Eng-er-land!!!

[crodonilson]

The Nation may be readying itself for the forthcoming EPL season but that countdown is on hold for one night only as another countdown begins, that to the promised land of South Africa 2010, almost in touching distance now and tonights friendly against the Netherlands is a vital game in our build up to key qualifiers this coming autumn.

Come on England, lets get a season that could end in World Cup glory off to a winning beginning and start as we mean to go on.

Tonights game has all the makings of a cracker with everyone keen to impress and I fancy the boys in Three Lions to come away with a 2-1 victory against a high quality Dutch outfit. I will be cheering on the boys from the Dog and Duck which should be rammed and highly charged come 8 o'clock tonight.

Come on boys, you can do it!

 

[Man of Harveys]

Yeah, go on England. f*** 'em up.

 

[Marc]

I think a friendly right before the qualifiers would prove better, sure you risk injuries but you do that anyway with Prem games. This way the team would get gelled together just in time for the important matches....tonights match timing is a farce.

 

[strings]

I will be wearing my shirt in front of the tellybox with a couple of cold ones tonight.

Should be a good game, the Netherlands are a proper footballing side and should provide a good indication of where England are at with less than a year to go before South Ifrica. The Netherlands have already qualified for the tournament and (like us) are runaway leaders of their qualification group. I hope we don't make too many changes (although I guess Capallo's hand may have been forced on this by Premier League managers).

 

[Trufflehound]

England are shit at friendlies.

Mind you, so are the Dutch.

0-0 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[strings]

I would like to know who 1066gull is supporting - he's half dutch, innit.

 

[Danny-Boy]

I would like to know who 1066gull is supporting - he's half dutch, innit.

What abaht keeper Kuipers then....

 

[Easy 10]

Its a crackerjack fixture for sure, and my fingernails have already paid the price as I attempt to deal with the nerve-shredding tension of the occasion. I have taken to counting down the time to kickoff in increments of 15 minutes, of which there are a mere 36 now remaining.

 

[crodonilson]

I will be wearing my shirt in front of the tellybox with a couple of cold ones tonight.

Should be a good game, the Netherlands are a proper footballing side and should provide a good indication of where England are at with less than a year to go before South Ifrica. The Netherlands have already qualified for the tournament and (like us) are runaway leaders of their qualification group. I hope we don't make too many changes (although I guess Capallo's hand may have been forced on this by Premier League managers).

It will be bouncing in the Tap tonight Strings.

:yahoo:

 

[bhafc99]

Mild interest fizzles out as each side makes 483 substitutions and game stops and restarts every thirteen seconds....

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Shock

Gerrard WILL be fit for Liverpool at the weekend.

Drop him from the next England squad

 

[pasty]

Mild interest fizzles out as each side makes 483 substitutions and game stops and restarts every thirteen seconds....

Agreed. I can never get excited about an England friendly, no matter who we're playing. I'll probably watch it, but only of there's nothing more interesting on the tellybox.

 

[Pavilionaire]

There's nothing "vital" about this match, unfortunately.

 

[Cecil]

I may have a passing glance at the game on the TV in the pub after football but do not expect it to be a cracker. I may be wrong !

 

[Marc]

bandit BBC website says:
England OFF Netherlands

losers, what times KO?

 

[The Wizard]

Oh dear Rio... :US:

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Rio Ferdinand

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Marvellous scenes. Rio 'you've been merked' Ferdinand cocks up and John 'Mr Chelsea (sic)' Terry scoops the ball into his own net.

 

[strings]

Beckham, Rooney and Heskey look like the only players that actually want to be there!

 

[The Wizard]

Marvellous scenes. Rio 'you've been merked' Ferdinand cocks up and John 'Mr Chelsea (sic)' Terry scoops the ball into his own net.

Are you Dutch?