Sifu

This s*** needs to be dropped ASAP. Why are Poland in seed 1 there? Hosts.

I disagree. I'm completely apathetic to the nationality of the next manager, provided they can speak English. I agree with Sven who's been saying for quite some time it doesn't matter about nationality. However, I do think we don't need a tactician or a strategist, as much as we need a figurehead, an inspirational icon - a Klinsmann, a Maradona (you know what I mean), a Beckham? That kind of thing. Disagree tbh mate. I think the cycle will continue, not least because of the lack of decent English managers. FWIW I think Redknapp might do an alright job with England, it's just a hunch. There's a psychological block there with some of them and he's a proven track record of making players feel good about themselves. Well, apart from players that he ends up not rating like David Bentley, but that wouldn't be an issue with England. Edit: BTW Sam Allardyce now has a column in the Evening Standard and was spinning the usual s**** about how he should be England manager this evening. I get what you lads are saying and I guess Capello's failings can be mainly attributed with his lack of fluent English. If we, as fans, have no idea what he's saying in his press conferences/post-match interviews, then what chance do the players have? His record as a club manager is fantastic, no doubt about that like. Guess he just wasn't right for the international stage.

Think Capello will be the last ever foreign manager we'll ever appoint.

Still say that he should have been sacked immediately after the Germany game. The whole tournament was an absolute disaster. Correct answer, the new contract before the tournament was a f***ing joke. Indeed.

Would love to see Ireland back at a major football tournament

Would be the last of my worries. Aye.

You might want to familiarise yourself with 2002, 2004 and 2006 before coming out with that recycled garbage. I honestly think Eriksson did a really good job, it just unravelled at the end when the press were hounding his every move. Agreed. A freak goal in 2002 (think we would have actually won it that year had we won that match), 2004 we lost away to the hosts and one of the strongest Portuguese sides in a long time, and 2006 Rooney (becoming a theme now) was petulant and even with 10-men it took pens for Portugal to knock us out again. Agree here too.

Hmmm....

No doubt.

Basically means Cabaye's ankle isn't holding up too well.

Aye! The fact he's rated as doubtful for Tuesday surely means that his injury is not too serious?

From the BBC:

All eyes on next summer now (looking forward to it tbh).

A draw would still get us through anyway. So if it stays 2-2, it's a meh result for me.

Meh.

Isn't it a two game ban on the International stage?

How long would Rooney's suspension be btw?

Rooney you c***. So fucking stupid.

Hmmm, this somewhat puts me at ease.

This second half has been shite.

Fuck sake, really hope it's not serious.

Should have been a penalty for Montenegro there....