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RUSS!!! Don't desert us PLEASE!!!!! Your - erm - well ENGLAND needs you!! :Yikes:

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I get my power from the Big Guy in the Sky.....try having a word yourself ;)

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Yes but has He got a Welsh accent? ;)

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Of course He has!! It would only make sense! Anyway, I'm offski, you're all on your own!! :D

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Anyone seen Beckham?

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Nope - he's off doing his make up for the cameras! And choosing his going home outfit! ;)

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We really are not playing well at all

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Scholes off? First time I've actually seen him all game :confused:
When are we going to learn to stop defending on our goal line?

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Someone needs to tell our team you need the ball if you want to score or win a match :(

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1-1 had to happen
Defence sucks once again

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:bigcry:
I know that was coming - they shoudn't have scored first!

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WTF!!!! bloody ref!!!!

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Excuse me but wasn't that a goal??
And WHAT is wrong with that referee? :shrug:

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The ref has been diabolical tonight but then a lot of the refs have been during the tournament. Only been one good one so far.

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Nothing wrong with it, Ref wearing a red shirt underneath.

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Oh dear - England are not so good at extra time and penalties :(
Think I should go and do my ironing. Can't stand the tension.

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Definitely Collina should be cloned and again and again.

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You mention the words good and ref and it doesn't take long for someone to come out with the right name ;)

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;) Come on it hardly gonna be riley :rofl:

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OK guys I've been watching it in the studio and I can't leave you like this....

"COME ON ENGLAND!!!!!"

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Errr...

"COME ON ENGLAND!!"

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:luv: :kiss: :smokin:
Thank you russ - now how long till it takes effect cos we need it NOW!!!!!!
(It's ok Paul I'm not being unfaithful - i'm doing it for England! ) ;)

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Too many fouls given away and too little effort from some of the team :( We deserve to lose the way we are playing :( Did I mention that the ref is just a joke :mad:

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"COME ON ENGLAND!!!!"

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Ok, lower case!!!

"come on england!!!"

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Oooops, maybe I'll leave the lower case next time......

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Wonder what the ref was paid tonight? He's ruined this match and our chances :(
Crap defending ends our tournament again.

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Out now :(

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That was cr@p - I can't believe the ref disallowed that England goal either :(

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:(:(:(

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OK, I've got tonight's song ready......

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'Always Look On the Bright Side Of Life'?

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How did you guess ;)

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shocking ref...
cant bear to watch it.......so im hanging here and hoping. TOUCH WOOD!

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2-2:):)

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Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaa!!!!

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YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YEEEEESSSSS!!!!! ::D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

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F**LKKKKIJING COMe ONN!!!!

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"come On England!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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We didn't deserve to go out via the ref so the goal is a blessing. At least we can go out by not hitting the target now :) LOL

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"come On England!!""""

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Cynic!! Come on they are back in with a chance! ;)

GO RUSS!!!!!!!!!!!

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Can we quote you on that Russ?
Hope this ref loses his UEFA badge :mad:

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Well done Well done...
now just one more goal before the end!!!!

Just one more freggin GOAL!!! JUST ONE!

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Anyone else not looking forward to penalties? ;) New Pizza hut ads here we come :p:

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i hope the supporters int he stadium get to line up and give a swift kick between his goalposts..

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My heart can't take much more of this.:(

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"Come On England!!"

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Someone ought to red card the idiot :mad: It's down to the lads now :disturbd: Anyone want to start praying? Please ;)

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Oh dear God, I hate penalties.

I'll bet Beckham'll screw up.

... I need my stress reliever.

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Guys...if anyone has ever thought about finding God...I suggest you do it now...!! :D

There'll be plenty of time for that later ;)

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Must be a seasoned England supporter if you came prepared with sedatives ;)
Here we go with the penalties :Yikes:

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TW*T Beckham :(

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How much a week does Beckham earn again?

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Beckham...what the hell was that?????

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Goal :) At least someone hit the target and not the roof ;) 1-1 but Portugal have a penalty in hand :(

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If he spent less time ponsing about on TV and in OK magazine and more time practicing .....

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Bugger :( 2-1 :(

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Well said ;) and very true :mad:
2-2 well done Lampard :)

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yes Ott :)

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Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best...

And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...

If life seems jolly rotten
There's something you've forgotten
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps
Don't be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing.

And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...

For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin
Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.

So always look on the bright side of death
Just before you draw your terminal breath

Life's a piece of ****
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.

And always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the right side of life...
(Come on guys, cheer up!)
Always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the bright side of life...
(Worse things happen at sea, you know.)
Always look on the bright side of life...
(I mean - what have you got to lose?)
(You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing.
What have you lost? Nothing!)
Always look on the right side of life...


Ah well, let the Wales-bashing commence.... :D

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England are out :( Shocking game :(
Anyone know a good gardener with some grass seed and a roller? That penalty spot was knackered :shocked:

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Oh dear :(

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Didn't take you long to post that Russ!
It's gone very quiet in my house..........................:(

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Time for Beckham to p*ss of back abroad.

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It's a good thing we lose with grace ;)
Anyone want to go lynch David Beckham and that referee? :p:

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*Sigh* how did I know Beckham would screw up.:rolleyes:

Oh well, what the hell was wrong with that penalty spot?

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What was wrong with that portuguese goalkeeper, he needs a slap n'all

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Just p*ssing off would be a good start ;) How many players were worth their money out on that pitch? Ol Golden turd wasn't for starters :mad:

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The penalty spot was the same for BOTH teams.

We ALWAYS lose on penalties because our players are ****e and don't give a damn, their mind is on the next photo shoot or publicity stunt, and the casino of course.

They are all too squeaky clean and nice, great for ballet but not football.

