ENGLAND GERMANY BACKBENCHER 7AM
ENGLAND GERMANY BACKBENCHER 7AM
BACKBENCHER IS SETTING UP THE SCREEN TOMORROW FOR ENGLAND V
GERMANY
BACKBENCHER
AT 7AM
THURS 23RD AUG.
Achtung Himmel ,3-0 The Huns
Not getting out of ma scratcher for that!!
Kiwi Jambo2007-08-22 17:40:53
Not getting out of ma scratcher for that!!
Kiwi Jambo2007-08-22 17:40:53
i'll be up. i'm not a big McClaren fan but don't expect us to get
beat 3-0. hard to predict though with so many players
unavailable - gerrard, hargreaves, etc. who'll be in the
middle? come to think of it, who'll be up front - no rooney or
johnson... Will crouch play? owen? beckham has aparently flown over
for it. (i expect that didn't cost the F.A. a $1m!)
here's a couple of quotes relating to the game
'England don't play friendlies. There will be 90,000
people at Wembley tomorrow and another eight million watching on
TV; that is some friendly.
After suffering some of the most sustained abuse ever directed at an England coach during the scrappy win over Andorra in March, followed by widespread calls for his dismissal, McClaren could be forgiven for shuffling rather uncomfortably in his seat ahead of the friendly with Germany - the first time the sides have met at Wembley since Kevin Keegan famously quit in 2000.
BACKBENCHER AT 7AM 
COME ON
ENGLAND 
Lets get them Krauts! Up the England!
Huh what coverage is Sky getting? On SS1 but not on ESPN, hopefully
it isn't ESPN coverage, 'cos ESPN video quality for Football is
poor and so is the commentary.
Guess starting line up?
Thinking:
Robinson - Richards Ferdinand Terry Cole - Beckham Lampard Carrick Downing - Owen Crouch
Guess starting line up?
Thinking:
Robinson - Richards Ferdinand Terry Cole - Beckham Lampard Carrick Downing - Owen Crouch
England are so overrated it pains me. Germany should tear them to
shreds!
C'MON DE DEUTSCHE! ('de' is German for 'the' isn't it?)
C'MON DE DEUTSCHE! ('de' is German for 'the' isn't it?)
I dont see whats overrated in a line up like:
Robinson
Richards, Terry, Ferdinand,Cole
Beckham, Gerrard, Hargreaves, Cole
Rooney, Crouch
??
Robinson
Richards, Terry, Ferdinand,Cole
Beckham, Gerrard, Hargreaves, Cole
Rooney, Crouch
??
I assume that is sarcasm WB ? If not:
Terry, Ferdinand, Gerrard, Hargreaves, Crouch, A. Cole... Robinson is borderline
I'll give you Richards, Beckham, J. Cole and Rooney as not overrated.
Baiter2007-08-22 20:57:26
Terry, Ferdinand, Gerrard, Hargreaves, Crouch, A. Cole... Robinson is borderline
I'll give you Richards, Beckham, J. Cole and Rooney as not overrated.
Baiter2007-08-22 20:57:26
I dont see whats overrated in a line up like:
Robinson
Richards, Terry, Ferdinand,Cole
Beckham, Gerrard, Hargreaves, Cole
Rooney, Crouch
??
Robinson
Richards, Terry, Ferdinand,Cole
Beckham, Gerrard, Hargreaves, Cole
Rooney, Crouch
??
In bold is what I think are overrated.
GERMANY
COME ON !!
Gerrard is no way overrated. Im a united supporter and i believe he
is one of the best midfielders in the world easy. Richards is
hardly rater highly so he cant be overrated. But i agree Ferdinand
is definetely overrater. Ashley Cole is also. I like Joe Cole i
thnk hes great and not overrater. Crouch is definetely. And Rooney
no way hes a great player. Owen is overrated. Hes crap. Keeper
should be David James.
