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Sounds like it was a class night, wish I could have gone.

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I see the forum is giving the finger in the vote.

I think the centre halves have been the only bright spark in what has been a very poor game., they seem to have an understanding, which is good. The full-backs have been beaten time and again, can't believe I actually want Johnson back in the team, Lampard and Gerrard once again showing that they don't work, like they didn't work 8 years ago, with Lampard being non existent, and Gerrards set pieces and crosses being dire, Walcott has been alright but has lacked that final ball as always, and relies on his pace to much and Milner has been Milner. Lambert has been poor, his passing has been awful, and hasn't had a chance. I know a draw would have done before the game but, the players showed no ambition, and no drive to want to win the game. I don't know if that is down to Hodgson or down to the players just not caring, but it is just depressing to watch, and I think that game summed up why alot of people are starting to turn their back on international football. I also think that its a joke that there is a round of international games 3 weeks into the season.

I don't get how Carrick isn't starting.

Since when did Newcastle play in red? this is fucking gash.

Should be a pen no matter what minute its in.

Greg Dyke fears for the future of the national team unless drastic steps are taken to nurture more English talent. The Football Association chairman laid out his vision for the future of football in England at a keynote speech in London, setting the target of victory at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. But Dyke made it clear he believes such ambition will soon become unrealistic unless the Premier League and the FA work together to cut the percentage of foreign players, managers and owners. The former television executive intends to set up a commission to look into the dwindling number of English-qualified players regularly used by Premier League clubs. And Dyke said the FA would be "letting the country and thousands of England fans down" if it did not deal with what he called a "frightening trend" which last season meant just 32% of players used by Premier League clubs were English. "Do we let the trend continue or do we do something about it?" he said. "What happens when the number goes from 32 to 25 to 20 to 15? "Do we still ignore the problem or do we act now? English football is a tanker that needs turning. "Why has it happened? What can be done? How can you make changes? The FA has to up its game but all of English football has a problem. All of English football has to find a solution." Dyke argued his vision does not put him on collision course with the Premier League, saying: "It is crucial that English football finds a solution without undermining the undoubted success of the Premier League. "We don't want to kill the golden goose in the search of the golden egg but we do have to do something if the English team is to prosper in the future. " Dyke's tone was not one of despair, though, when he suggested victory in Qatar - 56 years after England's sole World Cup win to date - should be a genuine aim. He said: "The two targets I have for the England team are - one, to at least reach the semi-finals of Euro 2020. Two, win the World Cup in 2022."

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11662/8904364/grade-your-team Sky sports on our transfer window : Grade D is the lowest score btw.

GW4: Man Utd 2 v 0 Crystal Palace Aston Villa 2 v 1 Newcastle Fulham 1 v 1 West Brom Hull City 0 v 2 Cardiff City Stoke City 1 v 2 Man City Sunderland 0 v 2 Arsenal Tottenham 2 v 1 Norwich Everton 1 v 1 Chelsea Southampton 1 v 1 West Ham Swansea 1 v 2 Liverpool

The thing that annoys me most is two seasons ago when we finished 5th we were in a really good position to push on, all we needed was a few quality signing, and we could have been challenging for the top 4. Now after two summers of inactivity and one winter of signings (because we were in trouble (I have no doubt if we were not in trouble the players would not have come in)), we are now so far behind even the top seven, its not even funny, and we are all just resigned to the fact the mediocrity will do, and left wondering at what could have been.

It's so depressing reading that, mainly because it is a possibility

Some Spurs fan put this on facebook, made me chuckle. BREAKING NEWS: Never heard of this player, but apparently Abunchak Huntz spotted outside the Emirates.

I'm so glad this marvelous man has helped get a few player over the line on what was a hectic day. Cunt.

5-3

We're probably monitoring the shit out of that situation.

Samuel Ameobi ‏@Sammy_Ameobi 2m Congrats @PaulDummett on your senior Wales call up...happy for you geeza!

Amalfitano signs for West Brom.

That skysports Bale press conference

Just said on SSN that Arsenal are also after Di Maria.

Newcastle United FC ‏@NUFCOfficial 1m Six minutes gone and #NUFC U21s already lead 2-0 against West Ham - @JonathynQuinn has got both goals

That surely can't be right, that would mean he's on £42k a day.

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Interesting.

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