atila the gooner

Fair play to the Jocks, they have come out of these qualifiers with more credibility than England. At least they didn't have to rely on another countrys' result to go their way.

Who's ate all the pies!!!

I can't believe that we are so happy about the fact that another country has (possibly) done us a favour. It just shows you how low we are now setting our sights/expectations. And worst of all we are now lumbered with that log of wood known as Mclaren, for the forseebale future. How cruel is fate eh??? :'(

If BECKS was given away, I still wouldn't drink. I think it is awful stuff. And since when did fairness have anything to do with what a business charges for its' products. It's all a question of what the market will stand. If you think a pub charges too much for it's drinks, you don't go there. I work in the city and I know they take the piss with the prices that they charge, which is why I very rarely drink here. Having said that some of the local ED boozers aren't that far behind, and they know who they are!!! (6)

No doubt Sam "i'm not talking to those nasty people at the BBC" Allardyce's name will be put forward again. Gawd 'elp us all!!!

citizenED Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Perhaps he'll get the England gig.(tu) Please don't say that.....not even in jest!!!!!:(

Will Steve Bruce be daft enough to take the Wigan job???? A thankless and impossible task methinks!!

Each and everyone - Everything but the girl

fauxed if I know

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Don't know how apocryphal this is but I remember a > story about Stanley Matthews. Back in the day when > it were t'leather football, his dad apparently > soaked the ball, made him remove his right boot > and gave him the choice which foot he kicked it > with! Jesus, was the man a sadist??????

Picture yourself in a boat on a river With tangerine trees and marmalade skies

Glad you're back Keef, Terry was, is, and always will be a caveman. It is why he is so at home with CSKA Fulham.>:D

Jah, do you think that this clamour to blame all the ills of English football on foriegn imports is just a ruse to deflect the spotlight away from the possibility that England may not qualify for Euro 2008?

Spotlight on Lou Rawls y'all singing loves a hurtin' thing y'all

Amen to that Jah, it's what I've been telling my sons since they started to kick a ball, and I'm glad to say that, at least for my eldest son, it has worked because he is half decent player that can run with the ball, cross it with either foot, dribble, tackle, head the ball, pass and knows when to pass and when to hold onto the ball. He ain't the worlds greatest, but I'm proud that the concept of "the beautiful game" is not alien to him.

It is great to see the game of football played well, but strong physical challenges, as long as they are within the laws of game, are part of the game. I think the English game has become very one dimensional in that the physical aspect is what kids are taught at grass roots ( the cry of "get stuck in" rings around every junior footballing fixture I've attended with my son during the past 10 to 12 years) and is seen to be the quality what divides a good player from a bad one. No wonder we have so many average English players. A balance has to be struck starting at very early age or I fear the trend will continue.

I wanna get freaky with you

On my previous message regarding the fact that Gerrard has jumped on the "foreign = bad for the premiership" bandwagon, I've just seen the back page of todays Times, " Gerrard supports quota system as England search for excuses" , what more needs to be said. It sums it up perfectly.

The problem is Jah, that both Gerrard and Terry do a fair amount of ref baiting, so it's hard to know which one of the two should wear the captains armband for England. If Campbell was still up to it, I'd give it to him. But I fear his days are in the past. The man was a rolls royce, top of the range player for Spurs and the Arse.

I want you the right way I want you But I want you to want me too Want you to want me,baby Just like I want you

But if you stay, I'll make you a day Like no day has been or will be again We'll sail on the sun, we'll ride on the rain

Heard that one before Jah, but it looks like football is in danger of being completely sanitised with all forms of physical contact being disallowed and frowned upon. Sad day. :(

And if that's what it's all about if that's what you have in mind if that's movin' up then I'm movin' out

Having watched the rugby world cup recently, I've come to the conclusion the most football players are pussies. Compared to the punishment taken and given out by rugby players, footballers seem to play dead after the slightest and most innocuos challenge. I thought football was a contact sport?

I like to move it, move it