England v Iceland

[triz]

Don't worry mate, we will get in a foreigner. There are zero decent English managers.

[ramAnag]

Southgate? Jeez...the world has truly gone mad.

[swaledale]

Well you can't be...it involves projections, and you're crap at those
Anyway, Roger's better at economics and I don't agree about Rats being a Spin Doctor...
...bloody hell, Hodgson gone...you could go for that instead!

Wish Roy would talk to Corbyn! At least he's gone with a little dignity.

Well being crap at projections didn't seem to harm Osbourne's career and as for being good at economics, ditto plus most economic "experts" projections have been wrong lately its all guesswork.

Rats has better spin than most and its as least as believable and accurate as most successful politicians.

Woy was on his way out anyway, its easy to walk with dignity when you know your contract isn't being renewed!

Corbyns trouble is that he can't lie like any half decent politician - he is eurosceptic but didn't really see an alternative and hoped he wouldn';t have to say anything, those *******s being disloyal haven't got an answer either, they are just trying to look after their cosy sinecures as MP's not interested in the people they should represent, those that feel **** upon by the self interested elite.

Rant over..still at least we ahve the new season to look forward to.......

[ramAnag]

Well being crap at projections didn't seem to harm Osbourne's career and as for being good at economics, ditto plus most economic "experts" projections have been wrong lately its all guesswork.

Rats has better spin than most and its as least as believable and accurate as most successful politicians.

Woy was on his way out anyway, its easy to walk with dignity when you know your contract isn't being renewed!

Corbyns trouble is that he can't lie like any half decent politician - he is eurosceptic but didn't really see an alternative and hoped he wouldn';t have to say anything, those *******s being disloyal haven't got an answer either, they are just trying to look after their cosy sinecures as MP's not interested in the people they should represent, those that feel **** upon by the self interested elite.

Rant over..still at least we ahve the new season to look forward to.......

Well the first bits certainly true and at least I've achieved the impossible...you saying something positive about Rats

The Corbyn thing is interesting, personally I think he's a good man but a shockingly bad leader who just hid during the Referendum campaign and that, imo, was unforgivable.

Better look at home grown players...won't be able to afford any foreigners now...unless we look at the Icelandic market.

[swaledale]

I've said many positive things about Rats, not sure saying he would make a good politician is that positive though!

Agree about Corbyn, principled, speaks the truth, doesn't seem to understand that there is more to being a leader than that - very similar to Hodgson in that respect.

Surely foreign players could be cheaper as home grown ones will be in great demand due to possible work permits etc? Actually don't se any change unless we have some very savvy negotiators with real balls, we will end up in the single market, retaining free movement of labour and having to comply with EU regulations plus ca change eh?

[ramspride]

Were our defenders deaf for their first goal before they took the throw in you could hear him shout 'on me headson'

[Andy_Faber]

Were our defenders deaf for their first goal before they took the throw in you could hear him shout 'on me headson'

Lobbitinsson - Onmeedsson - Backothenetsson

[eddy779h34]

I know what's done is done ,but why on earth did he bring sterling back in & revert to Kane on free kicks
and to bring on Wiltshire when he clearly in the last game he was not up to speed with first team football
Rooney what the f*** was up with him !
Joe Hart is he really the best keeper we have.
One word embarassing!!

[roger_ramjet]

I know what's done is done ,but why on earth did he bring sterling back in & revert to Kane on free kicks
and to bring on Wiltshire when he clearly in the last game he was not up to speed with first team football
Rooney what the f*** was up with him !
Joe Hart is he really the best keeper we have.
One word embarassing!!

It was an almost "Wassall home to Hull in the playoffs" like performance. No-one turned up, or if they did, they ****ed off home after 15 minutes. I can honestly say I have never seen a more inept performance in an international game (not even Brazil in the 2014 World Cup semi final). Boosted by a 2nd minute penalty and the lead I anticipated a comfortable win as Iceland would have to come out and play, rather than sit back and absorb what we threw at them. I was right - it was a comfortable win: for Iceland.

Could we take anything at all from the performance: no. The much vaunted new golden generation stunk the place out. Defensively weak when under only slight pressure: Kane was diabolical (I think a doping test should be done on him for sedatives); Rooney showed why he is not up for the play-maker role and perhaps will retire from International football now; the rest were just shoddy, imprecise in their passing, slow and seemed to have no inspiration.

In fact Wassall would make a good England manager with this lot to work with.

[AngryRam]

I know what's done is done ,but why on earth did he bring sterling back in & revert to Kane on free kicks
and to bring on Wiltshire when he clearly in the last game he was not up to speed with first team football
Rooney what the f*** was up with him !
Joe Hart is he really the best keeper we have.
One word embarassing!!

Spot on.. Why take injured players? Wilshire.. How many times do we need to make the same mistakes? Sterling.. Completely out of form this season but we still take him and shoe horn him into the side.. How many times do we need to make the same mistakes?
Playing people out of position and shoe horn them into the side? How many times do we need to make the same mistakes?
We learn nothing, now the same old discussions about grass roots football will come up again.. There is no need to over analyse this, we just need someone who does not over complicate things and picks players on merit not on reputation alone. Play the game simply and play to your strengths.. Most of our squad would get in most other squads with the obvious exceptions..
Why did Kane look so good throuout the season and so poor in this tournament? In fact why did most of them? Management team...
Now we have senior people in the FA who don't know much about football.. That's fine from a business stand point but please nowhere near the selection of the new man..