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Event: The great 606v2 meet up extravaganza
Date: Saturday 26 October 2013
Location: London
Venue: TBC, likely a sports bar
Time: 1900 onwards
Attending: Azzy + Viva + Sodhat + Marky + Nando (maybe), Olly, cherries others TBC

Season 1 Starts this week
Tactics due by 11.59pm on Friday 16th August

Tactics are sent to Olly

Votes are sent to sodhat. Votes must be in by 11:59pm on Monday of the appropriate gameweek.

The Enrique & J from 5ive League

FC WHU Do You Think You Are - Gregers
Bilbao - Afro
Would you dance, if Ajax you to dance? - Sodhat
Southampton FC - Marky
PSV - GSC
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista - Nando
Top Scorers
Lille - Trebs



Glad t'be bach - Hero



FC Basel - cherriesfna



FC ZwagAtletico - Zinedine_Ze_Zebra



The Nodge - Olly



Fool 'em FC - Azzy

Don't know why I bother watching England. They're always poop

It was grim to say the least, you wonder if the England players at times have ever played together, the communication and control especially in the final 3rd was amateur, Walcott thought he was wearing yellow I'm sure.

I'd quite happily dump international breaks and just continue the club season.

My interest in the National team is at an all time low.

Yeah I couldn't be fussed about watching England perform league 1 standard

I must admit I am looking forward to Redmond against Walker on Saturday. Based on tonight it's gonna be a massacre

I made the decision to play Madden instead of watching England because I knew it would be terrible. I still listened to it, but outside of tournaments I can't much care for England at the moment.

Morning.

THe game last night was dire, but I think it is a little harsh on England. The game plan was clear fromt he start that we weren't going to be very ambitious and that we would draw Ukraine on to us and we could hit them on the break. Unfortunately, Ukraine are a counter attacking team, so they also sat waiting for us to attack and it ended with two poor teams waiting for the other to attack.

For me it was job done. I don't want to watch it, but at this point, I would rather qualify with a dour, un-attacking display, than go on the attack and not qualify

The gameplay is always unambitious unless we're playing a minnow

I sometimes wonder why I want us to qualify so badly. I mean, I know we'll probably get knocked out in Round 2 again, so it's hardly worth bothering with it all currently.

I will get results up at kunch. I see no-one actually took advantage of the elongated deadline

Sorry soddy, I am far too busy at work this week and last. Just too much going on. This will probably be my only post today

Don't worry Azzy, that's why they call it schpoople.

Post for the benefit of TSJ only.

Morning

People have to realise we are not a big side, this is our level. It's a bit like people laughing at Arsenal failing to challenge for the title but in reality they are a team fighting for 4th.

England are hardly an Arsenal, more like Newcastle, huge support but won jack all for half a century.

Genuinely think we have a mental block within the national team. Players don't play as well as normal and they rein in the ambition. Loathe to blame the media but it's a tough situation to play for England nowadays with the intense criticism you'll get for doing anything slightly wrong. Seem like they're fearful when they're playing.

Think of it is a champions league 2nd leg game, a 0-0 sends you through. If it was Shakhtar vs United and they went there doing the same they'd get credit.

Because it's England, they get unfair flak.

VivaPaulScholes wrote:Morning

People have to realise we are not a big side, this is our level. It's a bit like people laughing at Arsenal failing to challenge for the title but in reality they are a team fighting for 4th.

This is what I thought. People harp on about us not being a big side, but then expect us to attack strong teams and not use a conservative gameplan to get the job done

Can we add our £1m yet please?

I don't expect great things from England. Being able to play teams like Ukraine and Montenegro and not be outplayed isn't really a great feat though.

Only wins against Moldova and San Marino and 3 goals in 4 games against other teams tells its own story

The midfield was poor last night and Walker aside, I think Wilshere was probably our worst player.

We also learnt that Gerrard and Lampard can't play together.....

But I also think we shouldn't consider ourselves better than Ukraine. We're not in my opinion. I would put us on a par

Here's one then, what team should England play at the world cup next summer.

I don't buy the situation stuff to be honest.

