Mbemba Youre A Womble Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 They can have Dwight Gayle. They deprived us of many greats down the years anyway. Deon Burton, Robbie Earl, Frank Sinclair to name but a few Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Oh my god, he's not played for Jamaica? He'd be a no-brainer in the England squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Oh my god, he's not played for Jamaica? He'd be a no-brainer in the England squad. Apparently he’s said he won’t play for Jamaica until they improve. ...you could, ya know, make them better by playing for them, Leon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 This story had lead me to discover there is a Jamaican goalie called Shaven Paul. Today has been a good day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Give them Rolando Aarons in return. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 On this Bailey thing, every report I've read says that two of his grandparents hold British passports rather than saying they were actually born in Britain. I'm not sure if it is the case but his grandparents would have to actually have been born in Britain for him to be able to play for England Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Oh my god, he's not played for Jamaica? He'd be a no-brainer in the England squad. Apparently he’s said he won’t play for Jamaica until they improve. ...you could, ya know, make them better by playing for them, Leon. I'm sure his complaints were about the infrastructure and the dysfunctional nature of the FA, rather than the quality of the team. That's not something that he can necessarily do anything about and as sad as it is to see minnows lose quality players, it is sometimes understandable on an individual level. No doubt there is an element of individualistic career based motivation too, mind. However if a football association is corrupt and shambolic it just encourages such a decision. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 On this Bailey thing, every report I've read says that two of his grandparents hold British passports rather than saying they were actually born in Britain. I'm not sure if it is the case but his grandparents would have to actually have been born in Britain for him to be able to play for England I’m just sayin’, I don’t wanna hear any gripes about all the foreign-born players who suit up for the U.S. if this kid chooses to play for England Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 On this Bailey thing, every report I've read says that two of his grandparents hold British passports rather than saying they were actually born in Britain. I'm not sure if it is the case but his grandparents would have to actually have been born in Britain for him to be able to play for England I’m just sayin’, I don’t wanna hear any gripes about all the foreign-born players who suit up for the U.S. if this kid chooses to play for England https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_England_international_footballers_born_outside_England Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Oh my god, he's not played for Jamaica? He'd be a no-brainer in the England squad. Apparently he’s said he won’t play for Jamaica until they improve. ...you could, ya know, make them better by playing for them, Leon. I'm sure his complaints were about the infrastructure and the dysfunctional nature of the FA, rather than the quality of the team. That's not something that he can necessarily do anything about and as sad as it is to see minnows lose quality players, it is sometimes understandable on an individual level. No doubt there is an element of individualistic career based motivation too, mind. However if a football association is corrupt and shambolic it just encourages such a decision. I doubt he’d have said as much if he didn’t have a chance to play for somebody better. This just gives him a way out. Far be it from me to tell a player which country he should represent, but at least be honest about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Didn't realise Shola was actually born in Nigeria Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 On this Bailey thing, every report I've read says that two of his grandparents hold British passports rather than saying they were actually born in Britain. I'm not sure if it is the case but his grandparents would have to actually have been born in Britain for him to be able to play for England I’m just sayin’, I don’t wanna hear any gripes about all the foreign-born players who suit up for the U.S. if this kid chooses to play for England https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_England_international_footballers_born_outside_England Didn’t know Terry Butcher was born in Singapore. Tucked that safely in me top pocket ready to be retrieved and recited during the next debate about taking are country back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 On this Bailey thing, every report I've read says that two of his grandparents hold British passports rather than saying they were actually born in Britain. I'm not sure if it is the case but his grandparents would have to actually have been born in Britain for him to be able to play for England I’m just sayin’, I don’t wanna hear any gripes about all the foreign-born players who suit up for the U.S. if this kid chooses to play for England https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_England_international_footballers_born_outside_England Didn’t know Terry Butcher was born in Singapore. Tucked that safely in me top pocket ready to be retrieved and recited during the next debate about taking are country back. Was just reading his wiki. He was Scotland assistant manager for a while and in 2008 they had a friendly against a Maradona managed Argentina. In the build up, Butcher had a massive go at Maradona about the hand of God calling him a cheat. After the game, Maradona was asked about Butcher's comments and he just replied "Who is Butcher?" