Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:54 am  

Carroll being tipped to start. Graham Poll claimed that before the 2006 World Cup refs were briefed to "watch out" for Peter Crouch. Carroll might be a good choice for this game provided he isn't penalised to death.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:14 am  

Cibaman wrote:

Carroll being tipped to start. Graham Poll claimed that before the 2006 World Cup refs were briefed to "watch out" for Peter Crouch. Carroll might be a good choice for this game provided he isn't penalised to death.

I remember Crouch getting penalised to buggery in '06 just for challenging for the ball/being tall. If the refs were briefed to 'watch out' for him, how can that be even remotely fair?

Agreed, England probably need to go for it tonight so playing two CF's would be the best option, but I too would worry about Carroll getting hammered by the refs.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:09 am  

Roddy B wrote:

I think it's time for the BBC to start giving Seedorf a role as an in-game commentator.

Agree on that but I do like Lawro with his comedy lines, which are hit and miss but you get the odd belter. Seedorf is still playing I think.

Nice move tonight going with The Divine Comedy Ponytail. Despite his hit and miss form during the season I am a fan of his. Us longhairs have to stick together.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:57 pm  

If they are told to 'watch out' for tall players when we are playing SWEDEN we will surely be getting free kicks all night!
In the words of Graham Taylor, "we dont have big lads like them!"

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:47 pm  

EL CAMO wrote:

If they are told to 'watch out' for tall players when we are playing SWEDEN we will surely be getting free kicks all night!
In the words of Graham Taylor, "we dont have big lads like them!"

It'll be Scott "If I make contact with my knees it's okay, right?" Parker this time.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:20 pm  

Lovely weather

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:30 pm  

Not sure why they started the game. They said on the radio an hour earlier that a major storm was expected to reach the ground around ko time. These days they can track these storms to within 5 mins and would have known how severe it is.

Will it delay the England KO? Need to know when to head to the pub.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:43 pm  

Cibaman wrote:

Not sure why they started the game. They said on the radio an hour earlier that a major storm was expected to reach the ground around ko time. These days they can track these storms to within 5 mins and would have known how severe it is.

Will it delay the England KO? Need to know when to head to the pub.

6pm (UK time) check. If it can't be played today, replayed tomorrow.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:32 pm  

Cibaman wrote:

Will it delay the England KO? Need to know when to head to the pub.

8 o'clock K.O now apparently.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:48 pm  

Looking at Shevchenko tonight, he's thirty five, still doing it for his country and still having a good career at club level. Makes you think what Michael Owen could have been had he not been a completely despicable c*nt. Could have gone to a club and carried on playing, potentially furthering his international career or possibly even his club career. Instead, as he put it, he'd rather sit on his backside at a big club than play football. What a tw*t.