skintsaint

http://www.footy-boots.com/rooney-is-europes-best-6496/ cant find stats for the latest qualifiers but I guess he hasnt done anything for years.

yes

Palarse on a bit of a good run at the minute...Will be a close game.

and then let the press rip them to bits when they dont win/ get to the semi's of the Euros....which is a more of a problem to the England team than Rooney.

He doesnt as an out and out striker, more like the Sheringham role. Anyone can see that surely?

Two examples the Croatia game away and even the last game against Macedonia for the 2nd goal. He gets in the hole defenders get pulled to mark him and the quicker players get in behind the defence to create chances etc. He might not be playing as well as he does for Utd but the opposition do mark him tight so when he does drop he creates a lot of space for our pacey attacking guys. I'm sure there is more examples but I again CBF to find every single one since 2004.

so what he has a hot streak - many good players in the past have had one too. To not take him would be silly. He is our best attacking threat and just having him on the field creates problems for the opposition. In the qualifiers he was involved in a lot of our build up for chances/goals and CBF to google all the stats but im sure someone will. I would definately have him on the pitch rather than defoe, crouch, sturridge, welbeck, bent.....If they take his place and score 4 or 5 in the group stages and prove me wrong then I'll admit it - but I cant see it happening. Not sure why England dont play with Rooney & Walcott up front - Feel Walcott is a better finisher than Bent and a bit quicker. Bent though is a good lineker type 'right place right time' player. Anyway thats a whole different discussion.

not when we played at St Marys.

read some pimpey fans have Southgate as an outside bet....lol

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15336398.stm Thoughts?

without getting involved in the usual 'make this thread about me' banter - The way Celtic are leaking goals combined with reports going back to Glasgow that Hooiveld is playing well it would be a bit of a bummer if the loan wasnt extended. Then again he could turn to horse **** by then so doesnt matter....but he has played well by all accounts.

18 out of 25...not bad but took educated guesses... compare that with what i had to take earlier in the year: http://www.citizenship.gov.au/learn/cit_test/practice/# lol

West Ham are starting to play like they were forecasted to do at the start of the season. I would be happy with a draw...wouldnt be tooo gutted at a loss as I expect them to win the league but a win would be fanny-tastic.

http://fukung.net/v/2349/go_****_yourself.jpg

I thought last month was make or break to see if we would be a top challenger and a couple of away defeats brought us back down to Earth. Still top of the league though and as long as we improve defensively we have no one to fear.

lol

Eastwood...a players reputation built on one great stint at Southend. Since then has been pretty rubbish. No thanks.

not as much as what people think, liverpool and arsenals team were on par with Spurs..if anything last season he unachieved with them.

good stuff

Pearce wont take it..already said this a month or so back.

the next England manager is going to be Mourinho...

can imagine saints fitness, computers, techniques etc is just about on par with Soviet boxing training regimes from the mid 80s.

If I was playing against a team supposedly interested in me I wouldnt look disinterested tbh.

lol