Euro 2016 Qualifiers.

[Master Splinter]

Israel 0-1 Wales, RAMSEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Route one, but a good header.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

James Collins' miss earlier. :haha:

Prime pub.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

If Wales do hold on to victory would this be hailed as a greater win than England's 4-0 triumph over Lithuania?

Victory on Friday meant means Roy Hodgson's side maintained their 100% record in Group E, with Slovakia, in Group C, the only other side with five wins from five.

England's very own "Gareth Bale", aka Harry Kane, made his debut and scored within 79 seconds of coming on. Bale only managed an assist in his first international, although he top trumps Kane on the age front - the Real Madrid man was only 16 when he made his bow.

BBC. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Israel 0-2 Wales, Kane!

[Master Splinter]

Israel 0-2 Wales, Bale free-kick!

No Israel player even moved. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tibi sent off. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Israel all over the place.

Tibi sent off now!

[Master Splinter]

Bale has improved his diving skills. He times his contact and falls to perfection.

Get Ramsey off now tbh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bale should have gone for the cutback there.

[Master Splinter]

Bale should make it 0-3.

Greedy Ronaldo mode turned on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stunning pass from Ramsey, right out of play. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Israel 0-3 Wales, Bale!

Ramsey assist :bow:.

Cheeky cut-price fire sale bid for Bale?

Would be good backup for Oxlade and Gnabry.

[Master Splinter]

Ramsey injured.

:haha:

You can't make this fucking bullshit up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Get BFG to collect some compensation.

[Master Splinter]

Ramsey walked off looking OK but I can confirm he's out for six to nine months.

[Master Splinter]

Israel 0-3 Wales. FT.

[adzzzbatch]

From the highlights I saw I looked like Ramsey played great, but of course bale was MOTM.

[Özim]

From the highlights I saw I looked like Ramsey played great, but of course bale was MOTM.

He scored twice so it's not really a surprise.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Georgia v Germany is on ITV4, 5pm.

Germany: Neuer, Rudy, Boateng, Hummels, Hector, Schweinsteiger, Kroos, Müller, Özil, Reus, Götze.

Come on Mesut. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Schweinsteiger - must get

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Reus hits the bar!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scotland 1-1 Gibraltar currently.

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bad miss from Reus.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scotland 3-1 Gibraltar. Maloney with two pelanties, Fletcher with the other one.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Georgia 0-1 Germany, Reus.

Sign him up.

Theo. :wave:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Georgia 0-2 Germany, FT.

Muller with the other goal, Özil assist. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Anyone watching the Wales v Belgium game? It's just starting now.

Wales XI: Hennessey; Richards, Gunter, Williams, Chester, Taylor; Allen, Ramsey, Ledley; Robson-Kanu, Bale.

Belgium XI: Courtois; Alderweireld, Lombaerts, Denayer, Vertonghen; Nainggolan, Witsel; Mertens, De Bruyne, Hazard; Benteke.

[Master Splinter]

And just for some :wacko: and utter :doh:, I present Savage's ratings of Bale and Hazard:

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/512/mcs/media/images/83603000/jpg/_83603733_football.jpg

[Master Splinter]

Hennessey with a good save to deny Nainggolan!

[Master Splinter]

Azaaaaaaaaaarrrr!

Wildly shoots over.

[Master Splinter]

Bale overruns it then just falls over.

[Master Splinter]

Croatia 1-0 Italy, Mandzukic.

Buffon earlier saved a Mandzukic pelanty.

[Master Splinter]

Wales 1-0 Belgium, BAYULLLLLL!!!!!!

[Master Splinter]

Belgium's defending :haha:.

Nainggolan :haha:.

[Master Splinter]

Allen takes out Hazard :bow:.

Yellow card.

[Master Splinter]

Courtois saves from Ramsey then Robson-Kanu fluffs the rebound wide.

Robson-Kanu :doh:.

Should be 2-0.

[Master Splinter]

Croatia 1-1 Italy, Candreva pelanty.

[Master Splinter]

Wales 1-0 Belgium. HT.

Bale has been dogshit apart from the goal.

Ramsey and the Wales defence playing well.

