View Full Version : What would a British line-up look like?
Scarecrow
04 Jun 2005, 05:20 PM
I am just curious, but what if Great Britian put a team on the field. Would this increase the chance of WC success? Help enlighten this ignorant yank and let me know what a possible lineup would be and if it would be something that may happen someday? Thank you.
Chewmylegoff
04 Jun 2005, 05:32 PM
I am just curious, but what if Great Britian put a team on the field. Would this increase the chance of WC success? Help enlighten this ignorant yank and let me know what a possible lineup would be and if it would be something that may happen someday? Thank you.
you're probably trolling, but anyway:
i) it would be the england team plus giggs.
ii) it's not something that anyone (that matters - i.e. not including sepp blatter) wants to happen, and it will never happen.
Scarecrow
04 Jun 2005, 05:36 PM
you're probably trolling, but anyway:
i) it would be the england team plus giggs.
ii) it's not something that anyone (that matters - i.e. not including sepp blatter) wants to happen, and it will never happen.
No I am not trolling, I am asking out of interest. England has a great side, and there are solid players in Scotland and I am just curious as to what kind of team could be put on the pitch.
unpossible
04 Jun 2005, 05:39 PM
i) it would be the england team plus giggs.
I would rate Duff above Giggs at the moment. But they could bring Giggs along to the 2006 WC just so he can finally get to a big tournament.
Placid Casual
04 Jun 2005, 05:51 PM
I would rate Duff above Giggs at the moment. But they could bring Giggs along to the 2006 WC just so he can finally get to a big tournament.
Duff couldnt play for a British team
Chewmylegoff
04 Jun 2005, 05:55 PM
I would rate Duff above Giggs at the moment. But they could bring Giggs along to the 2006 WC just so he can finally get to a big tournament.
so would i. i would also rate robben above giggs, and shevchenko above owen.
your point?
Chewmylegoff
04 Jun 2005, 05:57 PM
No I am not trolling, I am asking out of interest. England has a great side, and there are solid players in Scotland and I am just curious as to what kind of team could be put on the pitch.
no scottish players would make the squad at the moment, let alone the team.
unpossible
04 Jun 2005, 05:59 PM
Duff couldnt play for a British team
Right. Forgot he plays for the Irish team that doesn't have 'North' at the front of the name. My fault.
So my point would be "I'm dumb".
usscouse
05 Jun 2005, 01:18 AM
I don't know if any of you realise it but there have been two Great Britain teams to have played against "The Rest of Europe" (That was back when the Scots had a football team :) ) Once in 1947 and again in 1955, only two players featured in both matches. One a Scot, Billy Liddell of Liverpool and the other was Englands Stanley Mathews (Sir Stanley that is)
First match was won by the Brits 6-1 and the second by the ROE 4-1. According to Liddell, the Euros had found out how to score.
The Potter
05 Jun 2005, 04:05 AM
you're probably trolling, but anyway:
i) it would be the england team plus giggs.
ii) it's not something that anyone (that matters - i.e. not including sepp blatter) wants to happen, and it will never happen.
Any chance of Bellamy and Maik Taylor in the 23.
sinner78
05 Jun 2005, 05:40 AM
Any chance of Bellamy and Maik Taylor in the 23.
Those two are possible contenders.
99% of the squad would be english.
none of the sweaty team would get in the B team let alone the A team.
G.PAGLIA
05 Jun 2005, 06:32 AM
duff given giggs Bellamy would probly be the only none english snd mybe keane that would get in
Prenn
05 Jun 2005, 10:18 AM
duff given giggs Bellamy would probly be the only none english snd mybe keane that would get in
Keane and Duff aren't British.
england66
05 Jun 2005, 10:52 AM
Keane and Duff aren't British.
....they'll figure it out one of these days.....won't they....?
Placid Casual
05 Jun 2005, 12:49 PM
Keane and Duff aren't British.
Neithers GIven ;)
Chewmylegoff
05 Jun 2005, 01:03 PM
Any chance of Bellamy and Maik Taylor in the 23.
if it's going to be a squad of 23 then yeah probably maik talyor would get in, i wouldn't pick bellamy though. rooney/owen/defoe would be my first three choices, so there's little point picking bellamy, another small quick striker with poorer finishing than owen and defoe.
in fact i'd rather take hartson than bellamy because you could lump the ball up to him and play a different way with him on the pitch.
not that i would take hartson, just to clarify.
england66
05 Jun 2005, 05:07 PM
if it's going to be a squad of 23 then yeah probably maik talyor would get in, i wouldn't pick bellamy though. rooney/owen/defoe would be my first three choices, so there's little point picking bellamy,
who would be the manager ?......if it was Sven, he would never pick pain in the arse bellamy anyway.....Sven already had one look at bowyer, mc stiffaman, and decided he'd rather not deal with that kind of problem....
england66
05 Jun 2005, 05:10 PM
iso there's little point picking bellamy, another small quick striker with poorer finishing than owen and defoe.
...what games you watching son ? Michael Owen (32 goals for England) age 25 will end up as the all time leading English goalscorer......to say he's a "poor finisher" beggars belief....
act smiley
05 Jun 2005, 05:21 PM
He's saying that Bellamy's finishing isn't as good as Owen and Defoe.
england66
05 Jun 2005, 06:09 PM
He's saying that Bellamy's finishing isn't as good as Owen and Defoe.
Without wanting to get into a discussion about the nuances of the English language the implication is that Owen and Defoe's finishing is poor and Bellamys is worse.