Trappatoni's first thing on "To Do" list?

[Delbertt]

O'Brien's a Useless c**t......

Agree he's a useless c**t for retiring at the age of 28, but we could be doing with defenders like him back in the squad

[Metrostars]

I wonder if Trap will now organize a few more friendlies in late May...

[citizenerased]

Think I heard the same thing a few times, and I read the same article in FourFourTwo.


I read it aswell but it was in four-four-jew(football column in the london jewish times paper)

[tetsujin1979]

I wonder if Trap will now organize a few more friendlies in late May...

Is there any US Cup/Nike Cup/Peace Trophy style tournaments on?

[backstothewall]

O'Brien's a Useless c**t......

Care to elaborate on your well rounded criticism of one of the premierships most consistent defenders this season??

[Stuttgart88]

Run the rule over Liam Lawrence? 2 more goals tonight.

Likewise Jon Walters and Rory Delap. Not as starters but as cover. These aren't glamorous players but functional and, importantly, not midgets.

[Stuttgart88]

I wonder if Trap will now organize a few more friendlies in late May...Personally, I think a 2 week training camp is a good idea. Set down the ground rules, learn set pieces, familiarise with each other, start introducing tactics.

I'm not the expert but this doesn't need to be full on. Families can be involved for a few days to make it easier, part of the "acclimatisation" can be recreational, but the key is to get everyone onside, motivated, comitted, confident and educated. They need to go away at the end of May chomping at the bit to get the ball rolling (rather than flying!) in August and again in September.

Remember, Georgia lost 3-1 at home to Latvia 2 weeks ago.

[Metrostars]

Is there any US Cup/Nike Cup/Peace Trophy style tournaments on?

Not in the US, I know the US has friendlies over in Spain and England in late may and supposedly against Argentina in Philly or NY in preparation for WC qualifiers that begin in mid June (against Barbados :p I think).


Personally, I think a 2 week training camp is a good idea. Set down the ground rules, learn set pieces, familiarise with each other, start introducing tactics.

I'm not the expert but this doesn't need to be full on. Families can be involved for a few days to make it easier, part of the "acclimatisation" can be recreational, but the key is to get everyone onside, motivated, comitted, confident and educated. They need to go away at the end of May chomping at the bit to get the ball rolling (rather than flying!) in August and again in September.

Remember, Georgia lost 3-1 at home to Latvia 2 weeks ago.

Spot on about a training camp. There should be plenty of available teams to play friendlies against.

[Bluebeard]

Is there any US Cup/Nike Cup/Peace Trophy style tournaments on?

Big one in Austria this June.