World cup odds on England

[ifm]

LOL, spot the jealous guys in this thread.

[thetank]

It's nowt to do with jealousy or bigotry. It's a cultural thing we wouldn't expect you to understand. 

[Royal Flush]

LOL, spot the jealous guys in this thread.

I think party IFM, but England are always overhyped, if you took an objective view of the England squad and really looked at the players, you would find it hard to see them having a chance.

Of course Greece proved anything can happen!

[ifm]

i disagree, first time in years i think they have a chance.

[Royal Flush]

i disagree, first time in years i think they have a chance.

To win the world cup you need a team of world class players. Who in the England side is top of thier game?

I count 3. Terry, Gerrard and Rooney.

[The Baron]

Robinson - class.

Possibly the best full backs around, definately the best left back - even Nemesis will admit that!

Good central defence.

Amazing centre midfield.

Wingers who provide differing qualities from both set plays and open play. (If Joe Cole isn't at the top of his game someone needs to watch Chelsea more and Becks has had his best 6 months in about 5 years)

Rooney/Owen = goals.

The X factor - Crouchaldinho!

This is probably better than the 1990 team.

[ifm]

i disagree, first time in years i think they have a chance.

To win the world cup you need a team of world class players. Who in the England side is top of thier game?

I count 3. Terry, Gerrard and Rooney.

Now i know you're joking, either that or you know absolutely nothing about football.

[JungleCat03]

Flushie's very anti england.

Don't worry when he is watching us playing paraguay and booing when england score, I don't think his poker skills are going to get him out of trouble.
Only 6 months ago he was mocking gerrard as being "overrated" although he now has backpedalled and pretended he always thought he was class.

Best thing to do is laugh, call him mug and school him at heads up. Works for me!



England are always a terrible bet in the world cup because the odds are always so bad due to the money that goes on them. I think we need a hell of a lot of things to go right for us if we are to win the world cup.

BUT I BELIEVE!!!!!!

[brad.strider]

england on paper, blah blah blah, what have england done in the last 18 months on the park to warrant this insane optimism? yous are building youre selfs up for the usuall fall,then it will be death threats to players and smashing up bars, nice one!

[AdamM]

for the first time in my generation our best starting 11 are all world class. International football is, in many ways about partnerships, because you have players from different teams, or even different leagues playing together. Ferdinand and Terry play well together, Cole / Cole and Neville / Beckham both move and overlap well. Gerrard and Lampard are learning to take it in turns to move forward and Owen/Rooney is a partnership that'll worry ANY defence in the comp (as will Gerrard and Lampard)
I'm not sure the SQUAD has the quality but the 1st choice 11 is frighteningly good. We're far from favourites but to say we're not amongst the top 8 is just silly. Brazil will take us seriously, why shouldnt the fans?

[Jim-D]

 

[GlasgowBandit]

LOL this is brilliant!!

I love the optimism. 

But your boys will be home before the end of June.

[AdamM]

I'll have a friendly fiver with you we make the quarters bandit

[Jim-D]

LOL this is brilliant!!

I love the optimism. 

But your boys will be home before the end of June.

Sssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Royal Flush]

It's like a fish with KK on an A hi board, they just can't see the A there!