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I`m very frustrated that it`s not England vs Russia today, otherwise we have a chance against your severely weakened in depth side.

What do you think on this? And on friendly against Germs?

I think Russia have a great chance against England. England have a team of very good players (mostly), but they don't play together as a team - and Steve McClaren doesn't have the ability or know-how to rectify this. Plus, McClaren picks players on reputation rather than current form, and though this has been shown not to work, he won't change - the blokes a w*nker

The Germany game tonight is only a friendly, but having said that, England v Germany games are rarely played like other friendlies. Also, it's England's first game at the new Wembley so there'll be an extra edge to the match. Both teams are missing quite a few first choice players, which could go in England's favour, as the English first choice players are generally sh*te (apart from the Chelsea players of course!)

this was written from a totally unbiased point of view

Like many over the past 4 years i have kind of fallen out of love with the england team for a variaty of reasons.

However tonight and every night england play really im on lamps watch, Im willing him on to really put in a top performance and shut the natiotn know it all's up!! Every fan i seem to meet goes on about how frank ruins it for stievie me!!

How quickly they forget and how easily the have the minds influenced by the medjia!! 2 years running frank was more or less the only attacking force really doing any work in the england team. And yes he has been poor this last year for england but when you look next to him i cant even think of two games running where captian run around alot has been a force!

Hoping for a good win against Germany.

3-0 scoreline. J.C./J.T 1st goalscorer.??

Please god there are no further injuries to our boys.

erm, Mick ?

Hi Barny.

Will send you a private message.

Like many over the past 4 years i have kind of fallen out of love with the england team for a variaty of reasons.

However tonight and every night england play really im on lamps watch, Im willing him on to really put in a top performance and shut the natiotn know it all's up!! Every fan i seem to meet goes on about how frank ruins it for stievie me!!

yeah I hear that all the time aswell.

frank stops gerrard playing well.

yet

frank doesn't play well because he's crap.

and no one remembers gerrard being useless alongside scholes.

it also makes a mockery of the idea that gerrard is good at being the defensive midfielder.

another thing that annoys me is that apparently lampard plays just behind drogba for us, and is lazy. it's insane.

Owen and smith up front for england; bizarre to see owen 'getting match practice' for the national team- would never happen in italy...

we have steve mclaren.

on a night unlikely to produce anything positive! I give you: Bizarre International inclusions:

Massimo Ambrosini: Italy

Alessandro Del Piero: Italy

Roberto Donadoni: Italy

it's a new side for italy without nesta and totti in particular.. aquilani and quagliarella are young players in the midfield.. Toni up front, Inzaghi on the bench- at least Donadoni doesn't have this popular hysteria against players aged over 30.

on a night unlikely to produce anything positive! I give you: Bizarre International inclusions:

Massimo Ambrosini: Italy

Alessandro Del Piero: Italy

Roberto Donadoni: Italy

it's a new side for italy without nesta and totti in particular.. aquilani and quagliarella are young players in the midfield.. Toni up front, Inzaghi on the bench- at least Donadoni doesn't have this popular hysteria against players aged over 30.

Italy: Buffon - Oddo, Cannavaro, Materazzi, Zambrotta - Ambrosini, Pirlo, Aquilani, Quagliarella - Del Piero, Luca Toni

Hungary: F?l?p - Sz?lesi, Vask?, Juh?sz, Vancz?k - Vass, Hajnal, T?zs?r - Gera, Priskin, Dzsudzs?k

just to put those 3 names in context

i fancy hungary's chances... for an embarassing defeat...

it's actually quite a good match for a change- Their left winger is not a bad player... Oddo and Del Piero playing well for us.. Zambrotta as usually.. Buffon still has it... Pirlo is a genius... Del Piero can't shoot.. Toni is as graceful as Jan Koller and nothing has really changed!!

it's actually quite a good match for a change- Their left winger is not a bad player... Oddo and Del Piero playing well for us.. Zambrotta as usually.. Buffon still has it... Pirlo is a genius... Del Piero can't shoot.. Toni is as graceful as Jan Koller and nothing has really changed!!

you mean Gera? he plays for west brom. played in the PL in their relegation season. he's undoubtably the best hungarian player of the last few years.

but anyway, the team is sh*t. the new coach is trying to build on youth, but that takes time. and young players who actually make the grade in bigger leagues...

and Lampard scores!

it's actually quite a good match for a change- Their left winger is not a bad player... Oddo and Del Piero playing well for us.. Zambrotta as usually.. Buffon still has it... Pirlo is a genius... Del Piero can't shoot.. Toni is as graceful as Jan Koller and nothing has really changed!!

you mean Gera? he plays for west brom. played in the PL in their relegation season. he's undoubtably the best hungarian player of the last few years.

but anyway, the team is sh*t. the new coach is trying to build on youth, but that takes time. and young players who actually make the grade in bigger leagues...

No Gera is playing on the right coming inside... this guy is outside left and runs with the ball, has put in a couple of nice low crosses that have troubled us.

are you hungarian? if so that is very cool and i would like to live in your capital in a year or so- when will you become part of the schengen area?

2) Materazzi's 17th long ball of the game to nobody- if you need a beckham replacement we are happy to swap.

never mind Matterazzi

Wait till you see

hehehe... what's he done now? Parried his way into trouble?

Actually yes, exactly that! Well that and positioning himself for a cross by standing on his six yard box!!

heh- the guy can't catch- never could. Being able to hold the ball is probably.. the most important part of goalkeeping. Easiest way to tell a good keeper from a bad, and the easier way to tell a good manager from a bad is the inclusion of, EVEN AFTER HALF TIME, Ambrosini and robinson.

We have just gone 1 up thanks to a comedic pass that went into the net...

No Gera is playing on the right coming inside... this guy is outside left and runs with the ball, has put in a couple of nice low crosses that have troubled us.

are you hungarian? if so that is very cool and i would like to live in your capital in a year or so- when will you become part of the schengen area?

yeah, sorry, the other left :) that's dzsudzs?k. he's an up and coming youngster of DVSC the champion team of the last 3 years. they're out of the CL already though, lost 0-1 to elfsborg in the last round.

yes, i am.

the aim is 2008 jan 1 (march 30 for airports), but that could change.

1-0 to italy. i'm shocked

was that offside or not?

not sure.. possibly..

I feel we have firmly overtaken this thread:> Loz I would like the title changed please to Italia:Ungheria.

Why did they take out oddo? anyhow- it doesn't matter- how can we expect more from a man who cannot even find the right size shirt: THE JURY IS STILL OUT.

Excellent- Jan 2008- I will see you next year some time. Also- how do you pronounce: dzsudzs?k?

HAHAHA BUFFON! GENIUS!

Come on i think your national side is good-

oh there it is 1-1!

certainly much better than england!

ha ha ha ha... cannavaro with the worst tackle of his career... what the f**k was that?!!!?!?!?

forget all the talk of getting rid of jol from the scum, get rid of that fat bas*ard in goal...never thought i'd ever welcome the sight of david james

kirkland is the only good keeper in england. you heard it here first