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Return of the Home Internationals!!
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"SCOTLAND to win... "do they still play footie up there ?... | |||
"SCOTLAND to win...
do they still play footie up there ?...
"now now..... bitterness is not attractive. | |||
"SCOTLAND to win...
do they still play footie up there ?...
now now..... bitterness is not attractive. "can we have our goal posts back please lol... | |||
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"The FA has finally got round the table to talk to the FAs of the other Home Countries about reinstigating the Home Internationals, or British Championship. I think this is a wonderful idea and I've long been a proponent of it. It is pretty certain that it won't be every year as it used to be as we already have a very hectic schedule already but the concensus is that the odd number years (those between the World Cup and the European Championship) could be a perfect time to have a summer mini-championship for just the four Home Nations. Brilliant idea! Football every summer! And they're talking about it being as early as 2013!!! "A total waste of time. England need to be playing better teams if they are going to get any better and Wales, Scotland and Ireland are 3rd rate at best. We would be far better playing friendlies against Spain, France, Germany, Holland or Italy. | |||
"mmmmmmmm better than sex.... more footie... home internationals was great competition.. gives us a chance the take the piss out of the jocks paddys and taffs..." do you remember who won the last series of home internationals ???? it wasnt england !!!! | |||
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"mmmmmmmm better than sex.... more footie... home internationals was great competition.. gives us a chance the take the piss out of the jocks paddys and taffs... do you remember who won the last series of home internationals ???? it wasnt england !!!!" not all about winning.. its the taking part.. sorry but i struggle to remember yesterday xx | |||
"mmmmmmmm better than sex.... more footie... home internationals was great competition.. gives us a chance the take the piss out of the jocks paddys and taffs... do you remember who won the last series of home internationals ???? it wasnt england !!!!" That was then and this is now. Scotland especially has spiraled down in its quality of football. It would be a total waste of time for England to get involved. | |||
"The FA has finally got round the table to talk to the FAs of the other Home Countries about reinstigating the Home Internationals, or British Championship. I think this is a wonderful idea and I've long been a proponent of it. It is pretty certain that it won't be every year as it used to be as we already have a very hectic schedule already but the concensus is that the odd number years (those between the World Cup and the European Championship) could be a perfect time to have a summer mini-championship for just the four Home Nations. Brilliant idea! Football every summer! And they're talking about it being as early as 2013!!!
A total waste of time. England need to be playing better teams if they are going to get any better and Wales, Scotland and Ireland are 3rd rate at best. We would be far better playing friendlies against Spain, France, Germany, Holland or Italy."bit inflamatory that m8 england are not all that either as it goes but yup better than most of scottish irish and welsh teams but italy france brazil and other quality teams wouldnt touch england for the same reasons not meant as inflamatory just my _iew | |||
"Nice to see some original thinking from the FA. 'Blue Sky' or 'outside of the box' I think they call it. Which means basically, if you get humped playing in your usual tournaments every time, invent a new one and only invite shit teams into it so you win. Simple when you think about it. This also means England can avoid being humbled by the giants of world football, Algeria, Slovenia etc etc. I'm from Scotland. We're shit at football. Out national team is, frankly, an embarrassment. But at least we know we're shit." more than 30 years of hurt in them there words !!!! | |||
I don't want to beat Scotland, Northern Ireland, or Wales, and there's no guarantee that we would, I want to see us put a good shift in against the best teams in the World to help erase the memory of the shower of shite they served up for us in recent times.  | |||
"Nice to see some original thinking from the FA. 'Blue Sky' or 'outside of the box' I think they call it. Which means basically, if you get humped playing in your usual tournaments every time, invent a new one and only invite shit teams into it so you win. Simple when you think about it. This also means England can avoid being humbled by the giants of world football, Algeria, Slovenia etc etc. I'm from Scotland. We're shit at football. Out national team is, frankly, an embarrassment. But at least we know we're shit." Your right scotland are shit at football but we dont want dragging down the pan with you. I am glad you are jealous of our football team. If you hadn't tried to be cleaver about it i would have been worried you thought we were as bad as you. | |||
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"a few good posts and frankly a few dire posts,the one about none of the teams being good enough to play england" You are so far off the mark. It is not about how good England are which they are not if we compare them to Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Germany and 6 or 7 other teams. England are average and struggle to get into the top 10. The thing is Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are so bad. Look at the likes of say Bolton or Newcastle. They dont want to play division 1 teams they want to play in the premier. They want to improve not end up playing route 1 football. | |||
