World Cup - Brazil 2014

[topsywaldron]

Not sure that we should be looking towards England as a model for developing world class players.

[Bully]

Not sure that we should be looking towards England as a model for developing world class players.

why is that?

[Jim05]

Not sure that we should be looking towards England as a model for developing world class players.

why is that?

Because the English national side is a joke.
Watch them huff and puff about winning the World Cup only to get dismantled at the quarters as usual.
Take all the foreigners out of the EPL and it would be A-League standard, apart from a few the English players are simply not good enough. For a country with their population and it being their number 1 sport their international record is quite laughable

[Il Duce]

Not sure that we should be looking towards England as a model for developing world class players.

I was more just pointing out the new world class training and national team development facility which is a great idea, which in truth they copied France, Spain, Germany, Netherlands and Italy in having one.... Italy even have one for Coaches and Managers as well. So it was more that we should produce something like that to help us develop.

[Bully]

Not sure that we should be looking towards England as a model for developing world class players.

why is that?

Because the English national side is a joke.
Watch them huff and puff about winning the World Cup only to get dismantled at the quarters as usual.
Take all the foreigners out of the EPL and it would be A-League standard, apart from a few the English players are simply not good enough. For a country with their population and it being their number 1 sport their international record is quite laughable

I think that the English side would walk all over the Australian side.

[Jim05]

Not sure that we should be looking towards England as a model for developing world class players.

why is that?

Because the English national side is a joke.
Watch them huff and puff about winning the World Cup only to get dismantled at the quarters as usual.
Take all the foreigners out of the EPL and it would be A-League standard, apart from a few the English players are simply not good enough. For a country with their population and it being their number 1 sport their international record is quite laughable

I think that the English side would walk all over the Australian side.

Probably would but so would plenty of others. With their population and number of players at their disposal they should have far better international results than what they have.
Wont get past the quarters in Brazil

[Jim05]

Not sure that we should be looking towards England as a model for developing world class players.

why is that?

Because the English national side is a joke.
Watch them huff and puff about winning the World Cup only to get dismantled at the quarters as usual.
Take all the foreigners out of the EPL and it would be A-League standard, apart from a few the English players are simply not good enough. For a country with their population and it being their number 1 sport their international record is quite laughable

I think that the English side would walk all over the Australian side.

Only as good as your last meeting and the fact is we embarassed them on their own turf and their side was better than what they currently have.

[Zelezny Chucks]

This guy is the only person standing between Andy D and complete domination of the World's Worst Sports Administrator category.

Global sport he says and then wants all the worlds major football leagues to change their season to suit him!

http://www.football365.com/news/21554/8914397/Blatter-Admits-Qatar-Was-A-Mistake...-

[Jim05]

Italy and Netherlands are off to Brazil after qualifying today.
One country that wont be is South Africa who couldnt even get past the second stage

[mighty hounds]

Italy and Netherlands are off to Brazil after qualifying today.
One country that wont be is South Africa who couldnt even get past the second stage

How good is it seeing Ethiopia qualify for stage 3? Imagine if they win the playoff?

[Jim05]

Italy and Netherlands are off to Brazil after qualifying today.
One country that wont be is South Africa who couldnt even get past the second stage

How good is it seeing Ethiopia qualify for stage 3? Imagine if they win the playoff?

Was fantastic, would love to see them make it.
Was great to see Cape Verde get through aswell, population of under 500k and have made it through to the final stage.
The African qualifiers are fantastic to watch

[mighty hounds]

Italy and Netherlands are off to Brazil after qualifying today.
One country that wont be is South Africa who couldnt even get past the second stage

How good is it seeing Ethiopia qualify for stage 3? Imagine if they win the playoff?

Was fantastic, would love to see them make it.
Was great to see Cape Verde get through aswell, population of under 500k and have made it through to the final stage.
The African qualifiers are fantastic to watch

Had Ethiopia not fielded an ineligible player they would of blitzed their group too which had SA. I enjoyed seeing lesser nations make that 3rd stage. There were another couple surprises wasn't there?

[Jim05]

No other real upsets.
The 10 through to Stage 3 are
Ethiopia, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Egypt, Algeria, Cameroon, Senegal.

[RoosterMarty]

Jordan beat the Uzbeks 9-8 on penalties so they now face the 5th ranked South Americans.

[Jim05]

Argentina beat Paraguay 5-2 away and have now qualified.
USA and Costa Rica also qualified today, Mexico in real strife and could miss.

[Bully]

Argentina beat Paraguay 5-2 away and have now qualified.
USA and Costa Rica also qualified today, Mexico in real strife and could miss.

no great loss if the Mexicans miss out

[Jim05]

Argentina beat Paraguay 5-2 away and have now qualified.
USA and Costa Rica also qualified today, Mexico in real strife and could miss.

no great loss if the Mexicans miss out

Just shows what a farce the CONCACAF is, 3 1/2 spots to a mediocre confederation yet africa only gets 5 spots and south america 4 1/2.
USA are basically guaranteed a spot every world cup and the other 3-4 spots ate taken up by scrubbers like Jamaica, Hondurus and Panama. How Mexico is struggling in that group staggers me

[whufc]

Agree common sense says South America get an extra spot and Concaf lose at least one spot possibly two.

Please leave Jamaica out of the scrubbers category!!

[Jim05]

2 more friendlies announced for the Socceroos
Oct 11 v France in Paris
Oct 15 v Canada, Craven Cottage London

[Jim05]

Hammered 6-0 by the Frogs overnight.
Time for Holger to go, thanks for getting us to Brazil but time for a change