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedyan Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Nigeria-Iceland ticket fixed. Volgograd on a roasting hot day in June, here I come. The inner Scotsman cries because of the monetary considerations involved, but the inner football-loving kid is ecstatic Our centrbacks are all crooked, two of the planned starters got their ACLs all ferked up. Which means that the eternal Berezutsky twins or even the 60 y.o. Ignashevitch might still have to play. Or, we might have to arrange a Russian passport for a certain Waldermar Anton who plays for Hannover, with his parents being from Siberia iirc. Already got two Germans repatriated (Rausch and Noedstedter), so why not. What, with youth football still failing to produce any consistent amount of quality players in certain areas. If I were a fan of either Egypt or Uruguay, I would bet my house on Russia conceding in these matches. Literally a handful of players remotely ready for first team international duty at one of the most crucial of positions. Good news for anyone who has tickets to matches in Nizhny Novgorod and does not intend to bring family along - quite a few of their pub and bar owners plan to work 24/7 during the tournament. Awesome party town, can't wait. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 TIL that Terry Butcher was born in Singapore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I've never been this disinterested in a World Cup before. Combination of general disillusionment in Football, us being shit, us being in a shit group, and Russia being a shit place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 On this Bailey thing, every report I've read says that two of his grandparents hold British passports rather than saying they were actually born in Britain. I'm not sure if it is the case but his grandparents would have to actually have been born in Britain for him to be able to play for England I’m just sayin’, I don’t wanna hear any gripes about all the foreign-born players who suit up for the U.S. if this kid chooses to play for England https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_England_international_footballers_born_outside_England Didn’t know Terry Butcher was born in Singapore. Tucked that safely in me top pocket ready to be retrieved and recited during the next debate about taking are country back. I thought he was born in Hong Kong? Knew it was far east though, Was his dad in the army? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I've never been this disinterested in a World Cup before. Combination of general disillusionment in Football, us being s***, us being in a s*** group, and Russia being a s*** place. Been there? Heard so much good about Russia (or at least Moscow and St Petersburg), or is this just some ignorant opinion based on what you've read online? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I've never been this disinterested in a World Cup before. Combination of general disillusionment in Football, us being s***, us being in a s*** group, and Russia being a s*** place. Been there? Heard so much good about Russia (or at least Moscow and St Petersburg), or is this just some ignorant opinion based on what you've read online? Russia is an abhorrent country that does horrible things to its people. It’s also the worst possible spot for an international sporting event given its well recorded history of state-sponsored cheating. If you can ignore all of that I suppose it might be a nice tourist spot, but I have no interest in it whatsoever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I've never been this disinterested in a World Cup before. Combination of general disillusionment in Football, us being s***, us being in a s*** group, and Russia being a s*** place. Been there? Heard so much good about Russia (or at least Moscow and St Petersburg), or is this just some ignorant opinion based on what you've read online? Russia is an abhorrent country that does horrible things to its people. It’s also the worst possible spot for an international sporting event given its well recorded history of state-sponsored cheating. If you can ignore all of that I suppose it might be a nice tourist spot, but I have no interest in it whatsoever. I don't disagree, but feels like double standards. Not gonna litter this thread into a political thread however. As a sporting event I think it will be great, especially since their state-sponsored cheating won't mean anything in this sport. