THE England thread

[donnybay]

Roy won't be in charge of another England game, thats for sure

[smokie36]

This is simply wonderful...I'm going across to the coffeeshop to skin up a HUUUGE joint!

That's illegal!

Not here kiddo.

Can you smoke e cigs?

LOL...oh and Woy has resigned....that's a shame!

[jellydog]

Woy has resigned before they came with the tar and feathers.

[StevieH]

Bye bye, Woy. Surely?

You can't feel sorry for the man (exceot on the human level - I would genuinely be concerened for him tonight - looked suicidal) but he was also let down hugely by a bunch of clueless players, several careers there are not going to be the same again; Kane, Hart, Rooney, Sterling

that was the most tactically inept england performance i've seen in my lifetime. even after half time all he did was lash on forwards without any plan at all where other, actually good, managers would perhaps have tried to reshape the midfield - you know, that thing that is there to make the chances for the forwards.

he even seemed to have his resignation statement pre-written. where was it, in his sock or something?

[Sparkles]

The ultimate humiliation......................

[jellydog]

Needed a playmaker in the hole every match. Rooney launching diagonal balls to the wing followed by a multitude of off target crosses. Absurd.

[meatboy]

why do mums go to iceland.

cause they got bigger balls than england.

[evenstevens]

no surprise really, with 5 spuds in the run on side

the chelsea stamford bridge melt down continues

a bonza good morning to all my readers on the footy forum , have u missed me???

[nev]

United>England.

[wilai]

Oh well, at least I'm still in with a shout of winning

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[meatboy]

why why did nobody tell them they didnt have to leave the euro.

[Liquorice]

England make history by completing two BREXIT's in 4 days.

[carmine]

Lost for words. Just pathetic and the most inept tactics you will ever probably see as has been said already.

Out of europe twice in a week!!

[elwood]

England - a brand f****8 by the smallest minds and now f****8 by the smallest country.

Been a pretty depressing week for our homeland eh? Europe win 2-0

[stephenterry]

One bright event following the England debacle was Hodgson and G Neville resigning. Again, the issue was initial team selection, with Hodgson selecting out of form and under-performing players, Probably more in defiance of Media criticism than common-sense. Well he got his just desserts.

For this game, on paper, the easiest route to the last 8 he should have dropped Hart (he was woeful throughout the tournament and gave away two soft goals en route), left out Kane and Sterling (these players just weren't up to it - burnt out and a paper-weight) and rested Dier, Walker and Sturridge.

This should have been the starting 11 for this match. Forster, Rose Cahill Smalling Clyne. Milner Alli Lallana Rooney. Vardy and Rashford. All the highlighted players are in form and would have matched Iceland's energy levels, (on a par with Leicester) which was probably the key difference between the two teams. We would have been out of sight by half-time, IMO. As it was, Hodgson used Wilshere once again as a sub when the player (at present) is not a match on Wales's Ramsey, and both Vardy and Rashford came on too late to make a difference.

Hodgson's stubbornness to rely on reputations and not form cost us a last 8 place, and I trust the new manager can see the difference. Anyway, I hope Iceland stuff France - they deserve all the accolades given them. For a country as big as Leicester, they performed as well as their English counterparts.

Fair play.

[balo]

So what was the game plan to Hodgson for the 2nd half ? What about just trying to get balls inside the box instead of looking like scared chickens ?

You could see them out there,, who do I pass the ball to , and before they finished thinking the Icelandic defense already cleared the ball .

No tactics , no plan . Bye bye England.

[stephenterry]

So what was the game plan to Hodgson for the 2nd half ? What about just trying to get balls inside the box instead of looking like scared chickens ?

You could see them out there,, who do I pass the ball to , and before they finished thinking the Icelandic defense already cleared the ball .

No tactics , no plan . Bye bye England.

Once he selected the wrong team for this match, there was nothing in reserve. Let's face it, he hasn't got a clue at this level. No wonder Liverpool got rid of him.

[mrbojangles]

Im really not bothered. There was no upside. If we had won it would have masked Roys incompetence and we could have been subjected to another 4 years of this tripe.

