Balls screwed by Rooney!!!
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
Looking good so far
Just got to sweat it out for another 20 minutes and hope nobody scores!!!
It's say it's a coin flip for it to stay 1-1.
Last edited by tricky_colour; 02/06/2013 at 8:33 PM.
Balls screwed by Rooney!!!
England beating Brazil in a friendly is grand; it'll pimp up their confidence even more, and allow for a bigger fall come next summer. Same as beating Spain in November 2011.
(And as I type that, Brazil equalise. Which is also grand)
Not really much to be said about the Georgia game that hasn't been said already. The keeper being sent off changed things, but it can't hurt to get a friendly against ten men. I don't know to what extend the referee - as suggested earlier - is free to exercise common sense and, say, only book someone for what would be a red card in a competitive game; anyone able to clarify? Anyways, Georgia should have been down to ten shortly after.
On our side, Long was wasteful, Keane wasn't and showed why he's still the better option, McGeady again gave the ball away too carelessly at times, Hoolahan's pass to start the second goal was superb. I think comments on Sammon are a bit harsh - kind of criticising him for the sake of it rather than what happened in the match. Good awareness to set up Keane, and I think it was his harrying that caused Georgia to pass straight to Hendrick for our fourth. So 20 minutes on the pitch, and he set up two goals. Can't really ask for much more than that.
I did enjoy Keogh's goal celebration; looked like it really meant a lot to him.
Was it said as well that the starting XI for Friday would be coming on in the second half? So with Long and McCarthy suspended, are we looking at Keane and Sammon starting up front, Richie Dunne starting at centre-back, Quinn or Hendrick coming in for McCarthy?
I presume international refs have some sort of assessment panel and I'd imagine even if it's a friendly you have to stick to the rules exactly as they are in competitive games or you'll be bumped off the, presumably fairly lucrative, international list. The lad was Romanian too, so I imagine he was making a better wedge than reffing Romanian league games (not to mention having to risk incurring the wrath of Gigi Becalli).
That would be my completely uninformed opinion.
Hmm. Probably giving Sammo a bit too much credit there actually; was just an awful pass.
Wow Germany got smoked by the US today. And they wore Green. So Germany wore green and the Irish wore dark blue..... er... Black. Its a crazy world!
On an unrelated note the actor Michael Douglas says he got throat cancer from performing oral sex and the mayor of Toronto smokes crack. (Allegedly.)
Last edited by Crosby87; 02/06/2013 at 11:40 PM.
No Somos muchos pero estamos locos.
Dam I forgot about that, I wanted to watch it (the game not Micheal Douglas!!) it probably clashed with the England though game I think though.
I found a download for it though so I am doing that now.
Also want to find a download for the Georgia game.
Apparently Douglas believes oral sex will also cure his throat cancer too!!
Here is a pic of the USA team, I thought it was Ireland at first!!
The Germans must be getting few up with losing to the USA!!!
Seemingly Ireland were the first team to play West Germany after the Second World War and thats why they wear green as their second colour
Always look on the bright side of life
OH have I got it wrong, is it Germany in Green? That is what I thought initially actually but then I saw the pic and
the arm badge which I thought was a stars and stripes type effort.
But no seems I was wrong I remember hearing the what you said about Germany before.
Nice of the Germans to do that, and of course with the USA playing at home there would be
wearing their usually strip.
I had heard this also, but as I found out with a comment about the Indian flag and how it came to be, this too is a myth!
http://afootballreport.com/post/1736...eland-myth-and
Dead ringers for Norn Iron there actually, what with all the shoegazing.Here is a pic of the USA team, I thought it was Ireland at first!!
Oh well you learn something new every day, would be interesting an Ireland v Germany match with everyone in green.
We might have a chance in that one!!
Was going to say the same.
Too quick Sullivinho.
Lightning.
Last edited by CraftyToePoke; 03/06/2013 at 12:47 AM.
I've heard this before, but have also heard it rubbished / disputed as myth based in fanciful notion. Does anyone here know for sure ?
Dam, just realised I am downloading the match with German commentary, mind you it turns out that all the
available versions are in German.
However I did do German for O Level at school, so will be interesting to see how much of it I can understand (about 2% I would imagine!!)
Fifa database which I assume is correct gives the first match as
22/11/1950 Stuttgart V Switzerland.
Then Switzerland again,Turkey, Austria and then
17/10/1951 Dublin Ireland
It's a myth.
Wes showed yesterday why it is imperative that he plays the rest of the campaign. Excellent on the ball and a player who provides an option to others on the ball. He tracks back as well. Many on here, have been calling for wes and this performance shows why.
Nice seeing Hendrick come on towards the end. It's very reassuring to see that he looks competent on the ball also.
Sure Hoolahan should be in the team but that would necessitate a change of formation and the dropping of Hollywood Bobbie.
I don't know if you needed to put "On an unrelated note" - about 90% of your posts seem to be unrelated to anything else going on!
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