On the Eve of the new Season...

[Frank Gallagher]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  i'll be setting the alarm and wearing my GOALden boy away shirt tomorrow      

Rooney's out!
 
 BTW - Scotland getting kicked out with virtually the last kick of the match is just priceless. HA HA HA HA HAHAHAHA, stupid eff'n jocko's.
 
 A draw for England will do it, although it will have to be 0-0, because with Rooney and Mike out who's going to score?

[ChampionshipVinyl]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  will israel come through tomorrow? game is on fsc, by the way

I guess the answer to that is yes.

[godsshoeshine]

Originally posted by Brain Walrus:
   

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  i'll be setting the alarm and wearing my GOALden boy away shirt tomorrow          

Rooney's out!
 
 BTW - Scotland getting kicked out with virtually the last kick of the match is just priceless. HA HA HA HA HAHAHAHA, stupid eff'n jocko's.
 
 A draw for England will do it, although it will have to be 0-0, because with Rooney and Mike out who's going to score? [/b]

crouch has a way better international goal scoring record in the past two years as wayne-o
 
 all joking aside, if england blows it, will wembley burn to the ground

[Barcelona]

Not to discredit England, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Russians were paid to lose the game. I am afraid this is starting to happen a lot in tenis, football, and even cricket, maybe betting should be forbidden.

[godsshoeshine]

wow, that's just a wild accusation. especially since the russian players were supposedly due $80,000 each if they qualified

[Frank Gallagher]

Originally posted by Barcelona:
  Not to discredit England, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Russians were paid to lose the game. I am afraid this is starting to happen a lot in tenis, football, and even cricket, maybe betting should be forbidden.

I have to say, that's the dumbest thing to be said on this thread since it was first started....It's the refs that get paid to fix games, not teams.

[Barcelona]

Originally posted by Brain Walrus:
   

Originally posted by Barcelona:
  Not to discredit England, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Russians were paid to lose the game. I am afraid this is starting to happen a lot in tenis, football, and even cricket, maybe betting should be forbidden.

I have to say, that's the dumbest thing to be said on this thread since it was first started....It's the refs that get paid to fix games, not teams. [/b]

are you being serious about only the refs fixing the games? germany austria in 1982, spain 12- malta 1...

[godsshoeshine]

i'm skipping out of work early, and i was thinking of popping in somewhere to watch england today, however the closest bar with the match is 16 miles away. god i hate setanta sometimes

[vansmack]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  i'm skipping out of work early, and i was thinking of popping in somewhere to watch england today, however the closest bar with the match is 16 miles away. god i hate setanta sometimes

It's $20 to watch it in a bar, $25 to watch it at home.

[godsshoeshine]

right, but if i pay $20 cash then it doesnt show up on my cable bill

[vansmack]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  right, but if i pay $20 cash then it doesnt show up on my cable bill

Smackette never sees the DirecTV bill.  You should have seen her face last week when she saw the half off commercial for Sunday Ticket in HD.  Not good.

[godsshoeshine]

yeah, i pay all the bills too, but i'd get pissed when i saw the bill, whereas if i pay it right away i only have to think about it once.
 
 i've been asked a couple of times in front of my wife how much the ticket costs. and uh...hopefully they wont charge us an extra $99 for hd next year

[vansmack]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  yeah, i pay all the bills too, but i'd get pissed when i saw the bill, whereas if i pay it right away i only have to think about it once.
 
 

I used to think that way until I paid for the Greece world cup Q game - so glad I did.
 
 For full disclosure, I'm not paying for the game and will be downloading it this afternoon to watch this evening when I get home.  It's nice to be on the West Coast.

[ChampionshipVinyl]

So far it seems like $20 or $25 saved as Croatia is up 2 - 0 in the first half.  
 
 Guess the Russians knew what they were doing if they doing if they took the cash. They'll still get in.

[Frank Gallagher]

I really don't give a toss that England didn't qualify...really! Hopefully the FA have finally learned a lesson and will get a manager that knows what the hell he's doing, and get shot of this idiot, who's career peaked as assistant to Fergie...He really proved himself at Boro!   :roll:  
 
 I'm just glad it's over, it's been like waiting for a loose tooth to fall out..