World Cup Qualifiers Thread

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They're pretty irrelevant, but England are down to 17th in the FIFA rankings.

Spain first obviously, Argentina, Germany, Italy and Colombia make up the top 5.

USA, Switzerland and Chile all above England. And poor old France are 25th.

Wales are 52nd, ROI 59th, Scotland 63rd and NI 86th.

England could well not be in the list of top seeds for the World Cup draw then.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Why do Twitter heroes like Lineker and Lil' Mickey never spout their controversial, hard-hitting, no-nonsense and not forgetting, witty, views live on air?

Spineless internet warriors.

I think you're forgetting

[Syn]

Nothing wrong with Walkers tbh.

Defo wifebeater candidate tho.

[Niall_Quinn]

They're pretty irrelevant, but England are down to 17th in the FIFA rankings.

Spain first obviously, Argentina, Germany, Italy and Colombia make up the top 5.

USA, Switzerland and Chile all above England. And poor old France are 25th.

Wales are 52nd, ROI 59th, Scotland 63rd and NI 86th.

USA? Obviously a fucked up ranking system then. Particularity evident as England are as high as 17th.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Why do Twitter heroes like Lineker and Lil' Mickey never spout their controversial, hard-hitting, no-nonsense and not forgetting, witty, views live on air?

Spineless internet warriors.

This.

I wish we had the Irish version of MOTD - there is no holding back there. It doesn't matter that they are usually talking bollox - it is original bollox and no quarter is given, The best thing about watching the Austria v Ireland match was the post match 'discussion'. Liam Brady was fantastic and put Eamonn Dunphy down more than once. He was also easily the most inciteful on the Trappatoni era.

The BBC need a cull and ITV just needs to stop showing football.

[Master Splinter]

Forgetting Chiles for a moment, the ITV 'pundits' are actually far more bearable than the BBC ones. Keane usually speaks his mind and I think is the only man in the British sports media to have noticed Joe Hart is not very good. Southgate and Dixon are boring cliche machines, but don't have that unwarranted arrogant demeanour that Lineker, Hansen and Shearer give off. They also have people like Auclair and Marcotti on the CL shows, who can espouse about football in more than two-syllable words, five-word sentences and 'my first dictionary' vocabulary. With the BBC bolstering their cretin squad with people like Savage and Owen, ITV are looking more formidable by the day.

Chiles aside.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Actually, you are right. If ITV killed Chiles and got themselves some competent producers, there would be hope.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I didn't actually mind him on MotD (or that Apprentice after-show) but now he's just a mess of a man.

Daybreak killed him.

[LDG]

I didn't actually mind him on MotD (or that Apprentice after-show) but now he's just a mess of a man.

Daybreak killed him.

So errrrrrrr...lets just..errrrrr.....look....eeeerrrrrr...shall we....eerrrrr.....at some....eerrrrr.....fans, who..eerrrrrrr....don't know they're being....filmed....eerrrrr....doing funny things.....

Footballs hidden camera show. What an annoying twat of a man.

[Nayan]

never liked him but hee now comes across like a man trapped in a burning barn desperate to be charismatic as the anchorman on ITV and getting it horribly wrong by visibly trying too hard. Either taht or he is coked out of his head and very hyper. SAys something wqhen yuo are relying on Roy Keane and Lee Dixon for personality as well as punditry.