BlueBeard

England look very weak at the back, and only have the human lamp-post up front - so I reckon it'll be 2-1 to Croatia. And I'm not gonna sit and watch the game wearing my red & white check tablecloth, honest!

Well, you've got to admit, he does make some very good points!

For all those Chelsea fans who are accusing the Scots of whinging about being cheated - do none of you remember how you felt when Chelsea were knocked out of the Champions League SF against the scouse scum? We might not have deserved to win the tie over two legs, but we lost to a goal that never was. Same thing with Scotland - the Italians were clearly the better team, though Scotland put up a brave fight. Scotland didn't deserve to win the game, but they were beaten by a goal that came from a free-kick that should never have been given. There's a lot of posters on here with double standards. And dkw.....I agree with you that the English shouldn't want the Scots to qualify. I can't understand why any Englishman would want Scotland to do well, just as I wouldn't expect any self-respecting Scot to wish England well. Though, for you to say that the 'jocks' have chips on both shoulders is a bit rich - how would English fans have reacted in similar circumstances? English fans are probably the most blinkered in the world - always seem to think they're going to win every competition they enter, then moan like f*ck when they inevitably fail. Although I'm half English, I can't bring myself to cheer England on. I've only recently started to watch England games, what with so many Chelsea players featuring, but there are too many players in the team that I absolutely hate - Beckham, Gerrard, Rooney, Ferdinand, Neville(s), Crouch, to name but a few. There's no way I could ever bring myself to support a team which contains those players. And don't get me started on the manager........

I can't help sometimes thinking that Gennaro Gattuso is my long lost younger brother. The unruly hair, our love of Rangers, our violent and sometimes vicious nature, and needless to say, our mutual hatred of the French - it's all too much to be a coincidence

Scotland's goal wasn't offside, and Italy's second goal came from a ridiculous free-kick decision - try watching the game again. Why should McLeish take the defeat well, when it was perfectly clear that the officials cheated Scotland? Be interesting if similar circumstances arise in England's game next week - just picture your team in the same situation, and then tell me that you wouldn't complain.

So, how do the people who were clamouring for Hiddink to take over at Chelsea feel now?

I'm f*ckin' sick of this! The top teams always get extremely dodgy decisions in their favour when they're in sh*t street, both in international and club football. No way was that an Italian free kick, even Stevie Wonder could have sussed that out! Scotland have been cheated, yet again, by a very dodgy referee. I hope the Italians are proud of the way they got their result, they were almost as good as Portugal in the cheating/diving department - but when it comes to backhanders and corruption at the highest level, the Italians leave the rest of the world miles behind. I'm seriously thinking of turning my back on football - what's the point of spending time, effort and money following a football club/team, if the results are already fixed? C*nts!

McFadden - how the f*ck did he miss that???

Barry Ferguson is God!!!!!

"spanking"??? The Italian players are throwing themselves to the floor every time a Scot goes near them - Italy are clearly making a serious challenge to Portugal for biggest cheats/fairies in Europe

You watching both games, Loz?

Luca Toni should have been sent off. He didn't get a yellow card for blatantly diving early on, then got a yellow for a late tackle - the ref's a w*nker! And we should have had a penalty for a blatant handball by Zambrotta!

Cheers Loz - that's a hell of a good stream!

OK, got TV Ants installed - which channel is it, good people?

Gift from the lino??? Well offside, no question (and you know I'm not at all biased)

Cheers Loz, I'll give it a go France??????????????????????????????????

Buffon looks like a middle-aged cleaning lady with that scarf round his head

Pauly, it's time to stand up and admit that your team are a bunch of fairies

Got to smile at BBC commentator - "the weather conditions will be alien to the Italians" - what a prick, does he really think that they don't have rain in Italy??? And Pat Nevin's voice has got even more nasal - sounds like he's got a badger stuck up his nose. Oh, and the ref's a cheat!!!

Sounds like Scotland are piling on the pressure! COME ON SCOTLAND!!!!

Which stream have you got - can't find one? Sopcast - Channel - 26262 (German TV) Not a bad stream, but I'm listening to the game on 5Live - we should have had a penalty just now! Can't believe they're not showing this game on terrestrial TV in Scotland!

Bugger - finally found a stream, and we're losing 0-1 already

What??? Michael Owen injured???? Surely not - I didn't see that coming!

Oh dear oh dear oh dear, Glory! I never thought I'd live to see the day that the Tottenham flag was displayed in a positive way on a Chelsea forum......

Jimmy Ruffin was never a member of The Temptations. Apparently he was offered an opportunity to sing with the group, but he declined in order to let his younger brother, David, join them.