England…..Nevermind the Ballacks ?

[olddutch]

Will the absence, through injury, of German Captain Michael Ballack work against the German Football Machine today - because of the Germans extreme youth and lack of Leadership ? Or will the Germans turn out to be a load of Ballacks - i.e. an entire team of Leaders ?

Anyway, we should be really up for the challenge today - with no excuses.

Come on England……. and nevermind the Ballacks !

[olddutch]

4-1 to Germany - Its finished - and so are we till 2014 or beyond

No excuses - we were a load of Ballacks !

goodbye to the World Cup,

goodbye to our "Golden Generation"

and goodbye to Capello !

Germany well deserved it !

[bigfoot3000]

We were executed.

[rowanwitch]

Michael Who???

[olddutch]

"We were executed"

and we derserved it the way we didnt play !

[olddutch]

"Michael Who???"

What - bring back Michael Owen ?

[rowanwitch]

I meant they didn't miss Michael Ballack at all..... Would have been a different game without the Polish traitors though... Half Polish housemate wants them up against a wall and shot for treason

[olddutch]

"Would have been a different game without the Polish traitors though"

Yes Rowanwitch,

under EU immigration rules we should perhaps use a few Polish players ourselves of our own next time round - and maybe like Portugal, knab a few Brazilians for ourselves while we're at it !

[rowanwitch]

I gather from the Polish friends it would be the equivalent of english players playing for germany just after the war... it's a really big deal and seen as a total betrayal

[bigfoot3000]

Maybe we need a new song called ''We'll always walk home alone"!

[olddutch]

sorry typing error - knab = nab i think ?

[x-ray]

We must get rid of that Italian so called manager.... that is the first priority.....He must go and go NOW.
They (England ) were absolutely hopeless, made to look like complete amatuers

[rowanwitch]

England should be coming home on Virgin, they again didn't go all the way

[bibblebub]

England were rubbish under English managers before Capello and now they've had a 3/4 rubbish tournament with him in charge.

The players are mostly to blame.

[olddutch]

good idea bigfoot - but i dont know if our golden generation got the energy or strength to walk alone, without somebody hold them up ?

[Mugget]

Maybe they should have sent out players who hadn't already booked their holidays, ashamed of them absolutely......................ashamed!

[olddutch]

agree bibblebub - nice pants - england pants too !

[olddutch]

XRay "We must get rid of that Italian so called manager.... that is the first priority.....He must go and go NOW. " yes he was worth all of £6 a week - nevermind his £6 million

Mugget "Maybe they should have sent out players who hadn't already booked their holidays, ashamed of them absolutely......................ashamed!" yes it was a bit embarrassing - I'm being kind ?

[jno]

have they thought of selecting players aged under 80?

[x-ray]

Perhaps over 80 might be a good idea

[olddutch]

"have they thought of selecting players aged under 80?"

Jno, I dont think they did - and you're being kind too !