Ah well, you have then Suspect we're happier with that result than they are

Meanwhile in a totally unrelated sense, Mrs Jer has just entered German airspace. I love Flight Tracker, me.

Should have asked my sis' to give the keep fit girls a wave, going the other way

Did she get her iPad ok?

Dunno, I texted her but she didn't text back!

Believe it or not, I don't know any one who has one. All our family have iPhones, and by the way my Mum, who used to be in Highways thought that your village verges were a disgrace.

 always look like that post daffs GJ

Nearly thirty years and ITV are still on about the only cap that John Barnes ever earned for England..in a Friendly 

The Special One is now The Happy One:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22840169

Tears.

 

Keeps the footie ""journo's""  happy though with endless drivel.

 

The cesspit of rats that they are.

Mourinho arriving +15pts

Ferguson leaving -15pts

 

Game on!

Arsenal with more cash and a superior manager! Game on!

It should all make for an interesting season 

Stuart Pearce... really hasn't changed much.

 

 

Martin Tyler raised a good point about the state of England international football at the moment. He didn't say the words, but it's quite evident that no one seems to care. In Spain, if a player even thinks about turning his back on them... he'll be crucified for it. Over here though, players and clubs are putting club first, which is understandable at times, but at the minute season is over.

 

Walker, Jones, Wilshere, Rodwell, Sterling, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Welbeck should all be playing in this tournament. The experience is vital. Some would argue they're in the first team, but there's no point in sticking players into the first team if they're not ready.

Far too many overseas players, coaches and club owners in our league, only 40% of all the players in the Premier League are English, thats the problem.

 

Far too many second rate overseas players are in our game, more have been signed today by the two Manchester clubs, rather than invest in young English talent...I predicted years ago that within 20 years there wont be an English national team anymore.

Spot on.

 

Not geared.

Yea! But we predicted this years ago. The national team is but an end of term event, if you are lucky. The last World Cup I attended was 2006, and it 's doubtful that there will be another local one in my lifetime. Thus the Euro championship, for me, is now the senior competition. The problem is the amount of cash within the domestic game and I don't need to remind the Forum Thatcherites that you can't buck the market. It's all about the Premiership.

The national team (post ’66) was usually crap long before the influx of foreign players. We didn’t even qualify for the World Cup finals of ’74, ’78 and ’94.

The next one seems to be 2016 France. 2020 is all over the place.

After what seems like months of negotiation Chelsea have finally landed Andre Schurrle of Bayer Leverkusen:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22434908

 

But is he any good?

Wow! An unexpected MOTD bonus.

Live football from the same tournament tomorrow evening Joe.

Any football is welcome at the moment!

 

Capital One Cup

 

Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesday (big trip for us, all of a few miles).

Middlesbrough v Accrington Stanley (thoughts?).

Imagine Joe Kinnear was a billionaire.

 

Sprouty  

Not happy! 

Apropos our home draw. We haven't had a home draw in eleven games, so no-one knows what to do. I'm more excited about our friendly away trip to Rotherham in late July. I haven't been to the new stadium.

 

I have been past a few times and it looks very nice. One of my colleagues is a season ticket holder at the New York stadium.

Fixtures in the morning!

Redknapp'll be at the Toon by Christmas.

 

Any season ticket holders out there?

 

If so, has the price stayed the same, gone down or gone up?

 

 

We renewed in early April and thus paid the same price as the last few years.

Mines stayed the same, but it would've gone up if if renewed after a certain date.

 

 

It would seem you were both on the ball compared to me. I forgot about the cut off date and ended up paying a bit more this season  Having said that I can't complain at the pricing over the last few years, it really has not changed for me.

What team you got a season ticket for enthusiastic?

I assume he is with Wednesday, since he was sat opposite me last game of the season.

 

 

Yes, I'm a Sheffield Wednesday supporter. Been a constant season ticket holder since the late 1980's.

 

BTW GJ I took a look at your photo's, nice to see the reverse angle 

We'll be there again next season!

 

Given the dates, I think there will be a lot more to play for for both sides this time. I'll have to get that banner started, the one with the big arrow pointing down so you can spot me 

 

31st August : Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday

1st March : Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough

 

 

 

 

Of course it's a shame United didn't make it this year. The trips to Yeovil and Bournemouth will be a problem. In fact I may not bother with Bournemouth!