[oldgit]

You can have the best manager on earth on the line, but if you have a bunch of gutless, clueless over rated shrinking violets who, in the face of a well organized side that are willing to run, chase and harry for the cause, winning anything is a pipedream.

[daveAustin]

No matter what the selection, it wouldn't have worked. England are great in the qualifiers when the pressure's off, but always choke when it matters. Managerial ineptness aside, many of these players are arrogant primadonnas with little spunk when it counts - they're running scared. I stopped letting all these failures get to me several years ago. It's just not worth getting hopes up until there's a big change in mindset in English football and a young, tough manager with a set of stones comes through. There's only been one squad for me, Venables' '96, and a bit under Hoddle. All since have been, meh! It'll take a lot for them to win the fans back.

I also think people are overlooking the fact that we were squarely beaten by a decent squad. While on paper they shouldn't have been in a position to get those goals and had little flair, their determination and energy rightly won it for them. Could have been 3-1. Good luck to em.

[marko kok prong]

From now on the England team should be picked from the Championship and below,pl players should be excluded,hell we've tried everything else.

[Truscott]

This is simply wonderful...I'm going across to the coffeeshop to skin up a HUUUGE joint!

Can I bring my infamous hip flask, I need to drown my sorrows?

[Chicog]

From now on the England team should be picked from the Championship and below,pl players should be excluded,hell we've tried everything else.

They're picking mainly tiny totts players, so they've already tried that.

[Truscott]

LOL...oh and Woy has resigned....that's a shame!

Problem is that the favourite to replace Roy is Southgate whose list of previous managerial successes and highlights at club level are as such:

Sorry, couldn't think of any.

Smokes, maybe you can share some of your smoke with the Lancaster Gate selection committee, it might inspire them to pick a manager with some level of pedigree.

[stevenl]

no surprise really, with 5 spuds in the run on side

the chelsea stamford bridge melt down continues

a bonza good morning to all my readers on the footy forum , have u missed me???

"the chelsea stamford bridge melt down continues"

Hazard was excellent.

[balo]

You shold get Alan Shearer as manager , he knows what to do according to himself.

[smokie36]

Im really not bothered. There was no upside. If we had won it would have masked Roys incompetence and we could have been subjected to another 4 years of this tripe.

Give over...you're absolutely gutted and ashamed of your cheese eating surrender monkey manager.

Banish him to the Euro zone forever!

[smokie36]

LOL...oh and Woy has resigned....that's a shame!

Problem is that the favourite to replace Roy is Southgate whose list of previous managerial successes and highlights at club level are as such:

Sorry, couldn't think of any.

Smokes, maybe you can share some of your smoke with the Lancaster Gate selection committee, it might inspire them to pick a manager with some level of pedigree.

I wouldn't want to give them any inspiration.

England should try to get SAF to take over.

Just so I can enjoy his humiliating snub.

[Chicog]

When the FA sit down for their inevitable kneejerk "investigation", perhaps they should consider how Iceland got here:

• • Around 70% of all coaches have completed the UEFA B licence (124 hours) and around 30% have completed the UEFA A licence (120 hours).
  • This is counting all coaches, even at the grassroots level. On top of that many of the coaches are educated physical education teachers or have completed a Bachelors degree in Exercise and sport science.
  • All the clubs in the top 2 leagues undergo a club licensing system where coach education for all their coaches is mandatory and the clubs get fined by the Icelandic Football Association if they do not fulfill the coach education requirements. This has created a whole country of educated coaches who receive the basic tools they need to coach straight from the FA of Iceland.

[mrbojangles]

Im really not bothered. There was no upside. If we had won it would have masked Roys incompetence and we could have been subjected to another 4 years of this tripe.

Give over...you're absolutely gutted and ashamed of your cheese eating surrender monkey manager.

Banish him to the Euro zone forever!

No Smokes I'm really not gutted about anything. I didn't for one second think we'd win it and the plus side is that Roy has now gone.

Oh and we can always console ourselves with the fact that we are still better than Scotland [emoji1]