The Euro 2016 qualifiers thread

[johnnytodd]

Poor half but the meltdown is ridiculous.

yeah like look at them high quality teams in the group pmsl

 

[Glasshalffullpools]

Delph is not an international player by any stretch of the imagination

 

[johnnytodd]

The fact Hodgson picks Forest Horrenderson to be our playmaker is enough for the sack

 

[Storzy]

It's the same quality as most groups.

 

[Jockney]

difference being they turn up for tournaments we never do

we actually do turn up for international tournaments, that is something of a myth. A lack of luck/bottle had been our problem until fairly recently.

 

[Modernist]

It's the same quality as most groups.

 

[SamScfc]

Rooney upfront on his own is ridiculous, there's no one within 10 yards of him, get Austin on to run in behind and give Rooney the space Austin creates.

Also, that goal was more Cahill's fault, he can see where that Novakovic is going so he should follow him.

 

[Stevencc]

yeah like look at them high quality teams in the group pmsl

I know intelligence isn't your strong point, you've proven that with your Heysel posts and your posts about women and the disabled, but you just said England are a top 32 side at best. By your logic surely a couple of the sides in that group are higher up than that?

 

[You Orns]

Scotland and Ireland's group is harder, Wales as well possibly bar that they are all similar quality

 

[johnnytodd]

we actually do turn up for international tournaments, that is something of a myth. A lack of luck/bottle had been our problem until fairly recently.

fook me are you for real since 1990 we have been going backwards............why ? Sky TV and foreign influx into the league.........anyone with a football brain knows that.

The media pick the team and the armchair social media pricks that now watch the game (because of the money) have ruined the game

 

[johnnytodd]

I know intelligence isn't your strong point, you've proven that with your Heysel posts and your posts about women and the disabled, but you just said England are a top 32 side at best. By your logic surely a couple of the sides in that group are higher up than that?

all true show me a post that is wrong?

 

[Stevencc]

all true show me a post that is wrong?

I won't bother picking one out, you exclusively post bullshit.

 

[johnnytodd]

I won't bother picking one out, you exclusively post bullshit.

haha thankyou because you cannot

 

[johnnytodd]

oh here we go Lallana on pmsl another average tit

 

[Stevencc]

Henderson at right back!?

 

[johnnytodd]

Horrenderson now right back pmsl it gets even better

 

[Jockney]

fook me are you for real since 1990 we have been going backwards............why ? Sky TV and foreign influx into the league.........anyone with a football brain knows that.

The media pick the team and the armchair social media pricks that now watch the game (because of the money) have ruined the game

Euro 96 -- went out in the semis to eventual winners Germany on pens

World Cup 98 -- went out to Argentina in the QFs on pens

WC 2002 -- went out in the QFs narrowly to eventual winners Brazil

Euro 2004 -- went out on pens in the QFs to eventual finalists Portugal

WC 2006 -- went out to Portugal in the QFs on pens


We have been shit since then, but even then we still managed to make it to the QFs in 2012 despite largely poor performances. We have done about par for our lack of real quality since 1990 and would have reached a final or two if our luck had been in.

Our biggest dry period was actually throughout the 70s and much of the 80s. How many foreign-born players did we have back then?

 

[SamScfc]

Such a shame that someone as overrated as Rooney will be our all time top scorer. He doesn't deserve it.

 

[Mustard]

Townsend is like Robben, always wants to turn inside and shoot. Except he's shit. Had a player wide open on his right there and instead turns into a crowd of players and shoots again.

 

[silkyman]

https://twitter.com/paddypower/status/610128066724106240

 

[Jockney]

Townsend is like Robben, always wants to turn inside and shoot. Except he's shit. Had a player wide open on his right there and instead turns into a crowd of players and shoots again.

Henderson wasn't open.

 

[johnnytodd]

Euro 96 -- went out in the semis to eventual winners Germany on pens

World Cup 98 -- went out to Argentina in the QFs on pens

WC 2002 -- went out in the QFs narrowly to eventual winners Brazil

Euro 2004 -- went out on pens in the QFs to eventual finalists Portugal

WC 2006 -- went out to Portugal in the QFs on pens


We have been shit since then, but even then we still managed to make it to the QFs in 2012 despite largely poor performances. We have done about par for our lack of real quality since 1990 and would have reached a final or two if our luck had been in.

Our biggest dry period was actually throughout the 70s and much of the 80s. How many foreign-born players did we have back then?

74 and 78 we did not qualify on goal difference 82 unbeaten 86 could/should have won it 90 could/should have won it after that down hill

 

[johnnytodd]

fuck me Horrenderson is shit

 

[Jockney]

74 and 78 we did not qualify on goal difference 82 unbeaten 86 could/should have won it 90 could/should have won it after that down hill

We were far better at Euro 96 than we perhaps had been since '66 so that puts paid to your 'downhill from there' theory. We were also decent in '98 and '02 bar the odd group stage game and looked very strong in '04.

 

[Stevencc]

Quality strike from the overrated chav!

 

[Jockney]

Jackhammer Wellshot.

 

[You Orns]

Let all the complaints about how it doesn't change anything begin.

 

[Storzy]

England's bestest midfielder

Play him further up the pitch you bloody dinosaur!

 

[Mustard]

Wilshere motm...am I rite goonerz?

Good call

 

[Ebeneezer Goode]

Wilshere