International Friendlies Thread

[Cripps_orig]

Denmark v Australia Sat 2 Jun 16:00
Poland v Andorra Sat 2 Jun 16:00
England v Belgium Sat 2 Jun 17:15
Norway v Croatia Sat 2 Jun 18:00
Netherlands v N Ireland Sat 2 Jun 19:00
Portugal v Turkey Sat 2 Jun 19:45

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxocube could be starting apparently.

[Master Splinter]

Oxocube could be starting apparently.

He'll be deployed as a holding player, while Stevie Me gets to rampage, hoof and starfish at will.

[Syn]

Guardian reckon he'll play left mid. How very exciting - really hope he makes a big impact. But the only way he can do that is by not trying too hard so he needs to find that balance. I wonder if there has been, in recer history, anyone else who will have had 2 england caps with so few premier league starts. By the end of this tournament, he might have more international caps than league starts. :lol: Wenget :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He'll be deployed as a holding player, while Stevie Me gets to rampage, hoof and starfish at will.

Stevie Me will do that whether he is the designated holding player or not. :lol:

[Syn]

Gascoigne on football focus says in euro '96, after one game, he ran to the pub after the game in his England kit to watch the highlights. :lol:

Past Wilshere :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Just after one game?

[Master Splinter]

What's that advert with Gascoigne breaking down about?

What an embarrassment.

Should have been sectioned decades ago.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England: Joe Hart, Glen Johnson, Ashley Cole, Gary Cahill, John Terry, Steven Gerrard, James Milner, Scott Parker, Danny Welbeck, Ashley Young, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

[Master Splinter]

Theo :lol:.

He alternates between being taken but not used and not being taken at all.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poland 3-0 Andorra currently. Obraniak and Lewandowski. Blaszczykowski pelanty for the third.

Sznznanany started in goal.

Denmark 1-0 Australia, Agger pelanty. Dennis Bendtner started.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kompany injured in the warm-up apparently.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England: Hart, Johnson, Cahill, Terry, Cole, Milner, Parker, Gerrard, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Young, Welbeck.
Subs: Green, Jones, Baines, Lescott, Jagielka, Henderson, Downing, Defoe, Rooney, Carroll, Walcott, Butland.

Belgium: Mignolet, Guillaume Gillet, Simons, Vermaelen, Vertonghen, Hazard, Fellaini, Witsel, Mertens, Mirallas, Dembele.
Subs: Renard, De Camargo, Pocognoli, Chadli, Benteke, Vossen, Lukaku, Odoi, Nainggolan, De Ceulaer, Defour.

Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)

[Cripps_orig]

Come on Ox and Vermaelen

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vermaelen is Belgium's captain. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Attractive bint signing the national grovel.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Defoe's hair. :lol:

[Syn]

An oxlade-vermaelen collision is nailed on.

[Cripps_orig]

Attractive bint signing the national grovel.Missed it. Was too busy standing straight with my hand across my chest, tears in my eyes and singing the anthem

Pics or GTFO

[Cripps_orig]

Hasnt Hazards move to Chelsea not been confirmed?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hasnt Hazards move to Chelsea not been confirmed?

It has not been confirmed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Belgium dominating possession. :lol:

Oxocube. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxocube. :haha:

Good chance, Ramsey'd it.

[Syn]

Good to see oxlade showing no fear. He's just going to run at people and see what he can do.

Oh ox. Too much in the wanting zone. Fantastic ball by Milner.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That's the way guys, hoof it forward, out for a goal kick.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He shows no fear.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BSP. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Whos being booed and why?

[Syn]

FFS they're so obviously better than us.

I don't know who young thinks he is. You're not a striker, get back.

[Cripps_orig]

Ox shoots

Off target

Verm :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Better effort from Oxo this time. Still miles away though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Paper planes. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mertens booked for a cynical push.

Cahill. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Ayden Ah-sahr hasn't done much so far.

[Syn]

Rubbish defending but Joe hart was far too slow to get there.

[Cripps_orig]

Mertens booked

Cahill down

Hart takes him out

[Syn]

Get off the pitch Cahill you stupid shit.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Denmark 2-0 Australia, Bjelland.

That can't be his real name surely?

[Niall_Quinn]

Worf is warming up should Cahill be unable to recover from a little bump.

[Cripps_orig]

Lescott coming on for Cahill

[Niall_Quinn]

Worf on, pansy off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Worf. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fellaini has a bloody knee.

