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There are some tonight. Perhaps we could while away the time talking about them, if there is anything to say.

They are:

Wednesday, 17 August 2005
FYR Macedonia v Finland, 19:00
Faroe Islands v Cyprus, 19:00
Kazakhstan v Georgia, 13:00
Latvia v Russia, 16:00
Liechtenstein v Slovakia, 19:15
Romania v Andorra, 19:30
Austria v Scotland, 20:30
Denmark v England, 19:00
Malta v Northern Ireland, 19:00
Rep of Ireland v Italy, 19:30
Wales v Slovenia, 19:30

Nice to see Borat's lot in action. I suppose some of these matches might not be friendlies. Don't ask me.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 07:16 (twenty years ago)

Some are qualifiers for the World Cup

Wednesday, 17 August 2005
FIFA World Cup European Qualifying
FYR Macedonia v Finland, 19:00
Faroe Islands v Cyprus, 19:00
Kazakhstan v Georgia, 13:00
Latvia v Russia, 16:00
Liechtenstein v Slovakia, 19:15
Romania v Andorra, 19:30

International Match (aka Mickey Mouse Games)
Austria v Scotland, 20:30
Denmark v England, 19:00
Malta v Northern Ireland, 19:00
Rep of Ireland v Italy, 19:30
Wales v Slovenia, 19:30

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 07:50 (twenty years ago)

Liechtenstein v Slovakia, 19:15

Download the goals to your mobile! If you have £10 spare...

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 07:51 (twenty years ago)

British Eurosport has the all-important Azerbaijan-Kuwait match on live.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 07:57 (twenty years ago)

I think the term Mickey Mouse Games does Mickey Mouse a disservice.

― Japanese Giraffe (Japanese Giraffe), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 08:00 (twenty years ago)

is the england game on live tv?

― Ste (Fuzzy), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 08:02 (twenty years ago)

FRIENDLIES I LOVE YA LIKE ME GRAN

― GARUYG, Wednesday, 17 August 2005 08:06 (twenty years ago)

Sky Sports 2, Ste. Highlights on a broadcast channel (BBC1, I think) later.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 08:08 (twenty years ago)

is the england game on live tv?

The Disney Channel maybe?

― Diddyismus (Dada), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 08:09 (twenty years ago)

I might listen on the radiogram, if I am allowed.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 08:15 (twenty years ago)

All of these games promise to be incredibly dull.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 08:58 (twenty years ago)

Austria v. Scotland should be interesting, Scotland should really be getting at least a draw out of a game like this - under Vogts we'd have lost 3-0

― Diddyismus (Dada), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 08:59 (twenty years ago)

Walter Smith is using this tie to win the Old Firm game for Rangers.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:01 (twenty years ago)

France vs Ivory Coast (Ft. Zinedine 'Don't call it a comeback' Zidane)

― Baaderonixx on a long black leash (Fabfunk), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:12 (twenty years ago)

? explain ?
the squad has only one celtic player in it (marshall)

x-post

― zappi (joni), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:13 (twenty years ago)

... but his career will no doubt be ended as part of us some dastardly Austro-Hungarian Hapsburg/House of Windsor plan to ensure Rangers win the league

― Diddyismus (Dada), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:18 (twenty years ago)

i predict

Austria 2 Scotland 1
Denmark 1 England 3
Malta 0 Northern Ireland 0
Rep of Ireland 1 Italy 0
Wales 1 Slovenia 1

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:18 (twenty years ago)

xp
Gordon Strachan made noises about how Beattie and wee Shaun were playing their way into the Old Firm game. Beattie played for the under 21s last night and scored two goals. Beattie got dragged off the U21 bus after the game and told to report to the senior squad, were he may now have to play his 2nd game in 24 hours and only two and a half days before the Old Firm tie.

The only players who have been drafted from the U21s into the seniors are Celtic players - Beattie and Marshall.

No Rangers players travelled with the squad because they are "involved in Europe". The European games aren't until next week - after the OF game.

Call me paranoid and all that but...

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:20 (twenty years ago)

I don't get why England and Scotland haven't played each other for nearly six years. It's what the (England) fans want to see!

