twistedAM
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But football has moved on. City aren't United's main rivals any more. Everton aren't Liverpools. Arsenal fans probably give less of a fuck beating Spurs than they d Chelsea.
Wales vs Scotland friendly international
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But football has moved on. City aren't United's main rivals any more. Everton aren't Liverpools. Arsenal fans probably give less of a fuck beating Spurs than they d Chelsea.
not-bono-ever
meh
just FYI , UPDW is one of your lot
I'm English, and to me England v Scotland is a huge game which I always look forward to happening. The size of the teams doesn't matter. It's the same as if we (west ham) get to play millwall.
Lo Siento.
Second As Farce
kained&able
Here for the football.
If we had lost the tie i would have been pissed off, losing the match and getting through i wouldn't give a fuck.
Same if it was millwall on a two legged competition.
dave
Even if it was just a meaningless friendly, with England playing their second string ?
It'd be like a West Ham(reserves) v Millwall(reserves) pre-season friendly. You might get a small minority that get all excited about it, but most would find it laughable and consider the result as insignificant, whatever the score ends up as.
Lo Siento.
Second As Farce
because we were out, and possibly out of embarassment. But not ´cause it was Scotland.
TrippyLondoner
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Its not a big game atm in the long term of things like it used to be.
Come on, if our second string had beaten Scotland 3-0 we'd all be laughing about it for weeks
Lo Siento.
Second As Farce
laughing at stuff is what football fans do. I´d laugh if our second string battered Middlesborough or someone completed unrelated. Just cause it´s fun watching your lot humiliate someone.
TrippyLondoner
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I have bigger things to be concerned about, like the world cup.
If we won 3-0 in a friendly v them illd just think' pretty much what was expected, not fussed'.
kained&able
Here for the football.
kinda but i'd be laughing at all he scts fans who thought they were better then us, rather then yay the result.
Honestly it would be no different then beating kazakstan or someone.
dave
Hmm. i still think rivalries matter, are you saying you didn't care when you beat Sunderland 4-1?
Put it this way, there would undoubably be a level of excitement if we were playing ROI or France, even if it were a friendly.
Scotland, Wales and Norn Iron, well, it's like having a kick about with the Faroe Island's tbh. No one really gives a shit unless the game has any kind of qualification significance.
That's why I think it would be a great idea to create a "Home Nations" end of season tournament. We could resurrect some old rivalries with the toy-town nations.
I reckon it would even help them to raise the standard of their football if we gave them something to play for, like the minuscule chance of winning some kind of tournament once a decade.
Scotland, Wales and Norn Iron, well, it's like having a kick about with the Faroe Island's tbh. No one really gives a shit unless the game has any kind of qualification significance.
That's why I think it would be a great idea to create a "Home Nations" end of season tournament. We could resurrect some old rivalries with the toy-town nations.
I reckon it would even help them to raise the standard of their football if we gave them something to play for, like the minuscule chance of winning some kind of tournament once a decade.
But we wouldn't be proclaiming it as the dawn of a new era like the Taffy's are doing.
You'd almost think they'd qualified for a tournament or summink. 
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hiraethified
And who the fuck is doing that?
Jeez.
Ah, I see. You're either trolling or just playing the dull stereotype of the braying Englander, putting down smaller nations.
And who the fuck is doing that?
Jeez.
Ah, I see. You're either trolling or just playing the dull stereotype of the braying Englander, putting down smaller nations.
I'd honestly be made up if they could give us a good game.
If I hadn't of already retired from International Football http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=9935705&postcount=5 I would have been eligible to play for Wales, so I'm always pleased to see them doing well for themselves.
I maintain though that strolling to a 3-0 friendly win over probably THE weakest Scotland team in history, is far from an achievement of note.
Put it this way, there would undoubably be a level of excitement if we were playing ROI or France, even if it were a friendly.
Scotland, Wales and Norn Iron, well, it's like having a kick about with the Faroe Island's tbh. No one really gives a shit unless the game has any kind of qualification significance.
That's why I think it would be a great idea to create a "Home Nations" end of season tournament. We could resurrect some old rivalries with the toy-town nations.
I reckon it would even help them to raise the standard of their football if we gave them something to play for, like the minuscule chance of winning some kind of tournament once a decade.
We lost to NI last time we played them, and didn't deserve to beat Wales last time we played at the Millennium.
And we were extremely gracious with it.
We don't seem to suffer from the delusional hysteria, and irrational hatred like our minnow neighbours do. It must be a jealousy thing.
And we were extremely gracious with it.
We don't seem to suffer from the delusional hysteria, and irrational hatred like our minnow neighbours do. It must be a jealousy thing.
What hysteria?
What delusional behaviour?
All we are happy for is that we won a match convincingly.
And players like Aaron Ramsey are now proving they can play at international level. The average age of the team on Sat was 22. We have hope to be competitive in the future.
Fucking hell if you want to take away that tiny grain of hope it is you who is delusional.
Lo Siento.
Second As Farce
actually the only delusional thing that got the england fans going was telling us that the english press would be all over this if it were england. Which was horseshit.
That said I was impressed with Simon (?) Church when he played against us for Reading.
That said I was impressed with Simon (?) Church when he played against us for Reading.
Mind you we have Jack Wilshere still to come through, and word is he's even better than RAmsey
Lo Siento.
Second As Farce
quite a few good Welsh youngsters, they´ll have to improve their seeding though before they can think of qualifying. Cause as it is they´re in what the 4th or 5th seeding group? So they´re realistically gonna have minimum of 2 really strong teams to get past.Mind you we have Jack Wilshere still to come through, and word is he's even better than RAmsey
Interesting that Wales with sod all national league structure to speak of are evidently producing better young players than Scotland these days.
Mind you we have Jack Wilshere still to come through, and word is he's even better than RAmsey
Ramsey ran the game Sat a la Fabregas.
Wilshere as good as he is, is a different type of player.
Adam Matthews is going to the Arse in Jan. He's the best teenage full back I've seen since Cashley made his debut.
TrippyLondoner
Well-Known Member
That's different. This is scotland at their worst were on about, in a friendly match.
TrippyLondoner
Well-Known Member
That's why I think it would be a great idea to create a "Home Nations" end of season tournament. We could resurrect some old rivalries with the toy-town nations.
I reckon it would even help them to raise the standard of their football if we gave them something to play for, like the minuscule chance of winning some kind of tournament once a decade.
Totally agree with this!!
West Ham are doing a fair amount to aid that, mind you. Collison is about as Welsh as me but chose Wales cos he thought he'd never be England standard, which is a shame as for my money he's gonna be as good as gerrard.
And we nurtured the defensive collosus who is James collins
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
Northern Ireland managed to go way up the rankings quite quickly and then got drawn in a group which saw Slovakia and Slovenia who were both seeded lower come good.
Sshhh!
