Cocking hell. 3-0.
― DavidM, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:20 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm sure the tabloids will assess this match in a measured, thoughtful way tomorrow.
― Vagina McKee (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:20 (fifteen years ago) link
IT'S CAPELLO'S NIGHT IN MUNICH.
― NAZI MODS FUCK OFF (Matt DC), Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:21 (fifteen years ago) link
Meanwhile Bosnia are beating Estonia 7-0. Lol.
i for one am enjoying plucky underdogs England taking globe-straddling Croatia to task, in their own back yard no less.
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:24 (fifteen years ago) link
Over/under on "Absolutely Fabio" headlines tomorrow?
― The moment Carrie made cupcakes cool (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:26 (fifteen years ago) link
notice: apparently there is a free highlights package on a setanta channel at 10.45 - including the england game
― djmartian, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:27 (fifteen years ago) link
I am not going to accept this is that good until Heskey starts doing the goal putt celebration.
― NAZI MODS FUCK OFF (Matt DC), Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Also fuck dodgy internet streams for choosing tonight to fuck up all at once.
I shudder at the thought of how vulgar the gutter press will be in reporting this tomorrow.
― DavidM, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Franjo Tuđman , Paul Salopek, Janko Bobetko, Mate Boban, Ante Starčević, Željko Mavrović, Marija Petkovićve...Ivo Sanader, can you hear me? Your boys took a hell of a beating! Your boys took a hell of a beating!
― Vagina McKee (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Lol Lampard.
― NAZI MODS FUCK OFF (Matt DC), Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:31 (fifteen years ago) link
― DavidM, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 21:29 (1 minute ago) Bookmark Permalink
"this" "tomorrow"
― The moment Carrie made cupcakes cool (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:31 (fifteen years ago) link
not even Luxembourg monumentous victory in Switzerland can overshadow this
― blueski, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:41 (fifteen years ago) link
IT'S COMING HOMEIT'S COMING HOME
looking forward to the 0-0 draw against Kazakhstan in October.
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:46 (fifteen years ago) link
re headlines i'm plumping for FAB FOUR
― blueski, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:47 (fifteen years ago) link
Man what with this and the British donk beating the American donk I might just die of excitement.
― NAZI MODS FUCK OFF (Matt DC), Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:48 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm voting THEO PA-THREE-TIS
― Vagina McKee (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:50 (fifteen years ago) link
More happier about British donk winning than this shower, tbh.
an england performance to rank alongside:
Holland 1 England 4 - euro 1996
germany 1 england 5 - september 2001http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1515667.stm
― djmartian, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 21:09 (fifteen years ago) link
ENGLAND ARE GONNA WIN THE WORLD CUP! AND THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE! AND THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE! AND WILL SUCCESSFULLY OPERATE THE HADRON MACHINE!
― NAZI MODS FUCK OFF (Matt DC), Wednesday, 10 September 2008 21:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Sun rolling with TRIO WALCOTT
― blueski, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 21:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Setanta appear to be not showing the England highlights after all.
― NAZI MODS FUCK OFF (Matt DC), Wednesday, 10 September 2008 21:56 (fifteen years ago) link
I just watched them on Setanta Ireland. THEO LOLCOTT!
Steven McManus is a tit, Gary Caldwell is a god, James McFadden is a shite penalty taker and, er, Kirk Broadfoot is an international footballer. It's good to be back.
― ailsa, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 22:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Caldwell was impressive tonight.
― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 10 September 2008 22:25 (fifteen years ago) link
hey this isn't the Burley thread (joeks)
― blueski, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 22:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Now, come on, I did mention England!
also, I read that as (jocks)
― ailsa, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 22:35 (fifteen years ago) link
tartan army had a huge banner for http://www.noteamgb.com/
― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 10 September 2008 22:37 (fifteen years ago) link
I has revived the Scottish football thread. Carry on, England.
Is it wrong that I laughed at Joe Cole and his bleedy head falling over? Then rewound it and laughed some more?
― ailsa, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 22:46 (fifteen years ago) link
Youse were pish first half against Andorra, btw.
Yeah, we know
― blueski, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 23:44 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm actually really happy England won. Some of the utter shite coming from Bilic this week was sickening, especially for a guy who had a crap major tournament, "England are the same but we are better and better, we have the best players possible in every position". He teed up an English trouncing more than anyone. Bet he wishes the West Ham job was on the table now.