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:20 (twenty years ago)

There's another friendly, tonight:
the Netherlands - Germany

also I predict..
Liechtenstein v Slovakia: 1-1

― Ludo (Ludo), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:21 (twenty years ago)

Liechtenstein 0 Slovakia 4 - the Slovaks have a decent chance of making the World Cup play-offs

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:22 (twenty years ago)

No Rangers players travelled with the squad because they are "involved in Europe". The European games aren't until next week - after the OF game.

Call me paranoid and all that but...

Like why did Barry Ferguson's "long-standing" pelvic injury, which mysteriously kept him out of dozens of Scotland games while he was at Rangers, suddenly clear up when he went to Blackburn?

― Diddyismus (Dada), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:29 (twenty years ago)

I don't get why England and Scotland haven't played each other for nearly six years. It's what the (England) fans want to see!

Want all you like. You fuckers chose to play the last international game at Wembley against GERMANY... what a fucking cheek! What a slap in the face that was.

― Diddyismus (Dada), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:31 (twenty years ago)

That was only because they didn't want the last game to be a defeat by Scotland. The Germany game was added to the calendar after the Scotland defeat.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:36 (twenty years ago)

Ha ha, that's priceless!

― Diddyismus (Dada), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:37 (twenty years ago)

I saw the Italians at Dublin airport last night, a greasy lot they were.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:38 (twenty years ago)

they're going to eat your women and sleep with your food.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:42 (twenty years ago)

Scotland were not invited to Wembley due to 'crossbar issues'.

Has anyone been to Liectenstein? I'm thinking of going for new year.

― Mikey G (Mikey G), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:42 (twenty years ago)

Scotland were not invited to Wembley due to 'crossbar issues'

Absolutely, because the last time we played at Wembley one of our atempts at goal went below England's crossbar while all of England's attempts went over ours

― Diddyismus (Dada), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:47 (twenty years ago)

Are we going to have "It's a Knockout" style mass substitutions, or have they been outlawed?

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:51 (twenty years ago)

Mass substitutions are beneficial. How else is Jamie Carragher going to accumulate England caps?

― Mikey G (Mikey G), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 10:01 (twenty years ago)

perhaps one of his groins could play a Carlton Palmer role

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:56 (twenty years ago)

Has anyone been to Liechtenstein? I'm thinking of going for new year.

i've been there. :D
It's funny.. I only saw Vaduz and the very close surrounding parts though. Vaduz is like 1 street.. They have a good art museum. When I was there there were hardly any visitors in the museum. Most tourists were buying souvenirs.. There are 1000 souvenirshops in one street in Liechtenstein. I also saw the king's castle. (tough to miss..) I don't think it's open for visitors ever. It looks kind of impressive. (a little boring, but it's on a hill iirc)

I think if you're going there you should definetely visit the Fc Vadus stadium.. I regret not visiting it.

― Ludo (Ludo), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:02 (twenty years ago)

damn how could I misspell Vaduz.. :O

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― Ludo (Ludo), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:04 (twenty years ago)

I like that we have got just about to half-time without any comment on England's match. I don't have too much to say either.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 17:47 (twenty years ago)

what the hell is going on? not only are scotland winning a game!!! but we're playing well. this is very confusing. i think i need to lie down.

― michael grant (michael digby grant), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:21 (twenty years ago)

Sizzling Danish Bacon 3 English Puddings 0

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:30 (twenty years ago)

My WORD

― Adam In Real Life (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:31 (twenty years ago)

Danish Delight - Sizzling Second Half Performance

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:34 (twenty years ago)

*snigger* i know i can't really *snigger* say anything *snigger* while scotland are currently 162nd in the world *snigger* but i just *snigger* can't help it.

*chortle*

― michael grant (michael digby grant), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:34 (twenty years ago)

This is strange.

Scotland are winning!
Scoring goals!
Passing the ball!
Kenny Miller looks like a footballer!
Walter Smith knows TACTICS!

If this keeps up I might start enjoying watching them again...

(I won't mention England getting humped, oh no, not me)

(I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it)

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:40 (twenty years ago)

Is Richard Hughes [Portsmouth] playing for Scotland tonight?

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:41 (twenty years ago)

what are the point of friendlies anyway?
i'm actually watching the scotland match. shoot me now.
(as for england... HA!)

