Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Except there hasn't been any of the 'usual hype' this time around hence the lack of any real interest in Any one but England, it's all been pretty subdued.

Originally Posted by Niles Crane (Post 35043894)

How much longer until Arsene Wenger is blamed for England's situation?

Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 35043817)

I disagree with this, the best English players in the main play for the best clubs and don't look out of place doing so, where we go wrong is in always having a manager that tries to accomodate people, so we end up with square pegs in round holes and in having a £800 million white elephant of a stadium when that money could have been plouged into youth football, decent coaches, coaching kids how to express themselves on the park rather than athletes gaining points for some crappy kids league. Also each club is given money for Youth development, how much of this cash actually goes on youth development, whenever cash is tight the youth is the first thing to suffer as managers are sacked or hired on what they are achieving now not in five years.

Originally Posted by Russ (Post 35043918)

Are you serious? Not the usual hype? Are we living in different countries? It's been exactly the same this year as it always is.

Originally Posted by gazfan (Post 35043877)

No it didn't continue working - but does that mean the concept is wrong?

In the 2006 World Cup there were 80 players who were with Premier League clubs - 21 were in the England squad.

We can only discuss 'what if' in the context of the thread & my opinion can't be 'proven', but I would still rather the Premier League restricted the number of foreign players & allowed more English ones the chance to develop.

- otherwise we just have to 'agree to disagree' :)

Originally Posted by punky (Post 35043819)

Rooney insulted Capello?

Originally Posted by Kymmy (Post 35043974)

Not yet but after the fans you know Capello will be next ;)

Originally Posted by punky (Post 35044136)

Well, well, well.... NZ 1-0 up against Italy. Shocking offside descision but its final I suppose.

I've not been following Italy but going off of what the commentator was saying about them, sounds like they are misfiring as badly as us.

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35044142)

I am getting more and more irate by poor referring. The World Cup started well, good decisions mostly, but now we have bizarre red cards and the American goal which was ruled out for heaven knows what reason.