The English Football Thread

[Cuthbert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wAKvp2NYb4

Man like Brendan >>>

[Trollheart]

Originally Posted by Christian Benteke

Southampton's you mean?

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No I meant England. You've such a rich pool of players to pick and choose from now, you must be in with a decent shout.

And as an Irish boy, it hurts me to say that!

[Goofle]

England have some great young players for sure, but the problem is the lack of a real "controlling" central midfielder. Chamberlain has the skill-set to play that role, but he is probably going to go in a different direction.

It's great having the likes of Barkley and Rodriguez, but without the ability to keep the ball in the way Spain, Brazil and Germany do, it becomes a hard task to achieve anything in International football.

[Cuthbert]

Centre back isn't quite as strong as past tournaments either. We've always had real quality there for years and years. Rio, Terry, Woodgate, King, Campbell, Adams, Southgate etc include who you want but we have Cahill, Jagielka and Smalling now. Jones can play there and Lescott too but none are world class or on the cusp like is usually the case.

Left back though.

Edit: Quarter final should be the target. Semis would be amazing. We won't win it.

[Cuthbert]

Half time and Sunderland are losing 1-0. Lose this and it's all over tbh.

[Cuthbert]

Posting these in here as it'd be pointless in the funny picture thread, nobody would get it.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img594/825/4oia.jpg

http://oi62.tinypic.com/16bavm1.jpg

[Tristesse]

Originally Posted by Goofle11

England have some great young players for sure, but the problem is the lack of a real "controlling" central midfielder. Chamberlain has the skill-set to play that role, but he is probably going to go in a different direction.

It's great having the likes of Barkley and Rodriguez, but without the ability to keep the ball in the way Spain, Brazil and Germany do, it becomes a hard task to achieve anything in International football.

Adam Lalallalalaalllaalalalalana.

[Cuthbert]

10 home league defeats for the first time in our 140 year history. A dark day when twats like Fulham are taking the piss at Villa Park. I absolutely detest it when we lose at home and you can see the visiting fans taking the piss. Fulham ffs, Fulham, of Michael Jackson fame .

Everton vs Arsenal
West Ham vs Liverpool

Decent. Going for a pair of away wins.

[Trollheart]

Originally Posted by Christian Benteke

Posting these in here as it'd be pointless in the funny picture thread, nobody would get it.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img594/825/4oia.jpg

http://oi62.tinypic.com/16bavm1.jpg

Neither do I. Who's Margaret whatsername??

**** luck with Rodriguez: hope he won't be out of Hodgson's plans now, but it's close isn't it? Villa were not great yesterday: I mean, Fulham, ffs! We just love dicing with danger, don't we? Man City were majestic, but I'm hoping Liverpool annihilate Sam's boys today. What a title race! And Chelsea are in it too: fair play to Lampard with his 250th goal. What a guy.

[Cuthbert]

Margaret Aspinall lost her son at Hillsborough and is now a Hillsborough campaigner, probably most known for being the most vocal critic of safe standing.

Those pictures are taking the piss out of the grieving that starts during the first weekend of April every year.
Yes the Hillsborough references are tight but it's funny too.

This year for Hillsborough, all kick offs are being postponed by 6 minutes as it was 3:06pm when the match stopped.

Man. United are playing their 2nd leg vs Bayern Munich in 2019 (in five years) as a mark of respect to the Heysel victims.