[Master Splinter]

Just wide from De Bruyne,

[Master Splinter]

Ramsey dominating the midfield so Hazard decides to hack him like the filthy Chelsea scrote he is.

[GP]

Ramsey is the best player on the pitch tbh.

[Master Splinter]

Witsel with the high foot on Richards.

He's not that kind of player.

[Master Splinter]

Wales 1-0 Belgium. FT.

Belgium :haha:.

Wales :bow:.

Ramsey :bow:.

[Niall_Quinn]

Belgium ranked 2nd in world :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Wales have a brilliant chance of qualifying now. :popcorn:

As do the other home nations, weirdly enough.

[GP]

Belgium are massively overrated.

Every single one of them.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey MotM and I say that confidently having not seen the match.

Hazard. :haha:

What a fraud.

[Niall_Quinn]

I watched the last few minutes and Ramsey was easily the best player over the 90. Also his beard was far less ridiculous than Ledley's.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 1-1 Scotland from yesterday.

O'Shea OG. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Slovenia: Handanovic, Brecko, Cesar, B. Ilic, Jokic, J. Ilicic, Kurtic, Kirm, Kampl, Mertel, Novakovic.

England: Hart, Jones, Cahill, Smalling, Gibbs, Wilshere, Henderson, Delph, Townsend, Sterling, Rooney.

Townsend. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling - out of form, needs time out of the firing line.

Rooney - one of England's outstanding performers.

Fat Sam. :lol:

He was right about perception.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Henderson with a great free-kick routine.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How has Sterling missed that? :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling, twisting and turning looking dangerous, shoots wide.

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling ball acoss goal, would've been a goal if we had a striker worth noting.

And on that theme, Wazza. :doh:

Tries to bulldozer his way through, there goes a foul.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a save from Handanovic to deny Wazza.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling with an impressive dive.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Henderson's freekick, hit the wall. Granted hit the wall and went high in to the air.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gibbs cross, comes to nothing.

Genius approach play says Tyldesley.

Genius?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Slovenia 1-0 England, NOVAKOVIC!!!

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Andy Townsend is about to have a seizure I think.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cahill. :bow:

What a defender.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rooney somehow ruins a perfectly good counter-attack despite being nowhere near the ball.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Just got in.

Townsend starting over Theo ...... :haha::haha::haha:


Woy :doh::doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Didn't realise Jones' throw-in. :haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Dixon wasn't too happy with Hoddle talking over him/taking all the time from him :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gary Neville is giving Lallana a good talking to. Be interesting to see if his tactical acumen actually has any impact.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dixon wasn't too happy with Hoddle talking over him/taking all the time from him :lol:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJTnszMPLXQ

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jones off with an injury, presumably to the brain. Lallana on.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Lallana at rightback ...... has Woy finally lost it?

[Niall_Quinn]

England: Hart, Jones, Cahill, Smalling, Gibbs, Wilshere, Henderson, Delph, Townsend, Sterling, Rooney.

England can't possibly compete for anything with half a team full of shite. It's embarrassing that turds like Smalling, Jones and Townsend have International caps.

[Niall_Quinn]

Lallana at rightback ...... has Woy finally lost it?

Most overrated and hyped manager in the business. Built his whole career on the fact he went to Europe when other English managers weren't. So he acquired a media aura that he's lived on ever since.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Henderson has moved back to RB it seems? Been the worst player on the pitch so far.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Townsend with his cut-price Bale impression.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gibbs with a cross worthy of the name, Rooney manages to avoid the ball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Old Man Rooney.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gibbs knew what he was doing fending Novakovic off there. :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Henderson. :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Fuck, Henderson and Lallana are pub league standard.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WILSHERE!!!!!

MotM tbf.

[Niall_Quinn]

Thank fuck for Jack, eh?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jack remind us again, what do you think of Tottenham?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wazza. OMG. :haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Jack remind us again, what do you think of Tottenham?

Rooney!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Best player on the pitch by far tbh.

[Niall_Quinn]

World beater Rooney at it again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rooney. :haha:

Another horrific miss!

:haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Wazza :doh::doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

You can see why Rooney is considered one of the best in the world. He's superb. Yes, I know he's missing open goals but it doesn't matter - he's world class.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Delph. Shite.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Well worth the 300 k a week.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RIP ITV. :rose:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

ITV feed down for anyone else?

