James over Green....England makes a switch.

[panzerwagen]

Capello according to some media reports was under a great deal of pressure to sit Green and use an experienced David James to salvage England's chances of getting to the second round. With France, Spain and now Germany, all European powerhouses having difficult 1st round games, Capello needs a sure thing for England's second game. Green does not give one confidence in that happening.

[Jamo]

Capello according to some media reports was under a great deal of pressure to sit Green and use an experienced David James to salvage England's chances of getting to the second round. With France, Spain and now Germany, all European powerhouses having difficult 1st round games, Capello needs a sure thing for England's second game. Green does not give one confidence in that happening.

Hear hear!!

[Skull]

Give everything you got!!!

The second place in the group C is up for grabs!

Place NO 1 is already taken!!!

Bbbwwwhahahhaaaaa!

[Jamo]

Give everything you got!!!

The second place in the group C is up for grabs!

Place NO 1 is already taken!!!

Bbbwwwhahahhaaaaa!

If England win the next 2 games actually we'd win the group

[Skull]

lucky yanks!

looks like we need to get 3 points from the game with england...

bah, that should not be too much of a problem...

[merlin's S4]

People have very short memories. Remember David James' nickname?? He's got enough howlers to his name to be able to fill a DVD all on his own. If you know who your number 1 is then you've got to stick with him. Green got his mistake out of the way early and should be given another chance IMO. I don't think it will happen again.

[Audi Parts Guru]

So what happens if "Calamity James" strikes again???

Stick with Green I say

[terrybullwon]

I thought foot ball was a "team" sport?

Hate sports where people pass the buck.... come to think of it i have a very strong dislike of football.

[DJones]

I thought foot ball was a "team" sport?

Hate sports where people pass the buck.... come to think of it i have a very strong dislike of football.

Cant think why...

[HPmuirt]

I am not a huge football fan either - although I do watch all England games and all world cup games. The reasons I am not a fan: -

1. Buck passing: There are 20 men on the field who will blame the 2 goalies for letting a ball in that the rest of the team failed to stop.

2. Cheating: Most of the 20 are divers who will roll around in agony if slightly brushed and then when the player is booked they jump up and jog away.

3. Big Girls Blouse: shirt pulling is something that most people grow out of at about the age of 8 to 10 years old.

4. Overpaid: Being paid £50,000 a week! and 'having an off day' should never EVER go hand-in-hand.

5. Dark ages: The sport refuses to accept the need for modern technologies such as action replay or a 4th video official.

6. Illogical: Why only 2 lines men? (or to give them their real name - off side watchers). If you want actual lines men then you need to cover the whole of the side lines, not just half of it so logic dictates you need 4 of them otherwise they miss it when the players are running down the line and obscuring their view.

It is point 2 that annoys me the most. Personally I would yellow card the tackler (if very bad) and red card any diver - that would soon stop the Klinsmann-stylie antics of these over-paid wet girls blouses who wouldn't last 2 seconds in my chose sports of rugby and karate

Cheers n

Si

[vonbeck]

goal keepers is the least of our worries, england need to find players who can string 3 passes together and not sulk cause they`ve played ***** Mr Rooney step forward at least the next world cup hopefully they will all be too old and knackered ***** ***** ***** worse than watching Bolton Wanderers and i`ve just renewed my season ticket!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[curlyks2]

2. Cheating: Most of the 20 are divers who will roll around in agony if slightly brushed and then when the player is booked they jump up and jog away.

This is why I can't stand Ronaldo - if someone so much as blinks in his direction he's rolling around on the ground. He might be able to kick the ball, but he doesn't half need to grow a pair. As for the way England are playing... I've seen better football at Oxford United.

[HPmuirt]

2. Cheating: Most of the 20 are divers who will roll around in agony if slightly brushed and then when the player is booked they jump up and jog away.

How funny was the Brazil-IVC coast game? I suggest that there was a large piece of divine retribution there with the Kaka sending off (Remember that Kaka is deeply religious), after the antics of his cheating countryman Rivaldo 8 years ago

However, that said, it was yet another example of how corrupt and pathetic this so called 'beautiful game' has become

Cheers n

Si

[Jamo]

It was a sending off, the commentators are a joke in this world cup

a) Kaka could have simplly moved out the way, the ball was dead and out of play and the guy was not exactly sprinting at him

b) He raised his elbow to put it in his chest and it was deliberate, seen it many a time happen on a pitch and I'll admit i've used the same sneaky tactic

c) The IC player should be banned for 2 games however, how he can fall holding his face is beyond me when he's been hit in the chest!