[cite]Posted By: Medders[/cite]For the first time since 1984, the home nations of England, Scotland, RoI, Northern Ireland and Wales have all failed to qualify. Will be see a home nations tournament in the summer?
Don't know where you went to school but ROI isn't a home nation. As foreign as France or Germany..
Thought you might pipe up... just surprised it took so long! ;-)
Not a particular big fan of this idea, playing teams like Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland will not improve this English team at all. Friendlies & that's all they will be at the end of the day are meaningless & will have no positive impact on our current National side.
Don't get me wrong I'd still go to all the games if it did happen, I just do not see any real benefit for the National team.
[cite]Posted By: Ketman[/cite]Not a particular big fan of this idea, playing teams like Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland will not improve this English team at all. Friendlies & that's all they will be at the end of the day are meaningless & will have no positive impact on our current National side.
Don't get me wrong I'd still go to all the games if it did happen, I just do not see any real benefit for the National team.
It is to benefit us you misery-guts! Something they failed to do on Wednesday. That last sentence is just the kind of "we are above this" trite that has blighted our national team for too long. Sorry, but I think that is true.
Perhaps that is our level now I don't know, but we all whine when England play 'Meaningless Friendlies' would that not be exactly the same thing but renamed the Keltic Cup ?
yes and the sponsors would love it too, mind you it might clash with the Euro's for tv coverage... imagine all the football widows bleating with wall to wall footy on every channel.
[cite]Posted By: Ketman[/cite]Perhaps that is our level now I don't know, but we all whine when England play 'Meaningless Friendlies' would that not be exactly the same thing but renamed the Keltic Cup ?
We have got to stop talking about levels before they are achieved. If you go out in the semi finals, that is your level, if you fail to qualify for the finals themselves...
god i'd love a home nations - it would get everyone's juices flowing playing for national pride. be brilliant.. be some split loyalties and everything.
Gordon Brown has said its a good idea so hopefully will get the ball rolling...i reckon the police will try and put a stop to it.
[cite]Posted By: Rothko[/cite]Sorry Kets, but your displaying that belief that England are any good.
Not quite sure where I said England were any good, just expressing a concern re playing games just for the sake of playing games. Isn't there a small matter of taking our time appointing the 'Right Man' first, before signing up for a load of friendlies?
Right and now imagine we get beat by all the other home nations...We're not going to feel that much better then are we? Leave well alone I say, punish the players for not being good enough. Don't give them a get out clause. I don't mean let them all go on holiday. The f***ers should be forced to watch every game of the tournament and see exactly what they're missing out on. In fact get them together as a squad and put them through a major training regime. F*** Em I say!
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Its the Britisn and Irish Lions..
Thought you might pipe up... just surprised it took so long! ;-)
Don't get me wrong I'd still go to all the games if it did happen, I just do not see any real benefit for the National team.
It is to benefit us you misery-guts! Something they failed to do on Wednesday. That last sentence is just the kind of "we are above this" trite that has blighted our national team for too long. Sorry, but I think that is true.
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We have got to stop talking about levels before they are achieved. If you go out in the semi finals, that is your level, if you fail to qualify for the finals themselves...
Gordon Brown has said its a good idea so hopefully will get the ball rolling...i reckon the police will try and put a stop to it.
Not quite sure where I said England were any good, just expressing a concern re playing games just for the sake of playing games. Isn't there a small matter of taking our time appointing the 'Right Man' first, before signing up for a load of friendlies?
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Apart from the English, they only seem to play for their pay packet.