International Friendlies Thread

[Niall_Quinn]

The morning after and Rob Draper has identified the main culprits - hint, Rooney is NOT one of them:

Jack Wilshere and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain must prove they are more than youthful promise as England's young lions fail to impress once again

[LDG]

The morning after and Rob Draper has identified the main culprits - hint, Rooney is NOT one of them:


Fuckin hell :lol:

I watched an England game for the first time in ages last night (purely because the team seems to finally be rid of most of the old boys).

From what I saw, Jack was man of the match in the first half.....

Do these twunts watch the games anymore??

[Letters]

The morning after and Rob Draper has identified the main culprits - hint, Rooney is NOT one of them:
Headline on the back of the Metro

"Roo To The Rescue"

:doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Rooney could take a dump in the centre circle and roll around in it for 90 mins and they'd still say he was the main man. There are 2 years ahead to dump these old has-beens and build a new team, Hodgson being the principle has-been. Get a decent manager in, let the kids get a few pastings as they grow together as a team and then take something fresh to the next tournament. This incredibly easy group shouldn't be wasted carrying garbage like Rooney. There's a real chance here if somebody has the balls to tell the journos to fuck off.

[Niall_Quinn]

Laughably predictable.

Here they are, the superstars of the world. And there's our Wayne. "ROONEY, messi, ronaldo - Who's best?"


Made his debut for Everton aged 16 but announced himself with a spectacular goal against Arsenal five days before his 17th birthday. Two years later, he starred for England at Euro 2004 - scoring twice before getting injured in the quarter-finals - and then sealed a £30m move to Manchester United.


Plus that ONE game for England.

Sterling is 19 and tipped to become one of the world's best... but what were the current crop of stars doing at his age?

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/09/04/1409832948311_wps_45_LONDON_ENGLAND_SEPTEMBER_.jpg

:haha:

It's just a fucking joke.

[Master Splinter]

Fuckin hell :lol:

I watched an England game for the first time in ages last night (purely because the team seems to finally be rid of most of the old boys).

From what I saw, Jack was man of the match in the first half.....

Do these twunts watch the games anymore??

It's beyond a parody of a parody of a parody now.

If Wilshere had given that very same performance in his breakthrough season, he'd be getting 8s and 9s from every media outlet. His passing, vision, balance and awareness was the best it's been in a long while. He was involved in everything. He played some lovely balls over the top, some great balls in for Baines to waste and linked up centrally with the forwards as he usually does. He gave the ball away once I think. Coming off the Besiktas game, Wilshere finally looks like he's got some of his composure and consistency back. But because it's fashionable to now rate him as the latest fallen star or only focus on him getting fouled, he won't be getting any credit until he scores a hat-trick against Argentina or until Henderson and Sterling are unceremoniously dragged off the pedestal the pathetic pundits are currently placing them upon.

And it will be a shame when Sterling is next in line to be shot down, because it would be excellent if this current crop of players are be allowed to develop together. Between the Liverpool players and Arsenal players, there seems to be genuine potential. The performance in the first half yesterday was maybe the most impressive from a footballing standpoint in a long while. Sturridge has improved hugely in recent months and (greediness aside) appears to have much more depth to his play. He, Sterling, Oxlade and Wilshere were mixing up their passing, playing quick one-twos, dinking balls over the top and generally displaying qualities that haven't been seen in an England team for a long time, if ever.

Rooney has been an absolute shit in his off-the-field and horrible on-the-pitch antics over the years, but I've always rated him highly as a player. But he has been simply woeful for England (and United outside an early-season burst last year) for a long time now. He just offers nothing currently and it's criminal that he will play and drag the team down when there's finally some semblance of a team coming together.

As N_Q has pointed out enough, it's absurd how he can score a pelanty and is England's saviour. These same people continue to hail Joe Hart as "world-class" while he's been throwing the ball into his own net for three seasons. They'll tell you Baines is a great left-back while the danger keeps emerging on his side and he struggles against every opponent. Most brilliantly of all, they mourn the loss of Gerrard and Lampard. The same Gerrard and Lampard who have been shown up to be truly worthless on the world stage for over a decade.

Until someone with character is allowed to take over the running of football as a whole and until they employ a manager with his own conviction, the same cycle of myopic, clueless and hopeless shit will continue.

