The Official English Football Thread

[marc71178]

Agree on 4/5 except Rooney rather than Eeyore.

Still don't see how you can put a bit part player, who does have potential I agree, but is yet to come near to fulfilling it, ahead of someone who scares top International defenders?

 

[marc71178]

Reading FC.

Have increased there promotion hopes:

Burnley winger Glen Little and Man U's Luke Chadwick. both at the club till end of the season.

I've heard Chadwick is going to be employed to stand up front and put the goalkeeper off by being so ugly it's unbelievable.

 

[luckyeddie]

Derby had the other Chadwick (the 'pretty' one) on loan until this week - trying to help us avoid the drop to Div 2.

He's rubbish too.

 

[marc71178]

Well, he's being kept out the side by Rooney. Nuff said.

 

[Simon]

Still don't see how you can put a bit part player, who does have potential I agree, but is yet to come near to fulfilling it, ahead of someone who scares top International defenders?

he may well scare defenders, but at the end of the day a strikers job is to score goals, and he simply doesnt score enough. With the quality mid fielders england have (scholes, butt, beckham...) they really dont need heskey playing that type of role. If owen was in top class form then i guess you could warrant heskey's selection, but he isnt scoring that many goals himself lately, so beattie, jeffers and rooney should be considered above him.

could someone tell me about the england u21 game that was played yesterday. all i heard is england lost and i cant find any thing about it on the net. scorers ect.... would be good.

 

[marc71178]

Owen's got 20+ goals this season, and he's scored 3 in 4 I think, so I'd say he's in form, and he's done that partnering Heskey, so I say keep him in there.

They lost 4-2, Ameobi scored both for England, then got sent off for 2 bookings (2nd one for running on and putting the ball in the net after the whistle) - Barry scored an own goal.

 

[Simon]

well if thats the case for owen, i cant see a problem having heskey there, if he plays well. i know owen was in a massive form slump at some stage this season (15+ games without a goal???).

Thats a disapointing result for the u21's though. Ameobi's 2 is a positive sign though.

 

[Rik]

I've heard Chadwick is going to be employed to stand up front and put the goalkeeper off by being so ugly it's unbelievable.

A running joke on They Think It's All Over...

 

[Neil Pickup]

Owen's got 20+ goals this season, and he's scored 3 in 4 I think, so I'd say he's in form, and he's done that partnering Heskey, so I say keep him in there.

He's done that infront of Liverpool's midfield.

HESKEY: 32 CAPS - 4 GOALS

Not acceptable!

 

[Rik]

He's done that infront of Liverpool's midfield.

HESKEY: 32 CAPS - 4 GOALS

Not acceptable!

He hit the target a few times today but still no goals. The midfield are supposed to supply the passes, so why don't we have 2 forwards who can score rather than just one?

 

[Cloete]

yeah i agree. i think england should play beattie and owen rather than heskey. only i'm not sure whether rooney should be in the squad. i say the 4 forwards should be owen,jeffers,heskey and beattie. as u never know when heskey may come in handy.

 

[Simon]

i see england won over night, how did heskey go????? and did rooney get on the field?

 

[marc71178]

My view, having just watched the game, is that Heskey played quite well, set up Owen's goal very well, and the only blemish (if you can call it that) was when he tried to lift it over the keeper rather than heading it.

 

[Cloete]

did rooney get on the field?

 

[Rik]

did rooney get on the field?

Yes for the last 10 minutes. It really seems pointless when you have that little time. He's made 30 odd premiership appearances this season and scored 6 goals...he's started about 4 of them...

 

[Cloete]

yeah fair enough. has there been n e more news on the beckham/ real madrid transfer?

 

[Rik]

yeah fair enough. has there been n e more news on the beckham/ real madrid transfer?

You seriously think it's going to happen? He's based in Manchester and has a huge house here and his whole life is based around living in England. And does he really seem to need more money? He won't move.

 

[Cloete]

yeah i think he might because of Sir Alex.

 

[Simon]

i doubt he would go to real madrid, mainly for lifestyle reasons. Im sure he wont want his children starting school in spain and posh wont want to go to spain for career reasons. if he went anywhere, celtic or rangers would be bigger chances, but the comp in scotland is no where near good enough for his standards.

 

[Rik]

yeah i think he might because of Sir Alex.

Who do you think will be there for longer? Alex Ferguson will retire soon.