[Niall_Quinn]

Obviously just give everything to Ox. Why do they keep playing it to Johnson and Milner? What could possibly come of it?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Witsel belts one, over.

[Niall_Quinn]

England ranked 7th in the world, ahead of Argentina?

Dodgy rankings :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Glen Johnson. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Shocking foul by Johnson, fabulous dive and multiple roll by Hercule Poirot.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great defending from England on that setpiece. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

England ranked 7th in the world, ahead of Argentina?

Dodgy rankings :bow:Not really

Argentina are shit

So are England tbh

But Argies are more shit

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poland 4-0 Andorra, Wasilewski.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

HOOF!

[Cripps_orig]

Sir Ches motm surely?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BSP is terrible.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sir Ches motm surely?

I bet Poland had backs to the walls for most of the game. Andorra's attacking prowess. :bow:

[Syn]

Too many mavericks. Don't know who Johnson thinks he is. Parker would've been sent off by now if this wasn't a friendly.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cashley gives Hazard a good kicking.

[Niall_Quinn]

Awful by Young.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxocube's lungbursting run was to no avail.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That's all very well Clive but if the midfield can't keep the ball how can those players do anything?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stevie Me. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh dear. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 1-0 Belgium, Welbeck.

[Syn]

Lovely finish.

[Cripps_orig]

1-0

Welbeck

[Niall_Quinn]

We dominated for that entire minute, goal had to come.

[Niall_Quinn]

Weird keeping. But a good finish.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ox wants to get his studs sorted, third time he's slipped.

[Niall_Quinn]

Embarrassing stuff from Felatio. Like a big fucking girl.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great blocks from Vermaelen. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 HT.

[Syn]

Bad half for the neutral but good half by England. Decent at the back - Belgium with no clear opportunities. It's fair enough really. Youngy has been fucking atrocious though.

[GP]

Great blocks from Vermaelen. :bow:

Class player

[Niall_Quinn]

HT. boring crap. Dembele looks half decent, Young was shit all half, Ox had good and bad moments, Belians are bigger cissies than Cahill.

[Marc Overmars]

Pretty drab as usual from England but a good finish by Welbz.

Oxlade best player on the pitch, 2 stunning efforts that were very unlucky not to bulge the net.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fantastic atmosphere? Only because of the paper plane competition.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's funny how Beckham is by far the youngest of that group but he is the only one that looks like he just stepped out from the 1910s.

[Cripps_orig]

Becks :bow:

Get him on the pitch ffs

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vertonghen has been a rock tbf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor ball by Oxocube, good run though. Corner does come from it however.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Verm. :lol:

Rooney is coming on.

[Cripps_orig]

Wazza is due

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Welbeck hauled off, Rooney on.

[Cripps_orig]

Welbeck hauled off

Wazza on

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxocube picked that up from Ramsey.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vermaelen. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Great tackle TV

[Niall_Quinn]

Steve Me is well past it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mirallas off, Chadli on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hazard curls one, Hart does his ISS save for the millionth time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fellaini shoots, straight at Hart.

Vermaelen started that move.

[Niall_Quinn]

Some of the passing is woeful. Won't get away with it against a decent team.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great kick Hart.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Defoe and Theo on, Youngy and Oxocube off.

[Cripps_orig]

Defoe and Theo on

Young and AOC hauled off

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good first touch Theo. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Was praying that silly boring **** Woy would stick Walcott and Defoe on and leave Ox on too. But like for like. Comatose for comatose.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hart flaps at one.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Big Man off, Jagielka on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mertens off, Lukaku on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hazard. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BSP. :lol:

Only needed a simple cutback.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Worf's cheek has been opened, so to speak.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What an effort from Gillet! Smashed the post.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Joe Hart. :haha:

Best keeper in the world indeed.

[Cripps_orig]

RVP starts

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Defoe hits the post, would've been an assist from Theo.

Defoe. :lol:

Oh so clinical.

[Cripps_orig]

Defoe hits the post

Theo would have got the assist

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stevie Me off, Henderson on.

[Cripps_orig]

Henderson on :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Hazard looks pretty damn ordinary to me. If not for the fact the commentators are creaming themselves over a big transfer he'd be anonymous in this game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stevie Me MotM?

Fuck off Townsend.

[Cripps_orig]

Gerrard MOTM

[Niall_Quinn]

Gerard MOTM for some bizarre reason.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Free header for Vertonghen but puts it over.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Defoe is a twat.