[Master Splinter]

Accurate ratings for last night:

Hart: 7
Stones: 7
Jones: 5
Cahill: 5
Baines: 6

Henderson: 7
Wilshere: 8

Oxlade: 6
Sterling: 8

Rooney: 3
Sturridge: 7.5

Subs: Welbeck: 10

[Syn]

I thought the first half was good too. Looked like a proper team, especially when Sterling started drifting into deeper positions and linking up with Wilshere. Wilshere is starting to play like his old self and I love watching him play. Never been about anything more than what Wenger keeps saying - he needs a proper run of games without a little injury. Wenger is managing him well and no doubt has a long term plan for him so we'll see how he gets on.

[Penguin]

Accurate ratings for last night:

Hart: 7
Stones: 7
Jones: 5
Cahill: 5
Baines: 6

Henderson: 7
Wilshere: 10

Oxlade: 15
Sterling: 8

Rooney: 3
Sturridge: 7.5

Subs: Welbeck: 23
Chambers 21
:gp:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

It's beyond a parody of a parody of a parody now.

If Wilshere had given that very same performance in his breakthrough season, he'd be getting 8s and 9s from every media outlet. His passing, vision, balance and awareness was the best it's been in a long while. He was involved in everything. He played some lovely balls over the top, some great balls in for Baines to waste and linked up centrally with the forwards as he usually does. He gave the ball away once I think. Coming off the Besiktas game, Wilshere finally looks like he's got some of his composure and consistency back. But because it's fashionable to now rate him as the latest fallen star or only focus on him getting fouled, he won't be getting any credit until he scores a hat-trick against Argentina or until Henderson and Sterling are unceremoniously dragged off the pedestal the pathetic pundits are currently placing them upon.

And it will be a shame when Sterling is next in line to be shot down, because it would be excellent if this current crop of players are be allowed to develop together. Between the Liverpool players and Arsenal players, there seems to be genuine potential. The performance in the first half yesterday was maybe the most impressive from a footballing standpoint in a long while. Sturridge has improved hugely in recent months and (greediness aside) appears to have much more depth to his play. He, Sterling, Oxlade and Wilshere were mixing up their passing, playing quick one-twos, dinking balls over the top and generally displaying qualities that haven't been seen in an England team for a long time, if ever.

Rooney has been an absolute shit in his off-the-field and horrible on-the-pitch antics over the years, but I've always rated him highly as a player. But he has been simply woeful for England (and United outside an early-season burst last year) for a long time now. He just offers nothing currently and it's criminal that he will play and drag the team down when there's finally some semblance of a team coming together.

As N_Q has pointed out enough, it's absurd how he can score a pelanty and is England's saviour. These same people continue to hail Joe Hart as "world-class" while he's been throwing the ball into his own net for three seasons. They'll tell you Baines is a great left-back while the danger keeps emerging on his side and he struggles against every opponent. Most brilliantly of all, they mourn the loss of Gerrard and Lampard. The same Gerrard and Lampard who have been shown up to be truly worthless on the world stage for over a decade.

Until someone with character is allowed to take over the running of football as a whole and until they employ a manager with his own conviction, the same cycle of myopic, clueless and hopeless shit will continue.

:gp: on the whole.

[LDG]

It's beyond a parody of a parody of a parody now.

If Wilshere had given that very same performance in his breakthrough season, he'd be getting 8s and 9s from every media outlet. His passing, vision, balance and awareness was the best it's been in a long while. He was involved in everything. He played some lovely balls over the top, some great balls in for Baines to waste and linked up centrally with the forwards as he usually does. He gave the ball away once I think. Coming off the Besiktas game, Wilshere finally looks like he's got some of his composure and consistency back. But because it's fashionable to now rate him as the latest fallen star or only focus on him getting fouled, he won't be getting any credit until he scores a hat-trick against Argentina or until Henderson and Sterling are unceremoniously dragged off the pedestal the pathetic pundits are currently placing them upon.

And it will be a shame when Sterling is next in line to be shot down, because it would be excellent if this current crop of players are be allowed to develop together. Between the Liverpool players and Arsenal players, there seems to be genuine potential. The performance in the first half yesterday was maybe the most impressive from a footballing standpoint in a long while. Sturridge has improved hugely in recent months and (greediness aside) appears to have much more depth to his play. He, Sterling, Oxlade and Wilshere were mixing up their passing, playing quick one-twos, dinking balls over the top and generally displaying qualities that haven't been seen in an England team for a long time, if ever.

