***Official*** Road to World Cup 2014

[sledger]

I'm actually beginning to look forward to this. You can almost feel like a monumental foul-up is coming.

 

[Cevno]

Lukaku beasting it for belgium, away to Croatia.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Wilshere out and Townsend playing on the right apparently.

Cole's injury may not be the worst thing ever, as Baines offers far more going forward, which you'd expect to be important tonight, especially with the ongoing absence of any left-sided midfielder.

And the weather's foul in these parts, which reminds me of our goalie messing up in similar conditions against Croatia a few years back, especially with Hart's regular pratfalls.

Baines's lack of pace worries me slightly, I have to say.

Dunno enough about Montenegro to know if their wide right player has the gas himself to exploit it, however.

Wilshere's not been in prime nick for the Arse, it must be said. Been played out of position mostly tho, tbf to him.

 

[grecian]

Is this the designated moaning thread for the night, I'll try to get in my mentions of whining about Lampard and Gerrard, and utterly specious mention of Italia90 early, but just think in every second of the match, I'm complaining mentally that things aren't as good as they were then, and I was drinking better beer then. Why can't you buy Colt45 anymore, except for the ****ing lite stuff.

Somone called flibbertyjibber just got mentioned on Kermodes podcast.

 

[sledger]

Oh dear Northern Ireland.

 

[Cevno]

The FA ‏@FA 19m
#England team: 1 Hart 2 Walker 3 Baines 4 Gerrard 5 Cahill 6 Jagielka 7 Townsend 8 Lampard 9 Sturridge 10 Rooney 11 Welbeck #EngMon

England still starting with Gerrard Lampard Midfield 2.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Gotta love Keane. Hasn't joined in the circle jerking over Hart. "He's making too many mistakes and should've been dropped six months ago"

 

[GIMH]

With a bit of luck Poland-Ukraine keep it 0-0 eh

 

[BoyBrumby]

Townsend caught in possession twice already. Hmm.

EDIT: make that thrice. Boy's trying too hard.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Sack of spuds, Official Team Sponsors of Team England.

The close ball control is perpetually embarrassing.

 

[Pothas]

Bendtner has scored for Denmark!

 

[Cevno]

Ukraine up 1-0.

 

[sledger]

With a bit of luck Poland-Ukraine keep it 0-0 eh

Looks like England will defo have to win both matches now. Could be itstl.

 

[grecian]

Bendtner has scored for Denmark!

WAG. Nicklarse<<<<<<< England

This match has gone a bit flat.

 

[Scaly piscine]

For all the pressure and whatnot England haven't actually threatened.

 

[grecian]

Looks like England will defo have to win both matches now. Could be itstl.

Clive already sounding funereal, makes me seem a happy-clapper.

I won't mention we're doing nothing in mid-field, because the two in there can't play together, because I'm even boring myself.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Delivery into the box has been dismal.

 

[GIMH]

Clive already sounding funereal, makes me seem a happy-clapper.

I won't mention we're doing nothing in mid-field, because the two in there can't play together, because I'm even boring myself.

All the England managers Sven onwards would have played both Shilton and Clemence IMO

 

[sledger]

Montenegro have looked quite decent at the back to be fair, but you get the feeling that a decent team would be able to open them up easily enough. England very short on ideas.

 

[GIMH]

Delivery into the box has been dismal.

All the right ideas but they're just too frantic, careless deliveries and poor first touches