International Distraction Thread - Saturday 13th

Bounty Hunter · 13-10-2007 2:32pm

DesF wrote: »

Shev scored for the Ukraine.

2-1 now.

looks like the real Shever when not wearing the blue of Chelsea. Rooney gets his first international goal for a while too

edit 3-0 england own goal

_blank_ · 13-10-2007 2:33pm

Ooooo-G

Ooooo-G

3-0

_blank_ · 13-10-2007 2:36pm

Stevie G ain't playing well for England.

Game is passing him by, and when he does try to get involved his touch is seriously dodgy.

Fwaggle · 13-10-2007 2:38pm

We should have got a penalty :mad:

eirebhoy · 13-10-2007 2:40pm

Fwaggle wrote: »

We should have got a penalty :mad:

Yeah I think the angle from the far side of the pitch showed why it wasn't given. It really looked like the Ukranian got the ball from the ref's angle but he didn't really get that much of it at all.

_blank_ · 13-10-2007 2:45pm

Are Scotland good for the lead?

Fwaggle · 13-10-2007 2:52pm

Well considering we should have had 2 penalties I would say yeah...

_blank_ · 13-10-2007 2:55pm

Fwaggle wrote: »

Well considering we should have had 2 penalties I would say yeah...

Well, a less biased view then.

Are they playing well?

Are Ukraine at the races?

Was the second goal as good as it was described on the bbc website (wonder goal)?

Nunu · 13-10-2007 2:56pm

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

looks like the real Shever when not wearing the blue of Chelsea. Rooney gets his first international goal for a while too

1st England goal in almost a year...1st competitive goal since Euro2004.

...Slovakia game over. They won 7-0.

_blank_ · 13-10-2007 2:57pm

Also, report on BBC tv that Ukraine should have had a pen?

Fwaggle · 13-10-2007 3:01pm

DesF wrote: »

Well, a less biased view then.

Are they playing well?

Are Ukraine at the races?

Was the second goal as good as it was described on the bbc website (wonder goal)?

Hehe, I'll try my best so...

We started great but looked a bit iffy when Ukraine scored. They had a couple of chances and a penalty shout after their first goal. Although to be fair, Shevchenko had already made a shot at fresh air and the ball was gone before there was contact.

I don't know what to make of Ukraine tbh. Sometimes coming forward they look dangerous and sometimes they look like they've never played together. There's been a couple of communication breakdowns at important times...

Second goal was a cracker. Straight from the training ground. Everyone in the box was waiting for the ball over the top from the free kick. Instead it went to McCulloch who was unmarked on the edge of the box, he took it down and curled it into the top corner.

I can't really do unbiased when it comes to Scotland

_blank_ · 13-10-2007 3:06pm

Fwaggle wrote: »

I can't really do unbiased when it comes to Scotland

Ah, you did alright.

I love Scottish players called McCulloch. We (Shels) have a great little right full called Mark McCulloch from Scotland. My favourite player this season.

_blank_ · 13-10-2007 3:11pm

Anelka has one for France in the Faroes.

Pepe LeFrits · 13-10-2007 3:17pm

Cashley gone off injured. I hope it isn't serious. I swear.

_blank_ · 13-10-2007 3:18pm

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Cashley gone off injured. I hope it isn't serious. I swear.

JT went down the tunnel to check on him, you'll be glad to hear.

~Rebel~ · 13-10-2007 3:19pm

DesF wrote: »

JT went down the tunnel to check on him, you'll be glad to hear.

was he wearing his mask? I dont think he's injured at all, just thought it would look cool!

eirebhoy · 13-10-2007 3:30pm

3-1 McFadden.

Fwaggle · 13-10-2007 3:30pm

Mcfaaaaadddeeennnnnnnn

_blank_ · 13-10-2007 3:32pm

Kudos to Scotland.

A Dub in Glasgo · 13-10-2007 3:33pm

What a marvelous sound coming from Hampden

~Rebel~ · 13-10-2007 3:47pm

Christ, McFadden for Scotland is unbelieveable!

_blank_ · 13-10-2007 3:50pm

England win after an effing brutal second half.

They didn't have to try in fairness.

Barry MOTM, well deserved, but Gerrard was a major disappointment.

~Rebel~ · 13-10-2007 3:59pm

Dunno what the story is with Gerrard of late, been on the worst run of form i've ever seen from him i think..

Bounty Hunter · 13-10-2007 4:05pm

im happy for Barry, he has been consistantley good for Villa for a few seasons now and now deserves to be an England regular. He was finally given his chance and what is it two or all three of Englands last matches that he has got MOTM in now?

mike65 · 13-10-2007 4:29pm

Did'nt see the second half as I got bored and went to finish my PC transfer. A solid result against poor opposition, Russia on plastic will be different no question.

Mike.

Raskolnikov · 13-10-2007 4:41pm

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

im happy for Barry, he has been consistantley good for Villa for a few seasons now and now deserves to be an England regular. He was finally given his chance and what is it two or all three of Englands last matches that he has got MOTM in now?

Those twits in the BBC (Lawro and Motson) were saying that now Lampard is back, Barry should be shunted out to the left-back for the Russia game since Cashley is injured :eek:

Why the hell does McLaren stick to this idiotic view that Gerrard and Lampard can play in the centre of midfield together when they continuously fail?

_blank_ · 13-10-2007 4:46pm

Raskolnikov wrote: »

Why the hell does McLaren stick to this idiotic view that Gerrard and Lampard can play in the centre of midfield together when they continuously fail?

He clearly isn't, otherwise Lamps would have played from the start today.

He was only put on to give Mickey O a rest.

edit: Wales one up in Cyprus.

They'll finish third in the group.

shane86 · 13-10-2007 5:40pm

England were woeful in part 2, sick that i wasnt in a gaff with Sky Digital, id have far rathered tune in BBC Scotland and watched their game, cracking stuff. Estonia really are a very poor team though, in the first half most of their attacks were more like a friendly pass to the keeper.

_blank_ · 13-10-2007 5:46pm

Super Cyprus now beating Wales.

Bounty Hunter · 13-10-2007 5:46pm

Cyprus 2-1 up on wales now

_blank_ · 13-10-2007 5:47pm

I'm better than you

_blank_ · 13-10-2007 5:53pm

3-1 to Cyprus now.

Necronomicon · 13-10-2007 9:39pm

Argentina 2-0 up against Chile at half-time in their WC qualifier, thanks to two unreal free kicks from Riquelme.

mike65 · 13-10-2007 9:41pm

Wales blow hot and cold to a silly degree.

Mike.

Unearthly · 13-10-2007 9:43pm

It's in Cyprus hands to finish 3rd

How embarrassing.

d22ontour · 13-10-2007 9:54pm

We could possibly finish 5th or 6th in this group. Thank fook the seeding for the World Cup is already done.It's all progress to Stan apparently.

:eek:

DSB · 13-10-2007 9:57pm

Eh the seeding isn't already done. That is provisional I'm almost sure.

~Rebel~ · 13-10-2007 10:37pm

d22ontour wrote: »

We could possibly finish 5th or 6th in this group. Thank fook the seeding for the World Cup is already done.It's all progress to Stan apparently.

:eek:

DSB wrote:

Eh the seeding isn't already done. That is provisional I'm almost sure.

Aye, twas just the pots as they stood based on current Fifa ranking. They'll change as the Fifa ranking changes until qualifying finishes and the draw is being made for the WC groups.

They mentioned the seeding still being important 5 or 6 times during the match today..

kinaldo · 13-10-2007 10:47pm

A magnificent goal from Sergio Ramos in Denmark tonight. I'd go as far to say he's now one of the best ALL ROUND footballers / athletes in the world at the moment, and he just gets better and better. Scary.

tdv · 13-10-2007 10:55pm

Riquelme scored two great free-kicks against Chile in a 2 -0 win for Argentina & his all round general play was great aswell. Still cant understand why he isnt starting for Villareal.

eirebhoy · 13-10-2007 11:01pm

mike65 wrote: »

Wales blow hot and cold to a silly degree.

I actually think it says more about Cyprus. They could beat anyone at home. Wales wouldn't have underestimated them because Cyprus destroyed them (on chances) when they played them in a friendly 2 or 3 years ago. They destroyed us. They were really unlucky not to get a point in Prague (Cech save them) and drew with Germany. Slovakia beat them after their keeper got sent off.

kinaldo · 13-10-2007 11:19pm

tdv wrote: »

Riquelme scored two great free-kicks against Chile in a 2 -0 win for Argentina & his all round general play was great aswell. Still cant understand why he isnt starting for Villareal.

He fell out with the manager, simple as. Actually their coach, Manuel Pellegrini, was saying last week he still rates Riquelme as one of the top 5 players in the world, but questioned his desire to play for the club.

kinaldo · 13-10-2007 11:22pm

eirebhoy wrote: »

I actually think it says more about Cyprus. They could beat anyone at home. Wales wouldn't have underestimated them because Cyprus destroyed them (on chances) when they played them in a friendly 2 or 3 years ago. They destroyed us. They were really unlucky not to get a point in Prague (Cech save them) and drew with Germany. Slovakia beat them after their keeper got sent off.

Toshack slammed the Wales performance tonight saying they didn't do anything right and also raised questions about his future based on tonight's performance.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7036139.stm

~Rebel~ · 13-10-2007 11:30pm

hmmm could be an opening there..id take him over Stan any day of the week! He may have the most boring voice of all time, but he really knows his football.

kinaldo · 15-10-2007 10:42pm

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=472599&root=euro2008&cc=3436&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos3

kinaldo · 15-10-2007 11:21pm

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/10/15/raulrage_pays_off_for_aragones.html

International Distraction Thread - Saturday 13th

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