Rooney has been an absolute shit in his off-the-field and horrible on-the-pitch antics over the years, but I've always rated him highly as a player. But he has been simply woeful for England (and United outside an early-season burst last year) for a long time now. He just offers nothing currently and it's criminal that he will play and drag the team down when there's finally some semblance of a team coming together.

As N_Q has pointed out enough, it's absurd how he can score a pelanty and is England's saviour. These same people continue to hail Joe Hart as "world-class" while he's been throwing the ball into his own net for three seasons. They'll tell you Baines is a great left-back while the danger keeps emerging on his side and he struggles against every opponent. Most brilliantly of all, they mourn the loss of Gerrard and Lampard. The same Gerrard and Lampard who have been shown up to be truly worthless on the world stage for over a decade.

Until someone with character is allowed to take over the running of football as a whole and until they employ a manager with his own conviction, the same cycle of myopic, clueless and hopeless shit will continue.

Spot on.

[Niall_Quinn]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2744643/Wayne-Rooney-play-midfield-England-says-Paul-Scholes.html


The former Manchester United star is concerned that England lack a midfield player capable of passing the ball with flair after the retirement of Steven Gerrard, but he sees Rooney as the ideal man to fill that void against the Swiss.


Scholes admits that he would prefer not to move Rooney from his preferred role as a striker, but he deems it necessary given the limitations of Jordan Henderson and Jack Wilshere.

Basically this guy is turning out to be a fucking moron. The idea seems to be that Rooney HAS to play, regardless. If he's shit in his role as a striker, no problem, put him in the midfield to replace what we lost with Stevie Me. Even though Henderson and Wilshere played twice as well as Rooney, kick them out to make way for the fat, bald cunt. And if that doesn't work, how a bout a role in central defence? But he has to play, that's the one thing that is non-negotiable. That silly rule about players not being picked for the national team if they are off form or just shit shouldn't apply to Wayne. Other players should carry the can for his inadequacies.

What's Scholes autobiography going to be called? From Quiet Professional to Noisy, Fucking Stupid Cunt?

[Munchies]

Ger v Sco on sunday

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Create a qualifiers thread tbf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scotland vs England tonight.

RIP our players. :rose:

Also, Argentina - Portugal is on tonight, I think they are playing in Manchester.

[Syn]

Chile V Uruguay friendly at midnight tonight. Match finishes 11pm their time, Sanchez sleeps, wakes up for 7am flight - 15-16 hr (possibly 18 hrs with the stop), makes it to London Friday. Game on Saturday 17.30. = #bench #nohope #mikedean #itshappenedagain #vanpersie #mertesackermistake #lackedlittlebitsharpness

[Niall_Quinn]

That's fucking outrageous, are you serious? Mike Dean???!!!!

[Xhaka Can’t]

Scotland vs England tonight.

RIP our players. :rose:

Also, Argentina - Portugal is on tonight, I think they are playing in Manchester.
No 'I'm a Celebrity' tonight. :(

[Letters]

No 'I'm a Celebrity' tonight. :(

:gp:

:angry:

[Globalgunner]

cant believe Jose Bosingwa is still playing international football

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Boswinga.

:redknappjnr:

OXOCUBE!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wheelchair assist.

Our GHELs. :bow:

[Syn]

A youtube compilation (and I'm sure there will be many) of the last four England games would make a mockery of anyone that thinks Wilshere's passing range isn't anything special. The lad is a next level talent - and that's not English hype (we all seemingly hate him now anyway). It's realistic based on the first time anyone saw him kick a ball with the first team. We get 30-40 apps out of him this season and there will be no arguments by May.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-2 Wazza.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilshere. :bow:

He's back.

[Syn]

Welbeck injured - going off with a hamstring problem.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Welbeck might be dead.

[Syn]

I overreacted, hopefully. He's still jogging about, though not at full pelt.

[Syn]

Welbeck did look like he was limping off. So I guess he's fucked.

Get excited because it's time. For.

WUF.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sanogo up front tbf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scotland 1-2 England, Robertson!