[Niall_Quinn]

Nice move. Like the look of Theo and Defoe, Ox would be great in their too. But boring fuck would never allow it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fellaini shoots, Hart well to it.

[Cripps_orig]

1-0 FT

Boring ass shit

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 FT. So shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

Can't remember the last time I watched an even semi decent international game. Probably Germany's destruction of our shitarse boring lot.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Netherlands 1-0 Northern Ireland, RVP. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

RVP scores a header

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Netherlands 2-0 Norther Ireland, Sneijder.

[Syn]

Theo was very good indeed. This sudden burst of tekkers in his build-up has turned him into a legit good player. If he didn't play for us, we'd want arsene to sign him. Poor game to watch, as you'd expect, but a win against Belgium is good. I thought gerrard and cashley were superb defensively.

[Cripps_orig]

Sneijder free kick :bow:

Dutch are back

[KSE Comedy Club]

Fuckin hell.

Looks why we're gonna pub our way to the final.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Netherlands' game is on 992 on Sky. Not sure what channel BBC2 NI is on for other platforms.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Netherlands!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Netherlands 3-0 Northern Ireland, RVP!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RVP went for the hat-trick there apparently. Even though it was Van Bommel shooting.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-0 Afellay! RVP assist. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Lovely goal. Awful defending.

[Cripps_orig]

N Ireland :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Robben is such a greedy bastard.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RVP's chocolate leg lets him down.

[Niall_Quinn]

RvP brilliant in the box there. We can't let this guy go.

Keeper saving them from total humiliation.

[Cripps_orig]

Norway 0-1 Croatia

Eduardo :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Norway 1-1 Croatia FT

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RVP's tekkers. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5-0, Afellay with his second! And another assist for RVP.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RVP off, Huntelaar on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Afellay goes for the hat-trick with the outside of his foot but saved.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sneijder off, Kuyt on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Portugal 0-1 Turkey, Bulut. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

VDV hits the post!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

If England play anything like the have in the last two friendlies (which is likely) then they'll be annihilated.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Robben goes for goal all by himself yet again.

Willems off, Schaars on.

Netherlands 6-0 Northern Ireland, Vlaar. Good corner from Afellay.

[Cripps_orig]

Good thinkng from Dutch here

Play a Pub team, rack up some goals, boost confidence ahead of the tournament

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Greedy Balding Twat off, Narsingh on. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good effort from VDV, well tipped over by Carroll.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kuyt got nutmegged.

:haha:

[Master Splinter]

England are a bit awlful. Screech was the best player on the pitch. England's front players can't do anything when they have no service at all from the worst midfield ever. Euro 2012 should be a laugh.

RVP :bow:.

Affelay :bow:. Tap him up, RVP.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

6-0 FT. :lol:

[Arsenal Royal]

England are a bit awlful. Screech was the best player on the pitch. England's front players can't do anything when they have no service at all from the worst midfield ever. Euro 2012 should be a laugh.

RVP :bow:.

Affelay :bow:. Tap him up, RVP.

It's Afellay :coffee:

[Master Splinter]

It's Afellay :coffee:

Fuck.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Portugal 1-2 Turkey, Bulut made it 0-2, Nani pulled one back.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Portugal 1-3 Turkey, Pepe OG.

:haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Ronaldo assist :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Ronaldo :haha:.

No chance of the Ballon d'Or.

Surely the biggest flop at international level ever?

[Marc Overmars]

If England aren't careful they're going to get pasted by France. I really can't believe how bad we are at keeping the ball, the only saving grace is that we can defend well at least. Which also leads me to believe that we're actually happy to play without the ball and invite pressure.

Typical last ditch stuff. Heroic. 3 Lions on the shirt. Spirit of 66. Come on Woy.

[Niall_Quinn]

If England aren't careful they're going to get pasted by France. I really can't believe how bad we are at keeping the ball, the only saving grace is that we can defend well at least. Which also leads me to believe that we're actually happy to play without the ball and invite pressure.

Typical last ditch stuff. Heroic. 3 Lions on the shirt. Spirit of 66. Come on Woy.

Worf had a bandage on today, it was the highlight of the match.

