hate them, really do.
Even if we are away and i'm not going, it occupies all my thoughts, and i spend half the afternoon finding out the score etc.
England games are just not doing it for me at the moment. Used to enjoy watching the national team, particularly as all the guys in our group all support different clubs, so it was nice cheering on the same team for a change. But Sven spoilt it for me, and i find it really hard to warm to this present crop. Didn't even know who we were playing till i saw it on a poster last night.
So painting and DIY for me tomorrow. Hate that to, but needs must.
What are you doing, and does the national team still do it for you ?
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If I am lucky I will listen to the England game on the radio on my way home.
It always does it for me
the only thing i will really look forward to tomorrow about that match is to see if and how parker plays.
do watch england if i'm in, and usually see it as an opportunity to socialise with friends in the pub or at a bbq, more than watch and concentrate on the game. i don't watch it in the same way i do charlton. ie, wouldn't miss a second.
i suppose i should be interested if my plans go into action and i go to the euro's in a couple of years, but i had to ask les last night who we were playing.
Won't get a more pround Englishman than me.
I just can't really get fully enthused with cheering people like Crouch, Defoe, Ashley Cole, Lampard, Rio etc at the moment.
I can just never remember an England team having players in i didn't like before, yet there are about 5 in the current set up that i can't stand.
I'm not sure whether its due to us now playing against these players every week on an even footing that has done that, or whether this current crop see themselves more as celebrities now than footballers. I think its the celebrity thing.
I can't really remember any regular players under Robson, Taylor, Hoddle, Keegan who i really did not like.
The other factor that hacks me off is constant media fawning over and hyping up of England during the WC it was clear that Sven was out of his depth and that the England team were boring to watch, with too many players playing out of position, an over-reliance on Beckham, that Crouch just wasn't up to it etc instead of a dose of realism we got more hype. Interesting that the players before the tournament were all behind England and the management but since then there has been a steady trickle of players coming out to say that they had reservations about the style of play - Ferdinand being the latest.
I'm keeping an open mind about McClaren and hope for the best but the enthusiasm hasn't returned yet, maybe I'll watch the match, maybe not. More than likely I'll be drawn in hoping that a bunch of multi-millionaires who owe their living and fortunes to the game can somehow find the enthusiasm to see off a bunch of third rate European opponents without making it look like they are going through purgatory in the process. But if they do we'll get flooded with England are on course to win the European Championships hype...
I guess now i watch the games but i don't support the side.
Totally agree. I'm still suffering with a sven hangover and haven't really got much enthusiasm for England games at the moment.
Got a 3 day old in doors that I'm sure will keep me occupied!
Wife if working tomorrow so it will be homework with the boy, housework and then, if it's not peeing down watch Bromley v East Thurrock (or the big shopping centre derby as it is known), back home to watch England play whoever it is and then , best of all now that Dr Who is off air a bit of dad and son telly , the new version of Robin Hood.
Was in the pub with 5 others. England was on, and it was a 'corner of the eye' thing rather than outright watching it.
Apart from when we hit ithe bar in the 2nd half, i never really watched any of it. 12 months ago, i would of told you that England was more important to me than Charlton. I have lost it THAT much in 12 months.
So anyone that watched it, what was your assessment ?
Saw that Bent never got a run out again. Will there have to be a national outbreak of cholera before he gets a chance ?
The only good point is that for some strange reason, I had a dream last night/this morning and witnessed Sir Clive putting one in the back of the net for England and the whole pub went berserk!
I reckon its 78 in a season.
Watched the highlights. But can't be bothered to watch to be honest.. Mclaren is no different to Sven. Picks players off form CONTINUOSLY because of who they are.
Game looked like it was crying out for someone who can makes runs off the last man. Someone like Benty.
So why exactly did we have the slowest England side for the last 10? I'm quicker than Crouch, Carrick, Lampard & Downing. It says something when the quickest player in your side is your centre back.