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Re: International Football thread

Postby budgetmeansbudget » Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:13 pm

We won't, all the players seem to be plodding along under Hodgson, good enough to comfortably qualify, but not enough top quality in the side or cohesion as a team to progress at the finals.

All of them are on massive wages for being bang average players, I'm sure the right man at the helm could mould them into something but I don't think many of them are that fussed about the England thing except to maintain or raise their price tags, it's all about their clubs. I think most fans are the same these days too.
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Re: International Football thread

Postby Aidan11 » Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:21 pm

'Arry Redknapp said in his autobiography that some players in his charge used to ask him to make an excuse so they didn't have to play for England.


Of course we only have his word for that but if true then it is a sad state of affairs that players just don't want to play for England.
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Re: International Football thread

Postby budgetmeansbudget » Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:25 pm

30 years ago I wouldn't have believed him, but nowadays, for definite.

I've just bought a copy of that autobiography from Amazon, probably next on my list to read.
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Re: International Football thread

Postby budgetmeansbudget » Sun Oct 11, 2015 9:54 am

You can't beat qualifying for a tournament after a loss, cracking anti climax.

Give Bale his due he did try to over hype the excitement, and the players were sliding all over the place in front of the fans.

It wasn't as if they weren't going to get at least a point at home to Andorra.
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Re: International Football thread

Postby Aidan11 » Sun Oct 11, 2015 9:56 am

I wonder what the chances are of England, Wales & N Ireland being drawn in the same group.
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Re: International Football thread

Postby budgetmeansbudget » Sun Oct 11, 2015 9:59 am

Aidan11 wrote:I wonder what the chances are of England, Wales & N Ireland being drawn in the same group.

Probably our best chance of progressing.

Could even get the Republic of Ireland to make up the four.
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Re: International Football thread

Postby Aidan11 » Sun Oct 11, 2015 10:02 am

budgetmeansbudget wrote:
Aidan11 wrote:I wonder what the chances are of England, Wales & N Ireland being drawn in the same group.

Probably our best chance of progressing.

Could even get the Republic of Ireland to make up the four.


It could also be a banana skin. I still remember the night N Ireland beat us a few years back.
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Re: International Football thread

Postby budgetmeansbudget » Sun Oct 11, 2015 10:20 am

Aidan11 wrote:
budgetmeansbudget wrote:
Aidan11 wrote:I wonder what the chances are of England, Wales & N Ireland being drawn in the same group.

Probably our best chance of progressing.

Could even get the Republic of Ireland to make up the four.


It could also be a banana skin. I still remember the night N Ireland beat us a few years back.

Probably won't matter who we get, we'll still screw it up.
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Re: International Football thread

Postby Aidan11 » Sun Oct 11, 2015 10:23 am

budgetmeansbudget wrote:
Aidan11 wrote:
budgetmeansbudget wrote:
Aidan11 wrote:I wonder what the chances are of England, Wales & N Ireland being drawn in the same group.

Probably our best chance of progressing.

Could even get the Republic of Ireland to make up the four.


It could also be a banana skin. I still remember the night N Ireland beat us a few years back.

Probably won't matter who we get, we'll still screw it up.


This is sadly true.
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Re: International Football thread

Postby dan08 » Sun Oct 11, 2015 6:15 pm

Looks like Romania will be through to the Euro's with 20 points but they've only scored 10 and let in just 2! All their matches have either been 2-0, 1-1, 1-0 or 0-0.
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Re: International Football thread

Postby Aidan11 » Sun Oct 11, 2015 8:21 pm

Northern Ireland hung on to win their group in the end. :clap
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Re: International Football thread

Postby Alviro Patterson » Sun Oct 11, 2015 10:09 pm

Aidan11 wrote:
budgetmeansbudget wrote:
Aidan11 wrote:
budgetmeansbudget wrote:
Aidan11 wrote:I wonder what the chances are of England, Wales & N Ireland being drawn in the same group.

Probably our best chance of progressing.

Could even get the Republic of Ireland to make up the four.


It could also be a banana skin. I still remember the night N Ireland beat us a few years back.

Probably won't matter who we get, we'll still screw it up.


This is sadly true.


England would have to be utterly dire not to get beyond the revamped group stages (24 teams and even 3rd place can go through). Certain to be a top seed as England are 5th in the co-efficient rankings, worse case scenario is getting Belgium, Russia and Portugal in England's group.
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Re: International Football thread

Postby yuppie » Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:01 pm

Very different team for England tonight.

Wonder how good Barkley will become.
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Re: International Football thread

Postby Aidan11 » Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:15 pm

Don't think he'll get that goal. Deflection.
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Re: International Football thread

Postby Alviro Patterson » Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:20 pm

This game just seems so un-natural with the artifical pitch, they should be banned.
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