[Niall_Quinn]

ITV feed down for anyone else?

Temporary, back up now.

[Niall_Quinn]

Delph is another turd who shouldn't be near this team.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rooney couldn't even put that in. :haha:

Play had stopped.

[Niall_Quinn]

Rooney, last time he had a decent match was 2011-12. But he's first on the team sheet. Like most of these players, they are picked because of who they play for and how much media coverage they get. Doesn't actually matter if they can play or not, half of them can't.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

He's either going to score a penalty or be served one up on a plate and all the headlines and pictures tomorrow will be on him.

[AFC Leveller]

Rooney is crapp, he is past his best and for a captain to miss that open goal is unacceptable


Still worth the 300k though

[Niall_Quinn]

He's either going to score a penalty or be served one up on a plate and all the headlines and pictures tomorrow will be on him.

His usual trick.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Watching Townsend play makes my eyes vomit.

[Niall_Quinn]

Watching Townsend play makes my eyes vomit.

Sadly he's been one of the brighter players today. He's hopeless but he stands out in this shit pile.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WILSHERE, HOLY SHIT!!!!

:bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Jack :haha:

1-2

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Townsend hauled off, Theo on.

Shut up Townsend.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Jack :bow::bow:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Fuck off Townsend, he's been injured for ages.

[Niall_Quinn]

Somebody just smashed Rooney in the face.

About fucking time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disgusting from Cesar.

[Syn]

Nah lads lets swap him for Barkley.

Fucking idiots

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Slovenia 2-2 England, Picnic. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Delph off, Clyne on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-3 Rooney. Oh fuck off.

[GP]

What a fluke

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Ian Ayre just had a heart attack.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Slovenia 2-3 England, FT.

England are unstoppable in this group says Clive.

Dickhead.

Wilshere MotM until Wazza fluked one in.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What is Hoddle talking about?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Belarus vs Spain is on at 19:45.

Cazorla starts for Spain. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hleb is playing too. :lol:

[Maestro]

what channel is the spain game on?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ITV4.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Belarus 0-1 Spain, David Silva!

Terrible keeping from Gorbunov. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And HT.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why didn't Morata shoot?

[GP]

The problem with Spain is they always try and walk it in.

[Injury Time]

Slovenia 2-3 England, FT.

England are unstoppable in this group says Clive.

Dickhead.

Wilshere MotM until Wazza fluked one in.
Read BBC healdine thought Wazzock had scored a hatrick....read article he'd spunked about a billion chances and finally got one...oh and some cunt called Jack scored two screamers

[Injury Time]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33129603
:faint:

[Niall_Quinn]

Just got back and saw the England score. Typical, typical shit. That fat twat is shit all match and then captain miracle steps up and saves England. He's like the ultimate goalhanger, and even then he's so shite he needs 50 chances to rebound one in off his fat arse. England need a manager that's brave enough to flush this lump of shit along with about 50 other so-called players in the squad who are an embarrassment to International football. Charlton, Moore, Keegan, Lambert? FFS! And now that pizza delivery guy from Leicester has a cap too, can't even remember his name, that's how memorable he is. All you need is a passport to get a call-up. That useless journeyman Woy needs to go too.

[Niall_Quinn]

Rooney's record over 13 years is pitiful as this fraud closes in on the goalscoring record. San Marino up next, so he could steal it in that mismatch. Look at who he's racked up those goals against - excluding the ridiculous non-competitive friendlies and stupid summer tournaments that England wastes its time with these days. It has taken him over 100 thoroughly undeserved caps to rack up this embarrassing flat track bully's lollipop list. No Germany, no Spain, no Brazil, no Argentina, no Holland, no Italy, no France, this fucker's claim to fame is a goal against Uruguay in a defeat that sealed England's fate ending in embarrassing World Cup humiliation. Little wonder when you have shit like Rooney stinking up the team for so many years.

