Sven: "Rooney is match fit"

[Kinky Gerbil]

Its an itch I have to scratch I'm afraid Knotty. Still, only another few weeks to put up with it and then I can finally change the record.

(I warn you now though - I'm not overly keen on McLaren)

I can join you on the rants then!

 

[Knotty]

Its an itch I have to scratch I'm afraid Knotty. Still, only another few weeks to put up with it and then I can finally change the record.

(I warn you now though - I'm not overly keen on McLaren)

Much as I wanted it to be an English manager, none of them stood out as the perfect choice. It is, for sure a huge gamble, but Curbishley and Allardyce would have been, too.

It's a very sad fact that, based on pure top class achievement, Hiddink and a few others had far superior CVs.

 

[Wardy]

I predict a 2-0 win tomorrow with Rooney coming off the bench to score a double. Sweden will draw 0-0 with Parguay.

We will then go in to the Sweden game with nothing to play for and give Owen and Rooney a complete rest. Wallcott and Crouch will play and score 2 each. This will give Sven a real head ache in the 2nd round and he will play Wallcott and Rooney, Rooney will get injured, Wallcott will have a mare and we will go out on penalties to Ecudor.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I predict a 2-0 win tomorrow with Rooney coming off the bench to score a double. Sweden will draw 0-0 with Parguay.

We will then go in to the Sweden game with nothing to play for and give Owen and Rooney a complete rest. Wallcott and Crouch will play and score 2 each. This will give Sven a real head ache in the 2nd round and he will play Wallcott and Rooney, Rooney will get injured, Wallcott will have a mare and we will go out on penalties to Ecudor.

What about the Rooney sending off and the public burning of dummies with potato heads which will surely follow? The boy has got an inbuilt self-destruct mechanism in the proud tradition of Best and Gazza, and a red card is surely going to figure somewhere down the line in this competition. Maybe that's why Sven's so keen to get him a game under the belt early, just to work off some of his pumped-up aggression. Else he could easily go a bit head-mental.

 

[Pavilionaire]

What, play a guy after 6 weeks out and risk re-injuring him just so he can "let off steam" - do me a favour!

We should not need Rooney to beat T&T, we beat Paraguay without him and they are a better side.

Sven should have the balls to say NO, he won't be playing, we want to rest him some more.

 

[Easy 10]

Sven should have the balls to say NO, he won't be playing, we want to rest him some more.

Now that its become apparent that Owen is a long way from being fit, these are the words of a manager desperately trying to tell everyone what they want to hear. Its an attempt to cover up his potentially catastrophic decision of taking two injured strikers, an Arsenal reserve, and Peter Crouch as his forward line.

He's so low on options now, I think he's getting to the point of just trying to convince HIMSELF that Rooney is fully fit. Unfortunately for us, Svens decision of taking only 4 strikers looks like it could be coming home to roost.

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

Now that its become apparent that Owen is a long way from being fit, these are the words of a manager desperately trying to tell everyone what they want to hear. Its an attempt to cover up his potentially catastrophic decision of taking two injured strikers, an Arsenal reserve, and Peter Crouch as his forward line.

He's so low on options now, I think he's getting to the point of just trying to convince HIMSELF that Rooney is fully fit. Unfortunately for us, Svens decision of taking only 4 strikers looks like it could be coming home to roost.

i hope youre wrong







but i dont think you are

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

Unfortunately for us, Svens decision of taking only 4 strikers looks like it could be coming home to roost.

Exactly. It was said at the time it was a stupid decision and so it's proved - with Owen crap on Saturday, Defoe was the logical replacement; but no, he's in bloody England so we can have the luxury of Jenas as the fourth or fifth-choice central midfielder. Colossal cock-up.

 

[Wardy]

Unfortunately for us, Svens decision of taking only 4 strikers looks like it could be coming home to roost.

And we are including Wallcott in the 4.

 

[Easy 10]

We'll just have to wait and see I suppose. I could be scaremongering - maybe Rooney really IS match fit. Perhaps Owen has benefitted hugely from that 55 minutes against Paraguay, has trained really well since then, and will be getting back to something like his sharpest and best over the next couple of group games. With Rooney ready to go for the knockout stages, we're probably all worrying about nothing.

Aye ?

 

[Wardy]

We'll just have to wait and see I suppose. I could be scaremongering - maybe Rooney really IS match fit. Perhaps Owen has benefitted hugely from that 55 minutes against Paraguay, has trained really well since then, and will be getting back to something like his sharpest and best over the next couple of group games. With Rooney ready to go for the knockout stages, we're probably all worrying about nothing.

Aye ?

Or it could all go wrong and we lose the next two games.

 

[hitony]

I think some of you are frustrated football managers (dont give up your day job.............you know who you are !!!) and i also believe some of you predict doom and gloom, basically because you know the odds are on your side, and the chances are, AFTER the event, you can do the clever thing and say "i told you so" in future threads / posts.

I do believe in "debate" and of course everyone, has differant opinions on things, ...............................BUT.............................. PLEASE.........................ALL ........................YOU .......................PEOPLE .................WHO ARE ENGLISH............................BE .............POSITIVE DURING THIS WORLD CUP........................HAVE SOME FAITH.................AND BELIEVE THAT WE CAN WIN THIS WORLD CUP


And if we dont...............debate on to your hearts content

 

[El Presidente]

Its an itch I have to scratch I'm afraid Knotty. Still, only another few weeks to put up with it and then I can finally change the record.

(I warn you now though - I'm not overly keen on McLaren)

I thought I was the cause of that itch Easy.

As for McLaren, ALL rugby commentators are boring public schoolboys in my view.

 

[Marc]

Easy, I'm DEMANDING that you play FM2006 as I reckon you'd be a DEMON and take Lewes to the Champions League FInal....DO IT!

 

[Easy 10]

Naah, I'm RUBBISH at management games. I honestly havn't got a CLUE.

 

[Marc]

 

[Easy 10]

Watching it down the Kings Head tomorrow fella, cos last time I was there we scored 6, so it MUST be my lucky pub.

 

[Marc]

Green Jackets for me from 1pm onwards, first night of a 4-night stag-do...3 of those in NEWQUAY

 

[CHAPPERS]

Watching it down the Kings Head tomorrow fella, cos last time I was there we scored 6, so it MUST be my lucky pub.

I might come. I take it you'll be in the corner mumbling obscenities into your Stella as we score our 4th and book top spot in the group yeah?

BTW if you can get a hold of today's copy of the guardian the Steve BELL cartoon will tickle you.

 

[Easy 10]

I might come. I take it you'll be in the corner mumbling obscenities into your Stella as we score our 4th and book top spot in the group yeah?

BTW if you can get a hold of today's copy of the guardian the Steve BELL cartoon will tickle you.

When we score our 4th, I'll be swinging from the rafters in a beer-soaked wild-eyed frenzied orgasm of celebration. You'll have to bludgeon me repeatedly with a pool cue just to calm me down.

I don't have access to a Guardian. Too many posh words for me.