ewerk 26160 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 The only reason I remembered it was on was because Shearer tweeted about it last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 First I heard of it was when they put a caption up last night during the CL Final. England are such a non-event these days. I remember the excitement of staying up to watch highlights on Sportsnight when I was a kid. I might watch this today though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38544 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Obsessed tbs, tbs, so I am. FYP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 The CL final is all well and good, but if you want to see the beautiful game played to the highest standard, you take the best players from England and Ireland and pit them against one another. Â This is breathtaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12736 Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Like watching two Newcastle Uniteds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Serious question here. If you accept that there is an upwards quality gap between England and Barcelona, if you flipped that gap and pointed it downwards (so who are England that much better than), what division do you think you're looking at? League 1 maybe? In other words, a Championship team is closer to England than England are to Barcelona. Â It's fucking brutal to think about (if you give a shit about England, which I don't really), and tells you exactly why watching England at major tournaments is a totally pointless exercise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Who's the Irish centre half that has shaped his hairline into a perfect curve like a black lad whilst he's got a blatant bald spot at the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26599 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 What's with the fascination of one colour kits in international football these days rather than the traditional colours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26599 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Who's the Irish centre half that has shaped his hairline into a perfect curve like a black lad whilst he's got a blatant bald spot at the back? That would be Tim O'Tei. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12736 Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Serious question here. If you accept that there is an upwards quality gap between England and Barcelona, if you flipped that gap and pointed it downwards (so who are England that much better than), what division do you think you're looking at? League 1 maybe? In other words, a Championship team is closer to England than England are to Barcelona. Â It's fucking brutal to think about (if you give a shit about England, which I don't really), and tells you exactly why watching England at major tournaments is a totally pointless exercise. Â Made me laugh during the build up to the World Cup, pundits were asked if England could win it and someone went "Well, nobody is expecting them to and that can be a help" Nobody expected them to win it because we're shite, man. I can't keep track of the amount of times a World Cup has been won by someone nobody expected to win it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Aye I can sort of see why they do it, but it's embarrassing. I think last world cup was the first one Stevie didn't think we would win going into it. [emoji38] Â Other nations must watch stuff like this match and just shake their heads. I'm sure we weren't this far behind everyone else when I was a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 That would be Tim O'Tei.[emoji38] Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26160 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 This game needs a riot to liven things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26160 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 That would be Tim O'Tei. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26599 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Adam Lalana would win the 'looks like a hairdresser' section of a look-a-like competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 He's so slight in build, it's ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 9938 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 That would be Tim O'Tei. Â So bad it's good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12736 Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Him and his partner at centre half, Rick O'Shea, are having a solid game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 9938 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza 105 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Rooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Aye. Looking like Riviere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26160 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Shay Given looking like a man who should have stayed in international retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makom 0 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Didn't know about it either, but I think that's only because I've long ago subconsciously ignored any and all international friendlies, barring the first couple of Gibraltar ones. Â Did laugh at Collymore having a fit during the first half - he's absolutely outraged that Liverpool are buying Milner as a DM, and can't see why Hodgson is playing him in that role for England. Not that I disagree with his points, but he gets proper upset, as if somehow England will ever have a Pirlo in the role. Â Ireland are non-entities anyway, they took FIFA's hush money to build their shiney new stadium, and needed UEFA to expand the Euros so the little people like them could get in. Colin Murray has their mentality spot on (even though he's NI) - because their so tiny and insignificant, every game is their World Cup final. Feckin eejits. Â All this talk of trouble though - well, whose bright idea was it to have a ref from NI? If this was a competitive fixture that actually mattered, that could easily be the spark for a riot if he dropped a bollock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26160 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 We didn't need an expanded Euros to beat you in 88. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26599 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Are they seriously discussing a man of the match or did I not hear them properly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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