The Rollercoaster has begun - England !

westwinds31 · Post by **westwinds31** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:21 pm

Well, hold on because we're off......good goals tonight, thought Hargreaves played fine, Joe Cole far and away the best player on the park for england...but we have that self-destruct thing down to a tee don't we...and I don't expect it to end here....same will happen in the next round...hold on tight !!

TigerTimmy · Post by **TigerTimmy** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 12:04 am

Another painful display to watch. First looked promising, lots of breaks forward and players actually running around. Then the defence went to pieces in the second half and Sven decided a draw was good enough.

Same old in the end.

Where was Walcott? What was the point in taking him if not to play him in games that dont count? He's not gonna get a go later on in the tournament, plus if Owne's out we only have two strikers in total.

Jess · Post by **Jess** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 8:27 am

sport is so painful. why i chose the teams that i support i will never know. first there is saints who only ever win by about a point, then everton who only ever win 1-0, and now the england football team. at least the england rugby team just lose and don't put me through emotional torture week in week out.

WharfedaleTiger · Post by **WharfedaleTiger** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:22 am

It was a good win against a team thats hard to play against> That said the set-peice (notm open play) defendingwas dire-ahwoever Sweden are proably the best set-peice team in the world. BOwens injury looks bad.

simon redshaw · Post by **simon redshaw** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:31 am

Well we drew actually and we still haven't beaten them for 38 years!!

I agree with the sentiments on here about England. I was watching outside a pub or two in London as the pubs were full. In the first half England played the better and I thought we were going to win and go on but in the second half we fell apart and were lucky to have come away with anything and had we lost we would have been playing Germany next. How come the performance dipped so much?

To have won would have been a travesty to Sweden but I was standing outside a pub in the second half cheering when Gerrard scored and hoping but of course we blew the victory with comical defending!! :twisted: The funny thing was the pub was Dutch but with mostly Swedish people in and there's me cheering an England goal outside!!

I didn't see Michael Owen's injury but it sounds desparate for England and with Walcott not being played our striking options are down to two. it highlights Eriksson's stupidity in not bringing at least another striker in Defoe.

Ashby Rock Chick · Post by **Ashby Rock Chick** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:47 pm

simon redshaw wrote:Well we drew actually and we still haven't beaten them for 38 years!!

I agree with the sentiments on here about England. I was watching outside a pub or two in London as the pubs were full. In the first half England played the better and I thought we were going to win and go on but in the second half we fell apart and were lucky to have come away with anything and had we lost we would have been playing Germany next. How come the performance dipped so much?

To have won would have been a travesty to Sweden but I was standing outside a pub in the second half cheering when Gerrard scored and hoping but of course we blew the victory with comical defending!! :twisted: The funny thing was the pub was Dutch but with mostly Swedish people in and there's me cheering an England goal outside!!

Yes Simon no doubt had you been in an English pub and been Swedish, you would've been hammered for that!!! (I HATE FOOTBALL). bring on the rugby..... :twisted:

I didn't see Michael Owen's injury but it sounds desparate for England and with Walcott not being played our striking options are down to two. it highlights Eriksson's stupidity in not bringing at least another striker in Defoe.

redtiger · Post by **redtiger** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:52 pm

at the end of the day, we'll get two more booze ups out of england before they get knocked out so you can't complain.

simon redshaw · Post by **simon redshaw** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:10 pm

Kaye (I've only just found out your real name!! :oops: ) you're so right about what would have happened the other way round!!

It shows what nice folks the Swedes are!!

I went past one pub and after a while an elderly couple passed and asked the score. one person asked the bloke who they wanted to win and where they were from. he said they were from denmark and they didn't mind who won!!

:D :D :D :D He also said good luck to us and enjoy the game!! Nice Dane. :D :D :D

simon redshaw · Post by **simon redshaw** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:10 pm

Kaye (I've only just found out your real name!! :oops: ) you're so right about what would have happened the other way round!!

It shows what nice folks the Swedes are!!

I went past one pub and after a while an elderly couple passed and asked the score. One person asked the bloke who they wanted to win and where they were from. he said they were from denmark and they didn't mind who won!!

:D :D :D :D He also said good luck to us and enjoy the game!! Nice Dane. :D :D :D

simon redshaw · Post by **simon redshaw** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:11 pm

Red, you're right about the booze ups, should we beat Ecuador!!

redtiger · Post by **redtiger** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:41 am

sunday drinking eh, jesus must be turning in his grave. did jesus actually have a grave?? or did they cremate him. or did he fly up to heaven and have a bevy with jesus?? i really don't know. i started reading the bible, but after ten pages i realised there was no martial arts, love scenes or bruce willis so i returned it to the library where i nicked it.

psalm chapter 5 verse 5: verily verily i say unto ye "seek forth the bruce willis, for he shall guide you to the light my brethren posse"

simon redshaw · Post by **simon redshaw** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:46 am

All that bible stuff's a bit too much for me in the mornings!! I know the bible doesn't make exhilarating reading. Martial arts and love scenes are great for me too.

Like your interpretation of psalm chapter 5 verse 5!! :D :D :D :D

And what makes me think you're a big Bruce Willis fan!!

DCat · Post by **DCat** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:27 am

No love scenes? What about all that begatting? Then there's Salome...... she got a bit ahead of herself.