England vs Switzerland
The league season is done but we still have one more treat. England have a crucial Euro qualifier at Wembley this morning.
Wayne Rooney is suspended so who will start up front for the Three Lions?
FSC will be showing it so please join me for kick off at 11:45
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PS I picked this picture because I know a few of us were actually at this match!
posted by United We Stand @ 9:20 AM
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I have taken the decision to use this thread as Bob is on the road during the match
COME ON ENGLAND
I took another big decision and COMPLETELY DELETED Bob's thread!
England's team
I am not to happy!
Hart
Johnson
Rio
Terry
Cole
Wilshere
Parker
Lampard
Walcott
Milner
Bent
Why no Young?
Why Lampard?
1556: It just wouldn't be a Saturday in football without a wheelbarrow-load of stats, so it is just as well that Infostrada Sports haven't gone on their holidays yet. This will be Fabio Capello's 37th match as England manager. He has won 24, drawn 6 and lost 6, keeping 12 clean sheets and only Walter Winterbottom (25 wins) has won more of his opening 36 matches as their manager. Oh, and England have failed to win in their last three matches at Wembley - drawing with Montenegro, losing to France and drawing with Ghana. If they fail to win today it will be their longest run without a victory at Wembley in 30 years since a five-match streak from March to May 1981. Finally, this will be John Terry's 30th match as captain. He is the seventh post-war captain to reach this milestone.
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China's Li Na has just won the French Open
Is that the first Chinese winner of a Grand Slam title?
Floodgates to now open?
I agree
markedwards7 on Twitter: "How do Barry and Milner get in the England squad?! Please answer me this! It is beyond me!!!"
Why is Milner in the team? He wasn't playing for Citeh at the end of the season!!
Barry? You don't need me to remind you what I think of him!!!
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The Queen's horse could only come in third in the Derby... heads will roll!!
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2nd Test Match at Lord's
1st Innings
England all out for 486
Sri Lanka's reply 106 for 0
Great link for ITV's coverage
http://magictv.co/
The other important match in England's group today is Montenegro vs Bulgaria
We really don't want a home win there!
The Group G as it stands after 4 out of 8 games
England Pts 10 GD +8
Montenegro 10 +3
Switzerland 4 0
Bulgaria 4 -4
Wales 0 -7
England have already played Montenegro at Wembley and only drew... we still have to go there
Why is England going out at Wembley with only one man up front?
Teams are lining up in the tunnel on my link
FSC still showing interviews
Here they come.... of course... not on FSC
Not a long walk out of the tunnel like the old days... I liked the long walk across the sand and pitch
Let's stuff it to a famous Swiss.... Sepp Blatter
COME ON ENGLAND
COME ON ENGLAND
COME ON ENGLAND
National Anthems on my link... commercials on FSC
No booing from the fans.. they've grown up
Both anthems are done... FSC are still on commercials!
Here we go...Switzerland to kick off.... ahead of my link!
39 seconds behind is the link
Ashley Young did really well in the last game.
Why isn't he starting
oooh, England could have scored there
Looked to be offside but Bent wasn't tried to cross for Theo but just behind him
England almost score from a scramble in the box
Good start
Johnson met the baLL at the back post saved and then there was a scramble for rebound
Hart has a clearance almost blocked into the net
Phew
The Swiss make Hart make a save... Come on England
I think the Swiss striker could have a done better with a good chance
STRUTH!!
Another nice shot saved by Hart and the rebound runs across the box... offside anyway from the rebound
The rebound shot was actually saved by Hart's legs but again was offside
COME ON ENGLAND
Anything other than a win would be disastrous
England have a corner after a breakdown between keeper and defender....make em pay... cleared
Free kick chance from the Swiss... clinical foul by WIlshere
Free kick cleared
From James outside Wembley, via text: "Re 1643. There are thousands of fans outside queueing chanting 'we want our money back'. I've been here for half an hour and have barely moved. Amateur organisation. What's the score by the way?"
The Swiss have been the better team
I don't see everybody's love affair with Parker. I don't know how he won player of the year... his team was relegated... how well could have he played.... save your club from relegation!!!!