WC
Uruguay 1

WCQ
Croatia 2
Kazakhstan 3
Belarus 2
Slovakia 2
Andorra 2
San Marino 2
Montenegro 2
Poland 1

EC
Switzerland 2
Croatia 2

ECQ
Macedonia 1
Liechtenstein 1
Estonia 2
Russia 1
Switzerland 2
Bulgaria 2
San Marino 1
Slovenia 2
Lithuania 1

[AFC Leveller]

Rooney's record over 13 years is pitiful as this fraud closes in on the goalscoring record. San Marino up next, so he could steal it in that mismatch. Look at who he's racked up those goals against - excluding the ridiculous non-competitive friendlies and stupid summer tournaments that England wastes its time with these days. It has taken him over 100 thoroughly undeserved caps to rack up this embarrassing flat track bully's lollipop list. No Germany, no Spain, no Brazil, no Argentina, no Holland, no Italy, no France, this fucker's claim to fame is a goal against Uruguay in a defeat that sealed England's fate ending in embarrassing World Cup humiliation. Little wonder when you have shit like Rooney stinking up the team for so many years.

WC
Uruguay 1

WCQ
Croatia 2
Kazakhstan 3
Belarus 2
Slovakia 2
Andorra 2
San Marino 2
Montenegro 2
Poland 1

EC
Switzerland 2
Croatia 2

ECQ
Macedonia 1
Liechtenstein 1
Estonia 2
Russia 1
Switzerland 2
Bulgaria 2
San Marino 1
Slovenia 2
Lithuania 1

That is shocking! His record against the proper teams is fucking shocking.

[Syn]

Come on, he's a sublime footballer. That record is about as relevant as Henry in cup finals. Rooney has mostly performed on every big stage, from a CL final V Barca to international tournaments. He is woefully past it now though.

In terms of England stars in the last 20 years for England NT I'd go:

1. Rooney
2. Gerrard
3. Terry
4. Cashley
5. Beckham
6. Lampard

[GP]

A top 6 eh?

You fuckin rebel.

[Syn]

:lol:

i forgot becks, and didn't want to give Lampard any extra credit.

[Niall_Quinn]

Come on, he's a sublime footballer. That record is about as relevant as Henry in cup finals. Rooney has mostly performed on every big stage, from a CL final V Barca to international tournaments. He is woefully past it now though.

In terms of England stars in the last 20 years for England NT I'd go:

1. Rooney
2. Gerrard
3. Terry
4. Cashley
5. Beckham
6. Lampard

His record is presented in response to all the fawning over his easy and uninspiring passage to the top of the scoring charts. When you get picked by default just because you sign for Utd and they roll you out in 101 meaningless friendlies, and the Soviet Union splinters into football cannon fodder of course you will rack up the caps and the goals. He's supposed to have been England's genuine world star for over a decade. Is he fuck. Surely one of the most over-rated and overpaid media footballers in living memory. And a cunt of a bloke to boot. A cheat and a tosser who has always placed the cash above the football. Yes he'll steal records from proper players on the basis he was pre-printed onto every team sheet, big deal. Nobody will be talking about Rooney in the same breath as Charlton or Best, not even at Man Utd.

[Globalgunner]

His record is presented in response to all the fawning over his easy and uninspiring passage to the top of the scoring charts. When you get picked by default just because you sign for Utd and they roll you out in 101 meaningless friendlies, and the Soviet Union splinters into football cannon fodder of course you will rack up the caps and the goals. He's supposed to have been England's genuine world star for over a decade. Is he fuck. Surely one of the most over-rated and overpaid media footballers in living memory. And a cunt of a bloke to boot. A cheat and a tosser who has always placed the cash above the football. Yes he'll steal records from proper players on the basis he was pre-printed onto every team sheet, big deal. Nobody will be talking about Rooney in the same breath as Charlton or Best, not even at Man Utd.

At least Charlton had the decency to go bald with dignity

[Syn]

His record is presented in response to all the fawning over his easy and uninspiring passage to the top of the scoring charts. When you get picked by default just because you sign for Utd and they roll you out in 101 meaningless friendlies, and the Soviet Union splinters into football cannon fodder of course you will rack up the caps and the goals. He's supposed to have been England's genuine world star for over a decade. Is he fuck. Surely one of the most over-rated and overpaid media footballers in living memory. And a cunt of a bloke to boot. A cheat and a tosser who has always placed the cash above the football. Yes he'll steal records from proper players on the basis he was pre-printed onto every team sheet, big deal. Nobody will be talking about Rooney in the same breath as Charlton or Best, not even at Man Utd.

