Group D Discussion - Ukraine, Sweden, France, England

[cpr]

So in the HT interview clip tonight, Gabby Logan as Steven Gerrard what England would do if they encountered racist chanting during a match.

Very dissapointed Stevies answer wasn't 'We'd tell JT to shut the **** up'

 

[BoyBrumby]

Why do England's WAGs trowel on the fake tan?

- The darker they are the less likely it is that Terry will try to **** them.

 

[sledger]

BBC Sport - Euro 2012: Joey Barton - 'I'd walk into England squad'

If wishes were fishes, the world would be an ocean, etc...

Edit: Actually, in fairness, there's a lot of sense in some of what he says. But the fact that he's being such a **** about it makes it very hard to agree with him.

 

[GIMH]

Yeah I mean a lot of us wouldnt have Henderson on the squad but there's nothing classy about calling it out like that. Barton is a tool.

 

[wpdavid]

Now there's something I'd completely forgotten from the 2004 game against France - Beckham's missed penalty. I suppose the mess-up in the last five minutes overshadowed it, but even so.

 

[Pothas]

Yeah I mean a lot of us wouldnt have Henderson on the squad but there's nothing classy about calling it out like that. Barton is a tool.

It's not even like he has had a good season.

 

[superkingdave]

Silvestre ( I think) should have walked as well but the ref bottled it

 

[GIMH]

It's not even like he has had a good season.

I'd go as far to say he was poor for large parts of it

 

[grecian]

Is Hodgson some knid of under-appreciated comedian?

He says replicate club form, after picking a lot of players that were **** for their club last season.

Genius.

 

[BoyBrumby]

He comes across as such an avuncular bungler he's either a genius or, more likely, an avuncular bungler.

 

[grecian]

I like how he said he didn't even think of picking Rio, I call it the "early onset of alzheimers defence", lucky he didn't forget Joe Hart or Ashley Cole, TBF.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Never been so underwhelmed the day before an England opening game in a tournament. May change tomorrow but I doubt it. Hope we do well but not expecting it.

 

[GIMH]

I'm just bummed to be in work all day tomorrow.

 

[grecian]

I'm just bummed to be in work all day tomorrow.

Interesting job perks there.....

 

[GIMH]

:laugh;

 

[cpr]

Not even watching it TBH. Finish work at 5, so every pub in towns gonna be rammed by the time I get there, so meeting an old uni mate for a coffee instead, I'll catch the highlights (ie, the French goals) later.

 

[Pothas]

One of the only games that I will not watch in the pub actually, just not worth the hassle.

 

[sledger]

So then, Oxlade-Chamberlain starts. A bold (and probably right) move.

At least this means Downing won't start, I think we can all agree that's something in everyone's interests. Unless you're French.

 

[Uppercut]

The right decision and it's not close, Ox is just in a different class to Downing. Really wasn't expecting it though, fair play to Hodgson.

 

[wpdavid]

Agreed. Also pleased not to see Carroll in the starting XI.