Bent gets the ball but is surround by FOUR defenders.. why are we playing one up front!!
The Swiss break well and should have had a shot but bad control ruins it for him
Walcott looks clueless attacking a defender
He just ran at a player and didn't know which way to go and miscontrolled it
Cashley looks to have had a knock.. Baines is warming up
Useless cross by Milner... far too long
England don't look too good
Cole seems to be okay
I have to take Jon somewhere... I'll be back
BLOODY HELL... I GET BACK AND SWITZERLAND SCORES A SECOND!!!!!!!!!
What a horrible goal for Hart to concede... at the front post!!
ENGLAND GO STRAIGHT DOWN AND WILSHERE WINS A PENALTY!!!
Stonewall
Lampard to take.....scores.. but very luckily!
Almost straight down the middle but goes under the kepper...phew!!!
That should have been saved!!!
GAME ON .... what a couple of minutes
Just looked at the first Swiss goal... a free kick lofted in and touches nobody and bounces into the net!
The three goals were within five minutes
The second goal went right through the wall and Hart!
Bent offside for the umpteenth time... He wasn't BTW
Both Swiss goals were scored by Barnetta
3 minutes until half time
COME ON ENGLAND
While I was gone Cashley was replaced by Baines
Free kick chance for England at the 45th minute
One added minute
Lamps to take
Tried to be Ronaldo... MILES WIDE!! ABSOLUTELY HOPELESS!!
Lamps 7th pen made him the most prolific penalty taker ever for England
Half time... IT HAS TO GET BETTER!!!
From Tom in Portsmouth, via text: "Now I know Hart should not be getting beaten for that second goal, but what is Milner doing breaking away from the wall! Schoolboy error, proving why he shouldn't have been selected."
Afternoon, Dave! I've just crossed the Delaware Bridge and pulled into a truck that miraculously has wireless, so I'm here for the duration. No goals as yet so I'm hoping to bring the goals.
My mistake - it's bloody 1-2! Sorry - I'm still hoping to bring some England goals. Still haven't got a link up.
Hey Bob
Here is my link
http://magictv.co/
1735: It's not been dull has it? Switzerland's first goal wasn't pretty from an England point of view but their second one was even worse. James Milner and Theo Walcott disappear from the wall as Tranquillo Barnetta whips the ball in from a tightish angle and Hart for some reason uses his feet to try to hack it clear from his near post. He failed, obviously. Thoughts on where England go now will probably involve the introduction of Ashley Young, I should think.
Fire Capello at half time!!!
Cheers, mate. I've just seen the highlights. I'm not happy at all. It seems as if Joe Hart has been keeping us in it. What's John Terry playing at?
Lamps with a really dodgy penalty that should have been saved.
Other scores:
Russia 3 Armenia 1 in Group B
Latvia 0 Israel 0 in Group F
Totally agree with you on all points!
What about Milner in the wall. Theo was looking at him asking where the hell he was going!!
Teams coming out. You got your wish - it's Ashley Young coming on - looks like Lamps is off.
1744: News from Wembley. England are making a half-time change: Ashley Young is coming on for Frank Lampard.
I would think Wils and Parker in the middle
Young up front
All right, lads. Two goals and a win at a minimum. That's what we need. Come on!
ooh almost a pen in the first 10 seconds for England
Oh - England could have had a dangerous free kick for Theo straight off. Never a penalty but should have been a free kick.
Walcott should have stayed on his feet
I hope Capello said something inspiring at half time.
35 years since England were losing 2-0 and came back to win.
In NY against Italy. Capello was in the Italian team
I remember that game
Didn't ball over from Young but just too high school the strikers. Where is Crouchie when we need him?
Glad that Capello took off a former untouchable
YES!!!!!!!
ASHLEY YOUNG
FERGIE SIGN HIM UP FERGIE FERGIE SIGN HIM UP!!!
I want a goal!
YES!!!!!!!
I'm slightly behind you. Nice finish from Ashley!
2-2 Game on!
One more please. Come on!
Did you embarrass yourself by jumping up and down
I waited to post it until my link scored!
Free kick now for the Swiss. Keep it tight, lads.
Well held by Joe Hart and distributed out to Milner.
