i always accept playing the gh academy - even found a 2 star regen playing them one time! made about three million on him iirc.
― http://tinypic.com/r/s0wvar/7 (a hoy hoy), Saturday, 9 October 2010 18:22 (thirteen years ago) link
chamakra
― i dont love everything, i love football (darraghmac), Saturday, 9 October 2010 18:26 (thirteen years ago) link
I've got Lineker's show on in the background just now - a nice little detail I hadn't noticed is the caption 'Michael Owen, England 1998-2008'. I guess that's official then.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 10 October 2010 10:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Lineker doc was hilarious. Show would be lost if Eng were humiliated like this after 2006: er...Italy, yeah Inter Milan have...mostly foreign players, the league is corrupt etc etc. The whole doc rested on an Eng-Spain comparison.
Martin Samuel otm: all English in the 70s and 80s, zilch on the pitch.
Best thing on it was Mourinho's 'every policeman pulling together' speech.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 10 October 2010 20:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Jose's perception of the country was a bit strange all round: "One thing I know - every Englishman ... is a very proud Englishman"
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 10 October 2010 20:57 (thirteen years ago) link
Actually, my absolute favourite thing might've been the footage of Venables coaching at Barca, all eye movement and gesticulation ("'e trie'a cover that, cover that, cover that ... 'e covered nothing") - and then the poor translator having to run in and reenact the whole thing in Spanish.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 10 October 2010 21:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Has it ever occurred to anyone in the English games that if foreign players can come to England, English players can equally go and play in foreign?
Rohan Ricketts has just been on Talk Of The Terrace on ESPN, currently plays for Dacia Chisinau in Moldova. Also said there might be a chance for him to join a German team.
Presenters asked Stephen... (didn't recognise him) if he ever fancied playing abroad. He said he had the chance to go to France but he preferred the British game, and that his style of play would have resulted in a few more bookings abroad.
― The referee was perfect (Chris), Monday, 18 October 2010 18:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Going to play in Moldova is pretty hardcore, top respect to that lad whoever he is.
The other bloke's name wasn't Gerrard, was it?
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 18 October 2010 19:34 (thirteen years ago) link
McManus? Pressley? Caldwell? Plenty crap tacklers called Stephen/Steven, tbh.
(twitter tells me it was Steve Lomas)
― ailsa, Monday, 18 October 2010 19:43 (thirteen years ago) link
whoever he is?
that's only rohan bloody ricketts mate, the proto jenas
― cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Monday, 18 October 2010 20:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Steve Lomas? Really? Didn't recognise him at all.
― The referee was perfect (Chris), Monday, 18 October 2010 21:10 (thirteen years ago) link
My bad - have done my research and do vaguely remember the fellow. I love the multiple levels of myth-making here:
In an reported interview with FC Dacia, Ricketts said that he has played with England at the under-18, and under-21. It is believed that Ricketts also played with the England B team as well
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 18 October 2010 21:33 (thirteen years ago) link
not to mention:
American rapper 50 Cent has been seen sporting the midfielder's shirt
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 18 October 2010 21:35 (thirteen years ago) link
nobody knows
― cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Monday, 18 October 2010 21:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Ricketts mentions 50 Cent in his latest blog.
http://www.sabotagetimes.com/football-sport/what-really-happens-when-a-manager-loses-the-dressing-room/
― The referee was perfect (Chris), Monday, 18 October 2010 21:42 (thirteen years ago) link
looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool amirite?
Foster (Birmingham), Hart (Man City), Green (West Ham); Gibbs (Arsenal), Cole (Chelsea), Terry (Chelsea), Jagielka (Everton), Lescott (Man City), Richards (Man City), Ferdinand (Man Utd), Smalling (Man Utd); Walcott (Arsenal), Wilshere (Arsenal), Young (Aston Villa), Gerrard (Liverpool), Barry (Man City), Johnson (Man City), Milner (Man City), Henderson (Sunderland); Agbonlahor (Aston Villa), Bothroyd (Cardiff), Carroll (Newcastle), Crouch (Tottenham).
― hoy orbison (a hoy hoy), Sunday, 14 November 2010 13:08 (thirteen years ago) link
More like Jay Bollocksroyd
― Harry Boors (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 14 November 2010 13:10 (thirteen years ago) link
class player, if not the most consistent. has played abroad too (perugia?) so fuckit why not. england not blessed with great strikers.
carroll is england CF of ten year tenure if he can (i) cop on and (ii) avoid prejudice in the way k davies hasn't
― cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Sunday, 14 November 2010 15:30 (thirteen years ago) link
dunno why bother with terry gerrard ferdinand tho, developmental squad and all that.
where's thudd?
― cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Sunday, 14 November 2010 15:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Carroll wd be okay as an impact sub but fuck starting a target man at international level.
― Harry Boors (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 14 November 2010 15:36 (thirteen years ago) link
rong
― cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Sunday, 14 November 2010 15:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Wd rather lose than play that way
― Harry Boors (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 14 November 2010 15:40 (thirteen years ago) link
'that way' = guy that's good on ground, amazing in the air. newcastle dont play 'that way'
― cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Sunday, 14 November 2010 15:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Fair enough I've not been paying much attention since they stopped being lol but I think we're a bit premature with the "good enough to play for England" chat. Need to suck it and see.
I've seen moments of class from Bothroyd but they've been sandwiched between hours of poncing about doing fuck all.
― Harry Boors (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 14 November 2010 15:44 (thirteen years ago) link
i disagree with the 'wait and see' approach. given the level of talent these guys must have to get to the level they do, (trusting a lot here, out of character) i think form >>>>>> every other aspect of the striker's art.
― cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Sunday, 14 November 2010 15:46 (thirteen years ago) link
it's the same kind of thinking that left terry, gerrard, heskey, rooney as undroppable going into the WC- 'who do we have to replace them'?- well. loads of guys, actually. get them into an england short, ask the question of both sets of players- the shirking untouchables, the flushing youth
― cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Sunday, 14 November 2010 15:48 (thirteen years ago) link
No, I agree Carroll deserves his chance, I just don't think him doing well is a foregone conclusion.
― Harry Boors (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 14 November 2010 15:49 (thirteen years ago) link
never is. fabianski for england tbf
― cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Sunday, 14 November 2010 15:49 (thirteen years ago) link
@kevindaviesbwfcKevin DaviesNot in the England squad time for a beer!!!19 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
― Noel 1 Silence 0 (blueski), Sunday, 14 November 2010 15:59 (thirteen years ago) link
for crouch to be in there ahead of him is shite, but then i dont get that squad tbh
― cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Sunday, 14 November 2010 16:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Smalling, though?
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 14 November 2010 16:42 (thirteen years ago) link
nah, not up front
― cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Sunday, 14 November 2010 16:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Smalling over Jones is the most hilarious part imo.
― hoy orbison (a hoy hoy), Sunday, 14 November 2010 18:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Just turned on ESPN to find Germany Under 21's 2-0 up on England. England appear to have Henri Lansbury in goal! Isn't he one of yours a hoy hoy and James M? Also isn't he a left winger! lol
They're showing Argentina vs. Brasil tmrw btw.
― epically swindled (pandemic), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 18:40 (thirteen years ago) link
He... doesn't really have a position. And when I say that I mean like James Milner, not like 'he can be a goalie'. wtf.
― hoy orbison (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 19:32 (thirteen years ago) link
goalie sent off in that game fyi
― cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 19:34 (thirteen years ago) link
He's like a new signing. LANSbury.
― James Mitchell, Tuesday, 16 November 2010 20:56 (thirteen years ago) link
not like 'he can be a goalie'. wtf.
Also, this is Arsenal. Anybody can be a goalie at Arsenal.
― James Mitchell, Tuesday, 16 November 2010 21:15 (thirteen years ago) link
haha
― cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 21:18 (thirteen years ago) link
true true
― hoy orbison (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 21:18 (thirteen years ago) link
can totally see that- arsene only ever scouts wingers, and the slower they progress they further back the pitch they land from 15, 16, 17 onwards
― cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 21:19 (thirteen years ago) link
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 16 November 2010 21:37 (thirteen years ago) link
arsene only scouts deep lying playmakers
― hoy orbison (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 21:38 (thirteen years ago) link
England looking awfully scrappy.
― I'm being a smartass here, but in a fun way (NotEnough), Wednesday, 17 November 2010 20:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Carroll's playing, then?
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 17 November 2010 20:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Stream went down and I missed the goal. What happened?
Yeh, Carrol's upfront, pretty ineffective so far.
― I'm being a smartass here, but in a fun way (NotEnough), Wednesday, 17 November 2010 20:23 (thirteen years ago) link
GOAL! England 0-1 France (Benzema 16') That's a lovely goal, as the England players could tell you, given that they stood idly by and watched it.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 17 November 2010 20:27 (thirteen years ago) link
It was a one-two between Malouda and Benzema on the edge the box which ended up with Benzema beating Foster rather easily at his near post. England are being schooled at the moment.
― Number None, Wednesday, 17 November 2010 20:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Carroll's done enough in the last five minutes to suggest that this is how England are going to play from now on.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 17 November 2010 20:36 (thirteen years ago) link
i.e. won three or four headers from longish punts
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 17 November 2010 20:37 (thirteen years ago) link