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England v Israel
| Posted: 09 Sep 2007, 06:44 | |
Veteran Member Joined: 29 Oct 2005, 18:41 Posts: 3006 |
As we walked down Wembley Way, we passed a group of middle class idiots who were naivly trying to get us to boycott the game as we were playing (and I quote) "the most racist country in the world" (obviously they've never heard of places like Zimbabwe. It was the "Free Palestine" brigade. The were screeching at us in embarrassing mid pitch, middle class voices, trying to hand out Palestinian flags and telling us how evil and dangerous a place Israel is. I can only assume it was a different Israel to the one I went to back in March. Still, that is the beauty of living in a (semi) free country. Everyone has freedom of speech.
I didn't actually get into the stadium built on the site of the old Wembley until about 15 minutes. A had one of my friends tickets and the engine on his bus had blown up on the way down to London so I thought "If I've got to watch this garbage, so has he" and waited until he arrived. Thankfully, the escalators were working today and we soon got to our seats. We'd barely sat down when Joe Cole floated a cross to the fair post and Sean Wright-Phillips volleyed home from close range. As the half continued, this was an England performance that we'd waited a long time to see. We were 1-0 up and not just sitting back. The team looked balanced, we had a target man in Heskey who was causing problems and by half-time, we were reasonably happy. As the 2nd half kicked off, we realised that during half time, we had discussed how early we'd leave the game which itself says something about the performance. Owen hit a stunning goal to make up for his first half miss and still we didn't sit back. Israel looked very average but in fairness, England made them look bad. They are a decent side who have a history before being difficult to break down, especially away from home. The 3rd goal came from Micah Richards who I think will go on to get a lot of caps for England. He is a very good defender and his attitude towards international is excellent. So after 70 minutes, its looking very good. 3-0 up and playing well.....then the Ginger Sven decides to break what isn't broken. Off somes Heskey and Gerrard, on come Johnson and Neville. It killed the game stone dead. The performance went back to the level of pretty much every other game we've seen since the last good performance (2-1 at home to Poland in Oct 2005 - are you listening Rzad !!!!!). Then just as we thought things couldn't get worse, David Bentley came on. This clown turned down the opportunity to play for England U21s in the Euro Championships in the summer which itself is bad enough but he also did it once he'd been named in the squad meaning it was too late to call up a replacement. He was booed as he came and and apparently it continued every time he touched the ball. I don't know for sure as I'd walked out. I'm not watching a player who let his country down so badly just a few months earlier. The game on Wednesday is still vital but confidence will be boosted after this 3-0 win. Common sense would dictate the Ginger clown picks the same starting line up but god knows what he will do as Fatty Lampard is available again.  Mandy felt Brian's wrath when she wandered in front of him after they'd announced free beer at the bar..... |
| Posted: 09 Sep 2007, 10:34 | |
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what you got against lampard
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| Posted: 09 Sep 2007, 11:30 | |
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Veteran Member Joined: 29 Oct 2005, 18:41 Posts: 3006 |
ScottyBoy wrote: what you got against lampard
Not really against Lampard, more against the retarded manager who will try to play Lampard and Gerrard in the centre where it clearly doesn't work. Unfortunately, the Ginger Sven is too pathetic to chose one or the other so it messes the team up when they are both fit. Mandy felt Brian's wrath when she wandered in front of him after they'd announced free beer at the bar..... |
| Posted: 09 Sep 2007, 16:37 | |
Veteran Member Joined: 20 Jan 2007, 20:26 Posts: 2921 Location: Vancouver |
If David Bently plays in Euro I will kill a kitten.
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| Posted: 09 Sep 2007, 17:30 | |
Make sure you videotape it so that we actually know that you're doing it  . Don't worry though, there's no question that Bentley will get to play.
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| Posted: 09 Sep 2007, 19:54 | |
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Veteran Member Joined: 29 Oct 2005, 18:41 Posts: 3006 |
I agree
Beckham, SWP, Lennon are all ahead of him Mandy felt Brian's wrath when she wandered in front of him after they'd announced free beer at the bar..... |
| Posted: 09 Sep 2007, 23:20 | |
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I must say we looked decent on the pitch; credit to the clown. To sum up, I hope Barry gets another run; he did well. Richards to displace Neville; he's well past it. And although I think Heskey had an alright match, he missed too many chances. Bring on Russia.
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| Posted: 09 Sep 2007, 23:47 | |
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Veteran Member Joined: 20 Jan 2007, 20:26 Posts: 2921 Location: Vancouver |
ratherton wrote: I agree
Beckham, SWP, Lennon are all ahead of him Winston Churchill is ahead of that cock for a place in Euro. www.mission-control.tumblr.com |
| Posted: 10 Sep 2007, 01:51 | |
Poland Spring Rzadzinski Joined: 17 Jan 2007, 04:23 Posts: 6304 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Quote: (2-1 at home to Poland in Oct 2005 - are you listening Rzad !!!!!)
What? Did I hear someone calling? "I wear tinted visor not to trick other players, but so hot girls in stands don't see me looking at them." -Alexander Ovechkin |
| Posted: 10 Sep 2007, 03:16 | |
Sgt. I can't get enough of Asian chicks Joined: 10 Mar 2005, 09:25 Posts: 2469 Location: Singapore |
rzadzinski wrote: Quote: (2-1 at home to Poland in Oct 2005 - are you listening Rzad !!!!!) What? Did I hear someone calling? Maybe it's just Ur imagination! Haha! I was expecting a 0-0 btw. 
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| Posted: 10 Sep 2007, 03:20 | |
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Poland Spring Rzadzinski Joined: 17 Jan 2007, 04:23 Posts: 6304 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
fir_nev wrote: rzadzinski wrote: Quote: (2-1 at home to Poland in Oct 2005 - are you listening Rzad !!!!!) What? Did I hear someone calling? Maybe it's just Ur imagination! Haha! I was expecting a 0-0 btw. I gotta get off this EF crack. "I wear tinted visor not to trick other players, but so hot girls in stands don't see me looking at them." -Alexander Ovechkin |
| Posted: 11 Sep 2007, 12:33 | |
Veteran Member Joined: 22 Nov 2006, 10:36 Posts: 776 Location: Earth |
rzadzinski wrote: fir_nev wrote: rzadzinski wrote: Quote: (2-1 at home to Poland in Oct 2005 - are you listening Rzad !!!!!) What? Did I hear someone calling? Maybe it's just Ur imagination! Haha! I was expecting a 0-0 btw. I gotta get off this EF crack. Wha-? YOU are EF crack incarnate!  Lol.
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| Posted: 11 Sep 2007, 22:58 | |
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Poland Spring Rzadzinski Joined: 17 Jan 2007, 04:23 Posts: 6304 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
thisisdard wrote: rzadzinski wrote: fir_nev wrote: rzadzinski wrote: Quote: (2-1 at home to Poland in Oct 2005 - are you listening Rzad !!!!!) What? Did I hear someone calling? Maybe it's just Ur imagination! Haha! I was expecting a 0-0 btw. I gotta get off this EF crack. Wha-? YOU are EF crack incarnate! Lol.Haha, no, but I've been getting bigger shipments lately. "I wear tinted visor not to trick other players, but so hot girls in stands don't see me looking at them." -Alexander Ovechkin |