Football : Season 2007/2008 - Page 40

Cobbydaler · 17-11-2007, 19:33

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Originally Posted by Russ B

You follow my posts so carefully - I'm quite flattered I have a stalker.

Thankfully the media in Malta post very little about UK football.

Does that include those of us who've been out of the country for most of the last 2 weeks?

That's been the case for the last month. I'm sure Malta get English obsessed papers within that timescale.

But as Shadow says, technically if Andorra get a result against Russia...

12noon · 17-11-2007, 19:34

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Originally Posted by Russ B

Objectively, I wonder who would be better for the tournament, England or Russia.

I think more money would be made because of the traveling fans and TV viewers with England in it.

Shadow Demon UK · 17-11-2007, 19:40

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Originally Posted by Cobbydaler

But as Shadow says, technically if Andorra get a result against Russia...

There might be more chance of Macedonia getting a result against Croatia to be honest...

Russ · 17-11-2007, 19:46

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Originally Posted by Cobbydaler

That's been the case for the last month. I'm sure Malta get English obsessed papers within that timescale.

If they do they're very few and far between - I've heard nothing about it, hence why I asked.

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Originally Posted by 12noon

I think more money would be made because of the traveling fans and TV viewers with England in it.

Saw this on the BBC site:

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"Let's face it, Russia deserve to qualify. Coached by a better tactician and motivator in Hiddink who always does a good job. They have great potential as a European force. England are becoming somewhat of a European farce under McClaren."

There might be more than a grain of sense in that.

Cobbydaler · 17-11-2007, 19:57

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Originally Posted by c_r

Come on, it was just a joke, hence I obligingly supplied you with the information you asked for. Don't take it so personally.

You know Russ always has to have the last word...

Shadow Demon UK · 17-11-2007, 19:57

2-1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12noon · 17-11-2007, 20:05

It's in our hands again.

Shadow Demon UK · 17-11-2007, 21:03

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Originally Posted by Shadow Demon UK

There might be more chance of Macedonia getting a result against Croatia to be honest...

And i wasn't wrong. Macedonia 2 - 0 Croatia.

If England win 2-0 on wednesday they will qualify top of the group. What a turn around from a couple of hours ago!

From the bbc live text - "Unbelievable. I bet Steve McClaren's won the blimmin lottery tonight as well"

Cobbydaler · 17-11-2007, 21:41

Well done Northern Ireland!

18-11-2007, 08:57

Well done Israel, but why are they in the Euro Championships anyway ? they are a South Western Asian country

Cobbydaler · 18-11-2007, 09:28

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Originally Posted by yesman

Well done Israel, but why are they in the Euro Championships anyway ? they are a South Western Asian country

Russia, Turkey & Georgia are also strictly in Asia, or mainly in Asia, but they're eligible as well...

BBKing · 21-11-2007, 20:53

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Well done Israel, but why are they in the Euro Championships anyway ? they are a South Western Asian country

Er, it's a bit obvious.

Cos if they played in their real area, against people like Syria, Saudi Arabia or Iran or, hell, Lebanon, where the Israelis recently murdered a thousand or so residents, there'd be, um, a slight security problem (imagine a thousand or so Iranians rocking up at Tel Aviv airport for the away game). You'd have to play their entire qualifying campaign somewhere else, basically.

Anyway, creating Middle East peace is, haha, a piece of cake compared with trying to salvage England's evening. I just want to see how badly they can cock it up from here.

Marge · 21-11-2007, 21:02

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Originally Posted by BBKing

Anyway, creating Middle East peace is, haha, a piece of cake compared with trying to salvage England's evening. I just want to see how badly they can cock it up from here.

Now Now, have some faith

BBKing · 21-11-2007, 21:22

I really do have a morbid sense of curiosity - there have been too many disappointments with this shower, and when I heard that Lampard/Gerrard were in the middle with Carson at the back I expected the score to go up rather faster in the away team column, but not that fast!

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Lampard - what a waste of space. Jessie. Dontchalovehim. Player of the season. Drop him now.

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That Crouch is ruddy useless too.

Russ · 21-11-2007, 21:26

Hang on - as soon as I slagged off England's performance in the other thread, they started scoring - shall I do it a bit more?