Sterling. :haha:

Doesn't give a fuck.

[Syn]

WTF is sterling playing at? Lazy cunt.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scotland 1-3 England, Wazza with his second!

Very good goal.

[Syn]

Lovely goal - perfect cutback from Lallana.

Not happy with the undeserved +1's Rooney's getting. Now it has added up to +40.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilshere off, Barkley on.

No Theo.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scotland 1-3 England, FT.

Wheelchair and Ox interview on ITV. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Highlights are on ITV1 in a minute.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Ireland beat the USA by a field goal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Applause for a 20 year old losing their life. I don't get that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wazza MotM for Daily Mail's ratings. :lol:

Wheelchair coming in with a lowly 7.5.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a ball from Wheelchair. :bow:

[Syn]

http://www.ultraimg.com/images/wilsherepass2.gif

[Marc Overmars]

Even though they're playing against trash, England are at least a lot more watchable these days.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

More Arsenal around tbf.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Yay

[adzzzbatch]

The fawning over WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY this morning is absolutely disgusting :sick:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chile 1-2 Uruguay, FT.

Alexis again scored and again lost. Poor sod.

[Niall_Quinn]

The fawning over WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY this morning is absolutely disgusting :sick:

It was a good hattrick though, you have to admit.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2840571/Wayne-Rooney-Alex-Oxlade-Chamberlain-Clive-Tyldesley-records-commentary-mistaking-Arsenal-ace-England-captain.html

[AFC Leveller]

The Daily Mail reckon he is underated.

[Niall_Quinn]

The Daily Mail reckon he is underated.

An unsung hero. It's nice to see he's finally getting a mention.

[Master Splinter]

Dennis Bendtner scored a hat-trick for Denmark in a 3-2 win. :bow:

Altidore also scored, so it might not have actually happened.


Ozil captained Germany to a 2-2 draw with Australia. Reus and Podolski for Germany and Harold Bishop and Crocodile Dundee for Australia.

Scotland beat Northern Ireland 1-0. Berra with the winner.


France v Brazil tomorrow. :popcorn:

[Niall_Quinn]

Forgot this shit was on. International football sucks and should be scrapped. Cunts. Always sending back our players in pieces.

[Master Splinter]

France v Brazil on ITV4 at 19:40.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Whilst I'm relieved to see Giroud and Kos on the bench for some meaningless friendly, it is pigdisgusting that Deschamps regards Varane and Sakho as better CB's to the latter.

Kos is one of the best defenders in the world atm, let alone the best French one.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brazil vs Chile from the Emirates is on at 3pm today. It's on ITV1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brazil: Jefferson; Danilo, Thiago, Miranda, Marcelo; Souza, Fernandinho; Douglas Costa, Coutinho; Luiz Adriano, Neymar.

Chile: Bravo; Medel, Jara, Albornoz; Isla, Millar, Aranguiz, Mena; Vidal; Sanchez, Hernández.

[adzzzbatch]

The Emirates :bow:

Arsenal :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Souza takes out Alexis' ankle.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Albornoz booked. Hacked Neymar down. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Thiago Silva booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Neymar rolling about again.

Medel ddi leave his foot in but Neymar's reaction. :haha:

[adzzzbatch]

That Alexis bloke doesn't look to shabby.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martin Atkinson doesn't give Alexis a pelanty for some reason.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alexis. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Neymar booked.

Brazil 0-0 Chile, HT. Chile have been better but mostly a bit of a crap game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Total scuffer from Alexis. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Coutinho off, Robinho on.

Souza off, Elias on.

Luiz Adriano off, Firmino on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Douglas Costa off, Willian on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Miranda as cynical as it gets on Alexis. Booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alexis pummels the freekick from a long way out, Jefferson saves.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martin Atkinson ruins a great run from Alexis. Dick.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brazil 1-0 Chile, Firmino. :(

[Niall_Quinn]

Vermin who have disgraced the shirt 1-0 Chile

[Niall_Quinn]

Finally Kane gets a mention in this game. What took them so long :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vidal off, Vargas on.

Barely heard Vidal mentioned.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Robinho. :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Friendly and Fernandinho - I don't get it?

[Niall_Quinn]

Brazil the new chavs. Horrible team.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three added minutes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brazil 1-0 Chile, FT.

