Football

You've come in here and kicked off. Admittedly, I may have precipitated this by telling you to "fuck off back to the trainer thread", but still....

it's called rhetoric.

Traditionally, questions, rhetorical or otherwise, are signified by a question mark.

Like you said, I was here already... just chilling, happy to be posting. Still am. Just go back one page.
My 'kicking off' is nothing but replying to other comments. Totally on a camomile mood ;)

Traditionally, questions, rhetorical or otherwise, are signified by a question mark.

Ok. Thank you.

Bottom line is, there's too much friction from 'your' (general) side, every single time Portugal's name is brought up in this thread.
it's fine, to me is nothing but lulz.

possible england squads from some of the guardian's football writers

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/nov/16/england-euro-2012-squads

obviously it's about form and so forth, but I think I'd go with this one, a couple of caveats, Cleverley needs to be that missing link for Utd when he gets back from injury, ultimately I'd like to probably replace Terry with Cahill, but until Bolton play better I can't. Walcott stays in because there isn't another wide player with his sort of pace apart from Aaron Lennon, who still hasn't recaptured his past form, and always seems a bit inhibited with england anyway.

Goalkeepers: Joe Hart, Rob Green, Scott Carson

Defenders: Micah Richards, Chris Smalling, John Terry, Phil Jagielka, Leighton Baines, Phil Jones, Ashley Cole, Kyle Walker

Midfielders: Theo Walcott, Jack Rodwell, Adam Johnson, Stuart Downing, Jack Wilshere, Scott Parker, Tom Cleverley, Ashley Young

Forwards: Danny Welbeck, Darren Bent, Daniel Sturridge, Jermain Defoe

Starting line up would probably be

Hart

Richards Terry Jagielka Cole

Rodwell Parker Wilshire

Johnson Bent Young

A couple of questions Nuknow:
1) Mum's team
2) Dad's team
3) Your team
4) Place of birth

A bit uninhibited?
Surely we want that?

Aren't you good with words?

A couple of questions Nuknow:
1) Mum's team
2) Dad's team
3) Your team
4) Place of birth

1) SCP
2) SCP
3) SCP
4) Lisbon

*On a curious note, SCP was founded in 1906 by English living in Lisbon.

Then at least you're not a plastic.

Sorry, I'm clearly sponsored by T Roll today.

corny - no rooney?

this is my order of preference for the winner of 2012

Ireland
Portugal
England

couldn't care less after that

Once again, this all nothing but fireworks.... Portugal's doomed to fail.
I've no illusions about that. I don't think we're mentally strong enough.
But sure hell, we're one of the best squads in the fucking world, playing.

*On a curious note, SCP was founded in 1906 by English living in Lisbon.

Most football teams had some sort of British connection.

It, well in Austria anyway, seemed to be a way of saying how "la de da" you were.

Damo Terry.

Most football teams had some sort of British connection.

It, well in Austria anyway, seemed to be a way of saying how "la de da" you were.

True, in Portugal SCP is seen as 'elitist' because of that heritage.
We're the only team with a 'foren' name. The English dudes were also Viscounts and Barons and the like...
All good stuff.

*On a curious note, SCP was founded in 1906 by English living in Lisbon.

Yes, the British (not just the English), founded football clubs all over the world. Yet another game that we taught Johnny Foreigner, that he now has the lack of grace to beat us at regularly.

Fucking hell old man, keep up.

Day-moe, edited the post, as I realised what I'd written wasn't what I intended.

Jonny, No Rooney! He's not available for the first three games, so if the players are good enough to get through the group stage, they should be good enough to take us as far as we can go.

Rooney will be rusty and anxious, and ready to have a ruck if he gets back. Let him know the team is bigger than his talent.. win with the team, lose with the team. No passengers in my 23..

BTW, i was really surprised to see how England's playing atm, on a positive note.

Fucking hell old man, keep up.

Watch it, sonny. None of your sauce, thank you.

(book collection please?)

Jonny, my order for winner of 2012

England - obviously unless Capello picks my squad it's not going to happen.
Holland - it's been a while
Spain - I'd like to see a team break the record books, has any team won, euro's world cup and then euro's again? Would be great to see..
France - just because Laurent Blanc's a dude

(book collection please?)

Tomorrow.

Tomorrow.

Friday. Not in tomorrow.

Who gives a shit what any footballer says? Other than what Bernard Terry has allegedly spouted.

I'm not sure about that, I for one look forward to the next Balotelli utterings