Euro 2016 England V Russia on and off the pitch ITV/TV3

SlickRic

#Pray4Dier

Cypher_sounds

niallo27 wrote: »

He doesnt fit in the side though, sterling you can make a case for. Rooney is a joke decision.

He's been playing in that position for a bit now so he kinda does. Think we may see him play as second striker at some stage too.

blueser

Angron wrote: »

It's not really a tournament with England if the management isn't confusing the heck out of the fans :pac:

We've sort of gotten used to it down the years. Find a place for the "star man", no matter the fact that he doesn't even warrant a place in the squad.

I can't understand how sterling starts
His form has been piss poor all season

Edward Hopper

Not a lot of segregation in the stadium, hopefully those inside are the genuine fans there for the football.

PeterTheEighth

"He's playing Russian Roulette". Given that they are actually playing Russia, shouldnt that be just "Roulette".

Fromvert

SlickRic wrote: »

I'd imagine he's up front with Alli in midfield. A waste of Alli's best attributes.

If he does it's even crazier to me, if you're playing Alli and Kane, don't break up their club partnership.

niallo27

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

He's been playing in that position for a bit now so he kinda does. Think we may see him play as second striker at some stage too.

Why leave a man who just won a league and bursting with confidence on the bench. Has he played there for england much.

eagle eye

niallo27 wrote: »

He doesnt fit in the side though, sterling you can make a case for. Rooney is a joke decision.

So Rooney scores in all but one of the qualifiers he played in and it's a joke that he is starting?

I've heard a lot of people saying the same thing but if you were manager of a team and a guy scored 24 goals in 39 games that you managed, and has scored in all but one of the qualifiers he played in would you drop him?

Mars Bar

I'd want England to lose and go out early to bring their pathetic fans home with them but I have 3 of their players in my fantasy team.

niallo27

M!Ck^ wrote: »

I can't understand how sterling starts
His form has been piss poor all season

He has been brutal, it makes no sense. He costs 50 million though so has to start.

caviardreams

Really wonder how this England midfield is gonna work...

Edward Hopper

In hope rather than expectation........

Come on England!

Cypher_sounds

niallo27 wrote: »

Why leave a man who just won a league and bursting with confidence on the bench. Has he played there for england much.

Why are you asking me?? I already questioned that myself.

Don't know haven't watched them much.

GreNoLi

Hodgson has overcomplicated this starting lineup to such an absurd degree.

niallo27

eagle eye wrote: »

So Rooney scores in all but one of the qualifiers he played in and it's a joke that he is starting?

I've heard a lot of people saying the same thing but if you were manager of a team and a guy scored 24 goals in 39 games that you managed, and has scored in all but one of the qualifiers he played in would you drop him?

Most of them goals were pens, stick him upfront so.

PeterTheEighth

M!Ck^ wrote: »

I can't understand how sterling starts
His form has been piss poor all season

It's certainly a strange message to send to your team. You leave out the player of the year to put in a player that you used to manage at club level. England have a lot of really good young players, they should drop some of the "regulars" and give the new lads a chance.

Rooney always looks like he has the weight of the world on his shoulders at these tournaments.

eagle eye

Mars Bar wrote: »

I'd want England to lose and go out early to bring their pathetic fans home with them but I have 3 of their players in my fantasy team.

They have some pathetic fans but most of them are nice people. I'm shouting for them to win.

callaway92

Keith Andrews co-commentator is nice

Can't see England winning this, very poor midfield, blunt enough in attack too except for Kane, who mght well get stage fright.

Russia to win me thinks.

eagle eye

niallo27 wrote: »

Most of them goals were pens, stick him upfront so.

How many of the 24 were penalties?

He has more from play than anybody else that has played under Roy Hodgson.

mansize

Too dull anthems now

Mr.Nice Guy

England fans booing the Russian anthem.

SEPT 23 1989

Nasty atmosphere

namloc1980

Awesome anthem.

dfx-

Russian anthem is one of my favourites..

Rossi IRL

Poor form by english fans, expected no less of them

niallo27

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

Why are you asking me?? I already questioned that myself.

Don't know haven't watched them much.

You said he has been playing in that position before and now you are saying you don't know you haven't watched them much.

PeterTheEighth

Love the Russian anthem.. All that's missing is some black and white footage of the Russian Navy saluting their captain against the backdrop of a nuclear submarine that hasnt had an oil change in fifty years.

Straight Edge Punk

eagle eye wrote: »

So Rooney scores in all but one of the qualifiers he played in and it's a joke that he is starting?

I've heard a lot of people saying the same thing but if you were manager of a team and a guy scored 24 goals in 39 games that you managed, and has scored in all but one of the qualifiers he played in would you drop him?

He should be played up front or not at all.

caviardreams

Love the Russian jersey.

Edward Hopper

PeterTheEighth wrote: »

Love the Russian anthem.. All that's missing is some black and white footage of the Russian Navy saluting their captain against the backdrop of a nuclear submarine that hasnt had an oil change in fifty years.

Right up there with the Italian anthem as my favourite.

Tasden

I always feel very sad hearing any national anthem being booed.

whatever_

blueser wrote: »

Marseiile has a pretty grim reputation as a city. Allocating England and Russia to that city was naive in the extreme. The England fans seem to be getting targetted by heavily armed Russian gangs as well as local French mobs. Now don't get me wrong; some of the England yobs are no shrinking violets, and won't run away from a fight. But it seems a lot of innocent English fans are getting picked off over there.

I agree and I think even Ireland fans would be having difficulties there. In '98 it was tricky. The Arabs on mopeds would look for isolated fans or small groups. After a few had been separated from their bikes, they started riding round with a passenger who was normally visibly carrying a knife. I imagine they are using mobiles as well now. My strategy would be to leave Marseille as soon as the match has ended.

Classy.

Harry Palmr

Really is time England adopted "Jeruhuselam" as the anthem

mansize

My god but Rooney looks hideous in HD

sligeach

Well done, take a bow English fans, showed their lack of class, booed the whole way through the Russian national anthem. So disrespectful.

ODubhain82

Rossi IRL wrote: »

Poor form by english fans, expected no less of them

Should be shocking but actually not that surprising.

Angron

That England kit looks like one of those optical illusion things, where if you stare at it long enough you see shapes or something.

Edit: Oh, it seems that was just the kit for the warm up.

niallo27

eagle eye wrote: »

How many of the 24 were penalties?

He has more from play than anybody else that has played under Roy Hodgson.

4 out of the 8 matches he scored in were from pens. Great goal scoring record alright, i just think they have better options.

daRobot

C'mon Russia!

Ol' Donie

Come on England.

Yeah, I said it.

mansize

1 French Anthem
2 Italian Anthem
3 Scottish Anthem

Straight Edge Punk

This will just escalate things further later tonight.

Unless we get a Rocky IV style turnaround.

Had to get England in a buster.

The Talking Bread

Take a drink everytime this annoying cnut mentions right here on TV3 or exclusive coverage of 22 games in his commentary,

And no, I dont have access to another station at the mo!

SEPT 23 1989

sligeach wrote: »

Well done, take a bow, morons, booed the whole way through the Russian national anthem. So disrespectful.

After the carry on today do you blame them

mansize

As I am no fan of Russia- come on England!
But rather Wales

Faugheen

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Come on England.

Yeah, I said it.

I'm the same.

About time the Home Nations showed Europe who's boss.