shagpuss Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Its like Eurovision all over again! Very pleased with the improved performance last nite, both the Coles linked up well and ROOOONNNEY showed some good touches and that never give up attitude was back in force, and how many headed goals has Stevie G scored in his career? Not many I bet! WOOOO Sven, train defending those bloooming corners for gods sake!! Stop practising penalty shootouts Slaughter thats a He-Man figure you have got there, but thanks for the compliment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accounting Troll Posted June 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Whatever fate befalls England against Ecuador in the next round, let this thought keep you feeling positive: We are going to be rid of Sven in two weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Hurrah! I'll drink to that! But then again I'll drink to anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimli Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 I've just realized that Croatia has nothing to lose in tonight's match. Whichever team wins, Croatia goes through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accounting Troll Posted June 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 How the hell did we manage to beat Ecuador? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 I'm not sure, but a puking captain seems to help I want a fully poseable Beckham toy now complete with puddle of sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shagpuss Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Ecuador were poor, so were we. Ashley Cole,Aaron Lennon and Rooooney were good tonight, whetehr Lennon can do it for 60 or 70 minutes is a question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accounting Troll Posted June 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Apparently Beckham kept upchucking in the dressing room before the gamne, and Sven didn't notice I think he's going to get a goal against Portugal because he'll tell the Portugese players "I'm feeling a bit queasy at the moment, so if you tackle me I might throw up all over you". I'm glad Rooney managed to last the entire game, bit I'm a bit worried about his temperament - he did come close to losing it early in the second half. In view of how Portugal cheated their way to victory against the Dutch, I suspect that the Portugese defenders will try to provoke him into lashing out so he gets sent off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 I saw this game. Great goal by Beckham (even with the barfing). Rooney did an excellent job of keeping the pressure on throught the heat and had some tremendous ball-handling. Problem was that he was playing way to rough and risked getting a yellow for his behavior. He better tone down the antics and focus on playing the ball in Englands next game. To be honest though, Ecuador wasn't playing football. Their original strategy seemed to want to wear the English team out due to the heat and then score a goal. Beckhams goal screwed that to bits and other than a crossbar nudge in the first half, Ecuador didn't make an effort to even tie the game up. - Zombie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Wonder if Beckham will vom again? I'm dreading tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorbicol Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Wonder if Beckham will vom again? I'm dreading tomorrow. I think you'll find that fate has rolled a 6. We'll breeze past Portugal in a superior display of skill and talent. The Media will go wild with glee and state that England are now favourites to win the World Cup. We'll scrape past Brazil from a Beckham free kick/penalty in the last minutes of the match. The fact that we've beaten Brazil will make everyone ignore that we were very, very lucky. The final will be a dour affair, and we'll lose 4-1 to Germany in a Penalty shoot out. Owen Hargreaves will sky the last one and will never be allowed to set foot in the UK ever again with the media screaming "Conspiracy" from the front pages for years.... That's my prediction anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Have you been to the bookies to check your odds on that one? I suspect a £1 bet could get you a tidy sum if it happens as you say I've got my doubts about tomorrow's game (as with all the game's we've half-heartedly played) but we'll see. Maybe we'll even muddle through to the next round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accounting Troll Posted July 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Portugal were pretty unimpressive in the last round, so we should be okay. We'll probably win the fight as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Half time. I'm so lacking in optimism at this point I have been reduced to crushing beer cans with my face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azrael Strife Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Dammit I forgot! *turns on TV* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 It's a terrifying situation when a game going to penalties is the best result you can think of. God. Half an hour of extra time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimli Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Man, that was tense. Congrats to Ricardo for saving 3 penalties. What the heck was with Robinson and jumping? In my opinion that was totally unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Sick. As. A. Parrot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accounting Troll Posted July 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Wayne Rooney sent off for sticking the boot in and England losing on penalties to a team that likes to cheat its way to victory. Depressingly predictable Still the good news is that Sven is now history... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 I don't think Rooney was sent off for that. The ref sent him off for pushing Ronaldo, I think. Which is bullshit of the highest order, but hey, he's an Argie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimli Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Our retired expert referee (a very good referee, by the way) says that England has been "damaged" (can't remember the correct expression right now) in two situations. The first one is the said foul, the referee should have immediately called a foul on Rooney, to prevent the situation that followed. The second, and even more importnat situation was one of the Portuguese handballing in the penalty area. He said that since Beckham (I think it was Beckham) didn't go for a direct shot, but rather a "pass"(another word I can't remember, sigh) into the penalty zone, it should have been a penalty, because the Portuguese player went with his hand toward the ball, and the ball was relatively slow (compared to a direct shot). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shagpuss Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Im so proud to be English When will we have some luck? Injuries left, right and centre and playing the game with 10 men. We don't cheat like other teams, the players who played today did us proud. I'm troubled by Ronaldo, i'm a united supporter, what reactiuon will he get next season? Is it time for him to move on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 We've been dodgy all WC, but the players did well individually. Rooney, stuck out on his own, performed as best as you could expect. Ferdinand, Terry, both rock solid. Hargreaves was a tad too aggressive to begin with, but he played hard and well. Lennon came on and immediately mde a difference. Crouch had a bucketload of energy, and ungainly as he may be at nine foot seven or whatever he is, he swung his huge gangly limbs quite well. Lampard, however, seemed to fluff quite a lot of chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shagpuss Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Lampared has apparently had the most shots at goal this tournament, not nescarrily (spelling) on target though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Nowhere near on target, from what I saw. Applause for Carragher, too. He buried that first penalty. To have to do that twice is more than nyone could do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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