Rooney is the exception, he's passionate, hard working, and he's also basically a thug, which I'm afraid we need more of.

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for god sake you cannot blame beckham

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Lets get it right.

If that dick of a ref hadn't disallowed that goal before full time we would not have been in that position.

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Oh well, since Rooney was pretty much our only decent player (who is now injured) we'd be out in the next round anyway.

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disallowed the goal for campbell holding terry down who held to goalie down?

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you cant sit back on a one goal lead. How many times do England need to be stung by that to realise????

Portugal
France

HOW MANY MORE TIMES?

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It'll never sink in, lol.

Same with Spurs (the team I support), except they can be winning by any amount and still lose by the final whistle.

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he is abroad???

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too right imho :( :( :( :(

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The one thing i do find so so unacceptable is that this is a professional game, at the highest level and they bring in a part time ref???

How does that work?

If your countries team has gone home your ref should go home as well. When it gets to the last four the final should be reff'd by a 3-4 place time and vice versa

penalties again!!
 

Dammit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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U can't blame anyone apart from the ref's decisions which was bordering on the farcial...... We should have attacked more postively....

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we didnt play that great, but that goal............

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What a cheeky wee pen by postigia!!!

And that pen by the keeper was the best of the lot!

Sorry England, but you'd have thought the french match would have taught you something.

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LOL, I love your sig, Gazzae.:D

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Footballer? Learn?

Gazzae what is it you dont understand !!! :D

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It wouldn't be England if we didnt lose.. part of the fun :(

In a way, i'm quite glad that we're out, I can not watch another game like that for a while.. it's stressed me no end. Pacing and Pacing and pacing.

Really feel for Vassall nothing seems to go right for the lad, he works his backside off.. and his finishing is usually impeccable. To miss a penno.. sucks.

As for the disallowed goal.. well I'm fed up of what ifs, and all.. but that was not on. There was tit for tat here and there, and the portugal players were doing far worse to the england players. Campball showed he was the strongest, and best headerer there.. and put it in the net, however that swiss swong decided opposite.. He didn't even consult his linesman!! He must have some gut to make a decision like that without any prior consulation, what a fool. Collina should of reffed that match, he's top draw.

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Yep, with the grace of the penalty spot, the referee etc ;)

Saying that, he WAS an idiot tonight....

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you aint wrong there , how the hell were they supposed to take decent penaltys from a mound of sand :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

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:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

I'm gutted, why does it always happen to us :(

Beckham as a player has gone right down in my estimation, where has his passion and pride gone?? Owen Hargreaves couldn't stay on his feet, has he been taking lessons from Heskey :erm: Player of the match for me was Ashley Cole, he never stopped trying and deserved to wear the England shirt, closely followed by Sol Campbell :tu:

Oh well, next one is Henham to get knocked out of Wimbledon :rofl: If one thing the English are good at it's losing, think I invented some new swear words tonight :rolleyes:

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owen hargreaves had an unfortunate night, but hes played well int he tournie beforehand. Scholes should have stayed on a bit more, and as well as rooney (if he wasnt injured) then the outcome would have been different.

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Well funnily enough 11 other players succeeded okay. That was his 3rd missed penalty in a row, maybe he should step down from that job.

Shame about the disallowed goal, that was a classic header. If there was a foul, it appeared to me from replays to be by the keeper not on the keeper.

Can't complain tho, I bet Beckham would miss another penalty at odds of 10-1 :) pity I only put a tenner on it.

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I don't wish to to sound like I'm gloating but I've said all along - England are not currently capable of going all the way in a major final. There's no way they were going to get past the semi finals. It would be nice I suppose...but it won't happen for a while.

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Excellent Poll whoever posted it. :tu:

Now England are out can we get back to having something decent to watch on telly, without overindulgence and hype on sports that we know, if we are truthful to ourselves, that we havent got the slightest hope of winning. All we need now is for Henman to give up at Wimbledon and we can get back to normality. Oh forgot wev'e got to suffer the Olympics soon. :(

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Exactly Russ.

England will never have a world class team all the time that the players are forced to put their clubs first.

Beckhams genius was lost the day he fell out with Alex Ferguson.

The one shining light in the tournament for England was an 18 year old lad who gave his all for his country. When he left the pitch the game was lost.

That says more about the state of National football than I ever could.

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Well, I'm just glad it's over now instead of losing on penalties in the Finals. That'd be too much to take.

Anyway, even if we'd gotten through to the semi's, we'd have probably got thrashed.
I hate to admit it but Rooney's the only reason we got this far IMO, now he's injured; without him we wouldn't stand a chance with our current squad.

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Well, I have to say that I think England's main problem is that if they score early, they appear to start playing for time, maybe congratulating themselves for scoring (in fact, in this game they did congratulate themselves for scoring a goal that was disallowed, and the portugese took advantage of that fact to go running toward our goal). England need to attack continually, not score one or two goals and then play defensively.

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Shouldnt the ref have blown the whistle for a goal kick then? if it indeed was a push call.

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Ashley Cole and Sol Campbell :nworthy::nworthy::nworthy:

They've been excellent all tournament, but tonight they were on another planet - especially Cole - what a performance!!!!!

As for the ref - see below.

Check out his homepage and send him some feedback. I told him i wasn't eating any more Swiss Rolls and that he could stick his Cuckoo Clock up his ass - wonder if they will publish that amoungst the other feedback??

http://www.ursmeier.ch/referee/ref60.html

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England were never good enough. That's why they lost. They've never won any penalty shootouts ever. If they were good they would have won by now. England have never even been in a European championship final ever. And I can say in the world cup,they won't reach further than the quarter finals. If that.

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too bloody right :tu: :tu:

I will be patriotic and support my country, but they aren't all that the press make them out to be!

MB