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"not what i was saying,the problem is that the players i mentioned and some more included,are whats bringing english football down,,can anyone honestly tell me that with the way england played at the world cup,that scotland wales or northern ireland wouldnt have a chance,id bet any of them over england with englands current form, anyway england will have a chance against the republic soon enough" Thats the republic though but still you will get good odds backing the republic. No England are not good but the rest are shit. Northern Ireland are ranked best at 43rd behind Burkina Faso and Hungary. Scotland are ranked 54th behind South Africa and Israel. Wales are 113th behind Iceland and even Syria. Its like comparing say Spurs with Scunthorpe United, Oldham Athletic and Accrington Stanley. If you had those 4 teams in a mini competition its similar to the home internationals and it wouldn't be a great contest. | |||
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"Scotland would struggle to beat a well organised Sunday League team. " Scotland used to have at least 5-10 quality players. What has changed in the scottish football system? | |||
"Scotland would struggle to beat a well organised Sunday League team. Scotland used to have at least 5-10 quality players. What has changed in the scottish football system?" The problem with Scottish football is similar to the one in English football, only on a different scale. The Scottish 'Premier' League is a joke. There is no strength in depth, soory make that strength or depth, and what little quality there is centres on two teams. But neither of those two teams would trouble the top half of the english Premiership over a season. Way too many vested interests. And the misty eyed belief that we were good once, and so will be again. It pains me to watch Euro/World cups and see tiny countries reaching the latter stages - Croatia, Cameroon etc. The argument is given that "their players play in Serie A". Okay, why don't ours? Because they are simply nowhere near good enough. A good scottish player is lucky if a Permeiership side will take him. And, as with England, there is simply no pride, passion, beleif or desire when they play for their national team. Sign O' the times. | |||
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" Its like comparing say Spurs with Scunthorpe United, Oldham Athletic and Accrington Stanley. If you had those 4 teams in a mini competition its similar to the home internationals and it wouldn't be a great contest. " Stevenage, Newcastle, Blackpool, Southampton, for example.... | |||
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"I'd be happy to see the Home internationals back, it would be a good income stream for all FA's, and a bit of healthy competition. Anyone who thinks England will turn up and win is an imbecile - it wouldn't matter how bad the other three were; they'd give England a game..." I agree. Teams always up their game when playing an old foe. That's why local derbies are usually a good game. I hope the Home Int. are re-established, even if it's just for a summer of football for the fans, the player's won't mind I'm sure, if it gives those on the fringes a chance to break into the national side in the bigger competitions. | |||
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"not what i was saying,the problem is that the players i mentioned and some more included,are whats bringing english football down,,can anyone honestly tell me that with the way england played at the world cup,that scotland wales or northern ireland wouldnt have a chance,id bet any of them over england with englands current form, anyway england will have a chance against the republic soon enough Thats the republic though but still you will get good odds backing the republic. No England are not good but the rest are shit. Northern Ireland are ranked best at 43rd behind Burkina Faso and Hungary. Scotland are ranked 54th behind South Africa and Israel. Wales are 113th behind Iceland and even Syria. Its like comparing say Spurs with Scunthorpe United, Oldham Athletic and Accrington Stanley. If you had those 4 teams in a mini competition its similar to the home internationals and it wouldn't be a great contest. " ireland are ranked 35th,so we aint to far from n i,lol,i think itd be good to have it like the four nations used to be,lol,or the six nations,give us a chance to whack the french a few times,i wouldnt mind losing that game,as long as we stood on a few hands,lol | |||
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"n.lreland were still the last country to win the home internationals,and we can win it again.c,mon the boys in green lol" GREEN AND WHITE ARMY | |||
"n.lreland were still the last country to win the home internationals,and we can win it again.c,mon the boys in green lol GREEN AND WHITE ARMY" Nice hooters! | |||
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"International football is boring. " see you say that..... but being an (almost) neutral and managing to get a ticket for the england end when they last played Scotland at Hampden is something I would never forget... have to say it is the most scared i have ever been at a footy game.... and I have never heard a noise as loud as the booing when "god save the queen" started...... | |||
"mmmmmmmm better than sex.... more footie... home internationals was great competition.. gives us a chance the take the piss out of the jocks paddys and taffs..." I hate soccer ZZzzz.... But its hilarious to see english lager louts sobbing in their pints after getting beaten by ...em...who?! All those overpaid excuses for men that apparently play for highly ranked teams and yet they struggle against minoes. Hahaha. From Paddy Irishman living in Scotland. Happy and proud. Oh and Ireland won the six nations rugby in 2009. However Ireland has a population of 6million versus 59.5million english to choose from! Plusrugby in ireland is a minority sport. Eg; there are more rugby clubs in Manchester than there are in the whole of Ireland. Ah but England won the 2003 world cup i hear you cry. Yes against a large country like Australia. Hmm. There are also more rugby clubs in Manchester than there are in the whole of Australia. Please note everyone that this message is not aimed solely at English people. Id be a hypocrite if it was as i have about 200 relatives living across central england. However it is aimed at the bigots. And no you cant have your posts back. Go and blame the referee like you usually do. | |||
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"and I have never heard a noise as loud as the booing when "god save the queen" started......" I would have probably joined in tbh. | |||
