International Footy

No Italy in Russia next year.

I'll miss Italy , although I'm not sure how much of the World Cup I'll watch .

They featured in my favourite game of all time , the 1970 World Cup Final ( not including the 1966 final of course, but that was for different reasons ) As a defender myself , I've always had an admiration for their Catenaccio defensive system. Their version in the 1960s was four man-marking defenders tightly assigned to the opposing attackers while an extra player, the sweeper ( libero) , would pick up any loose ball that escaped the coverage of the defenders. Destroyed by the individual skills of Pele , Rivellino , Jairzinho , Gerson et al in the Mexico final and then made redundant by the fluidity of Holland's total football in the 1970s

Chris Coleman leaves Wales to join Sunderland. Probably realises the peak has passed for the national team. Plus there will undoubtedly be more dosh on offer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42033068

Wilpshire Blue said:

Chris Coleman leaves Wales to join Sunderland. Probably realises the peak has passed for the national team. Plus there will undoubtedly be more dosh on offer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42033068

Click to expand...

I always rated Coleman both as a player and a manager. I'd have liked him to manage Rovers.

To be honest I’m surprised he didn’t get a better team than one at the foot of the Championship.

Talk about starting off on the wrong foot!
Phil Neville has no experience and now it seems he posted historic tweets joking about battering women etc.
After the Sampson issue you would have thought the FA might have been a bit more careful..

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jan/24/fa-knew-phil-neville-tweets-england-women-manager

I'm bored with Twitter revelations, and I'm bored with Facebook revelations too. Who the hell cares about such eyewash? However it's plain that humour and even attempted humour obviously has no place in the modern world.

Haha

Seems Lenihan and Williams were unused subs in Turkey so that's good whilst the BBC doesn't give a glowing report of Scotlands defence so hopefully Charlie won't be required next week.

Looks like lil old BRFC don't figure one jot in McLeish's thinking....... Lets see if any of those three manage to turn out for their clubs this weekend never mind Thursday night!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43539419

great finish by vardy

Mulgrew played the full match for Scotland

Seems like Lenihan was unlucky (twice) not to score on his international debut
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.u..._for_Rovers_defender_Darragh_Lenihan/?ref=mac

England played fantastic first half yesterday and poor in the second

Video of Lenihan being robbed of a debut goal by a tartliner
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.u...bably_not_happy___says_Ireland_striker_Burke/

Charlie scores a pen for Scotland

Charlie subbed at half time, thankfully.

hahahaha they lost

Wilpshire Blue said:

Charlie subbed at half time, thankfully.

Click to expand...

Hamstring

Shit that’s the leader out for a few weeks then!