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:46 (twenty years ago)

he's not on the park, but he might be on the bench. is he still trying his best to look like robert pires?

― michael grant (michael digby grant), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:46 (twenty years ago)

re: look like robert pires?

That's what the Pompey players call him !

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:50 (twenty years ago)

gosh these guys are sweaty!

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:55 (twenty years ago)

I think this says to me that we need to look for a new second choice keeper. Even in a friendly, we should never be conceding four goals to a middling European team like Denmark. Consolations: the first team were much better; our record is much better in competitive matches.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:56 (twenty years ago)

HA!

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:58 (twenty years ago)

(richard highes - it's the whole long-hair-possibly-with-alice-band combined with silly-strip-of-facial-hair. fool. never looked convincing in a scotland jersey.)

david james can never play for england again, can he? if the list of howlers wasn't long enough before tonight, surely now he is beyond redemption.

― michael grant (michael digby grant), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:00 (twenty years ago)

also, first class commentating: "This is Hamlet country. To be or not to be, that is the question, when uh, when it comes to qualifying for the World Cup..."

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 19:03 (twenty years ago)

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Don't recognise most of tonight's Holland line-up, although I'm familiar with Clasie and Maher as FM superstars. Is this pure experimentation, or can we expect to see more of these young doods after that performance at the Euros?

FFFFFS Gaazza Cazza

― Windsor Davies, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 20:41 (thirteen years ago)

i never think about chris smalling really

is he a zombie

― r|t|c, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 20:42 (thirteen years ago)

benzema rattles the crossbar with a free-kick, valbuena nods in the rebound.

Been a terrific 1st half. ribery and ozil both excellent, although ribery hasn't really bothered going at lahm and instead has drifted centrally and run at mertesacker.

― pandemic, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 20:46 (thirteen years ago)

I've also got France-Germany on, not for the pandemic ideology of never viewing a game that takes place in the UK or that someone else might be watching, but for the novelty of being able to stream on my phone.

Is this possible normally? I did have a Sky Sports app once, but got rid when they hiked the price up.

― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 20:54 (thirteen years ago)

i might not have even hated itv tonight

― vote! (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:17 (thirteen years ago)

maybe its because its my first match in 2 or 3 months

― vote! (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:18 (thirteen years ago)

Brazil are kind of depressing these days

― Number None, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:25 (thirteen years ago)

podolski was awful tonight.

― pandemic, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:27 (thirteen years ago)

also seem weirdly deferential tonight, couple of times neymar and ronnie have played it safe instead of toasting cahill like they easily ought to

― r|t|c, Wednesday, February 6, 2013 8:40 PM (45 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Dante/Neymar fannydanglish attempted linkup on the final Brazil attack was kind of the ultimate expression of their hearts not really being in it. enjoyable game tho

― ima go (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:28 (thirteen years ago)

ozil, fucking hell what a pass.

― pandemic, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:31 (thirteen years ago)

gawjus ball

― r|t|c, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:32 (thirteen years ago)

dj mencap otm but

literature can change your life

― every soulless meta poster is a ✰ (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:32 (thirteen years ago)

tough on france, this is the best i've seen them play for about 4 years*

*i didn't see their qualifier with spain last year.

― pandemic, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:33 (thirteen years ago)

dante seemed likeable and competent tonight albeit a bit reminiscent of roque junior

― r|t|c, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:35 (thirteen years ago)

lol the quality difference between this and the england game is absurd

― r|t|c, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:37 (thirteen years ago)

hey france maybe try a decent final ball sometime

― r|t|c, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:38 (thirteen years ago)

they've gone to crap since they went 2 up top for whatever reason.

haven't watched much la liga this season, had forgotten what a joy ozil is.

― pandemic, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:44 (thirteen years ago)

slick german laser passing but this defence still needs a kick up the backside

who was that ribery just toasted, howedes? awful

― r|t|c, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:49 (thirteen years ago)

ah big merts of course

― r|t|c, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:52 (thirteen years ago)

yah they really don't look structurally sound do they?

hummels looked 2 yards out of position just then but somehow made the tackle anyway.

― pandemic, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:52 (thirteen years ago)

Oh lord that pass by Özil. Germany are utterly gorgeous, yr boys done well pandemic.

― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:56 (thirteen years ago)

one month passes...

Brazil - Italy is proving to be pretty entertaining. Balotelli with a beauty to make it 2 - 2 just now

― Number None, Thursday, 21 March 2013 20:45 (thirteen years ago)

it's on ITV4

― Number None, Thursday, 21 March 2013 20:45 (thirteen years ago)

http://www.irishrail.ie/media/PaulGreenWeb1.jpg

― Old Boy In Network (Michael B), Thursday, 21 March 2013 20:48 (thirteen years ago)

wrong thread but whatever

― Old Boy In Network (Michael B), Thursday, 21 March 2013 20:48 (thirteen years ago)

I feel your pain

― Number None, Thursday, 21 March 2013 20:50 (thirteen years ago)

Yeah that is a great goal from Balo. That's like 8 in 6 for club and country now. That he should maintain this form as some kind of norm is one of my most cherished footballing desires.

― Windsor Davies, Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:07 (thirteen years ago)

Only switched on after nn's tip (thanks) but have enjoyed this. I like the look of this Italy side, they've got a good crop of players there.

― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:15 (thirteen years ago)

I'm talking as if they weren't runners-up in the big summer tournament

― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:18 (thirteen years ago)

still quiet reliant on Pirlo but i suppose there's no reason he couldn't keep going for quite a while yet

― Number None, Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:20 (thirteen years ago)

It's the pacy young lads that caught my eye - de Scoglio, el Shaarawy, the Torino winger (Ciurci?). Quick feet and incisive in quite an unItalian way. Balotelli was looking kinda beastly the couple of times he got the ball before being subbed. Haven't seen the goal yet either.

― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:25 (thirteen years ago)

yeah, there's a fresher feeling to this team than there has been in some time

― Number None, Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:29 (thirteen years ago)

conversely, i find it difficult to get enthused about Brazil. Possibly due to their persistent snubbing of Rafael

― Number None, Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:33 (thirteen years ago)

http://i.minus.com/ic6S56LFni1Nl.gif

― Number None, Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:37 (thirteen years ago)

Oscar's finish was gorgeous, an almost Kagawan sleight of foot.

Brazil suffer from familiarity nowadays, it's not quite like having a spaceship land every four years and spew you Socrates, Eder and Josimar. Neymar can't bring the exotica all on his own.

― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:42 (thirteen years ago)

Plus playing in winter, it just lacks that certain je ne sais quoi

― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:45 (thirteen years ago)

have you got a gif for that btw

― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:45 (thirteen years ago)

http://i.minus.com/iQofFRuqaqqDg.gif

― Number None, Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:48 (thirteen years ago)

might as well give De Rossi his due while i'm at it

http://i.minus.com/irPwG3LNJSA9Z.gif

― Number None, Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:50 (thirteen years ago)

Fred's finish was pretty good too but he's part of the problem

― Number None, Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:50 (thirteen years ago)

he meant a gif for that certain jnsq

― r|t|c, Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:51 (thirteen years ago)

that thought did occur to me

look though, goals!

― Number None, Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:53 (thirteen years ago)

Brazil are on ITV4 again. Playing Russia

― Number None, Monday, 25 March 2013 20:00 (thirteen years ago)

Is it cold there?

― Ismael Klata, Monday, 25 March 2013 20:02 (thirteen years ago)

What are Brazil all about? That was rubbish.

― Ismael Klata, Monday, 25 March 2013 20:17 (thirteen years ago)

That was ridiculous.

― Ismael Klata, Monday, 25 March 2013 21:01 (thirteen years ago)

ah, that's gorgeous. Brazil still rubbish though

― Ismael Klata, Monday, 25 March 2013 21:18 (thirteen years ago)

three years pass...

Looping gif of that mcshane pass to houlihan

Greatest fool in the game

― Ecomigrant gnomics (darraghmac), Tuesday, 29 March 2016 19:22 (ten years ago)

Tart

― Ecomigrant gnomics (darraghmac), Tuesday, 29 March 2016 19:33 (ten years ago)

really nice Vardy goal for otherwise very flat England

― drive me to a girly rave (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 29 March 2016 19:44 (ten years ago)

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