:sick:

They cannot be allowed to win the Copa America.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Italy vs England on currently.

Italy winning 1-0, Pele with the goal. :bow:

Italy: Buffon, Bonucci, Ranocchia, Chiellini, Darmian, Soriano, Valdifiori, Parolo, Florenzi, Eder, Pelle.
Subs: Sirigu, Abate, Antonelli, Candreva, Zaza, Immobile, Verratti, Cerci, Barzagli, Gabbiadini, Vazquez, Moretti, Santon, Marchetti.

England: Hart, Clyne, Smalling, Jagielka, Gibbs, Jones, Delph, Walcott, Rooney, Henderson, Kane.
Subs: Butland, Cahill, Walker, Carrick, Townsend, Mason, Bertrand, Barkley, Green.

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Mason?

:haha:

[adzzzbatch]

in-ger-lund :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3018532/Let-s-not-protect-Harry-Kane-inspire-nation.html

Martin Samuel. :haha:

They never learn.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Italy 1-0 England, HT.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barkley. :lol:

All bluster. He is the Premier League.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wazza whacks it on the volley, straight at Buffon.

Hit it too good according to Townsend. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Full ROOONEEEY commentary, despite not touching it.

Henderson off, Mason on.

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 1-1 Italy, Townsend.

He's back!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Antonelli puts it wide, poor miss really.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kane strikes, Buffon saves. Going wide I think.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 FT. Future World Cup winners no doubt.

[Niall_Quinn]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3018532/Let-s-not-protect-Harry-Kane-inspire-nation.html

Martin Samuel. :haha:

They never learn.

Link bait whores is all they are.

[Niall_Quinn]

Kane was nowhere against Utd. When he starts influencing games like that then it will be worth talking about him.

[Niall_Quinn]

Portugal 0-2 Cape Verde Islands :haha:

Barbie girl wasn't playing, but even so :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ronaldo. :haha:

Can't even score when he isn't playing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland v England is on at 1pm on ITV1. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland: Westwood; Coleman, O'Shea, Wilson, Brady; McCarthy, Whelan, Hendrick; McGeady, McColdrick, Murphy.

England: Hart; Jones, Cahill, Smalling, Bertrand; Henderson, Milner, Wilshere; Sterling, Rooney, Lallana.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wazza with a crap dive and crap control in the space of a minute.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Operation MakeRaheemTheVillain working perfectly :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Jones and Smalling shouldn't be anywhere near International football. They are fucking crap.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good chance for Murphy, unfortunately for Ireland, that was shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ireland should be 2 up by now. Hard to see any real difference in quality between a very ordinary Ireland and this England mob.

[Niall_Quinn]

Jones is an absurd player.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

McCarthy booked, hacked Wilshere down.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

:sleep::sleep:


Jack is quite possibly the only English player comfortable on the ball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 0-0 England, HT.

Of the quality we have come to expect.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Ian Wright does every channel. :lol:

I've seen him on the BBC, ITV and BT Sport this year alone.


Scholes praising Jack. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rooney. :haha:

Horrific.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling shoots, well wide.

Time for Theo.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Stoke's best player coming on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Murphy off, Walters on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wazza freekick, Westwood saves.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Westwood off, Old Man Given on to flap one in.

[GP]

Is Sterling diving?

In a friendly?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling falls down.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Townsend's pathetic attempt to justify Sterling's dive. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling and Wilshere off, Townsend and Barkley on.

:doh:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

FFS Townsend on. :rolleyes:

How is this clown still in the squad, let alone getting game time.


And now they take of their best player. There's the little creativity England had gone.

Woy :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Barkley and Townsend? Pathetic.

The quality is sooooooo low.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barkley sends it in to the stands.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vardy coming on. As in Jamie Vardy, from Leicester?

:haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Yeah bring on Vardy.

Not like you got a guy who just starred in the FA Cup final on your bench Woy. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

O'Shea off, McShane on.

[Niall_Quinn]

FFS Townsend on. :rolleyes:

How is this clown still in the squad, let alone getting game time.


And now they take of their best player. There's the little creativity England had gone.

Woy :doh:

England [mis]managers do this all the time. Trying this, trying that, 100 different players, 11 subs every friendly.

