Wullie

Defoe man. ROTW should have asked Marco Reus if he was doing anything.

The mackems will be fucking buzzing. "Proof Hodgson got it wrong" Where's that picture of them celebrating?

Got your money mate, what's your numbers? The ones left are in the first post.

One poster on here (captainhaircut possibly) swears blind that Taylor was an avid Boro fan at school.

Pencilled you in.

He should be Slovakia's starting lone striker, scored against Germany in a 3-1 win last week. I spend ages stressing about who to put on the list, so I'm hopeful there won't be too many who haven't got a chance of even getting on the pitch.

They've clearly got the players, don't know why they insist on sticking with Wilmots.

Since we're probably past half full now, I'll just start updating the OP with usernames until we fill up, so that it's not so easy to work out who's left.

OP updated. 17 is taken (my fault, I'd put Beren's 17 in the 16 row) - can you pick again? 31 is taken too - can you pick again?

OP updated with first batch.

Can someone pick two numbers for me please?

Thanks mate, was trying to do as much as I could on Tapatalk in the pub.

Ok, since we've had quite a bit of interest, we'll start with a 2 players each maximum - if we're struggling towards the end, people can have more if necessary but I think we'll be ok. Prizes are £100, £50, £20. There are 85 players on the list, arranged in completely random order. Each has been assigned a number between 1 and 85. To play, pay your £2/£4 into the N-O Paypal account, via this button (we'll cover any fees so you won't go short if you win): MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE A NOTE WITH YOUR USERNAME AND THAT THE MONEY IS FOR THE SWEEP SO WE KNOW YOU'VE PAID! Once you've paid, pick your 1 or 2 numbers between 1 and 85, and post them in the thread - first paid, first served. I'll update the OP with who everyone has selected. sbnufc has a copy of the list, complete with numbers, so that you know I'm not picking your players for you ad hoc. If anyone gets injured before the tournament starts and is replaced in the squad, we'll work round it, either by keeping the replacement or letting you pick again. I don't like people having paid for players who aren't even there, ideally we'd draw it after all the friendlies are complete but that's not until Wednesday which gives us little time, so we'll just see what happens.

It's not a black/white issue, the same/similar laws extend to insults regarding sexuality and religion, as well as pretty much anything that could be even loosely defined as racism. I've come across a case of somebody prosecuted for using the term 'Scottish prick'. The UK's Public Order Act laws are very stringently enforced at the moment. I understand why they exist but it's all gotten a bit silly. I never said it was, I was speaking specifically about this incident and the consequences/permutations surrounding an occurrence of this type. Trivial persecution like this distracts people from real issues. The Public Order Act is another discussion completely but what you've said I agree with.

It's not a black/white issue, the same/similar laws extend to insults regarding sexuality and religion, as well as pretty much anything that could be even loosely defined as racism. I've come across a case of somebody prosecuted for using the term 'Scottish prick'. The UK's Public Order Act laws are very stringently enforced at the moment. I understand why they exist but it's all gotten a bit silly.

'mongrel'

Lampard

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/jun/02/england-roy-hodgson-wayne-rooney-out-of-shape

Feel like England have been trying to play a diamond formation in midfield for about twenty years. Never seem to hear of any other team on Earth trying it.

Lovely ball from Sterling.

That has been like England friendlies of a few years ago. Two hours of tedious drivel, other than a brief interlude that involved a Portuguese chap doing Hong Kong Phooey.

This escalated quickly, 5 each? There's only 85 players on the list! I'll get it sorted.