Robinson = approx 5th best keeper in premiership (too drunk to
actuallu figure out)
Terry = 2nd best defender at Chelsea (british press would have
you believe the best in the world)
Fredinand = approx 10-15th best defender in the world
Lampard = stupidly over-rated
Gerrard = good premiership player, but no where near the class
of players like Pirlo
Rooney = top 5 strikers in the world
Owen? Crouch? = enough said
England's spine probably has 2 players, maybe 3, who
are in the top 5 for their position. A lot of the others
would struggle to make the top 10. That makes quarter finals
at world cups, and semis at Euro champs about their limit.
On a side note, I always support England (unless they play
Wales) but can't while McLaren is in charge. I will support
Germany tomorrow, and every team they play until he is
sacked.
im gonig to pick:
Robinson
Richards, Terry, Ferdinand, Cole
Beckham, Lampard, Carrick, Downing
Smith, Owen
if im not mistaken of the squad listed at http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Players/ Hargreaves, Gerrard, Rooney, Campbell & Johnson have all been withdrawn/put in doubt.
Robinson
Richards, Terry, Ferdinand, Cole
Beckham, Lampard, Carrick, Downing
Smith, Owen
if im not mistaken of the squad listed at http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Players/ Hargreaves, Gerrard, Rooney, Campbell & Johnson have all been withdrawn/put in doubt.
What about the important side ?
Who's likely to start for the Germans, both the Poles available ?
Who's likely to start for the Germans, both the Poles available ?
I don't know who's gonna play up front for England.
Rooney's out
Crouch is suspended for the next game so they won't play
him
Bent's out
AJ's out
Maybe start Owen up front by himself.
Who else is there?
Robinson = approx 5th best keeper in premiership (too drunk to
actuallu figure out)
Terry = 2nd best defender at Chelsea (british press would have
you believe the best in the world)
Fredinand = approx 10-15th best defender in the world
Lampard = stupidly over-rated
Gerrard = good premiership player, but no where near the class
of players like Pirlo
Rooney = top 5 strikers in the world
Owen? Crouch? = enough said
England's spine probably has 2 players, maybe 3, who
are in the top 5 for their position. A lot of the others
would struggle to make the top 10. That makes quarter finals
at world cups, and semis at Euro champs about their limit.
On a side note, I always support England (unless they play
Wales) but can't while McLaren is in charge. I will support
Germany tomorrow, and every team they play until he is
sacked.
I agree, if you mean Ricardo Carvalho being better than Terry, Lampard offers very little in open play, but at set pieces he's top class
Gerrard has always been heavily rated, he had a poor season last year but hes looking good this year, Pirlo is a completely different player to Gerrard, Pirlo is similar to Alonso or Carrick.
Crouch grabbed 18 goals last year (had one of the best goals to minutes ratios) and wasn't consistently playing.
I'm not a McLaren fan either, what did he do a Boro that was that good, 14th when he took over 14th when he left. Spent heaps had a good cup run (in UEFA cup and got dominated in final), but he did win the WORTHINGTON CUP. Big Sam should have been given the job.
What about the important side ?
Who's likely to start for the Germans, both the Poles available ?
Who's likely to start for the Germans, both the Poles available ?
Klose, Schweinsteiger, Khedira, Ballack, Gomez, Podolski, Schlaudraff, Frings, Borowski, Jansen, Fritz all out
Christ, Germany 'B', they'll be lucky to win by two.
Yeah England thought they had a crisis, not sure if all would've
played but Klose, Podolski, Ballack, Schweinsteiger and Frings
normally always start.
BBC link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6953820.stm
BBC link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6953820.stm
Robinson = approx 5th best keeper in premiership (too drunk to
actuallu figure out)
Brilliant
- drunken honesty!
Robinson = approx 5th best keeper in premiership (too drunk to
actuallu figure out)
Brilliant
- drunken honesty!Looking back at that statement, I realise just how drunk I was
- he wouldn't make the top 15 keepers in the premiership.
England are so overrated it pains me. Germany should tear them to
shreds!
C'MON DE DEUTSCHE! ('de' is German for 'the' isn't it?)
C'MON DE DEUTSCHE! ('de' is German for 'the' isn't it?)
No
England are so overrated it pains me.
By who? Those of us who know they game, know how good England
are and where they fit in the footballing scheme of things. So who
is it that "overrates" them?
dairyflat2007-08-24 12:38:04
Typically English fans. 