Why they don't treat these games seriously is a mystery. Pick your best team, go out and win it. Keep doing that and you never know, you might end up with a decent shot at winning something.

How many English players have been capped in the last decade? 1K, 5K, 1 million? Then when you want to sign and English player you have to pay a premium because they are an "International" :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cahill off, Jagielka on.

Wazza off, Vardy on. :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Besides, what can Woy learn from this disjointed bunch of nobodies?

What's the chance of Vardy ever playing again? Is Woy getting some sort of bung?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Fuck it, I'm off to watch the Tennis. This is dire. :sleep:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Time for Theo please.

[Niall_Quinn]

Who's screaming like a girl on the sidelines? Embarrassing.

[Niall_Quinn]

Time for Theo please.

Fuck that. He'll probably pick up a season long injury. Better to be on the bench (or not picked at all) than in the main bar pubbing it out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lallana off, Theo on!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barkley is a greedy idiot.

[Niall_Quinn]

Oh well, Theo on anyway. Hopefully he sticks to the lemonade instead of going all out Jack Daniels and John Smiths.

[Niall_Quinn]

Barkley is a greedy idiot.

He's a bit miffed because the team hasn't been built around him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stunning cross from Townsend.

[Niall_Quinn]

Stunning cross from Townsend.

He was England's main man not long ago, according to the media.

Then Barkley was the future.

Meanwhile there's still no established England squad.

It's a joke that the likes of Woy is allowed to play Football Manager with the national team. When are we eventually going to get a proper manager. It has been years now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's Vardy's time now. You can hear by the commentators saying "he is a nuisance".

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jagielka and Walters exhibiting the BLitW.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 0-0 England, FT.

Absolute bollocks.

[Niall_Quinn]

It's Vardy's time now. You can hear by the commentators saying "he is a nuisance".

They also mentioned he's "alive", which is true. It's his best and only attribute as far as I can tell. Even so, if that's the criteria for getting a cap these days then so be it.

FT 0-0

WHAT WAS THE POINT OF THAT?

What is Woy's strategy, his thinking, his plan?

He doesn't have one, does he?

[Niall_Quinn]

Woy will speak after the break :bow:

Everyone get ready for his words of wisdom.

:popcorn:

[Niall_Quinn]

Woy says we have come away with a clean sheet so that's positive.

Whether this will be the boost to win the Euros or the World Cup remains to be seen.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spain v England tonight. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spain: Casillas; Mario Gaspar, Piqué, Bartra, Alba; Thiago, Busquets, Iniesta, Fàbregas; Alcácer, Costa.

England: Hart; Walker, Jones, Smalling, Bertrand; Carrick, Lallana, Delph, Barkley, Sterling; Kane.

[GP]

That England side is shite.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France: Lloris; Sagna, Varane, Koscielny, Evra; Diarra, Pogba, Matuidi; Griezmann, Giroud, Martial.

Germany: Neuer; Hector, Hummels, Boateng, Rudiger, Ginter, Khedira, Schweinsteiger, Draxler, Muller, Gomez.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barkley shoots!!!

Miles wide.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bertrand is the best LB in the league. :bow:

[adzzzbatch]

Is Santi on the bench tonight?

[fakeyank]

Is Santi on the bench tonight?

Yup

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pique shot, deflects wide.

[adzzzbatch]

Yup

Thanks mate. :good:

I hope he's just rested tonight.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mesut is not in Germany's squad as promised by Loew. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England struggling to keep the ball. :faint:

[adzzzbatch]

Mesut is not in Germany's squad as promised by Loew. :bow:

:gp:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Busquets hits it in, how has Barta missed putting it in?!!

[adzzzbatch]

I have no ideas which version of these English players they usual watch :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Thiago off injured, Cazorla on. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bertrand fires a cross in but it evades everybody.

[adzzzbatch]

Oh FFS Cazorla is on :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not a good start Santi.

[adzzzbatch]

Thiago off injured, Cazorla on. :bow:

As much as I would love to see him play. He needs a rest for Arsenal's sake.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alcacer shoots wide.

Iniesta. :cloud9:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diego Costa shoots wide. Hoddle is depressed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barkley running in on goal, players either side of him - does he pass? No of course not, he shoots, well wide, again.