Everyone fills their boots against crap opposition. There's no way you can argue Rooney not scoring against top international opposition is a lack of ability. Anyone who has seen him play objectively can see he has it all. As I say, he has lost it in the last couple of years though. Sad seeing the player he is now - burnt out by 28. At least our prodigious cripples Ox and Wilshere shouldn't suffer from that.

[Syn]

At least Charlton had the decency to go bald with dignity

:haha:

Well, almost. A combover is never a good look. Shave it off.

[Niall_Quinn]

Everyone fills their boots against crap opposition. There's no way you can argue Rooney not scoring against top international opposition is a lack of ability. Anyone who has seen him play objectively can see he has it all. As I say, he has lost it in the last couple of years though. Sad seeing the player he is now - burnt out by 28. At least our prodigious cripples Ox and Wilshere shouldn't suffer from that.

Like I said, 2011-12 was the last time he had a decent match and that was coming back after a couple of crap seasons. He's been shit ever since, so why is he still being capped for England? Engraving the shithead's name on the teamsheet is what has him approaching the record, no achievement there but his presence is a massive anchor for the rest of the team. Someday the FA will hire a manager with the balls to kick out the media darlings and bring in players who can do a job.

[Syn]

Like I said, 2011-12 was the last time he had a decent match and that was coming back after a couple of crap seasons. He's been shit ever since, so why is he still being capped for England? Engraving the shithead's name on the teamsheet is what has him approaching the record, no achievement there but his presence is a massive anchor for the rest of the team. Someday the FA will hire a manager with the balls to kick out the media darlings and bring in players who can do a job.

The alternative is Harry Kane and Charlie Austin. Rooney can't convert every chance but he know how to trap a ball. Rooney deserves his place unfortunately. Your first touch stays with you.

[Niall_Quinn]

The alternative is Harry Kane and Charlie Austin. Rooney can't convert every chance but he know how to trap a ball. Rooney deserves his place unfortunately. Your first touch stays with you.

This is where we've ended up having stuck rigidly to the Rooney, Gerrard, Lampard axis well beyond their sell by dates. There have been several opportunities to develop a young side, tell the media to fuck off and live with it if we didn't qualify to get knocked out of some tournament in the first round with the clapped out gang of failures. No manager has had the balls. The England team is managed by the media in reality and those twats only understand big name hype and chipwrapper circulation, their record proves it. Time Martin Samuel and Neil Ashton we're shown the door by the FA.

[AFC Leveller]

This is where we've ended up having stuck rigidly to the Rooney, Gerrard, Lampard axis well beyond their sell by dates. There have been several opportunities to develop a young side, tell the media to fuck off and live with it if we didn't qualify to get knocked out of some tournament in the first round with the clapped out gang of failures. No manager has had the balls. The England team is managed by the media in reality and those twats only understand big name hype and chipwrapper circulation, their record proves it. Time Martin Samuel and Neil Ashton we're shown the door by the FA.

Agree with all of that. The daily hell run the FA, they decided who is called.up and who gets banned or fined. Cretins of the highest order.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

An international break already. :ilt:

GKs: Joe Hart, Jack Butland, Tom Heaton.
Defenders: Nathaniel Clyne, Luke Shaw, Kieran Gibbs, Gary Cahill, Chris Smalling, John Stones, Phil Jagielka.
Midfielders: Michael Carrick, James Milner, Ross Barkley, Jonjo Shelvey, Ryan Mason, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Fabian Delph.
Forwards: Raheem Sterling, Wayne Rooney, Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, Theo Walcott.

[Niall_Quinn]

CALL 4 Captain ROOOOONNNNNEEEAAAAARRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHEEEY!

He's new and improved.

[Niall_Quinn]

Here's Captain Shrek in action - a credit to the nation.

