England 23 Man Squad
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Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
Betting on England in England is never going to be a worthwhile bet. So may people will have a few quid on them that the odds are always likely to be shit.
Like 3/1 to make the final for example...
Like 3/1 to make the final for example...
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
It went international about a decade ago. The odds are within a narrow range everywhere because of the development of automated hedging via the internet, especially in relation to the Back/Lay capability of the betting exchanges.
What reduces England's odds is the willingness of so many England supporters to have an emotion-based, not rational, punt.
What reduces England's odds is the willingness of so many England supporters to have an emotion-based, not rational, punt.
Streathamite
ideological dogmatist
LOL.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
I like this Umbro advert - it's on the back page of today's Metro:
http://randomranger.posterous.com/the-new-umbro-tailored-by-england-1-23-advert#
http://randomranger.posterous.com/the-new-umbro-tailored-by-england-1-23-advert#
skyscraper101
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Personally I would play Crouch / Rooney with a view to substituting Crouch for Heskey later in the game.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Yeah, I saw that this morning and wondered if they'd got word and the numbers were accurate.
Crouch's number is odd, given Capello's history. That said, how much stock can you put in squad numbers?
skyscraper101
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I did. I agree he was surprisingly funny and fluid on camera.
Very much in contrast to the void of charisma that usually besets football players.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
True, true.
Christ, this whole making talking points out of nothing is trickier than I thought. (((footy pundits)))
Lo Siento.
Second As Farce
yeah, I don't think the squad numbers are too important. I think it's unlikely a fit Barry won't start.
TrippyLondoner
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Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Aw man, I seem to have missed the cultural event of this World Cup 
Bloody BBC3.
Bloody BBC3.TrippyLondoner
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Aw man, I seem to have missed the cultural event of this World Cup
check iplayer?
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
I know, but that seems like so much effort. That's right, it used to be too much effort to watch something at a certain time, now it's too much effort to watch things in my own time. Whatever you do I will always get lazier 
TBF, I reckon you can guess what 20 moments they chose. And you can guess what the talking heads said about those moments too. It was hardly an exercise in surprising and original documentary making.
But it's worth it to see Peter Crouch be a more polished and natural presenter than his co-presenter Richard Bacon.
But it's worth it to see Peter Crouch be a more polished and natural presenter than his co-presenter Richard Bacon.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Well yeah, this is why I didn't watch it.
And then you lot go and spring this on me
TrippyLondoner
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Was just fun to see some of those moments again. Especially the rivaldo one!
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Took a second, but
TrippyLondoner
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leftistangel
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Why has there been such little scrutiny with Capello in the media? True, he was in charge of an efficient and workman like qualifying campaign in a lacklustre group. But then, I remember far more scepticism of the manager preceding our campaigns in 98, 02 and 06. For instance, the London based clique which run our media have largely focussed on his decision to drop Theo Walcott, but Adam Johnson has every reason to feel equally, if not more, disappointed with being left out of the England squad. Not only is he the only natural left winger who made to thirty man squad but his form for Manchester City as seen him move ahead of Shaun Wright- Phillips in the pecking order at Eastlands. Wasn’t good club form one of the ‘must have’ to have even to entertain having a chance of getting into one of Capello’s England’s squads? And if Wayne Rooney really wants Emile Heskey (whose abysmal international scoring record is unsurpassed), in order to fulfill the hype placed upon him, then people should stop labelling him as 'World Class'.