[adzzzbatch]

Who's Spanish #3 the one that is booed?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kane shoots, scuffer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Strong shot from Delph, straight at Casillas.

Cazorla is having a mare.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kane's shot. :haha:

Awful.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 HT.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iniesta off, Nolito on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France 1-0 Germany, GIROUD!!!!!

[adzzzbatch]

Nice, but can you tell me who's Spain's #3 please?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla boots it out of play for some reason.

[adzzzbatch]

Pretty shite from Cathorla :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nice, but can you tell me who's Spain's #3 please?

Pique.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Superman Hart with the Hollywood save to a cross.

[adzzzbatch]

Pique.

Danke. :tiphat:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Delph and Lallana hauled off, Delle Alli (already?!) and Dier on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diego Costa off, Mata on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spain 1-0 England, Mario Gaspar!!!

What a fucking goal!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Not bad.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barkley hauled off, Wazza on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alcacer off, Pedro on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

OH FFS:


France attacks
Posted at 21:16

Some serious news to bring you I'm afraid from Paris, where France are playing Germany at the Stade de France.

An attack on a bar in the French capital has caused several casualties, French media report.

A gunman using an automatic gun opened fire at the Cambodge restaurant in the capital's 11th district. BFMTV says at least seven people were injured.

Liberation newspaper says a number of people have been killed. There is no official confirmation.

Another attack - an explosion - is reported to have targeted a bar near the Stade de France.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spain 2-0 England, CAZORLA!!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hart whining. :haha:

[GP]

Spain 2-0 England, CAZORLA!!!!!

:haha:

Ohhhh Santi CAZORLA!

[GP]

Spain 2-0 England, CAZORLA!!!!!

http://i.imgur.com/7RFpFbm.png

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Delle Alli. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://i.imgur.com/7RFpFbm.png

Spuds. :lol:

They'll never learn.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Breaking: Nobody now allowed to exit/enter the Stade de France. Explosions outside the stadium in the 1st half were grenades. (L'Équipe)

:(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Delle Alli with some timely defending.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spain 2-0 England, FT. On to the serious stuff in Paris really.

[Munchies]

Fucking hell

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France 2-0 Germany, Gignac. If it matters.

18 dead in Paris apparently, organised attacks seemingly.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hostage situation at an Eagles of Death Metal concert apparently.

WTF?

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

France 2-0 Germany, Gignac. If it matters.

18 dead in Paris apparently, organised attacks seemingly.

The impulse is to say Islamic terrorism but it would be irresponsible to propagate that until more is known.

Either way a monstrously sadistic act and I hope the perpetrators are captured alive so there is no easy escape for them

[Munchies]

Hostage situation at an Eagles of Death Metal concert apparently.

WTF?

Ahhh Ffs!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's likely in truth. Hope all the players and fans getting out will be safe and anyone else for that matter.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

60 hostages, seemingly and reports of 30 dead so far.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

It's likely in truth. Hope all the players and fans getting out will be safe and anyone else for that matter.

Too late for the poor bastards who were killed but the police are everywhere around the vicinity of stade de France, it will probably take both players and spectators ages to get home but they will be safe at least

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fans are on the pitch apparently.

[Munchies]

Watching bbc news right now

[Munchies]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CTuVWNOWsAA_5a7.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CTuVZlMXAAAtedZ.jpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Breaking: FFF President Noël Le Graët: "There was a bomb explosion at the entrance to Gate J. 3 deaths & some injured." (Canal +)

Awful. :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/germany-national-team-evacuated-after-bomb-threat-to-hotel-in-paris-a6733191.html

From earlier today.

[Munchies]

BBC saying some hostages have left

[LDG]

Listened to about 30 secs of the BBC coverage before having to switch off. Anchor asking some shaken up bloke to describe how bodies looked in the street.

If it's not enough that people feel compelled to kill people, you have some cunt desperately looking to sensationalise every single thing.

Fuckers the lot of them. We live in a fucking horrible world.

Hope those giggers get out ok, and thoughts to those innocent people who got murdered today.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shootings being mentioned in more and more locations.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Listened to about 30 secs of the BBC coverage before having to switch off. Anchor asking some shaken up bloke to describe how bodies looked in the street.

If it's not enough that people feel compelled to kill people, you have some cunt desperately looking to sensationalise every single thing.