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/512/amz/vivo/live/images/2015/8/30/48340674-44ce-4e9f-bf61-6536350a4b49.jpg

[Syn]

My praise of Rooney on the last page is a bit sickening considering it's 2015 and not 2010. He was a sublime footballer, playing like a sack of shit right now. But still...Rooney or Kane/Austin/Welbz? It's close.

edit: actually, no I did say he is woefully past his best. Stand by it.

Anyway, no Wilshere no party. Only reason I watch England these days.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cyprus vs Wales tonight. :popcorn:

[Syn]

Wales officially ahead of England in the FIFA rankings. Ashley Williams has already shown he can handle Rooney. Ramsey would run all over the England midfield and Bale V Jagielka would be funny.

[Master Splinter]

Jazz Richards > Clyne.

[Master Splinter]

Ledley pulls out with a hamstring injury.

Wales :rose:.

[Master Splinter]

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/512/amz/vivo/live/images/2015/9/3/ce1a78cb-c289-4f7b-b7b1-c44b3682b704.png

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cyprus: Giorgallides; Dossa Júnior, Demetriou, Antoniades, Laifis; Economides, Charalambides, Makridis, Nikolaou; Mytidis.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Land of my Fathers. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey combs it over.

[Master Splinter]

Taylor :doh:.

[Master Splinter]

Bale playing like Rooney.

[Master Splinter]

Wales goal ruled out for a push.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Horrendous touch from Ramsey.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And now Ramsey boots it out of play.

[Master Splinter]

10-man Netherlands losing 0-1 to Iceland. Sigurdsson pelanty.

Robben went off injured too.

RVC :haha:.

[Kano]

Wales Bale'd out. Haha lol

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cyprus 0-1 Wales, Bale!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Even heades have pace and power on them now apparently.

[Master Splinter]

Bale has been woeful as well.

But Wales deserve that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cyprus 0-1 Wales, FT!

Wales just need one more win I think. :bow:

Ramsey MotM.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

"Cyprus can be proud of their performance - they've played well, but they've been beaten by a good defensive display - and that goal from that man, Gareth Bale.

"I've said that man but you could mix that with Batman because he has got superpowers as well. What an occasion it could be on Sunday.

"Wales have now got an opportunity to get to a major international tournament for the first time since 1958."

I knew he was thick but...Batman has superpowers?

[Marc Overmars]

Ramsey is going to become an even bigger greedy fuck now he's got a chance to shine next summer and seal his move to Real Madrid.

[Master Splinter]

Scotland lose 1-0 to Georgia!

:haha:

[Marc Overmars]

So how many will England score today then? I'm going for 7.

[GP]

So how many will England score today then? I'm going for 7.

3

[Niall_Quinn]

ITV 4:30PM if anyone is interested watching a team of nobodies hoof the ball around. San Marino are just as bad tbf.

[Marc Overmars]

Vardy starts. :lol:

Jesus.

[Niall_Quinn]

Owen Gol scores!

2-0

Don't know who scored the first.

[Niall_Quinn]

First was a pen apparently so I guess ROOOOOOMMMMEEEEEEEGGGGGHHHHHHHH! scored it to cement his status as England's highest paidgreatest ever striker.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ox playing I think. That's different then - come on Engurlund.

[Niall_Quinn]

Somebody just made it 3-0, haven't been watching so don't know who.

Stones has just kicked an opponent.
Shelvey has just hoofed it at the goal.
Some kid is on for England, he looks about 12 and I have no idea who he is. I think that's it then, every English football player from senior level through nursery now has a cap. Well done Woy.

Settled team :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Barkley is extremely good at being slow and shit. And he appears to be quite thick too.

[Niall_Quinn]

Stones getting found out by San Marino's world class forwards.

Great pass by Ox, beautiful, but ROOOOOMMMEEEEEGHHHHHHHHAAAAARRRGH! fucks it up. What a fat lump of useless shit he is.

'Arry Kane coming in. For some reason.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yes, it was ROOOOONNEEEEEAAAAAAAGH! who scored the pen. He's now joint top scorer. What a man.

Delph coming on too for some reason.

[Niall_Quinn]

Milner hooked for Delph

ROOOOONEEEEARGGHAAHHH! off for Kane - like for like - shite for shite

[Niall_Quinn]

Shaw doesn't know how to control a football. It's fucking sad watching him trying to play.