[Cripps_orig]

Brazil 0-2 Mexico

Dos Santos and Hernandez scoring

Half hour to go

Still 0-0 atm Spain v China

[Cripps_orig]

Mexico won 2-0

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spain 1-0 China, David Silva. Iniesta has been brilliant.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 FT. Just the one decent striker is probably the only thing that will stop Spain, though France won the World Cup without any I suppose.

Frankcesc didn't even get on incidentally. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Far be it for me to defend the **** but hes not fully fit

Just checked, he was on the bench?

:haha:

What a shite ****

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Guardiola obviously had a word with Del Bosque, for the benefit of Spain. The die-hard Catalans won't be pleased.

[Master Splinter]

Seems like Del Bosque doesn't require his tactical powers.

Tactregas is now the Cudicini of midfielders.

Or should that be second strikers?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tough call to make, if he doesn't play again. :ninja:

[Cripps_orig]

Canada 0-0 USA FT

Hungary v Ireland later

[Cripps_orig]

That finished 0-0

Irish are going to bore everyone to death

[Cripps_orig]

Sweden v Serbia Tue 5 Jun 18:00
Turkey v Ukraine Tue 5 Jun 19:00
France v Estonia Tue 5 Jun 20:00

Last round of Internationals before the main event on Friday

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Results:

Sweden 2-1 Serbia. Toivonen and Zlatan pelanty. Subotic for Serbia. Sad to beat my old (two time) sweepstakers but we're awesome so it can't be helped.
Armenia 3-0 Kazakhstan.
Turkey 2-0 Ukraine. :lol: Erkin and Pektemek.
Austria 0-0 Romania.
France 4-0 Estonia, Ribery, Benzema X2, Menez with the goals. Koscielny came on after 66 minutes.

[Cripps_orig]

Brazil v Argentina tonight as well

Not sure if its televised

[Niall_Quinn]

Brazil v Argentina tonight as well

Not sure if its televised

ESPN

[Cripps_orig]

So no

[Niall_Quinn]

So no

Best channel ever except for C5

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I've put Argentina vs Brazil on a stream now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great save from Romero to deny Hulk.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Argentina 0-1 Brazil, Romulo.

Who?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Argentina 1-1 Brazil, Messi. What a player.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Argentina 2-1 Brazil, Messi again!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great skill from Hulk, absolutely terrible finish.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a miss from Higuain. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Argentina 2-2 Brazil, Oscar.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Argentina 2-3 Brazil, Hulk I think. In any case a horrible fuck-up by Romero. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Argentina 3-3 Brazil, Fernandes! What a game.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Would anyone object to booting Portugal out of Europe and inviting one of these two?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Now Fernandes has stopped a certain goal. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Would anyone object to booting Portugal out of Europe and inviting one of these two?

Nah, we could put Brazil in, they are as close to Portugal as it gets (not geographically).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Argentina 4-3 Brazil, Messi hat-trick!!!

Wow. Stunning goal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lavezzi and Marcelo sent off.

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Argentina 4-3 Brazil, FT.

Fantastic game.

[GP]

Argentina 4-3 Brazil, FT.

Fantastic game.

Messi :bow:

Undoubtedly the best in the world.

[Niall_Quinn]

Argentina 4-3 Brazil, FT.

Fantastic game.

Just saw his goals, flukery at its finest.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hi Cripps.

[Cripps_orig]

Um hi? :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:lol:

Sorry, thought you had hacked NQ's account.

Also, http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/hattrick-lionel-messi-v-brazil/

:bow:

82 goals for the season or something stupid, in total.

[Cripps_orig]

Apparently that was Brazils Olympic team/squad

And they still managed 3 goals

Imagine how much they'd have scored with their full strength team out

Argies :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They need to get rid of Romero. And bring back Zanetti, even in goal would do.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

England will play Italy in Switzerland 3 days before the season starts :doh:

[Xhaka Can’t]

That's Jack and Oxo out for the first 13 months of the season.

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4476562/Frank-Lampard-will-be-part-of-Roys-England-revolution.html

Lamps is back

:doh:

[dazthegooner]

They should give up on international friendlys if the national team manager wants to meet up with the players he should pick a squad and train together, have a 11 a side practise match between them, but then no revenue for the powers that be then <_<

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Goalkeepers: Jack Butland (Birmingham City), Joe Hart (Manchester City), John Ruddy (Norwich City).

Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Ryan Bertrand (Chelsea), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Steven Caulker (Tottenham Hotspur), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur).