Fuckers the lot of them. We live in a fucking horrible world.

Hope those giggers get out ok, and thoughts to those innocent people who got murdered today.

Poor guy being asked to count how many dead people he can see on the street in front of him, guy refuses....outrageous question

[Kano]

And who's one of the first cunts to pipe up with big words? Obama and Scameron managing to speak without a Saudi dick in their mouth. Thanks a fucking lot Blair and Bush for making us all paranoid fucks because of your agendas.

[Munchies]

State of emergency declared

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Obama saying exactly the same things he said in January.

BBC's coverage is just speaking to one person that doesn't know and on to the next.

France's borders closed.

[Munchies]

pics of tons of bodies with sheets over them going round now

ffs

[adzzzbatch]

This is crazy...

[Munchies]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CTueXIDWEAAbE_P.jpg

Hope Martin Kelly (Crystal Palace) and everyone there is alright

[adzzzbatch]

Definitely.

I hope anyone related to football esp fans got away safely tonight.

It's so terrible for the families of the ones that didn't.

[adzzzbatch]

More bombs reported where the hostage situation is.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Five explosions heard. Unimaginable.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France and Germany are both still being held in the Stade de France supposedly.

[Munchies]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CTuo6pVWwAAibm2.jpg

[adzzzbatch]

The building (the Bataclan) has been sieged by French forces

[Munchies]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CTupZa8UkAAUOtZ.jpg

horrible

[adzzzbatch]

This is terrible.

I can't believe the BBC have let some twot blame immigration for this.

[Marc Overmars]

One of my best mates went to Paris today for the weekend with her fiancé. My heart skipped a beat as soon as I heard about these attacks but thankfully she's well away from where it's taking place.

Hope they catch those behind this. Fucking scumbags.

[adzzzbatch]

Glad to hear your friends are ok mate!

I hope the number of casualties have been exaggerated.

[Munchies]

Glad to hear that Moe

--

Suspect arrested is from Syria who is claiming he is in Isis according to French reports.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We'll find out what happened at the Bataclan soon.

[adzzzbatch]

Siege over at the Theatre apparently.

[Munchies]

Siege over

[Munchies]

We'll find out what happened at the Bataclan soon.

First hand eye witness accounts

http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/nov/13/shootings-reported-in-eastern-paris-live?CMP=share_btn_tw#block-5646737ee4b0ced428cb27d8

Dreadful :(

[adzzzbatch]

First hand eye witness accounts

http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/nov/13/shootings-reported-in-eastern-paris-live?CMP=share_btn_tw#block-5646737ee4b0ced428cb27d8

Dreadful :(

Read it earlier, awful.

[Munchies]

Earthquake in Japan

[Munchies]

Read it earlier, awful.

It's going to kick off everywhere sadly.

Felt sick reading that

[Munchies]

Apparently ISIS have said Rome, London and Washington are next

[adzzzbatch]

It's going to kick off everywhere sadly.

Felt sick reading that

Those poor fucking people slaughtered having a night out. It is sick, fucking terrible.

[Munchies]

100 dead in the concert (AFP)

[Marc Overmars]

Another 40 dead from the various shootings and explosions as well.

Horrible.

The police have killed the 2 gunmen at the theatre though according to Sky.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

100 dead daring to go see a band. I have no further words.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Friendly with France is going ahead. Rightly so.

Also, Lingard has been called up to England's squad. :wacko:

[Niall_Quinn]

Also, Lingard has been called up to England's squad.

The Daily Mail selected him last week.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ITV's programme is on now.

Karembeu, Scholes, Wright and Dixon are in the studio.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The friendly between Germany - Netherlands is off, stadium evacuated. :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England: Hart; Clyne, Cahill, Stones, Gibbs; Dier, Alli, Barkley, Rooney, Sterling; Kane.

France: Lloris; Digne, Koscielny, Varane, Sagna; Schneiderlin, Cabaye, Matuidi; Ben Arfa, Martial, Gignac.

Scholes is a fucking idiot.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England are sponsored by Lidl? :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tyldesley calls Friday's events 'extraordinary'. Is that the best word he could come up with?

[adzzzbatch]

Our shitty dirge anthem.

[adzzzbatch]

La Marseillaise :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wenger is there. :bow: