The Football.....

[AndyRM]

So much negativity! Ok, we lost. Again. The best teams lose. And we're not 'the best'. No-one ever pretended we were. But they played their hearts out, and on another day, could have won either or both games. And there was more than just endeavour and heart, there was real skill and vision too. I've seen some abject England displays over the years, god knows, but neither tonight nor Italy was among them. They lost. **** happens. But I really don't understand the abuse. I don't think England will ever win the World Cup. All I ask is that we give a good account of ourselves and lose with honour. And I think we did.

Oh, and lest we forget, they should have played 3/4 of the game with 10 men. That might have shaken things up a bit...

Whilst I do admire you enthusiasm, would you mind sending me the tapes of the England games you've watched this World Cup?

Totally agree with that their captain should have been sent off though. Blatant handball and a cynical chop to the throat. Though I suppose Neymar got away with it against Croatia so a precedent had been set.

 

[RedRider]

[QUOTE 3140273, member: 30090"]Agreed, but this had nothing to do with the goals. Defensively we're ****e and were all over the place for both goals.[/QUOTE]
You sound like a pissed inebriated Alan Hansen.

 

[Stephenite]

What a load of bollox. Again.

 

[Accy cyclist]

What a disappointing performance! My flag stays up(we live in hope) but i think most'll be down in the morning!

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

It bodes well for Liverpool next season though. The link up play between Gerrard and Suarez was outstanding.

 

[PaulB]

Liverpool 2 : Manchester United 1. Always look on the bright side of life.

 

[Inertia]

The good news for me was Suarez is recovering well from his injury but the only slightly less bad news Suarez is recovering faster than Id like.

@AndyRM, is Suarez pushing for a place in your top 5 strikers in the world list?

 

[Saluki]

Still on football but away from the world cup this made me smile..... (I don't know why exactly though it just did)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27923035

I think Doncater may get quite a lot of teenage girls wearing their kit

I just happened to notice this in passing. I have been teasing Hubster (Doncaster bred and born) about this. I have suggested that he seek asylum He muttered something about Delia but nobody here is ashamed of Delia, or Stephen Fry for that matter. Neither of them are teen idols that can't play music for toffee.

 

[AndyRM]

The good news for me was Suarez is recovering well from his injury but the only slightly less bad news Suarez is recovering faster than Id like.

@AndyRM, is Suarez pushing for a place in your top 5 strikers in the world list?

EDIT: He's actually 7th (behind Finnbogason, Mandzukic, Lukaku, Cavani and Zlatan (and Kris Boyd)).

Another poor performance from England last night. It's impressive that they went to the tournament with zero expectations and have still managed to disappoint 'everyone back home'.

Still, you've got the beginnings of a decent looking side. If the FA have the balls to stick with Hodgson you might do quite well at the next Euros.

 

[GaryA]

Maybe Gerard had been sambaing a little too much and forgot he and Suarez were playing for different sides?...winning stopped 'dracula' Suarez biting any English Players I suppose....
Meanwhile England’s multi-millionaire flops head off to the beach until tuesday

 

[Smokin Joe]

The Fat Lady ain't started singing yet, a win for Italy tonight and it will still be all to play for. It hasn't been a disastrous campaign by any means, though disappointing. I hope they stick with Hodgson, at least he's ended the hoofball style England are infamous for. Let's face it, nobody expected the team to bring the trophy back anyway.

 

[Kins]

Baines has been a big disappoint to me. Thought he would be tearing up the wings and crossing dangerously. Looked pretty average.

Henderson doesn't do much either. Couple of decent passes and tackles doesn't offer us enough going forward. Rather see a more creative player in there with Gerrard like Lallana or Barkley.

Hope Townsend fulfils his promise and comes in for the Euros.

 

[AndyRM]

The Fat Lady ain't started singing yet, a win for Italy tonight and it will still be all to play for.

Careful, you sound dangerously like an overly optimistic Scot!

 

[BigonaBianchi]

What happened on the pitch is one thing, it's just a game and we lost to a better team ..simples.

However what get's me is the pre match hype and the attitude of stations like talk sport who broadcast speeches by Winston churchil made during WW2 and aimed at our then enemies. This kind of thing is to my mind irresponsible and does nothing to help our image as a peaceful people. It simply adds fuel to th enationalistic fire so readily adopted by many so called football fans, who seem to think international football is akin to a war and not simply a sporting event.

I would rather such references to WW2, or any war actually, be refrained from , especially on public media as it simply builds aggression amoungst those supporters towards other nations, which in my opinion is not the name of the game.

Well Played Uraguay

 

[Flying_Monkey]

The Uruguay-England game was a poor one for the most part, Suarez excepted. And unless Suarez comes up with an amazing display, I can't see Uruguay getting past Italy, and there's no way England will beat Costa Rica if their defensive play is as bad as it was yesterday (and I very much include the midfield in that, not just the back four). Mind you, it wasn't as frustrating as watching Japan play Greece later on and spurn chance after chance. It was almost like they were afraid to score.