Pretty Boy Lee wrote:Scratching my head today about two things.
1st how long has it been since I cared about international football. I honestly don't know what's on this off season if anything, outside the world cup they've bastardised it beyond beleif and now I and many ithers just don't care. Why and when did this happen and will it ever change?
2nd when the fuck are england gonna do a germany and rip it up and start over? Even the Aussies have the right idea here, upskilling coaches, picking a direction and sticking to it, not all of the curriculum here is to my fancy, but it's a great start. What will it take to get England to sort themselves out? Can it even be done?
Pretty Boy Lee wrote:Scratching my head today about two things.
1st how long has it been since I cared about international football. I honestly don't know what's on this off season if anything, outside the world cup they've bastardised it beyond beleif and now I and many ithers just don't care. Why and when did this happen and will it ever change?
Pretty Boy Lee wrote:2nd when the fuck are england gonna do a germany and rip it up and start over? Even the Aussies have the right idea here, upskilling coaches, picking a direction and sticking to it, not all of the curriculum here is to my fancy, but it's a great start. What will it take to get England to sort themselves out? Can it even be done?
CTID Hants wrote:For me it was at/after SA 2010, i was pretty disillusioned along time before this, but this was the tipping point for me. Until we have a team of players who see it as the pinnacle of their achievement to play for the their country rather than it being an inconvenience ( i see Rooney as a prime example of this). I see Harry Kane as being one who thinks it is an absolute honour to play for England.
Pretty Boy Lee wrote:I bloody idolized England as a kid. Had some serious hero worship for shearer, England number 9 was my childhood dream.
I remember being gutted we missed 94, loved every minute of 98 and spent all my teenage pocket money on merchandise, video games etc. 2002 is a bit of a blur as I was 19, 2006 I was skiving off work near every morning to finish whatever match was on.
2010 might be right actually. I was so pumped for game 1, but what a shit World Cup. I've watched the last two euros intently, but the endless qualifiers and the rows over the next few world cups have really soured me. Not to mention all the mentioned issues with England. We are just never going to be serious threat of we don't change the system.
Nigels Tackle wrote:Pretty Boy Lee wrote:I bloody idolized England as a kid. Had some serious hero worship for shearer, England number 9 was my childhood dream.
I remember being gutted we missed 94, loved every minute of 98 and spent all my teenage pocket money on merchandise, video games etc. 2002 is a bit of a blur as I was 19, 2006 I was skiving off work near every morning to finish whatever match was on.
2010 might be right actually. I was so pumped for game 1, but what a shit World Cup. I've watched the last two euros intently, but the endless qualifiers and the rows over the next few world cups have really soured me. Not to mention all the mentioned issues with England. We are just never going to be serious threat of we don't change the system.
shouldn't this be in the things you miss thread?
Ted Hughes wrote:The rebuilding of Wembley & London claiming the team as their property was probably the final straw
Wonderwall wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:The rebuilding of Wembley & London claiming the team as their property was probably the final straw
this is something that pisses me off, I have ZERO enthusiasm for International games, I do watch them if they are on, but that doesnt mean anything, I watch any sport.
I can honestly say, I will NEVER EVER go and watch another international game live, unless its at the Etihad and tickets are cheap, we know thats not going to happen for a LONG time, at least until Wembley is paid for twice over and I will be in a wooden box by then.
Hutch's Shoulder wrote:Way back in the eighties I was on a training course with a load of Sheffield Wednesday fans. One night we had a few beers, well we had the beers every night, but this night we had beer and started talking football. They were all saying their biggest wish, even more than SWFC winning the league, was a great England team. I couldn't understand it then and can't now. Silly beggars are probably in the 'England Band'.
PeterParker wrote:Really curious, why do english people do not follow their nation the way they did?
I remember World Cup 98 and Euro 2000 when England played Romania and everyone was talking about the pressure of the fans and if the romanian squad is ready to face something like that. Then from the outside, it changed, it changed after England failed to qualify to Euro 2008.
For me is actually simple, our national team in the past 13 years was a disgrace. Full of overpriced players that were heavy drinkers and poor professionals. It was hard to feel any passion or support them, even if they were playing Hungary or Bulgaria, local rivals.
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