Midfielders: Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Tom Cleverley (Manchester United), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), Jake Livermore (Tottenham Hotspur), James Milner (Manchester City), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Jack Rodwell (Everton), Ashley Young (Manchester United).

Forwards: Andy Carroll (Liverpool), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur), Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea), Theo Walcott (Arsenal).

Such a pointless, pointless game.

[Cripps_orig]

Terrible squad

[GP]

Butt Land :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Honest Frank. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxo is out with an ankle injury - please don't be another Wheelchair. I just thought he was missing out on an England friendly last year.

[Marc Overmars]

Hopefully just a Wenget enforced injury so he's fresh for Saturday.

[Cripps_orig]

Tuesday 14th August 2012
Liechtenstein v Andorra Kick-off TBC
San Marino v Malta Kick-off TBC

Wednesday 15th August 2012
Mexico v USA 01:00
Albania v Moldova 11:00
Japan v Venezuela 11:30
South Korea v Zambia 12:00
China PR v Ghana 12:35
Russia v Ivory Coast 16:00
Armenia v Belarus 17:00
Azerbaijan v Bahrain 17:00
Bulgaria v Cyprus 19:00
Luxembourg v Georgia 19:00
Norway v Greece 19:00
Sweden v Brazil 19:00
Ukraine v Czech Rep. 19:00
Denmark v Slovakia 19:15
Austria v Turkey 19:30
Croatia v Switzerland 19:30
Hungary v Israel 19:30
Montenegro v Latvia 19:30
Belgium v Netherlands 19:45
Estonia v Poland 19:45
Germany v Argentina 19:45
Macedonia v Lithuania 19:45
N Ireland v Finland 19:45
Serbia v R. of Ireland 19:45
Slovenia v Romania 19:45
Wales v Bosnia-H 19:45
England v Italy 20:00
France v Uruguay 20:00
Scotland v Australia 20:00
Iceland v Faroe Islands 20:45
Portugal v Panama 21:00
Puerto Rico v Spain 21:30
Paraguay v Guatemala 23:15
Costa Rica v Peru Kick-off TBC
Ecuador v Chile Kick-off TBC
El Salvador v Jamaica Kick-off TBC

Thursday 16th August 2012
Canada v Trinidad and Tobago 01:00
Costa Rica v Peru 01:00
Ecuador v Chile 01:00
El Salvador v Jamaica 01:00

[Marc Overmars]

Theo has pulled out of the squad now. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:lol:

Well it's only worth watching for Italy now really.

[LDG]

I bet he has a little hamstring.

[Cripps_orig]

For most other players at other clubs, you'd think they are pulling out cos the season is starting this weekend.

With our players, you just get the feeling they are genuinely injured and out for the opener

[LDG]

I know! :lol:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Oooo France v Uruguay :popcorn:

Actually, Suarez has been rested. Shame.

[Cripps_orig]

Japan 1-1 Venzuela

Ryo didnt get off the bench

South Korea 2-1 Zambia

Park didnt play

China 1-1 Ghana

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

what knobhead decides to put international friendlies 3 days before the start of the new season after a summer of international tournaments.

fucking imbeciles.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Football/Pix/pictures/2011/5/23/1306151839942/Sepp-Blatter-007.jpg

[Cripps_orig]

Its obvious they need a friendly date cos you cant expect them to go from a summer tournament straight in to WC qualifiers without a game in between.

However, to do it 3 days before the season is ludicrous.

[Cripps_orig]

Arshavin on the bench v Ivory Coast

Gervinho not in the squad

Capellos first match i believe

[Cripps_orig]

1-0 Russia

Dzagoev

Arshavin on for him on the hour

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Butland is to start apparently.

I guess Honest Frank too. :rolleyes:

[Cripps_orig]

1-1

Gradel scores for IC

Lampard will be captain so sure to start

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arshavin is getting booed apparently. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

1-1 FT

Capello :lol:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Butland, Walker, Jagielka, Cahill, Baines, Johnson, Carrick, Lampard, Young, Cleverley, Carrol

According to Ollie Holt.

[Cripps_orig]

Norway 0-1 Greece

Torosidis

[Cripps_orig]

Norway 0-2 Greece

Papadopulous with the 2nd

[Cripps_orig]

Norway 1-2 Greece

Hangeland gets one back

Still in the first 20 minutes of that game

Why couldnt Greece be this entertaining at Euro 2012?