I did leap a bit and scared the guy sweeping up around the Cinnabon where I'm seated. I'm sure he's seen stranger things.
Of course, we did this against Croatia in the last Euros
Two nil down, tied it up... still lost
Remember you watched it on my TV through the computer
Switzerland are playing well. I don't like it at all.
I do remember that. I was miserable afterwards.
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Sri Lanka have lost their first wicket
207- 1
Bloody hell - 207 for 1?!
It's gonna be 3-2 England today. Nostrabobus has spoken.
England scored 486
Of course, Sri Lanka collapsed for 82 all out in the first test match to lose
All England pressure now. Corner to England. Come on!
What was that corner!?
Former Hammer Behrami is coming off and Dzemaili is coming on. Never even 'eard of 'im!
Much better. Baines in and Bent was nearly there at the near post.
The TV is just under a minute ahead... I'll wait to post
Have you noticed that England are playing better since I tuned in? Shame I wasn't here for the first half. I stopped in at the Walt Whitman truck stop in NJ but those cheap bastards didn't have wireless.
Ashley Young with a shot that is blocked...he should have passed it to Theo
It is all you!!
Did something happen? It's Milner in the corner at present.
Shot from a Swiss but well held by Hart.
Hart forced into a save... I was worried there!
Half an hour left for England to win this thing. Come on, you England boys!
Wilshere in the book for a dangerous looking tackle
Jack the Lad into the book. Bit of a lunge.
When are we going to put John Terry out to pasture. He's been hopeless!
Great run and pass by Wilshere... I thought Bent was in there!!
Game has stretched out a bit. Come on!
Bent should have done better
Corner won by Baines. Milner is still playing on the left just to taunt me and second timeh....
As for Terry... not soon enough... he's just been made captain again!!
I know - what a nonsense!
COME ON ENGLAND!!!
I would start to have Rio and Smalling in the back for England!!!
Come on Milner.. stop trying to backheal!!!
I'd got with that. With Jonny Howson as skipper out in front of them!
Just too much mustard on that shot from Ashley Young.
What do think Cap will do in the last 20 minutes. One more change to be made
Who are the sub? I'd have Milner off and another striker on.
Useless by Parker
BLOODY HELL!!!
Great run and shot by Young and Bent misses an OPEN GOAL!!!!!!!!
Oh - how did Darren Bent miss that? It was all teed up after Young's shot was parried. What a miss!!!!!!
Baines and Young have already come on
Still on the bench
Green, Jagielka, Barry, Downing and Zamora!!!!
You're hopeless, so I've just looked up the subs:
Green, Jags, Barry, Downing, Zamora.
Pretty thin on the ground. Where's Crouchie?
If things continue, we'll need some help from Drac and his Bulgarian pals later on against Montenegro.
I'm hopeless... I was busy searching and then Bent did his bit!!!
Derdyok is being stretchered off to be replaced by Mehmedi. Does it seem like the Swiss team is half Turkish these days?
About Bent's miss
The loose ball falls for Bent, who will surely score... but he somehow lifts his shot over the bar with the goal gaping. Harry Redknapp's wife Sandra would have buried that.
15 to go
Johan Djourou is doing his level best to help us out.
Obstruction from Rio but of course he gets the foul.
Wee Mikey would have buried it
After all... he fell over
Downing to come on... for Walcott?
Tom not pleased with hearing that Downing is coming on but then I told him there was only Zamora left .... he said... okay then
Yep - Theo trotting off. I would have picked Milner instead. So, now we'll have Downing - a left footer - down the right and Milner - a right footer - running down the left. Grrrrr!
TomGregoryActor on Twitter: "You know who wouldn't miss a chance like Bent's? Michael Owen, but he can't buy a place in the squad."
That's what I said!!
Villa players all over Wembley... they were hopeless this season!!
I agree with Tom. I was feeling exactly the same thing.
I agree - I'd still have Owen in the squad for exactly that reason. He probably would have reached Lineker's mark merely by coming on in the last fifteen minutes and tucking in those kinds of chances.
Hey... did you do your homework with the yellow license plates?
We need a goal! Come on, England!
