddle on his day all probably better than what we've got now, obviously Shilton better than any England keeper since. they played like shit and were hella lucky to make the semis.

I would probably put Stones in ahead of Wright, and Walker, K. in ahead of Parker.

By 1990, Shilts was not what he had been, and was looking forward to seeing his Argyle team spanked twice in the league by Exeter within a year or two.

5 defenders, 2 midfielders, 1 winger, 2 forwards is something

my first reaction was that everyone midfield and beyond is clearly better than current equivalents but figure i am now one of those old ppl who automatically thinks players from olden times were always better

Platt always mediocre and over-rated imo

haha xp I was thinking the same thing, particularly in reference to David Platt. How good a player was Platt, D.? I couldn't really tell you.

was lineker really better than kane

Lineker was just ridiculously good at scoring goals - I don't doubt HK does more work and gets more of what you young people call "assists" and whatnot.

Top scorer in Div 1 for three seasons running, IIRC, including two of those seasons for a very mediocre Leicester side. Jonesy will be along in a minute to outline his scoring ratio for Everton which I can't be bothered to google.

I think Kane is quite similar to Lineker and will end up having a similar looking career but at the moment I'd take Lineker in his pomp over Harry

I think Kane is quite similar to Lineker and will end up having a similar looking career

No English trophies until he's in his thirties?

sounds plausible

What's the point in pulling out the A-H1 balls ?

Belgium

That doesn't seem like the most convincing reason possible.

lol sorry that was not meant as a response :)

Trying to formulate an Eden Hazard joke in which England plays the role of Boss Hogg but it's not coming

not a famous english footballer but i once got hit in the nads playing footie

respect

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