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Live text commentary as the four home nations play international friendlies, including England v Italy at Wembley.BBC introduction to their live text service

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Maybe he couldn't bring himself to say Wankdorf.

Wank. Dorf.

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Coverage has started on ITV

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Keane, Dixon and Southgate are in the studio.

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Lee Dixon is on ITV? Wtf?

RVP going to Man Utd, Dixon to ITV

What a shit day

Southgate and more importantly, Keane are there

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Wales: Myhill, Gunter, Blake, Williams, Taylor, Bale, Ramsey, Allen, Crofts, Church, Vokes. Subs: Brown, Lynch, Ricketts, Matthews, Ledley, Edwards, Bellamy, Morison, Earnshaw, Robson-Kanu, Fon Williams.

Bosnia-Hercegovina: Begovic, Pandza, Spahic, Mujdza, Salihovic, Pjanic, Zahirovic, Stevanovic, Lulic, Ibisevic, Dzeko. Subs: Avdukic, Sunjic, Vrancic, Besic, Svraka, Ognjen Vranjes, Sesar.

Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)

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Northern Ireland: Carroll, Hodson, Cathcart, McAuley, McGivern, Brunt, Baird, Davis, Ferguson, Shiels, Kyle Lafferty. Subs: Camp, McPake, Paterson, Little, Danny Lafferty, Clingan, Grigg, Norwood, Carson, Ward, Mannus.

Finland: Maenpaa, Uronen, Toivio, Arkivuo, Moisander, Roman Eremenko, Hamalainen, Sparv, Alexei Eremenko, Pukki, Kuqi. Subs: Sillanpaaa, Ojala, Vayrynen, Hetemaj, Furuholm, Riski, Halsti, Sjolund, Porokara, Kolehmainen.

Referee: Richard Liesveld (Holland)

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Scotland: McGregor, Webster, Caldwell, Berra, Hutton, Snodgrass, Adam, Morrison, Fox, Naismith, Rhodes. Subs: Gilks, Goodwillie, Mulgrew, Phillips, McCormack, Maloney, Cowie, Black, Bannan, Martin, Marshall.

Australia: Schwarzer, Williams, Ognenovski, Neill, Carney, Kruse, Valeri, Bresciano, Wilkshire, Holman, Brosque. Subs: Langerak, Thompson, McDonald, McGowan, Jedinak, Kilkenny, Davidson, Federici.

Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

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England: Butland, Walker, Cahill, Jagielka, Baines, Carrick, Lampard, Johnson, Cleverley, Young, Carroll. Subs: Ruddy, Lescott, Bertrand, Caulker, Milner, Livermore, Rodwell, Defoe.

Italy: Sirigu, Ogbonna, Abate, Balzaretti, Astori, El Shaarawi, Aquilani, De Rossi, Diamanti, Nocerino, Destro. Subs: Perin, De Sciglio, Peluso, Acerbi, Poli, Schelotto, Gastaldello, Gabbiadini, Verratti, Consigli.

Referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland)

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No Pirlo. :(

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No Juve or Napoli players picked cos of their game in China a few days ago

Both teams/squads look piss poor

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Southgate doesn't use hyperbole:

I'm afraid it will destroy Arsenal, Lee. :doh:

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Sweden 0-1 Brazil

Leandro

Denmark 1-0 Slovakia

Mikkelsen

Austria 1-0 Turkey

Kavlak

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Austria 2-0 Turkey

Ivanschitz

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Croatia 0-1 Switzerland

Xhaka

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Really then, it's England Reserves vs Italy Reserves. In Switzerland. In a half empty stadium. :doh:

Who organises these things?

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Germany (4-2-3-1): Zieler; Boateng, Hummels, Badstuber, Schmelzer; Khedira, Bender; Reus, Ozil, Muller; Klose

Argentina (4-4-2): Romero; Zabaleta, Fernandez, Garay, Rojo; Sosa, Mascherano, Gago, Di Maria; Messi, Higuain

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Really then, it's England Reserves vs Italy Reserves. In Switzerland. In a half empty stadium. :doh:

Who organises these things?
As a great man once said/posted

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Football/Pix/pictures/2011/5/23/1306151839942/Sepp-Blatter-007.jpg

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GB anthem :bow:

Close your eyes and think of Jess, Mo, Greg etc

Olympics :bow:

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Italian national anthem. :bow:

Best part of the match.

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Italy need to get some decent Olympians ffs

Need to hear this more during the Olympics