[Letters]

Is Rooney officially the GOAT now? :rolleyes:

[Niall_Quinn]

Is Rooney officially the GOAT now? :rolleyes:

One more goal against some third rate part time outfit and he's fatestgreatest ever.

Ox off - not bad, what can you do in a shitbag team like that?

Theo on, playing wide I think.

[Niall_Quinn]

Theo scores 4-0

First touch.

Woy :bow:

Might have been an OG actually, I think the defender knocked it in.

Owen Gol :bow: He's catching ROOONAAARGAAAGH!

[Niall_Quinn]

Vardy :haha:

Takes on his man - falls over.

[Niall_Quinn]

Shelvey is just aimlessly hoofing long balls at the San Marino defence. #startingtobelievehisownpress

[Niall_Quinn]

Barkley :haha:

He can't pass either.

I think there is a patch on the pitch where potatoes are growing.

San Marino sub - post man off, estate agent on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Kane with space on the edge of the box - Wallcot open in the centre...

Kane thumps it at the defenders.

[Niall_Quinn]

5-0 Kane

Nice set up play by the San Marino midfield.

[Niall_Quinn]

6-0 Theo

[Niall_Quinn]

Theo through on goal - has time to pick his spot - misses

[Niall_Quinn]

Huge excitement as San Marino get a shot at goal - Hart puts down the cigar and catches the shot.

[Niall_Quinn]

Barkley is about as poor as I have seen in an England shirt. How can this shit be playing at international level? He has nothing except a media profile.

[Niall_Quinn]

Barkley is, however, a much better player than Shaw.

[Niall_Quinn]

Hoddle reckons Barkley is shit because he's not been allowed enough artistic license. For me, Barkley is taking bloody liberties even being on the pitch, license or not.

[Niall_Quinn]

Great run by Clyne, Vardy nowhere near good enough to find the pass.

Clyne is an odd addition to the squad in that he's a decent player.

[Niall_Quinn]

2 minutes extra time to enjoy.

[Niall_Quinn]

FT San Marino 0-6 England

Both teams as poor as the pitch.

England qualify.

[Letters]

:partytime:

[AFC Leveller]

Rooney being england's all time top goal scorer has got to be one of the biggest lies in that most of his goals have come against san marino, lithuania and macedonia.

shit player these days, has lived of his hype for the past 3 years at least.

[Letters]

His goals to games ratio is pretty good but yeah, I suspect some analysis of who he's scored against will show his record up. He's nowhere near an all time great even in English football.

[AFC Leveller]

His goals to games ratio is pretty good but yeah, I suspect some analysis of who he's scored against will show his record up. He's nowhere near an all time great even in English football.

The fact that only six of his strikes have come at major tournaments is arguably Rooney’s biggest failure in England colours. He has five in six appearances at European Championship finals but only one in 11 games at World Cup finals. Lineker managed six at Mexico 1986 alone.

It is also worth noting the quality of opposition against which Rooney has scored. Facing no country has he scored more England goals than San Marino (four), while Kazakhstan (three), Andorra (two) and Belarus (two) are close behind.


World Cup finals
Wayne Rooney: 11 (1); 1 goal every 11 games
Bobby Charlton: 14 (4); 1 goal every 3.5 games

[Niall_Quinn]

I posted up all his international goals and the opponents he scored against in another thread. Tragic stuff. He's the most overrated striker in history. But the worst thing about him, he's also one of the biggest cheats. He's cheated throughout his career, even last week he was cheating in the penalty box. He disgraces every shirt he wears, but because he's a GHEL the media won't hold him to account.

Mind you, remember that time Pires dived and prevented Portsmouth winning the Nobel peace prize?

[Marc Overmars]

He has been a great player at club level but like so many others a bit of a dud when it comes to England.

Still, he's going to be a record goal scorer for club and country when he retires, fair play I say.

[Niall_Quinn]

He has been a great player at club level but like so many others a bit of a dud when it comes to England.

Still, he's going to be a record goal scorer for club and country when he retires, fair play I say.

Fuck him, I say, Fat cheating cunt.

[AFC Leveller]

Fuck him, I say, Fat cheating cunt.

