Geordie Boot Boy

Hard to say. Imagine what Shearer probably would've won if he'd gone to Man U. Imagine as well if he didn't get those severe injuries. Tbf though, the thread isn't about what could've been but what was. Therefore, I'm inclined to say Bobby Charlton. *spits*

That's a bit harsh. Don't you think you might just be remember his errors in 'big' games because they're the ones you get to see him in? To be fair I can't remember him making many mistakes for England over the years. His biggest cock up was probably in the 4-1 (??) hammering in the friendly against Denmark. That hardly constitutes a big match though. On the other hand I don't remember him pulling out a blunder in Portugal 2004 but I do remember some cracking saves against (I think) Turkey in the qualifiers and they were probably the biggest games of the campaign. France in 2004. Didn't he drop a bollock against Austria in the World Cup qualifiers?

They got that right but it's certainly nothing to praise him for! Oh, and well done to James Milner for trying his best every game- the fact that this gets him nominated for player of the month speaks volumes.

Saved by a farcical sending off. Torn between enjoying seeing that prick Materazzi get sent off and seeing Liverpool enjoy yet more refereeing favour at Anfield.

I agree that he's a bit too inexperienced to be first choice but, like you say, we don't have many high pressure games for a while, so playing him as first choice now would give him the experience he lacks at the moment. This experience could allow him to gain a confidence base for the actual big games. It may be good planning. I always thought that Richard Wright was a canny goalkeeper mind and would eventually be England's number 1, so my opinion's probably one to ignore.

I remember watching a programme about football's hardmen and the name Paolo Montero was quite prominent. Apparently, one of his tricks would be to foul a player, offer him his hand to help him up, squeeze the hand very tightly to get a reaction and hopefully get the other player tor eact and get booked.

We can't play defensively. I don't think we have the players, the systems or the crowd patience to play a stifling game. Much better to attack them from the start and hope the players are on song. If we can get them on the back foot early and keep going, this result might just surprise some people.

Get a f**king grip. babayaro apparently only found out his brother had died 12 hrs before the maych.................and played. What makes that even more astonishing is that it's Babayaro! This is a player who only needed to feel a cold coming on and he would declare himself unavailable for selection.

Me too. He always says something worth listening to.

Yes, yes they do.

Surprised that nobody's mentioned this prick: http://www.carling.com/media/player_images/player-image-2708.jpg

He'd be widely regarded as a donkey and playing for an inferior club by now.

Cheers for the bit in brackets swissmag. I'd have been scratching my head confused without it. (I knew what you meant anyway)

I don't think its harsh - yes, there are other things that seem to go unpunished, but that doesn;t mean what HE does is right. He does bad things. Other people do equally bad things. Only he gets punished for it. That's not harsh?

blueyes.gif Don't like Gavin Peacock much either.

Agreed. Bowyer's recent sending off was a good example of this.

When we sort out the centre of midfield, we'll look a much better team.

We have a manager who we know has our best interests at heart and who we can believe in. We also have a manager who has the potential to realize our football dreams for the first time since SBR left the club. The potential may not bear fruit but it's more exciting than not having it at all.

Good OP.

They did, just been on SSN about how some idiots were whistling and shouting stuff. I was there Anyway, there were about 5 people whistling, then an ironic "shut your f****** mouth" from a fan up near the back of the west stand. Nothing major, but I still can't understand why people do it. According to The Times, the referee ended the minute's silence after only 27 seconds because the jeering was so bad.

Sounds like an awful idea motivated by money to me.

I know Ashley Cole had a fairly poor game but there's no way that Lescott is a better attacking full back than him. Richards>Brown though.

Karjala, blatantly offended cos he voted over and over for his favourite England dreamboat.

David James nearly forgets his trademark but remembers in time by the final whistle.

Rooney's been quality IMO.