The Football Thread

[footstep]

Being a foreign viewer and readin comments on England' game 0 5 ,! my opinion is as usual England(since Capello) in those qualifications will be very impressive...But in knockouts there is no one.since 1966.Here no one aswell since 2000 and european title.We do live on Zidane' generation 1998 and 2000.And we still believe we are the best.Deschamps has a lot of work.And England coach too.

[lef09]

Originally Posted by footstep

Being a foreign viewer and readin comments on England' game 0 5 ,! my opinion is as usual England(since Capello) in those qualifications will be very impressive...But in knockouts there is no one.since 1966.Here no one aswell since 2000 and european title.We do live on Zidane' generation 1998 and 2000.And we still believe we are the best.Deschamps has a lot of work.And England coach too.

You are the best? In what? See below the last rankings by FIFA.
I will made a prediction too. You are going to be a few positions lower in one year time because you are in the same group with the BEST (Spain).
http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/ran...ble/index.html

[Mal Hombre]

Originally Posted by footstep

And we still believe we are the best.Deschamps has a lot of work.And England coach too.

Originally Posted by lef09

You are the best? In what? See below the last rankings by FIFA.

I think footstep was being ironic....

Originally Posted by m100

Anyone else think it's time england were brave and ditched rooney..

Originally Posted by Mal Hombre

I agree entirely,His best contribution to the National side would be to retire from it....

But then you England fans wouldnt have a scapegoat

Originally Posted by victor meldrew

I only have one question, if Gerrard and Lampard cannot play in the same side, how did we beat Moldova 5-0?
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Originally Posted by billynomates

maybe Roy has found a way to play Lamps and Gerrard; Lampard playing slightly deeper...

Originally Posted by Mal Hombre

They were beaten convincingly,That's the main thing better than the usual narrow 1-0 ,Cautious optimism is raising it's battered head again..

It was Moldova.......... only Moldova.

[victor meldrew]

Originally Posted by trugoythewhitedove

Right, stop all your complaining now, you whinging English lads.

On a brighter note, the three tickets for our Champions League home games dropped through my letter-box today. £28 a pop, not bad eh ? Well, unless we get skelped three on the bounce, that is.

Were allowed to, were English.

£28 for a Champions League game appears to be manner from heaven, as a non member at Upton Park Dependant on the opposition, I can pay From £39 up to £67.

Category A £49 to £67, includes £52 for a restricted view?
Cat A teams. Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs, Liverpool, City, Utd and the mighty Reading

Category B £39 to £55, includes £45 Restricted view?

Not sure about restricted view prices, as for some strange reason, I have never purchased one.

Add in the £34.50 train fare, program, food and drink and it gets pretty expensive, which is why I will not see many games this season. I am even considering watching Posh, as I like my footie and its a lot less expensive.

[footstep]

Originally Posted by Mal Hombre

I think footstep was being ironic....

Can't say better.Thx

[pierrelm]

Originally Posted by Inglorious

But then you England fans wouldnt have a scapegoat.

I'm always ready to espouse the cause of John Terry as being thoroughly unlikeable, slow and a ball watcher of renown. He continues to hang around, obviously hoping for another photo opportunity. Ashley Young put in some fine groundwork in the cause last season and with a little finesse-ing could become perfect for the dislikable arse-role.

There's also more than a few "If Milner can play for England, so can I" -types.

Say what you like about the English but we prepare well for being fickle and pithy. I've never been fond of Carrick either...promised a lot but delivered surprisingly little. So, he's naturally back in the reckoning. Wilshire can't get fit again quickly enough.

...oh and while we're at it, if Paul Scholes is SO bloody amazingly, saviour-like good as the media and his contemporaries always bang on endlessly about, how come he never took the international scene by storm, was more notable for fuckawful tackling and early baths when Mr Temperament appeared on the pitch, and looked vin very ordinaire in European club competition? Or does that say more about the true state of the PL I wonder..?

[Roger Allott]

Originally Posted by one car

riddle me this. what happened to admiral kit.

From wikipedia:

Admiral began the [1980s] with the launch of a new England kit in 1980, the first new kit in nearly 6 years. This kit was first worn in the 3–1 win over Argentina at Wembley Stadium on 13 May. However, the 1980s marked a period of decline for the Admiral brand, as it began to lose the contracts with the major clubs to domestic rival, Umbro, and new international entrant, Adidas.

Even though Admiral still held the England kit contract, one of the most valuable in the world, the company was declared bankrupt in 1982. The brand reappeared on the market for the 1983–84 season producing the same double pinstripe design for both Leicester City and Notts County. Towards the end of the 1980s Hull City, Crystal Palace, and Bradford City were added to the Admiral roster. They were also the first ever kit maker of Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Admiral also produced kits for many of the NASL teams during the late 1970s and early 1980s, and had a replica licensing deal with all clubs, including the New York Cosmos and for two seasons produced the uniforms for every team in the MISL.

Admiral entered the 1990s well placed to build upon its widespread recognition and continued to supply clubs including: Leeds (Football League Champions in 1991–1992), Dynamo Kiev (USSR Champions), Southampton, Middlesbrough, Bradford City, Charlton Athletic, Wimbledon, Hearts, Motherwell,Rangers, FK Partizan, and many more.

After a period of relative inactivity during the mid-1990s, the Admiral trademark was acquired in 1997 by Hay & Robertson plc, and ownership was transferred to International Brand Licensing in a demerger in 2002.

In 2000, Admiral entered the world of cricket and became the official kit supplier to the England Cricket Teams. By 2001 Admiral had also become the kit supplier to the West Indies and South Africa cricket teams as well as supplying the Canadian team for the 2003 Cricket World Cup held in South Africa.

Admiral was the official kit supplier to the England cricket teams until 2008 (now sponsored by Adidas), the West Indies cricket team and continues the brand's tradition of supplying kit to major high profile football clubs with Leeds United.

In 2011, Admiral Sportswear Limited acquired the brand rights for the Admiral brand for most of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, with the intention of re-energising the heritage sports brand.

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[ginny76]

Apparently Gary Lineker has normal sized ears but a really small head.

[trugoythewhitedove]

Originally Posted by victor meldrew

Were allowed to, were English.

£28 for a Champions League game appears to be manner from heaven, as a non member at Upton Park Dependant on the opposition, I can pay From £39 up to £67.

Category A £49 to £67, includes £52 for a restricted view?
Cat A teams. Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs, Liverpool, City, Utd and the mighty Reading

Category B £39 to £55, includes £45 Restricted view?

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Ouch, get you and your fancy London prices. I presume that's it though, the London thing ?

I was talking to a lad from Dunfermline a couple of weeks ago. He's got a season ticket at Anfield, turns out that it's the same price as mine at Celtic. Mind, if we'd just set fire to £100,000,000 to build a pub team, I might have to dig a bit deeper.

The bloke told me that, on a game day, he leaves home at 08.00 AM, and gets back home around midnight. About £100 light on travelling for every game. Being able to spend that much time out of Dunfermlie he thought it was money well spent. And Fifers are notoriously tight.