All you can say about that performance is that that we got what was coin to us, phil neville !!!!!!!! i'll say again phil neville, i ave to say it twice as i just don't understand why he is there.
And as for hardgreaves comin on for gerrard i bet the portos were quaking seeing him do the wing.
I don't think we could ave been anymore defensively mind if we tried.
we all knew what was comin, i just wish ericsson could see it .
Never mind theres always the olmypics to look forward to, should at least get one bronze there

Hi All

Well it's happened again, out on penalties.

However, it does put things into perspective, for me anyway. The fact that we are are migrating to Oz and all the trials and tribulations that brings, going out of the competition is just a mere blot on the landscape.

Dissapointed yes but more important things on the agenda at the mo, and don't forget, the World Cup is in 2 years time!!!

Walla

When will we learn?????? When will we learn??????

Unfortunately they can't learn and play football at the same time. Which is why they do the same thing over and over again.

Good old Motty. "Yes, the two England misses were down to the state of the penalty spot". Fk off you muppet, they all kicked from the same place didn't they?

Maybe you can win more medals at the Olympics then Uzbekistan or Mongolia this time.

Hi All

Leave Mottty be, he's a national treasure, same mold as our Sir Bobby Robson, getting on a bit, mumbles a lot and get things wrong!!

Reasons to be chearful:

Look on the bright side. In 2006 for the World Cup we will all be in Oz watching the football in the middle of the night, what could be better? Tinnies at 4am, then off to the surf, personally I can't wait.

Walla

Because Gerrard was running around asleep thinking he had to pass to people in orange. Why Hargreaves, because the other subs had been used because some silly boy who can score goals thought it would be clever to continue to run, then turn and kick withouth a bl**dy boot on.

we'd be lucky.

Well at least we won the rugby..... *runs and hides!*

Come on Hevs. It's a question of national pride. I've been waiting all my life for us to win something at this sport.

To have it ripped from me by some prick of a ref is really more than I can take. Still Mad....

Take it you're not holding ya breath then

And I thought the Swiss were meant to be neutral!!!

Hi

I've been waiting all my life for Newcastle to win something never mind England!!

I was praying that this year would be the year for the Toon as it's my last season here but alas not to be.

Sometimes you just get the feeling that some things just won't happen..................

On a more sympathetic note thou, the ref was crap it was a def goal by Campbell, but as mentioned in earlier threads I have more important things to worry bout, like emmigration!!

Walla

We get up at 3.45am, down to the Pig & Whistle in the city.

Sitting there with our beers eagerly waiting for the game that would take us through to the semi's (along with about 3 hundred other Brits).

To wittness the ensuing sickening spectacle turns my stomach. I don't think I've got much breath left to hold Hevs.

Very true it does make you feel a little better. Only a little though!1

The problem has to stem from what the team is told on the trainign pitch. If Sven is instructing the team to 'defend as deep as possible, don't whatever you do try and catch them off side'. What is the team supposed to do?

James should be a lot more aware and tell the defenders to bloody push out of his box!

I suppose it is too much to hope that Henman will win Wimbledon and England will beat the Aussies at rugby?!?!?!?!