[Archived] World Cup Qualifiers 2010

[67splitscreen]

Maybe but it's impossible and unsporting. We'd be rightly accused of fielding a weakened team by the teams that we have already played twice.

Five or six knocks in training may not look to suspicious.

[waggy]

Five or six knocks in training may not look to suspicious.

all our top players will be playing in the champions league till the semi's at least,giving them a rest in these dead rubbers will help keep them fresh,and placate the managers

[Hughesy]

remenber this is the same guy who picks julie,robinson is a million miles of being mumber one for england

So you dont rate Robinson then?

[philipl]

all our top players will be playing in the champions league till the semi's at least,giving them a rest in these dead rubbers will help keep them fresh,and placate the managers

Gosh, West Ham, Spurs, City, Villa and LA Galaxy fans will be delighted to hear that waggy.

[waggy]

So you dont rate Robinson then?

i think robbo is decent,but no were near england class

[CAPT KAYOS]

i think robbo is decent,but no were near england class

Neither's Green... Waggy

[modes98]

i think robbo is decent,but no were near england class

Strange seeing as he has 41 caps

That's quite a high number to obtain if you are nowhere near England class.

He is a decent keeper, who pulls off some very good saves, has good distribution and is liable to let in the occasional soft goal.

Sounds like David James, Rob Green, Ben Foster and every other potential England keeper.

We could do a lot worse than have Paul Robinson.

[Amo]

Strange seeing as he has 41 caps

That's quite a high number to obtain if you are nowhere near England class.

He is a decent keeper, who pulls off some very good saves, has good distribution and is liable to let in the occasional soft goal.

Sounds like David James, Rob Green, Ben Foster and every other potential England keeper.

We could do a lot worse than have Paul Robinson.

He's only hatin' on Robbo 'cos Ince signed him... *cough*

[Guest charlie1]

England will never win the world cup with Heskey in the team he is a worse finisher than Roberts.

[cn174]

England will never win the world cup with Heskey in the team he is a worse finisher than Roberts.

Steady on!

[philipl]

Ukraine v England is such a massive game for both Croatia and Ukraine, there will be a serious issue if England do not put out a team to win that match.

[Hughesy]

i think robbo is decent,but no were near england class

So who do you rate as better for England? Calamity James?

As for Ukraine - Croats - Its tough, thats the luxury we have......

[philipl]

I like seeing Rovers players at World Cup Finals so I hope we really go for it in Kiev.

[AlanSheppard]

I can't imagine England putting out anything except a full team in the remaining games. Capello's too professional and won't results potentially affect whether or not we're top seeds for the group draw?

[LeChuck]

I can't imagine England putting out anything except a full team in the remaining games. Capello's too professional and won't results potentially affect whether or not we're top seeds for the group draw?

He's already said he'll probably look at giving one or two players a chance.

I doubt we'll see major changes, but I think he'll look at some players in positions where we have competition. The likes of Barry, Lampard, Ashley Cole etc. will play, but I'd expect Milner, Defoe, Carlton Cole and possibly a few others to feature heavily in the remaining games. The situation regarding number of bookings will also play a part; I know Terry is one away from a suspension, not sure about the rest.

Unfortunately I think it's too late for Roboo to make a claim to be first choice. I think Foster will be the one that gets a chance if he decides to try a different goalkeeper. Hopefully I wrong though, I think he's the safest bet after James.

[American]

SSN showed the total cost of the bench players in a prior match and the amount paid was staggering.

Probably cost more than at least 5 or so Premier League squads.

[waggy]

So who do you rate as better for England? Calamity James?

As for Ukraine - Croats - Its tough, thats the luxury we have......

i think james is the number one at the moment,he does make mistakes but not as many these days,robbo is a good keeper but after the friedal years you expect so much from your keeper

[philipl]

Cannot find the Robinson thread so I will post it here.

Congratulations to Paul- Foster is out and Robo is in Capello's squad.

[Tris]

England's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on Saturday will not be on any UK TV station.

Instead it will only be available at the website UkrainevEngland.com, at a minumum subscription of #4.99, and with the number of subscribers limited to 1 million to prevent the live stream falling over.

There is currently a poll on the BBC website - "Will you pay to watch the game" - 8,000 votes just now, 97% NO!

Edit - why is the default colour on this thread semi-invisible?

UkrainevEnlgand.com link

BBC story

[Hughesy]

Good to see that Robbo made the squad and Foster didnt.

Really do hope he gets his chance in the next game - he deserves it and it will boost his confidence further for us!

[AggyBlue]

England's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on Saturday will not be on any UK TV station.

Instead it will only be available at the website UkrainevEngland.com, at a minumum subscription of #4.99, and with the number of subscribers limited to 1 million to prevent the live stream falling over.

Streaming doesn't seem reliable or good enough quality wise to risk forking out a fiver for a live match.

[Hughesy]

No streaming talk on this board please .......board rules and all that

[LeChuck]

Streaming doesn't seem reliable or good enough quality wise to risk forking out a fiver for a live match.

You will be streaming it from their website though, not on a peer-to-peer basis like illegal ones...the two will bear absolutely no comparison.

Still it's absolutely ridiculous that this will prevent most pubs from showing it. Will some of them be able to hook up a laptop to the projector and show the game that way?

[Hughesy]

Should be able to if they know how to do it! Its simple enough, I always wire my laptop up to the TV.

[philipl]

You will be streaming it from their website though, not on a peer-to-peer basis like illegal ones...the two will bear absolutely no comparison.

Still it's absolutely ridiculous that this will prevent most pubs from showing it. Will some of them be able to hook up a laptop to the projector and show the game that way?

I got banned for a week for talking about the Croatia v England game that I was watching 100% legally!

So the moral is, if in doubt, shut it.