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Will the unthinkable (to them) happen England this weekend?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,014 ✭✭✭Eirebear


    ziggy wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    Look forward to it mate ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,800 ✭✭✭county


    Are you not confusing the Swiss and Austrians with the Russians and Croatians, or am I missing something?

    you`re missing the stereotypical view of patmac that all english fans are hooligans


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    county wrote: »
    you`re missing the stereotypical view of patmac that all english fans are hooligans

    was I ;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    patmac wrote: »
    ? I was relaying a BBC story.

    I would be surprised if both those countries wouldn't want the extra 100,000 or so visitors they would get if England qualify. anyway, at the moment they are probably more worried that Italy will get through.

    Still, while we are stereotyping, at least they don;t have to worry about those nasty old Boh's fans going though :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,585 ✭✭✭patmac


    county wrote: »
    you`re missing the stereotypical view of patmac that all english fans are hooligans

    Who said anything about all? History dictates that England still have a small hooligan problem that despite having improved in the last World Cup would mean a lot of Austrian and Swiss buisnesses will be pleased if England don't qualify. You just have to go back to this year's Champion's League to see that it hasn't gone away.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    patmac wrote: »
    Who said anything about all? History dictates that England still have a small hooligan problem that despite having improved in the last World Cup would mean a lot of Austrian and Swiss buisnesses will be pleased if England don't qualify. You just have to go back to this year's Champion's League to see that it hasn't gone away.

    It hasn't gone away, but I'm not sure Croatia or Russia will be any more welcome.

    Anyway, since when were Man United fans English?:D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Well that was a disaster, Owen with muscle tear.

    Prolly Crouch (who scored, could have had a few by the looks of it) and a Spurs striker up front. MacClaren truly is a twat, how do you have a dress-rehearsal if you make 5 or six changes during the match, including 3 in one go?

    Mike.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭Nunu


    The scheduling of this fixture, away from home of all things, just shows how arrogant England were about this group. They honestly thought they would be qualified by this stage.

    They are now without pretty much their first choice backline (Terry, Ferdinand, Neville) and frontline (Owen, Rooney). It wouldn't surprise me now if Russia fail to beat Israel but likewise England fail against Croatia and go out.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    mike65 wrote: »
    Well that was a disaster, Owen with muscle tear.
    Is he made out of matchsticks or something?

    And why are they playing a friendly before such an important qualifier?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Nunu wrote: »
    The scheduling of this fixture, away from home of all things, just shows how arrogant England were about this group. They honestly thought they would be qualified by this stage.
    You've just answered my question.

    Nunu wrote: »
    It wouldn't surprise me now if Russia fail to beat Israel but likewise England fail against Croatia and go out.
    I still think that Russian will only manage a draw at best against Israel.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭Nunu


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Is he made out of matchsticks or something?

    And why are they playing a friendly before such an important qualifier?

    Because they thought it wouldn't be an important qualifier...and if Russia beat Israel they will be proved right;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Nunu wrote: »
    Because they thought it wouldn't be an important qualifier...and if Russia beat Israel they will be proved right;)
    Yeah, I just noticed that you had already answered my question! ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,718 ✭✭✭✭Mental Mickey


    Nunu wrote: »
    Because they thought it wouldn't be an important qualifier...and if Russia beat Israel they will be proved right;)

    Arrogant c**ts - that's why.

    I would soooooooooo love it if they failed to qualify.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,392 ✭✭✭d22ontour


    The arrogance is bred from both their media and fans in thinking they have lots of world class players when infact most of them have shown to bottle it and not perform on the biggest stage of all.


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 18,115 ✭✭✭✭ShiverinEskimo


    I saw the headline first and thought "ah - someone in the English game piping up..."

    Cohen lays into 'awful' England

    Then I read the article and realised he's just harping on like England have a god-given right to be in all finals because the other sides are "chamionship sides" or "genuine third world countries"...

    This guy's opinion is why so many non-English would love to see England not qualify...

    Of particular note is "Qualification should have been a matter of course.." - I find this attitude is exactly why they are in the position they are in. Instead of being encouraged to earn every point they seem to think that just by showing up to each game they will finish top with maximum points..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,878 ✭✭✭✭machiavellianme


    Israel leading

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Good move by all accounts.

    Mike.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,803 ✭✭✭✭Paul Tergat


    Israel looking good for the lead, ought to be have been 2 from a free kick


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,148 ✭✭✭✭Raskolnikov


    Can't believe Russia are bottling this.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Russia score.

    Mike.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,803 ✭✭✭✭Paul Tergat


    SH IT

    Israel look really dodgy at the back


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Still 30 mins left. Could go any way.

    Mike.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,176 ✭✭✭Unearthly


    At the moment Russia have the upperhand, can see them scoring again if it stays like this.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,148 ✭✭✭✭Raskolnikov


    futbal24 just said Israel scored :P


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    On bbc match thread
    1940: "If England quailfy after Scotland's heroic efforts fail, then as an Englishman I will feel embarrassed"

    The Norn Iron game sounds like its a monsoon match.

    Mike.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,606 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    mike65 wrote: »
    On bbc match thread



    The Norn Iron game sounds like its a monsoon match.

    Mike.

    balled played at pace along the ground about 20 yards....stopped dead in a puddle after about 10 yards. this pitch is a joke!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Off the post by Russia, all Russia piling on the pressure.

    Israel score. Holy Fuvk

    Mike.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,803 ✭✭✭✭Paul Tergat


    jesus christ that was close


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    isreal 2-1 russia


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,803 ✭✭✭✭Paul Tergat


    No ****ing Way!!!!!!! Wooooooo

    was he not offside?


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