England v Slovenia

[TheResonator]

Going into this one expecting to be eliminated, unfortunately. Probably a bit of hangover from Liverpool's season, but in our opening two games we have desperately lacked invention and ability going forward. Many times, seeing Liverpool play in similar circumstances, I was expecting us to turn a corner but it never really happened.

 

That said, I hope England go out and absolutely twat them. Something to be optimistic about would be ace.

[Kurt]

England will win it... at least 3-0.

 

Rooney will score and return to being better than Messi by the English press. Slovenia will need to attack, and England will find acres of space to exploit. Lampard will score a deflected shot while Crouchie will come off the bench to score late on.

 

Now, run off to the bookies.

[R Kid]

I think we will trounce them, think it will be a 3 - 0 game to us.

[Strontium]

It's consistently been something that the England national side have proven incapable of doing though, despite the Premier League's intensity and frantic, frenetic style. England just cannot seem to drag themselves out of a routine of 'pass sideways, pass forward, pass back due to lack of Modric-style play maker who can actually look forward, then hoof it up to the big man for Rooooonnnneeee to chase' style.

 

 

Well then, Capello needs to stop trying to get the England team to play like the Italian national side, relax the shackles a little and let the players express themselves a little more.

 

I'm sure there's a happy compromise to be made between the English and Italian styles of play.

[gkmacca]

EVOLUTION OF AN INGURLUND FAN

 

 

 

If you're English, you should understand this is from left to right:

 

 

'Cor! Our national team! Everyone together! In the same team!!'

 

'Come on England! Yay!'

 

'We need a brass band! We need a drum an' trumpets!

 

'Duh-duh...duh-duuuh-duh-duh...hic!'

 

'Bladdy Barnes! Bladdy lazy git! It's his bladdy fault!'

 

'1966! 44 years of hurt! Three lions! It's so cruel!!!'

 

'Boo! Heskey! JT! Lucky shirts! Lousy pitch!! Bladdy foreigners!! Boooo!

[col06]

EVOLUTION OF AN INGURLUND FAN

 

 

 

If you're English, you should understand this is from left to right:

 

 

'Cor! Our national team! Everyone together! In the same team!!'

 

'Come on England! Yay!'

 

'We need a brass band! We need a drum an' trumpets!

 

'Duh-duh...duh-duuuh-duh-duh...hic!'

 

'Bladdy Barnes! Bladdy lazy git! It's his bladdy fault!'

 

'1966! 44 years of hurt! Three lions! It's so cruel!!!'

 

'Boo! Heskey! JT! Lucky shirts! Lousy pitch!! Bladdy foreigners!! Boooo!

 

You can't beat a stereotype :whatever:

[gkmacca]

You can't beat a stereotype :whatever:

 

Thanks, I forgot the fans' motto.

[Major Tom]

Thanks, I forgot the fans' motto.

 

I genuinely don't understand your ilk, gkmacca.

[Jim MM]

Absolutely must play Joe Cole.

Hi JT. On behalf of everyone at TLW, good luck today.

[RedBrian84]

Well then, Capello needs to stop trying to get the England team to play like the Italian national side, relax the shackles a little and let the players express themselves a little more.

 

I'm sure there's a happy compromise to be made between the English and Italian styles of play.

 

I agree totally with that.

[Dicko]

Thanks, I forgot the fans' motto.

 

Superb.

[gkmacca]

I genuinely don't understand your ilk, gkmacca.

 

It is a most pretty ilk, though. People come from far and wide to see it.

[fowler9]

see all the excuses are in early "Slovenia are a good team" lets be honest they are fucking shit and if we dont beat them now when it really counts so are we, Algeria are also shit and USA average. Fabio is a great manager and i dont buy into the shit he is getting he has made mistakes this world cup but his record speaks for itself, if Joe Cole doesnt play though i can only conclude he and Terry have been fourballing Fabio's wife

[Major Tom]

It is a most pretty ilk, though. People come from far and wide to see it.

 

Oh, it's easy to spot, gkmacca.

 

Just not so easy to understand.

[gkmacca]

Oh, it's easy to spot, gkmacca.

 

Just not so easy to understand.

 

Evidently, Major Tom, evidently. Your ilk, on the other hand, Major Tom, is patently transparent. I may use it as a case to display my ilk, Major Tom.

[Major Tom]

Evidently, Major Tom, evidently. Your ilk, on the other hand, Major Tom, is patently transparent. I may use it as a case to display my ilk, Major Tom.

 

Christ.

[Guest TK-421]

Oh, it's easy to spot, gkmacca.

 

Just not so easy to understand.

 

England are a bit shit and it's funny when they lose. They have a lot of nobheads following them, and a lot of nobheads in the press writing bollocks about the team. This makes it even funnier when they lose.

 

Having said that, it's enjoyable when they do well like at Italia 90 and Euro 96. But even then it was funny when they lost on penalties to Germany.

 

Whatever happens today it's win/win. Lose and it will be funny, win and England are in the next round.

[gkmacca]

Christ.

 

You've got several hours to go before the match. You're not pacing your rising self-righteous indignation at all well. Calm down and start again. Go and watch The Italian Job or something.

[RedBrian84]

see all the excuses are in early "Slovenia are a good team" lets be honest they are fucking shit and if we dont beat them now when it really counts so are we, Algeria are also shit and USA average. Fabio is a great manager and i dont buy into the shit he is getting he has made mistakes this world cup but his record speaks for itself, if Joe Cole doesnt play though i can only conclude he and Terry have been fourballing Fabio's wife

 

Not so sure about that. The US have proven over the past decade that they are fast becoming a good international side. I'm sure they were ranked above England in the FIFA rankings at one point. And the one thing that they have that England do not is a good team dynamic. There are no superstar egos in the US ranks, and they all work well together. It's not that England- if they lose- are 'shit' as you put it, it's that there doesn't seem to be any desire to work as a unit. Far too many egos in the dressing room, and 'JT' is the prime example of it and how it can be a disruptive influence.

[gkmacca]

England are a bit shit and it's funny when they lose. They have a lot of nobheads following them, and a lot of nobheads in the press writing bollocks about the team. This makes it even funnier when they lose.

 

Having said that, it's enjoyable when they do well like at Italia 90 and Euro 96. But even then it was funny when they lost on penalties to Germany.

 

Whatever happens today it's win/win. Lose and it will be funny, win and England are in the next round.

 

I don't find it funny when they lose at all. I hope they win today. I do find the extraordinary pomposity of some of their fans a bit sad, though.

[WhiskeyJar]

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[Major Tom]

You've got several hours to go before the match. You're not pacing your rising self-righteous indignation at all well. Calm down and start again. Go and watch The Italian Job or something.

 

Bizarre.

[Guest TK-421]

I don't find it funny when they lose at all.

 

Not even a tiny bit?

[zigackly]

I hope they lose to save us from Woy. Never mind any jingoistic pride, bigger things are at stake!

[aws]

1-0 (Crouch).