Neil

Players falling over when they've been "fouled", and clutch the ball to make it suddenly seem more convincing. Drives me mad.

I can play btw.

Aye best of luck Messi. Is the Villa top scorer reduced if he's joint top, i.e. 1/3, 1/4? That said, if Spain are to win the thing, I can't see him not scoring again.

I always win, Jonny. Howay.

Personally, it would take an astronomical offer to consider letting Arteta go. It can't be emphasised enough how important he is to us. And even if we got big money, to get a midfielder in as good as him would be pretty hard due to the fact few of that level would realistically come to us.

Shola? A bit like that, but deliberately, not just cos he's thick as mince. That goal against Everton where he collected it about 5 yards off, looked at the linesman, shrugged his shoulders and buried it. Going a bit far there like.

http://www.footballfancast.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/beardsley-001.jpg ^^^ Dan Gosling http://i.thisislondon.co.uk/i/pix/2009/02/dan-gosling-415x275.jpg ^^^ Peter Beardsley

Howay Uruguay.

Best of luck Messi. If Nadal wins today, are you getting any money on the 3 other teams or going for all or nothing? Also, haven't had a bet in a while; Norwegian football is back, wahey!

He cheated and thus he got sent off and more importantly misses arguably the biggest game of his career. Ghana missed their penalties, tough luck. I would however say it was an instinctive reaction.

Deceptive stuff. 20/1 on a punch-up in the game is great value but then you see it's for a punch-up in the tunnel. Sneaky.

they can't afford to thats the problem, with the level of debts the club is paying for they need cl cash and they need it quick Shame I'll want Hodgson to fail. Comes across as such a likeable, level-headed guy who talks sense.

Shhh!

Kick the fucker. End him.

If I am playing, expect a series of weighted passes, long and short to go out for a throw in.

The technicality of him being the best keeper?

Sums up the extent to which we need to change things, really.

This is what really irks me. "Being given a chance" nowdays seems to be in the form of being given a 2nd half against someone in a friendly. Give the likes of Bent, Walcott, Johnson, and in time Rodwell, Wilshere etc a proper chance to grow into the team. Let's use the Euro 2012 qualifiers to build up a squad; nurture those young'uns and get rid of those who simply don't offer much anymore towards an energetic and cohesive England team. Couldn't agree more. Use this failure as a catslyst for getting shot of the dead wood hanging in and around the squad. Get shot of he ones who aren't good enough. Get shot of the ones who are too old. The likes of Heskey, Upson, Warnock, Carrick, Beckham, SWP, Carragher, Barry, Glen Johnson, James, Green should be binned asap. Bar Carragher and SWP I don't agree - you can't decide to get rid of a dozen players just like that. However, I agree that pretty much all of them, maybe with the exception of Carrick, need phasing out by the time the Euros come along. I'd bin the lot of them. They're not up to it. Choose an entirely new squad and stick with them and mould them together as a unit. No time like the present to start building for the next World Cup and none of that lot should be near the squad in 2014. Iron fist is needed Pilko, not the velvet glove. Yet you just know it'll be the Velvet Glove of Moderate Dissatisfaction (But Not Really Angry Or Anything) that'll be used. Just thinking, who would actually be prepared to make the changes? Redknapp I guess?

Yip.

He can do backflips off the plane or give a face like a smacked arse, he's still an almighty arsehole. A vital almighty arsehole.

He scores goals, don't you know?

I think we were right to stick with Rooney throughout the tournament. Despite his poor decisions, poor first touch and frustrations, he has shown for one of the best sides in the world he can produce something from nothing. Too bad he then went to Man Utd.

Do you mean Barry's glorious first touch straight to a German? Hats off to the guy, he couldn't have messed up a single touch much more than he did.

This is what really irks me. "Being given a chance" nowdays seems to be in the form of being given a 2nd half against someone in a friendly. Give the likes of Bent, Walcott, Johnson, and in time Rodwell, Wilshere etc a proper chance to grow into the team. Let's use the Euro 2012 qualifiers to build up a squad; nurture those young'uns and get rid of those who simply don't offer much anymore towards an energetic and cohesive England team.

Sweepstake: what will be the first story to come out about how things weren't right in the England camp? Can see the headlines now.