Another Epic Fail

Pudseyp

England....all the hype and so much hope...but shite again as always...at times like this I wish I was Welsh.

cooldad

Pudseyp wrote:

England....all the hype and so much hope...but shite again as always...at times like this I wish I was sheepshagger instead of a walker

Briggo

Pudseyp wrote:

England....all the hype and so much hope...but shite again as always...at times like this I wish I was Welsh.

What hype, wasn't expecting them to get this far.

thekickingmule

^This. I don't think anyone had any expectations. I think that when we got through the group stage people started thinking "Is it possible?" but it was only murmours, nobody expected anything.
Rooney should be slaughtered for his efforts though, he was terrible!

Raymondavalon

I am no footie fan or expert, but it seems as if England's team ran out of luck

nicklouse

They have the supposed best league in the world and a totally average national team.

Says something.

micksjoiner

proud to be scottish on a day like today haha

TheEnglishman

Raymondavalon wrote:

I am no footie fan or expert, but it seems as if England's team ran out of skill

There - fixed it for you :P

Abra

TheEnglishman wrote:

Raymondavalon wrote:

I am no footie fan or expert, but it seems as if England's team ran out of skill

There - fixed it for you :P

I would have said the first comment didnt need fixing. We cant run out of skill if we never had it in the first place! :roll:

Thewaylander

nicklouse wrote:

They have the supposed best league in the world and a totally average national team.

Says something.

Says all the players are foreign in the league, And also that football is a complete sissies game sinse the end of the 80's/very early 90's.

VWsurfbum

Thewaylander wrote:

nicklouse wrote:

They have the supposed best league in the world and a totally average national team.

Says something.

Says all the players are foreign in the league, And also that football is a complete sissies game sinse the end of the 80's/very early 90's.

I agree i stopped being a fan after Italia 90, all the diving ruined it for me .
I still watch the national games but purely as a part timer.

veronese68

From what I heard the England team had plenty of luck. They were lucky none of the Italian shots were on target. Couldn't really give a monkeys either way. The upside of England going out is I don't have to listen to the drinks in the pub shouting at the telly. The downside is when England are playing it's usually quiet out and a good time to go for a ride.

mak3m

Thought England were excellant yesterday, some of the young players breaking through were top notch and the future looks bright

welshkev

mak3m wrote:

Thought England were excellant yesterday, some of the young players breaking through were top notch and the future looks bright

for the record i don't really like football and very rarely watch it, but what game were you watching? first half they were ok at best and second half they were crap!! if they were excellent they'd have won

mak3m

welshkev wrote:

mak3m wrote:

Thought England were excellant yesterday, some of the young players breaking through were top notch and the future looks bright

for the record i don't really like football and very rarely watch it, but what game were you watching? first half they were ok at best and second half they were crap!! if they were excellent they'd have won

what are these halfs you mention :P

im talking about the England and Wales Cricket team completing a white wash of the west indies

welshkev

mak3m wrote:

welshkev wrote:

mak3m wrote:

Thought England were excellant yesterday, some of the young players breaking through were top notch and the future looks bright

for the record i don't really like football and very rarely watch it, but what game were you watching? first half they were ok at best and second half they were crap!! if they were excellent they'd have won

what are these halfs you mention :P

im talking about the England and Wales Cricket team completing a white wash of the west indies

ah, well in that case i apologise

bennett_346

nicklouse wrote:

They have the supposed best league in the world and a totally average national team.

Irrelevant as most aren't English anyway.

thekickingmule

Veronese68 wrote:

From what I heard the England team had plenty of luck. They were lucky none of the Italian shots were on target.

So I'm guessing you didn't watch it then? I listened to the extra time and penalties on the radio, where they pointed out England had something like 9 shots at goal with 4 on target, and Italy had 30 shots on goal with 20 on target. That's a fair few more shots, and plenty on target!

nicklouse

bennett_346 wrote:

nicklouse wrote:

They have the supposed best league in the world and a totally average national team.

Irrelevant as most aren't English anyway.

but maybe that IS the issue.

I am sure the UK has the higest % of no nationals playing in their home league than any other european nation.

IIRC there was a cap on the numbers but that got removed at about the same time England forgot how to play football.

I may be wrong.

bennett_346

Maybe there was, it rings a bell.

leevil knievil

England just do not have quality players in the side as do other good national teams, they do not have a playmaker someone who can change a game like other teams, gerrard is a good player but is getting on now and even he couldn't boss the midfield from 10 yards outside the 18 yard box.
You only have too look at some of the other quality players who can win games, pirlo was excellent because he was given all the time in the world, you can't give class players like that all that time too pick passes. But other teams have there go too players also, ronaldo Portugal, ozil Germany and others, too many in the Spanish side too list, we have good players but there technical ability will never be as good as others, sorry if this sounds like a rant but I think it's true IMHO, oh well same old England but still won't stop me watching.

Thewaylander

leevil knievil wrote:

England just do not have quality players in the side as do other good national teams, they do not have a playmaker someone who can change a game like other teams, gerrard is a good player but is getting on now and even he couldn't boss the midfield from 10 yards outside the 18 yard box.
You only have too look at some of the other quality players who can win games, pirlo was excellent because he was given all the time in the world, you can't give class players like that all that time too pick passes. But other teams have there go too players also, ronaldo Portugal, ozil Germany and others, too many in the Spanish side too list, we have good players but there technical ability will never be as good as others, sorry if this sounds like a rant but I think it's true IMHO, oh well same old England but still won't stop me watching.

That's cos your a football fan so by nature of definition like it up the pooper :P

leevil knievil

Thewaylander wrote:

leevil knievil wrote:

England just do not have quality players in the side as do other good national teams, they do not have a playmaker someone who can change a game like other teams, gerrard is a good player but is getting on now and even he couldn't boss the midfield from 10 yards outside the 18 yard box.
You only have too look at some of the other quality players who can win games, pirlo was excellent because he was given all the time in the world, you can't give class players like that all that time too pick passes. But other teams have there go too players also, ronaldo Portugal, ozil Germany and others, too many in the Spanish side too list, we have good players but there technical ability will never be as good as others, sorry if this sounds like a rant but I think it's true IMHO, oh well same old England but still won't stop me watching.

That's cos your a football fan so by nature of definition like it up the pooper :P

Tis true being an England fan we have been taking it so long now you don't even have too thrutch anymore after a game

veronese68

thekickingmule wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

From what I heard the England team had plenty of luck. They were lucky none of the Italian shots were on target.

So I'm guessing you didn't watch it then? I listened to the extra time and penalties on the radio, where they pointed out England had something like 9 shots at goal with 4 on target, and Italy had 30 shots on goal with 20 on target. That's a fair few more shots, and plenty on target!

Dead right. I didn't watch it. I'm not a football fan, I just hear the stuff other people spout and for some reason some of it goes in. I probably shouldn't have commented as I know naff all about it.
Being half Italian and half English it seems to really upset blokes at work that I couldn't give a toss who won. They feel I must have an opinion. Why?