― Local Garda, Thursday, 11 September 2008 00:11 (fifteen years ago) link
have to settle for newcastle, won't he?
― darraghmac, Thursday, 11 September 2008 00:13 (fifteen years ago) link
So yeah England bought the ref right?
― Glans Christian Andersen (MPx4A), Thursday, 11 September 2008 08:51 (fifteen years ago) link
England played really well for one competitive game under Steve McClaren as well. Let's not get carried away.
(It may well be proveable that England play better with Heskey upfront, though)
― NAZI MODS FUCK OFF (Matt DC), Thursday, 11 September 2008 08:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Glans Christian Andersen
10/10 username, would roffle again.
― NAZI MODS FUCK OFF (Matt DC), Thursday, 11 September 2008 08:57 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh, I don't know about that. Then there's Bosnia-Herzegovina's 7-0 walloping of Estonia.
― Tom D., Thursday, 11 September 2008 09:02 (fifteen years ago) link
France beat Serbia, last night.
― the pinefox, Thursday, 11 September 2008 09:08 (fifteen years ago) link
It's a minefield in the Balkans right now.
― NAZI MODS FUCK OFF (Matt DC), Thursday, 11 September 2008 09:09 (fifteen years ago) link
Shame (xp)
― Tom D., Thursday, 11 September 2008 09:10 (fifteen years ago) link
DOMENECH DIAMOND: Plucky French hold off Serbian menace
― The moment Carrie made cupcakes cool, Thursday, 11 September 2008 09:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Email I sent yesterday lunchtime:
I reckon we've got three points in the bag for tonight. Croatia have got Eduardo and Krancjar injured, Luka Modric has been awful for Tottenham so far this season, and Niko Kovac is 37 - which is REALLY old (apologies, Marcus) - and tried to retire after the Euros. In the two games we lost, we had no Ashley Cole, and in one of them, no Wayne Bridge either. We had no Rooney in the home game and played Crouch as a lone striker.We played Scott Parker and Carrick in midfield in the away game, with Gary Neville as an attacking wing-back.Just looking at the teams, it's no wonder we lost. We'll see who plays tonight, but it'll be much more balanced. The only big player missing is Gerrard, and since we don't seem to have an effective way to play him, maybe that's no loss. Hope he plays Johnson instead of Wes Brown at RB, and that he plays Walcott and Joe Cole behind (and wide of) Rooney as a front three. Lets get at them!
Just wanted to crow, although I was wrong about the formation. I just can't bring myself to think that playing Heskey is a good idea.
Anyway, I thought it was pretty obvious we were going to win, and it's typical media reaction to say "no-one saw that coming" when they've been completely ignoring the bleeding obvious for ages, because it didn't fit the "narrative". We were alright against Andorra, and Croatia are clearly nowhere near the fifth best team in the world and have been wildly overachieving.
― Jamie T Smith, Thursday, 11 September 2008 10:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah nobody looks good against someone like Andorra anyway.
I hate the glut of "Joe Cole must start" articles in the last week too, I mean most people I know and anyone who watches England has been saying that for ages. He's clearly one of those players who just performs and scores at international level, like Scholes used to.
― Local Garda, Thursday, 11 September 2008 10:17 (fifteen years ago) link
Paul Scholes >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Joe Cole
I haven't enough >'s
― Wrinkled Aeneas (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 September 2008 10:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Cole looks International class cos he's got the diving and rolling around on the floor in imaginary agony down.
― The Real Slim Whitman (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 11 September 2008 10:20 (fifteen years ago) link
Scholes is definitely better, but Cole is v good for England, he has always been good for them.
― Local Garda, Thursday, 11 September 2008 10:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Saturday, 06 September 2008FIFA World Cup European Qualifying
Liechtenstein 0-6 GermanyMalta 0-4 Portugal
― JohnneyB God Little (The Wayward Johnny B), Thursday, 11 September 2008 10:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Azerbaijan 0 Liechtenstein 0
― Wrinkled Aeneas (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 September 2008 10:31 (fifteen years ago) link
Portugal 2 Denmark 3
England played really well for one competitive game under Steve McClaren as well.
not away from home against the top seed tho
Then there's Bosnia-Herzegovina's 7-0 walloping of Estonia
not a big surprise at all
― blueski, Thursday, 11 September 2008 10:31 (fifteen years ago) link