England vs. France

[Alf W]

Just watching the highlights. Ribery should have been booked for disgraceful play acting, the big tart. We won't flourish in the Euros until our players learn to throw themselves around in fake agony like these diving continental types.

[AtW]

Just watching the highlights. Ribery should have been booked for disgraceful play acting, the big tart. We won't flourish in the Euros until our players learn to throw themselves around in fake agony like these diving continental types.

Do you think England players are more of a Labour or Conservative voters?

[doodab]

If you had posted that earlier than you did, it would have more credibility.
I predict the opposite - Shevchenko has shot his load and will henceforth be sidelined.

Fair enough. I'll admit it didn't occur to me until he scored the first.

[gingerjedi]

Decent enough for a first game against a half-decent team... Nasri, Malouda, etc are darn good.

Not great, but not boring long-ball crud either.

Things can only get better
Can only get, can only get
They get on from here
You know, I know that
Things can only get better

Friday is the crunch, if England can get through that they have plenty of options.

Who knows, Carroll and Rooney could be fresh and tasty.

[doodab]

Who knows, Carroll and Rooney could be fresh and tasty.

Or they could be more like a Greggs pasty.

[gingerjedi]

Or they could be more like a Greggs pasty.

Like I said, who knows?

Rooney has yet to live up to the hype wearing an England shirt and Carroll looked sharp recently.

[doodab]

Like I said, who knows?

Rooney has yet to live up to the hype wearing an England shirt and Carroll looked sharp recently.

I did think Carroll might have done a better job of winning the ball in the air when it was cleared and enabling us to hold onto it a bit more. As it was there were spells when we seemed to get it away but it would come straight back.

[gingerjedi]

I did think Carroll might have done a better job of winning the ball in the air when it was cleared and enabling us to hold onto it a bit more. As it was there were spells when we seemed to get it away but it would come straight back.

Of course it would have helped if Carroll had been on the pitch rather than sat on the bench.

[doodab]

Of course it would have helped if Carroll had been on the pitch rather than sat on the bench.

Yes, so if we had bought him off the bench he might have done a better job than Young or Wellbeck did. I would have bought him on for Young personally.

[Doggy Styles]

Yes, so if we had bought him off the bench he might have done a better job than Young or Wellbeck did. I would have bought him on for Young personally.

I thought Young and Welbeck did quite well personally, although they didn't see very much of the ball especially second half.