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17 years ago 03/28/2007 6:43am EDT

Well we've heard all the soundbites and "Churchillian" speeches. But the stark reality is that the overhyped and overpaid lot that is called the English football(Soccer as you folks on the other side of the pond like to call it)team is langiushing mid table in it's qualifying group for the European championships. If messrs Rooney, Lampard, Gerrard, Terry etc don't do the business against Andorra tonight, should the FA act and get rid of Steve Maclaren before the next qualifying match?

I know this post is the kind of tosh that often appears in The News Of The World, but what do the other limeys who contribute to this forum think?

17 years ago 03/28/2007 7:36am EDT

re: The Monk

17 years ago 03/28/2007 7:38am EDT

re: The Monk

The Monk wrote:
(Soccer as you folks on the other side of the pond like to call it)

No, we call it football. But I think the team's name is NEW England. They were down last year but have been traditionally strong.

17 years ago 03/28/2007 7:42am EDT

re: not sure

Right you are sir. I think the biggest unknown is how Brady will respond after an offseason of rumor and gossip about his love life. Will it affect him? Can he put it aside and focus on the task at hand? It will be interesting to see. Don't count them out. With Cowher out of the game I think Bilichek is the best coach out there.

17 years ago 03/28/2007 8:04am EDT

re: The Tom Brady Bunch

The Tom Brady Bunch wrote:
Right you are sir. I think the biggest unknown is how Brady will respond after an offseason of rumor and gossip about his love life.

You are also forgetting about the question of how their big offseason acquisitions will fit in with the rest of the team. Can Adalius Thomas play at the same level that he did in Baltimore?

17 years ago 03/28/2007 8:10am EDT

re: The Monk

The English team seems to always be living in the shadows of that great 1966 WC team.

17 years ago 03/28/2007 8:29am EDT

re: fmr

fmr wrote:
You are also forgetting about the question of how their big offseason acquisitions will fit in with the rest of the team. Can Adalius Thomas play at the same level that he did in Baltimore?

An outstanding point. This seems to have been the most active offseason for the Patriots in quite some time. It will be interesting to see how all the pieces mesh. Personally, I still they're the team to beat in that division.

17 years ago 03/28/2007 8:34am EDT

re: Brutus Beefcake

I thought the English Premiere league was considered the world's most famous sports league. When Manchester United visited Japan they virtually stopped the entire country.

Personally, I love the fast pace of Premiere league football. English fans should be a little concerned on how many players the Premiere league imports.

17 years ago 03/28/2007 8:34am EDT

re: The Monk

I bet you squat to pee.

17 years ago 03/28/2007 6:44pm EDT

re: The Monk

It seems like the only time England play with any pride is when one of them gets himself sent off.

17 years ago 03/28/2007 6:51pm EDT

re: Bath in the wrath

That 1966 team wasn't that great. Probably the 3rd or 4th best team in the tournament that year.

England's problem has never been a lack of talent, it been the way they play. They play not to lose. They pick boring teams full of spirited hard tackling workhorses and leave their best players at home.

17 years ago 03/28/2007 7:06pm EDT

re: Paddytheirishman

Tackling is so important in football...

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