Absolutely
Oh dear - completely forgot. I'll be looking when I drive back on Wednesday.
We easily won in Basle? What was the score?
Your hopeless!!
Bloody hell - less than ten minutes left.
When does Eric graduate?
Did you remember to bring down 'United'?
Now it's Young who's ballooned over.
The commentators are agreeing with us
Good run by Milner but blazed over from Young
Why try and hit is with the outside of the foot
Eric the Half a Bee graduates on Tuesday.
Bugger - totally forgot that too. I'm lucky that I remembered pants!
I really want England to win but I don't want it to wallpaper over the hopelessness
Again... you're hopeless!
England defeated Switz 1-3 in Basel on September 7 - goals from Roon, Adam Johnson and Bent.
Five to go.... come on ENGLAND!!!!!!
I don't think anyone's going to whitewash this one, even if we score two quickies in the last five minutes.
England seem to have no ideas!!!w
They're walking too
This score is not good at all!!!
Why are they so tired looking?!
Useless by Terry
Not good at all. Montenegro can go top of the group on 13 points with a win over Drac and co. later tonight.
Don't know!
Only Rio played last week!
Bloody hell - Glen Johnson nearly balls it up!
Switz are finishing stronger!!
Stupid foul by Rio....
Now Rio's picked a yellow and more worryingly given away a free kick!
Not happy at all.
They scored from this angle in the first half!!!
Good... England type free kick!
ITV have named Ashley Young the MOTM.
Goalscorer Barnetta coming off.
Into injury time... 3 of them
COME ON!!!!!!
HOPELESS BY ENGLAND!!!
Can I blame you for deleting my original post?
MOHalftm
Just wide by Switzerland!!
Oh - Mehmedi nearly won it for Switz there! Struth!
I guess I am a Bulgarian for the rest of the afternoon!!
One more chance - come on!
That shot looked so much like Croatia's winner
CORNER... inside the last minute!
COME ON
A corner. This has to be it! Go in!
BLOODY HELL!!!!!
SIDE NETTING BY DOWNING!!!
LAST KICK OF THE GAME!
BUGGER BUGGER BUGGER!
Cleared out...bugger.
Oh - Downing hits the side netting!
And that's it.
You saw the problem there. Instead of hitting it naturally with his right peg, Downing had to run around the ball and hit it with his left unnaturally and the angle was worse and into the side netting. Bugger!
Not a good day!
Have a good rest of your trip and say hello to all the DC Dahlgrens for me
TTFN
Right, mate. I'm off down the road feeling pretty depressed about that. I'm all Bulgarian from this point. Come on, Dimi - I want a hat-trick.
Shame he is retired!!!
Hello BD and UWS. I just arrived from a work day in preparation for freshman orientation.
Montenegro and Bulgaria are all square at 1 with 15 minutes to go... come on Bulgaria!
10 minutes to go still 1-1
I have a link for the match.... COME ON YOU BULGARIANS!!!
Bulgarians get the ball in the net but THREE players are offside!
Just saw that the US are playing Spain in 15 minutes from Foxboro!
5 to go in Montenegro
2 minutes to go
3 added minutes
Blow up ref!!
3 minutes is up... blow up!!
HE DOES!!
LOVELY JUBBLEY!!!!
England have not lost any ground today!
The table is like this
England 11
Monty 11
Swit 5
Bulg 5
Wales 0
David Villa getting off the bus for Spain.
I am surprised the Barca players are involved
Foxboro looks almost full
Sadly, Lexi is back!!
No Landycake in the line up
Altidore and Agudelo up top
The line up
USA
Howard
Onyewu
Spector
Lichaj (Leeds?)
Ream
Jones
Kijesttan
Edu
Rogers
Altidore
Agudelo
Spain
Reinea
Ramos
Albioi
Arbeloa
Pique
Alonso
Cazoria
Silva
Busquets
Villa
Negredo
Of course, the US beat the Spanish the last time they played
That bloke is on Villa but on loan at Elland Road
Good afternoon UWS. US vs Spain should be an exciting match.
The match kicks off from Foxboro.
Afternoon MUR
I am about to lose the TV for video games!!
I have a link going
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