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I've never been this disinterested in a World Cup before. Combination of general disillusionment in Football, us being s***, us being in a s*** group, and Russia being a s*** place. Been there? Heard so much good about Russia (or at least Moscow and St Petersburg), or is this just some ignorant opinion based on what you've read online? Russia is an abhorrent country that does horrible things to its people. It’s also the worst possible spot for an international sporting event given its well recorded history of state-sponsored cheating. If you can ignore all of that I suppose it might be a nice tourist spot, but I have no interest in it whatsoever. I don't disagree, but feels like double standards. Not gonna litter this thread into a political thread however. As a sporting event I think it will be great, especially since their state-sponsored cheating won't mean anything in this sport. You did see the draw, right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I've never been this disinterested in a World Cup before. Combination of general disillusionment in Football, us being s***, us being in a s*** group, and Russia being a s*** place. Been there? Heard so much good about Russia (or at least Moscow and St Petersburg), or is this just some ignorant opinion based on what you've read online? Russia is an abhorrent country that does horrible things to its people. It’s also the worst possible spot for an international sporting event given its well recorded history of state-sponsored cheating. If you can ignore all of that I suppose it might be a nice tourist spot, but I have no interest in it whatsoever. I don't disagree, but feels like double standards. Not gonna litter this thread into a political thread however. As a sporting event I think it will be great, especially since their state-sponsored cheating won't mean anything in this sport. You did see the draw, right? I did. Every World Cup there's a few weak groups. Let's be honest, the real reason you're not interested is because you think South Korea will come out of this with 0 points. I think you've guys got an ok chance of going through to the next round. Both Sweden and Mexico are underwhelming teams, they're good, but nothing special. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I've never been this disinterested in a World Cup before. Combination of general disillusionment in Football, us being s***, us being in a s*** group, and Russia being a s*** place. Been there? Heard so much good about Russia (or at least Moscow and St Petersburg), or is this just some ignorant opinion based on what you've read online? Russia is an abhorrent country that does horrible things to its people. It’s also the worst possible spot for an international sporting event given its well recorded history of state-sponsored cheating. If you can ignore all of that I suppose it might be a nice tourist spot, but I have no interest in it whatsoever. I don't disagree, but feels like double standards. Not gonna litter this thread into a political thread however. As a sporting event I think it will be great, especially since their state-sponsored cheating won't mean anything in this sport. You did see the draw, right? I did. Every World Cup there's a few weak groups. Let's be honest, the real reason you're not interested is because you think South Korea will come out of this with 0 points. I think you've guys got an ok chance of going through to the next round. Both Sweden and Mexico are underwhelming teams, they're good, but nothing special. The most corrupt rich country in the world walked into a draw organized by the most corrupt organization in the world and walked away with the weakest group in modern World Cup history. How confident are you that nothing shady happened? These guys made Donald Trump President man, you think they can't mess with some ping pong balls in a draw being held in the goddamn Kremlin? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 South Korea's chances aren't even worth talking about. This is the worst team we've had since 1998. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I've never been this disinterested in a World Cup before. Combination of general disillusionment in Football, us being s***, us being in a s*** group, and Russia being a s*** place. Been there? Heard so much good about Russia (or at least Moscow and St Petersburg), or is this just some ignorant opinion based on what you've read online? Russia is an abhorrent country that does horrible things to its people. It’s also the worst possible spot for an international sporting event given its well recorded history of state-sponsored cheating. If you can ignore all of that I suppose it might be a nice tourist spot, but I have no interest in it whatsoever. I don't disagree, but feels like double standards. Not gonna litter this thread into a political thread however. As a sporting event I think it will be great, especially since their state-sponsored cheating won't mean anything in this sport. You did see the draw, right? I did. Every World Cup there's a few weak groups. Let's be honest, the real reason you're not interested is because you think South Korea will come out of this with 0 points. I think you've guys got an ok chance of going through to the next round. Both Sweden and Mexico are underwhelming teams, they're good, but nothing special. The most corrupt rich country in the world walked into a draw organized by the most corrupt organization in the world and walked away with the weakest group in modern World Cup history. How confident are you that nothing shady happened? These guys made Donald Trump President man, you think they can't mess with some ping pong balls in a draw being held in the goddamn Kremlin? #infowars Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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