#36 Troika:
Those weren't real supporters in­ manchester they were organised hooligans and many of­ the thugs arrested turned out to be english firms , it­ is a trick they employ around europe to create­ mayhem....so pls open your eyes and stop saying your­ all so innocent, no side is completely without fault.­ Most people are genuine supporters and only want a bit­ of football and humor on the terraces every other­ weekend, and i know 90% of people would agree with­ me.

You might have been to an old firm match but have­ you been to any other scottish derby games? a very­ family atmosphere, where families quite often grow up­ supporting the rival teams which tends to happen as­ other scottish cities are much smaller than glasgow.­ that represents the other side of scottish­ football.

Its people like you that has the small­ "village" mind and you can't see past­ your own ignorance to see the good in other people from­ other nationalities and other races - i bet you thought­ after manchester every Scot was a crazed barbarian,­ thats your choice and prejudice but well i can assure­ you we are not.

anyway thats enough from me. im not­ going to waste another thought answering to your­ dribble.

ciao for now ya wee dobber.

To: TheRealUK (number 35).
YOUR QUOTE: "if you­ have ever been to a football game­ you will see this­ happens and it is all good hearted"

Good hearted­ my arse! I've been to an "Old Firm Game"­ and that's why I made my comment...as I­ said...Bigots, Sectarian, and very aggressive..and­ that's just towards their own countrymen! I was­ also in Manchester when Rangers were beaten by the­ Russians in the UEFA cup final , the scots were like­ crazed animals, smashing shop windows, beating­ policemen up and stabbibg a Russian supporter.
Open­ your eyes for goodness sake.

COME ON ENGLAND
WE SHOULD BE SUPPORTING THEM
NOT­ CRITISISING THEM

COME ENGLAND---------- SOUTH AFRICA­ AWAITS !!!!!!!

To #30 Troika:

Its called friendly banter between two­ great nations. Im not racist or bigotted or full of any­ hatred but it seems by your misunderstood retaliation­ you seem to be a bit of an angry person.

I will not­ respond in kind though as i am not that type of person,­ and most scottish people like english are decent hard­ working folk who appreciate a bit of banter between­ each other - if you have ever been to a football game­ you will see this happens and it is all good hearted,­ and for the majority of people there is no malice at­ all intended.

Life doesnt always have to be so serious­ and this is included in football.

By the way a few of­ my family were born and bred and live in middlesborough­ and i have some cousins in london - tell me why i would­ be racist to my own flesh and blood?

They give me as­ much stick as i give them and it is all in good spirit­ as my previous comment was intended and most people­ clearly understood as the ratings would indicate.

I­ also made fun of my own country as we clearly dont look­ like qualifying, and we really are not so mighty.

So­ come on troika stop be so cynical and lets keep the­ friendly banter going.

It does seem that they go out to play football now, and­ not hide and seek, and last man to touch the ball­ cleans it sort of thing they where doing before under­ big Mac! The team enjoy their football it seems and­ they enjoy playing for Capello and when players enjoy­ playing the sky can be the only limit!

Great night at Wembley, despite the to and from traffic­ problems, good to finish the season with a more than­ steady, professional performance as Andorra barely got­ one or two shots in with the crowd laughing when Green­ actually touched the ball, so enough said about­ Andorra. It was another solid step along the way,­ that's all. Well done England and Capello, just­ keep building confidence as you go. I'm sure I­ remember England in the past not taking a team like­ that to bits and whilst it may not mean we are­ necessarily likely candidates to win in South Africa it­ begins to make up for so many years of mediocrity. ­ Tougher challenges to come but its great to have a­ realistic dream back at long last and it certainly­ beats scrapping around for a "must win" or a­ draw in the last two games to qualify for a Finals !! ­ Well done for a great International season England, for­ once its been a pleasure. England til I die !!

Well done to Becks , great performance despite only­ against andorra . Not many players can pass a ball like­ that , If England play a three man central midfield­ leaving beckham to play a in the hole in front of the­ back four , he can pick out whoever they choose to play­ out wide with a pin point pass . Its a weapon capello­ should really consider starting in matches .

Why Not Dada BRZ, why not England win the world cup?­ Funnier things has happened in football. It isn't­ an impossibility, just because England hasn't had­ much opposition in their group, that isn't their­ fault that is the luck of the draw. They are getting­ better, they are getting their confidence back. All­ these wins do help a team to improve themselves even­ more. What is the matter with dreaming and hoping that­ this time it will be Englands turn to win it, and they­ do have good players, and when they play as a team and­ not as individual players then they could be even­ better, and I think Cappello has them playing as a team­ now, so give them a chance.

To: TheRealUK.
Another small minded, racist Scot!
If­ there was a World Cup for being a bitter, racist, full­ of religious hatred, bigotted and extremely sectarian­ nation...Scotland would win with ease!!!
As a proud­ English girl, I would always support my country, but if­ England was knocked out of any competition...then I­ would support any other British side..including­ Scotland.
I guess that's the big difference between­ the Scots and the English.
So free your minds and come­ into the 21st Century, and stop sulking over the­ Highland clearance!

ninja pr@k what we are saying is weve inproved you­ penis. good result for ENGLAND us English bet your a­ fcuing immigrant.well done england keep it up

NUMBER 21. We don't have to knock them down. thats­ one thing this and every other england team is well­ capable of doing all by its self

I'M OFF TO THE PUB FOR A PINT OF FIGS

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Paul G

Let look at the positives. They are not world beaters­ as they showed against spain but there is a dramatic­ improvement in all players. Beckham was amazing last­ night, glen johnson quality, ashley young quality along­ with all of the others who are at last being­ consistent.

Usual problem with English fans...allways overating­ their worth until they come crushing down next­ summer...and then theyl fire the coach

Let us do it the English way, Build them all up and­ tell them how great they are, so we can knock them down­ again.

r u kidding me
it is only andorra not brazil !!!!!

Dear England,
As much as it pains me to say it - being­ a staunch foot soldier in the tartan army. I have an­ underlying feeling that you our dear cousins south of­ the border are serious contenders to lift the World­ Cup, and this comment has nothing to do with you lads­ humping Andorra 6-0 almost any team even the mighty­ Scots can acheive that.

I think England can beat any­ team in Europe at the moment and you are getting better­ every game. However the real test will come in the high­ temp heat against teams such as Brazil and Argentina­ who are very comfortable playing in those conditions,­ although keep doing what your doing lads and you should­ outclass them.

Anyhoo being a being a good sporting­ Scot i wish you our beloved neighbours good luck in­ 2010 and i do hope you boys get to the final but lose­ it too a 90th minute goal from any­ opposition.

Don't forget to send us a postcard, we­ really wish we were there.

Much love,
Scotland. xx

I live in SA and I have to say that the weather over­ here in winter (which is when the world cup is) is not­ much different to an English summer. In cape town its­ like a nice spring in england, in pretoria you have the­ problem of altitude which will be a bigger problem than­ the weather (look at argentina) durban is tropical and­ humid, but doesnt often get above 25 in winter. So dont­ worry about the weather, I think it will suit england­ very well. Just hope they dont have to play all their­ matches in Joburg at 2500 metres above sea level!!