Hi Veggie, yep I noticed that, the games at Anfield as well. I would like Martin O Neill firstly with Daglish in the back ground team, but Hodgson isn't bad either!

I think there will be a lot more structuring to come at Liverpool. I don't know if Benitez has taken all the backroom staff with him but I imagine they will also leave.
I'm not sure about Martin O Neill tbh, he seems to have stalled a bit at Villa. I think Hodgson is the better manager with limited resources.
RZB - you should keep him, I reckon Harry could get the best out of him and he seems an ideal CL type player

Liverpool deffo not having O'Neill, definetly yes to Kenny Dalglish!.

Morning all
Everyone nice and nervous for tonight?
AW has said we are deffo getting a new defender - hope it's the Belgian boy from Ajax, we could do with their right back as well.

Hiay Veg,
did you notice on the fixtures yesterday. The FA cup final day has a full programme of Premiership fixtures,  So the clubs who make the final if they come from the premiership will play the cup final, the rest will play a league game, the following week, it's the final premiership fixtures, Is it not down grading what was the great club cup competition at one time.

Hey RZB
No I never noticed that. I was too busy whining about the fact that we have tough away trips after all of our CL fixtures bar one.
We are away at Villa, Man City, Chelsea and Sunderland after Euro games - I haven't even looked to see if we will be away after internationals but it wouldn't surprise me.
If what you're saying is right then they will have to change the fixtures. All last matches MUST be played simultaneously - it's the only way to guard against a Germany v Austria carve up

I'm not going to tempt fate, and look that far ahead for the N17er's...infact , I forget we're even in a C/L qualifier.  I'm not even sure if we don't get through to the group stage, if we go into the Europa league,  time will tell I guess. 


I've been on to another forum ranting about the treatment of the FA cup, it seems Wembley has the C/L final, and wants time to prepare, I wouls like to think that's a wind up.

Won't stop them letting American football tear it all up though will it?
No one at the FA has any idea about anything apart from shameless gravy train expenses, brown bags and secretary shagging if you ask me.

its looking like David James is gonna be in goal for tonight

My OH will be pleased about that

he wants Trapattoni to be the new Liverpool manager

Barney xxxxxx
I saw you'd written on my FB wall but I'm having real trouble posting over there - my pute is tantrum central at the mo - I'm thinking of calling it Nikki Graham!
We will do our best to repeat last seasons opening game for your delight this time
As to the goalie - I don't think it matters tbh. I don't have much liking or faith in Capello

Afternoon all,  looking (nervously) forward to tonight.  A lot of cigarettes will be got through tonight.  Was going to do a barbecue and move the portable outside to watch the match, but weather is not looking wonderful here at the moment, so will be inside watching I expect.

Looks as if David James will be first choice keeper tonight, no pressure on the defence then!!

I think that is awful if, as RZB says there will be a full Premier League fixtures list on Cup Final day.... talk about dismissing the FA cup ~ sad that the Champions League final and assorted other non sporting events take precedence above our oldest cup competition.

Germany and Serbia starting soon on BBC1.

Jonathon Pearce and Mick McCarthy to do BBC1 commentary ~ what with that and the horns, time to switch to red button and 5Live commentary!!

veggie

thanks for that   sorry to hear your puter is playing up i am always lost without mine when its out of action, just shows how much we have come to rely on them

as for the goalie - people sometimes forget the blunders James has made when calling for Green to be dropped - Green went on to make a great save in the  USA match - ok, this is a really important match but chopping and changing must be unsettling too

I think Capello still has a lot to prove as well, wasnt impressed with his team selections in the all important "friendlies" in the build up - is it any wonder they cant play together now

i have Algeria in the forum world cup sweepstake

hi pinky

i think they have to be one of the worst commentating pairings - mick mccarthy sounds like he is either half asleep or half pissed and pearce is hypo

The winners and runners up in that group play the winners and runners up in
Englands group,

Algeria ' that'll be USA -v- Serbia

and    Algeria -v- Germany then

Perarce started off in London on Capital Radio, he was great in those days, It don't quite work the same on TV, I think he leaves the beeb after the World Cup.

didnt he "do" channel 5 commentaries after that?

I loved Pearcey on Capital Gold - he is my fave commentator but much more suited to radio than tv I think

I wouldn't be suprised Barney, not a little bit, but I'm hopeful,
If we can't get any points from Algeria & Slovenia we don't deserve to anything but return home.

Lol Barney - Go Algeria

I always think Pearce sounds like he has a sugar rush all the time and he is actually really difficult to understand if your hearing isn't very good.  McCarthy makes me smile tbh, I always like listening to his after match comments for Wolves, sometimes better than the game.

RZB, I didn't know that, if he spoke a little slower and stopped the screaming like shouting, I could listen to him, as I said he is hard to understand.  Please don't let him be moving to Sky if he is leaving the BBC.

agreed, i remember the confidence after the draw was made - time will tell

Anyone think Gareth Barry may make a difference to midfield as it will allow both Gerrard and Lampard to take more attacking roles?

comes in waving flag of my chosen team


wondered what it looked like

I think he was hunted by the beeb, but Colin Murray does both the beeb
and  channel 5 , so maybe he did,  Maybe Murray & Pearce have the same agent.

although over his injury , I wonder how match fit he is.

Reference: i really think that if England want to progress, Capello needs to play the players in their strongest positions which he hasnt always done

Barryshould help things move forward and i think his crosses could be an advantage

No disrespect meant to Algeria, but hopefully it will be a more attacking performance by England, all round, Gerrard and Lampard should be able to push up further and more frequently than they were able to against USA

not holding my breath though

has anyone seen coldy lately?

havent seen her on FB for a while

I was only thinking of Coldy yesterday, when the fixtures came out as we have Chelsea at Stamford Bridge first match of the season. 

Serbia 1 Germany 0 half time.  And a German red card.

wonder if coldy is on hols ?

Hope that's all it is...  we'll have to put a MIA notice out on FB.

deffo

John Cleese ranting about footie pmsl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sD_8prYOxo

Something my fellow footy fans may be interested in.

If you have Chrome as your browser you know that you can have customised home screens, well if you google chrome extensions, during the World Cup you can have a home page to show your support of your chosen team, mine has been changed to England from the usual pink during the World Cup.  All teams in the competition are available.

James v Green is a funny one for me. As I mentioned in the dead thread, Green always makes a mistake when I see him play against Bolton and nobody ever picks up on it. Meanwhile, James has never made a mistake in games against Bolton from memory, but he's got his 'calamity' nickname, which I always find strange because he plays like Superman every damn time... I remember him saving 3 out of 4 penalties in a penalty shootout against us. That was fun....

So yeah... James > Green based on what I've seen down the years.

Woo Hoo Serbia, so hope they make it through.


Looks like Sevilla have decided to ditch their plans of signing Valero PB.


Pleased for Chicarito yesterday with his goal.

I'm glad you asked that Barney, she seems to have vanished from Cyber Space, I've dropped her a line on FB, I'm hoping she's gone away on hols, it's unlike her not to be around when both BB & the World Cup is on. She'll resurface soon.

....where's me post,

I was saying The Aussie may fancy their chance of getting through now also.