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Some match so far!! Just opened a beer to calm myself down a bit!

In reply to abr1966:

It's enough to make you yearn for the days of Steve McClaren, isn't it?

In reply to Clauso: it reminds me of some of those agonising quarter finals we lost in the 80's and 90's.......so many chances but no result! Fingers crossed!

In reply to Clauso: Townsend is playing a blinder.

The one on the pitch that is, not the moron who is commentating.

In reply to Graeme Alderson:

Thank goodness for that!... Let's get a sack full now.

In reply to Graeme Alderson: Shrek - you beauty

In reply to Graeme Alderson: I'm enjoying this.. we look dangerous.. actually exciting to watch.

In reply to Clauso:
"Keep calm. Put the kettle on, mother. Don't worry - the goals are going to come."

In reply to Skol:

From whom?

In reply to Postmanpat:
Dunno Pat. Ask Brian Clough

In reply to IainRUK: Just over 20 mins.....Poland still dangerous on the counter....time for no mistakes and professionalism!

In reply to abr1966: Steeeevieeeeeeeeeee

In reply to Graeme Alderson: We can win this whole thing..

No we looked good, not great, but Townsend, Rooney, Sturridge and Welbeck work well as a front four.. I'd stick with this now..

In reply to abr1966: First England match I've enjoyed for a good while.

In reply to abr1966:

Take THAT Harry Redknapp!

In Woy we trust!

Quite an entertaining game in all, well done.

In reply to The Norris:

Brazil, innit?

In reply to Clauso:
Two words. Groundhog Day . I can't wait to get my Sun World Cup banners out

In reply to Submit to Gravity:

kind of unnerving isn't it?

I enjoyed the early years of Sven, but Capello no.. and then Hoddle.. thats been in 16 years.

We look a decent team, reliant on a few, Rooney was understandably happy, he has so much more space now teams know we aren't just him. Townsend superb. But Welbeck works so hard and Sturridge gives a lot tbf. We also look united, we look like a team.

Obviously we have issues, right back, center halfs (thin) in fact all over a few injuries and we are in trouble. But we look dynamic so we'll see.

In reply to Skol:

indeed, just remains for Rooney to break a metatarsal in May.

In reply to IainRUK: Oi, it's centre not center, you've not moved to the States yet

In reply to Graeme Alderson: Wow, Scotland, England and Ireland all win. Wales and N Ireland draw away. Good results all round. And Italy frew at home to Armenia

In reply to Graeme Alderson: July 13th 2014......the final!!!!!!

In reply to abr1966: What time? CET as I will be working at the climbing World Cup in Chamonix

In reply to Graeme Alderson: Good result for Scotland tbf..

In reply to IainRUK: Agreed....a result against Croatia is impressive, maybe Strachan can do something with Scotland..

In reply to Graeme Alderson:

And hopefully the French won't qualify, preferably via a dubious decision

Have to admit I hadn't even heard of Andros Townsend before Friday, no he's not only on the plane, he might even be in the starting line-up

In reply to abr1966:

They should just cancel the finals in Brazil and give us the trophy now.........ffs

E

In reply to abr1966:


Make that two results against Croatia. Strachan is defo the man for the job but will have his work cut out to qualify for anything, as our lowly co-efficient pretty much ensures that we'll continue to get tough draws. Which keeps our co-efficient low. And gets us more tough draws. A hard spiral to escape.

In reply to Jamie B: Surely the most momentus thing about these WC qualifiers is that the Faroe Islands at last got a point.

In reply to abr1966: Well we're at the party... that's great!

Some of the bookies have got England at 20-1 to win which seems optimistic (from an England point of view).

In reply to Al Evans:

The Faroes regularly pick up points, often at the expense of Scotland!

In reply to Enty:

I can't remember any time in which England have qualified for the World Cup Finals with less fanfare and less sense of expectation

In reply to Chris the Tall:

Don't worry Chris, it is early days yet. I am sure all sense of proportion will have been lost by next June.

Alan

In reply to Chris the Tall:

im hoping this may work in our favour...underdogs and all that

In reply to Kimono: I think we also go in unseeded, so it will be tough to progress.

In reply to IainRUK:
really? unseeded? or just not the first tier?

In reply to Kimono: They said on TV last night unseeded. But I think its a complext draw.. so european sides are kept apart, well 2 per group I think, something like that.

In reply to IainRUK: ok, but the bottom line is well probably end up in a group with Germany...aaarrrrgghh!

In reply to IainRUK:
I think England might scrape into the top 16, so could be in the second pot, but I don't think the format of the draw has been announced yet.