Last night was just like every other England performance under Roy. Anyone have confidence well actually beat both Poland and Montenegro

I don't think we're a sure bet to be there at all Trebs

GSC wrote:I don't buy the situation stuff to be honest.

Last night was just like every other England performance under Roy. Anyone have confidence well actually beat both Poland and Montenegro

I can't argue with that. Hodgson has always been a conservative manager, so I think you have to accept that we are never going to play attacking football under him.

Last night was clear that we need someone to hold on to the ball in the CM, and someone creative ahead of them. Getting Rooney and Sturridge back in, instead of Milner and Lambert will make a difference

When was the last really good England performance? 5-1?

Maybe beating Croatia in Zagreb?

Beating Switzerland away is the most recent that springs to mind for competitive away games.

Hero wrote:England are hardly an Arsenal, more like Newcastle, huge support but won jack all for half a century.

I think someone's forgetting Le Tournoi in 1997.

morning guys. got discharged last night. some stupid nurse spilt water on my phone while I was asleep now its broke. £25 to get it repaired!!
Can I postpone the match week just gone?? I have one hand & it will take me a while to write tactics. Alternatively I can do some short ones to submit now if really needed.

Match just gone? It's Wednesday!

I guess it's ultimately up to whoever you were playing.

You may just have to take the default loss

Marky wrote:Scotland's back four tonight.

Alan Hutton, Steven Whittaker, Russell Martin, Grant Hanley.

Correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't that three right backs?

By trade yes, although Whittaker can play LB and the Norfolk Cafu can play CB

Surely he's not the Norfolk Cafu if he can play CB

I'm sure Cafu could've played CB as well

ill take the default loss then, not too bothered.

Ill postpone to be played this weekend

Hero - when do you want to play our week 1 game?

ok GSC thanks.
Ill get working on tactics & submit them asap

I just sent my votes in, What a wweek

Couple of cheap signings for Southampton, messrs Giggs and Gnabry to boost the squad

Afro wrote:The midfield was poor last night and Walker aside, I think Wilshere was probably our worst player.

We also learnt that Gerrard and Lampard can't play together.....

But I also think we shouldn't consider ourselves better than Ukraine. We're not in my opinion. I would put us on a par

That's the worst I've seen Wilshere play in a long long time. Very poor. Kyle Walker's defending is just laughable, positioning is non existant. Redmond/Pilks will tear him a new one on Saturday.

I think we have to accept that the older players are on their last legs and the young ones haven't matured enough yet. We're very much a team in transition imo

Wilshere was inexplicably played at AM and Gerrard and Lampard at CM. Considering how well Wilshere plays at CM and how well Lampard plays further forward, it just didn't make sense. Had Lampard and Wilshere swapped positions I think we'd have played a lot better last night.

The 4-3-3 system would work fine with the right players. Last night Milner did alright, but Gabby Agbonlahor has been exceptional at LW this season and should have been called up to replace Welbeck.

Can we add our £1m yet?

Afro wrote:Hero - when do you want to play our week 1 game?

Will we be using current injuries/week 1 injuries etc, how's this snizzle going down?

Marky wrote:Wilshere was inexplicably played at AM and Gerrard and Lampard at CM. Considering how well Wilshere plays at CM and how well Lampard plays further forward, it just didn't make sense. Had Lampard and Wilshere swapped positions I think we'd have played a lot better last night.

The 4-3-3 system would work fine with the right players. Last night Milner did alright, but Gabby Agbonlahor has been exceptional at LW this season and should have been called up to replace Welbeck.

We should just pace abuse

Hero wrote:

Afro wrote:Hero - when do you want to play our week 1 game?

Will we be using current injuries/week 1 injuries etc, how's this snizzle going down?

Up to us I guess.

How about we play it next week (i.e. tactics in a week Friday) and use the same injuries that are drawn next week?

I think any postponed games can be played alongside the normal games, so play two fixtures in a weekend?

That was my thinking too Trebs. We just do two set's of tactics next week

I'm happy to do that  
(Awaiting the inevitable Xavi double hit injury on Monday!)

I've got a packet of plain cashews, if I add a little salt and shake it will they taste like salted cashews or cashews that have salt on them?