Anyway Walcott's performance is as good an excuse as any for me to start banging on about the need to promote Ashley Young and Gaby Agbonlahor to the senior squad sooner rather than later. Can't remember the last time there was an England team with much in the way of pace.
― Matt DC, Friday, 12 September 2008 11:25 (seventeen years ago)
I have never used a shoehorn.
― Aare-Reuss Böögg (blueski), Friday, 12 September 2008 13:13 (seventeen years ago)
I have never attempted to squeeze a quart into a pint pot.
― Hilarious Scrip Kiddie (Noodle Vague), Friday, 12 September 2008 13:14 (seventeen years ago)
England will play friendly internationals against Slovakia and Slovenia at Wembley in 2009, the Football Association has announced.Fabio Capello's side will face Slovakia on 28 March, three days before the home World Cup qualifier against Ukraine.Slovenia will be England's opponents on 5 September ahead of the Group six match against Croatia on 9 September."It's very important to play similar style opposition as practice for the competitive matches," Capello said.
reminiscent of what Sven said re playing Jamaica to prepare for playing Trinidad & Tobago
mid-ranking countries England haven't played this decade:
Norway (last met in '95)Ireland (last met in '95)Bulgaria (last met in '99)Belgium (last met in '99)Scotland (last met in '99)
― Aare-Reuss Böögg (blueski), Wednesday, 17 September 2008 12:34 (seventeen years ago)
Fifa has fined the Croatian Football Federation £15,000 for racist behaviour by their fans during the World Cup qualifier with England on 10 September.
YEAH, THAT'LL LEARN 'EM
― They're a '90s odd couple. And an odds-on choice for laughs. (blueski), Thursday, 25 September 2008 14:33 (seventeen years ago)
15k is Bilic's wage for three years though.
― Carrie Bradshaw Layfield (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Thursday, 25 September 2008 14:34 (seventeen years ago)
He tops that up with income from his band.
― aye it's me (onimo), Thursday, 25 September 2008 14:51 (seventeen years ago)
He's in Skrewdriver?
― Tom D Gives You the Big Reassure (Tom D.), Thursday, 25 September 2008 14:52 (seventeen years ago)
RAWBAU
― aye it's me (onimo), Thursday, 25 September 2008 15:01 (seventeen years ago)
So, about that dawning of an exciting new era, eh lads?
― Matt DC, Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:03 (seventeen years ago)
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/TEE_RIPJ/BOJS002~Women-s-Borat-I-Heart-Kazakhstan-Posters.jpg
(to be revised at fulltime, no doubt)
― ailsa, Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:04 (seventeen years ago)
Also they've kidnapped Rooney and replaced him with a bricklayer.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:06 (seventeen years ago)
need 4-3-2-1 with Owen up front
― Annoying Display Name (blueski), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:13 (seventeen years ago)
The Wembley pitch is still as big and slow as its always been.
― Mr Raif, Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:16 (seventeen years ago)
Kazakhstan should be 1-0 up.
― Neil S, Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:19 (seventeen years ago)
The Wembley pitch England team is still as big and slow as its always been.
http://seoulcurry.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/bob-the-builder.jpg
― Poll Wall (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:23 (seventeen years ago)
that's more like it!
― Neil S, Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:23 (seventeen years ago)
LOL@KAZAKHSTAN
I really think England can go on and win now, if they put 10 men behind the ball.
WHO THE FUCK IS BORAT????
― Local Garda, Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:24 (seventeen years ago)
all v reminiscent of Albania game 7 years ago
― Annoying Display Name (blueski), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:24 (seventeen years ago)
England "putting Kazakhstan in their place" there, ITV cheerfully inform us
― The Slash My Father Wrote (DJ Mencap), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:25 (seventeen years ago)
Even compared to the BBC commentators Tyldesly and Pleat are full of jingoistic crap.
― Neil S, Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:26 (seventeen years ago)
you'd think they were Englishmen!
― Annoying Display Name (blueski), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:27 (seventeen years ago)
I know it's a vain hope, but a little bit of objectivity is not too much to ask for, surely.
― Neil S, Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:28 (seventeen years ago)
why, do we get objectivity with the cricket?
i wonder how few places below England a country could be in the rankings before 'putting X in their place' wouldn't come up (it comes in the context of goal-less first half tho)
― Annoying Display Name (blueski), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:29 (seventeen years ago)
Game's not on Scottish TV, btw, so jingoism not as annoying as it is on the BBC (am watching via the magicks of Sky)
― ailsa, Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:29 (seventeen years ago)
x-post Relative to football, cricket is objective, although that's still not saying much.
― Neil S, Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:30 (seventeen years ago)
Jingoism is fair enough I reckon, it's just that Pleat is a complete fucking arsehole whatever he says.
― Poll Wall (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:31 (seventeen years ago)
BBC is always less jingoistic than ITV! Tho Motty most at fault for jingoism at the Beeb.
― Local Garda, Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:34 (seventeen years ago)
Flukey second goal!
― Neil S, Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:35 (seventeen years ago)
Motty most at fault for jingoism at the Beeb
Only cos Barry "Look at that disgusting cheating foreigner, they don't like it up 'em the fuzzy wuzzies you know" Davies has been retired.
― Poll Wall (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:35 (seventeen years ago)
What a load of complete horseshit.
― the pinefox, Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:36 (seventeen years ago)
What, Barry Davies or England?
― Poll Wall (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:37 (seventeen years ago)
steady on pinefox, they may yet scramble a third xp bah
― Annoying Display Name (blueski), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:37 (seventeen years ago)
LOL
― Annoying Display Name (blueski), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:38 (seventeen years ago)
Everybody knows you can't just sit deep and hang on against quality opposition like Kazakhstan.
― Poll Wall (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:39 (seventeen years ago)
i've just accepted England will always struggle and perform poorly against the lower-ranked teams
― Annoying Display Name (blueski), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:40 (seventeen years ago)
four words too many there.
― Poll Wall (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:40 (seventeen years ago)
England fans may be wishing Capello had fallen through a TRAPP door.
― Local Garda, Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:45 (seventeen years ago)
BORE-AT
― Annoying Display Name (blueski), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:46 (seventeen years ago)
ROO ARE YA
― Local Garda, Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:47 (seventeen years ago)
a goal using feet...just imagine it!
― Annoying Display Name (blueski), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:48 (seventeen years ago)
Nice to see Rooney representing for male pattern baldness sufferers.
― Poll Wall (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:50 (seventeen years ago)
and ferrety beard wearers
― Local Garda, Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:51 (seventeen years ago)
he's gonna look like john mccririck in 20 years
― Annoying Display Name (blueski), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:53 (seventeen years ago)
I see Wales are sticking it to the Liechtensteiners.
― Poll Wall (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:53 (seventeen years ago)
FOUR-AT
― Annoying Display Name (blueski), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:57 (seventeen years ago)
I DON'T RECALL THIS GAME IN MUNICH YOU MENTION CLIVE....I DON'T RECALL IT.
― Local Garda, Saturday, 11 October 2008 18:01 (seventeen years ago)
same scoreline and everything!
― Annoying Display Name (blueski), Saturday, 11 October 2008 18:03 (seventeen years ago)
i mean sure it was 0-0 in Munich until the last minute but still
― Annoying Display Name (blueski), Saturday, 11 October 2008 18:04 (seventeen years ago)
hope it stays 0-0 in Kiev
― Annoying Display Name (blueski), Saturday, 11 October 2008 18:08 (seventeen years ago)