Agree with every word.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wales vs Israel at 5pm. :popcorn:

Wales qualify with a win.

[Syn]

Papers are saying Wales would be 4th in the rankings if they win today. #likeatrophyLOLOLOL

What the fuck is this shit? Almost as meaningless as the premier league table.

[Marc Overmars]

Holland are on the brink of failing to qualify. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wales 0-0 Israel, FT so they have not qualified yet.

[Özim]

Holland are on the brink of failing to qualify. :lol:

Don't think so, still all to play for, they have two games on away against a Kazakhstan and one at home against the Czech Replubic.

Turkey have the Czech Republic away and Iceland at home.

Former Arsenal youngster Ozyakup got one of the goals today.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Would be some balls up to screw it from here, as Turkey have the head-to-head advantage.

Athough then again, this would just be for the play-offs.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iceland have qualified! :bow:

Cyprus 0-1 Belgium, Hazard.

[AFC Leveller]

it is true that welbz is out until march?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think that's when Woy expects Welbeck would be able to play for England. It's at least a period of months, put it that way.

[Master Splinter]

Period of months :bow:.

The new 2-3 weeks.

[GP]

I was offered a box seat to the game tomorrow at Wembley.

I of course declined.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scotland: Marshall, Hutton, Mulgrew, R.Martin, Hanley, McArthur, Morrison, Brown, S.Fletcher, Forrest, Maloney.

Germany: Neuer; Hector, Hummels, Boateng, Can; Kroos, Schweinsteiger, Gundogan; Ozil, Muller; Gotze.

Mesut. :bow:

This is on SS1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scotland 0-1 Germany, Muller. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scotland 1-1 Germany, Hummels OG. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scotland 1-2 Germany, Muller! Another pubbed effort.

[Globalgunner]

You can see why United wanted Muller so badly. Totally inelegant but devastatingly efficient. Seems the Scots will be watching the Euros on TV

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scotland 2-2 Germany, McArthur! :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scotland 2-2 Germany, HT. Mental.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scotland 2-3 Germany, Gundogan!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scotland 2-3 Germany, FT.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England: Hart, Clyne, Cahill, Smalling, Shaw, Milner, Shelvey, Delph, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Rooney, Sterling.
Subs: Butland, Gibbs, Walcott, Stones, Jagielka, Vardy, Kane, Mason, Barkley, Heaton.

Switzerland : Sommer, Lichtsteiner, Klose, Schar, Rodriguez, Xhaka, Inler, Behrami, Shaqiri, Drmic, Stocker.
Subs: Hitz, Moubandje, von Bergen, Widmer, Embolo, Seferovic, Dzemaili, Fernandes, Kasami, Mehmedi, Lustenberger, Burki.

Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Delph has done his hamstring in literally 10 seconds.

[Kano]

He might as well get used to sitting down for the next few years.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Crap shot from Milner.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

ITV :rose:

Highlights of the Champions League.

I would say "for what you were" but... nah.

Only a minimum of 12 CL matches on free-to-air this season though. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox is not getting the ball, all the attacks coming down the left side and barely anything from it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wazza loses it trying to right down the middle.

[Kano]

England giving the fans a nice little teaser of what to expect next summer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 HT. Shite.

[Kano]

Job done, feet up, on to the next qualification campaign.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rooney is just a poor footballer now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lithuania 1-1 San Marino! :faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shelvey hauled off, Kane on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shaqiri. :lol:

What a fatty.

[GP]

Shaqiri. :lol:

What a fatty.

Too many oatcakes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 1-0 Switzerland, Kane.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

GOAL - England 1-0 San Marino

Harry Kane

BBC. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Clyne off, Stones on. Why?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Hoddle is not a very good commentator.

"Well earned........er tackle"

:blink:

[Injury Time]

Clyne off, Stones on. Why?

Show billion pound playa to the world silly. That and Woy said he was going to try different stuff now their putting their feet up, I mean qualified.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling. :lol:

How much?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That was a foul by Shaw surely?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Goalline official takes one to the mush. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Show billion pound playa to the world silly. That and Woy said he was going to try different stuff now their putting their feet up, I mean qualified.

I suppose qualification gives Woy more license to be negative.