MikeCFC

Good thread Tomo I started following the England team round about the 1980's with the first major tournament i saw on TV as a 9yo was the European Championships in Italy.Back then and up to Euro 96,i can't remember ONE England player being booed or heckled because of the club they played for. Not even Ray Wilkins got booed in a season after he was sent off for England in the 86 World Cup against Morocco and imo Wilkins sending off was more petty and foolish than Beckham's sending off in France 98 Nowadays the England fans feelings is all media driven,players wages and performances for their clubs is another factor why England fans turn,while back in the day it would be only the manager that would face the wrath of the fans. I was more of an England fan when there wasn't any Chelsea players in the team. I certainly wouldn't object if Lamps,JT and Ashley told Capello to do one!!.

Seemed like a good game m-c.Eduardo was well offside for the first goal.Cech had a right pig of a game by the sound of it Thanks for sharing.

Notice how the Captains armband last night was passed around like a relay baton?.It shows what regard Postman Pat has for the armband Lampard was unfortunate to have his goal ruled out for offside.Clever back heel.

Watched the England game last night.Not a bad game,Denmark looked quite threatning in the first half with England conceding a very sloppy goal imo.We're still vunerable defending set-pieces atm.Going forward we looked ok,with good link up play in the midfield areas. I know it was only a friendly,but a top 5 FIFA ranked side would of made easier work of Denmark,in saying that,in our showing last night,Wales next month will be a walk in the park. Also had time to take in the France v Brazil game.Very good atmosphere at the Stade France.France should of won by a hatful,Brazil being down to ten men didn't help their cause either,Benzema looked very threatning and took his goal really well. Our new signing Luiz defended pretty good,despite a crunching tackle from a French defender which i bet sent shockwaves and heart in mouth moments back in West London,but i'm sure he'll be ok to face Fulham on Monday.

Aah yes.The Lampard bashing thread?.Badboy the instigator i think!.Epic!

Lampard should of won European player of the year back in 2005,only to fall 2nd to Ronaldinho. Lampard has scored more England goals than Gerrard.More success for his club than Gerrard.I think we've been through this before? Pass the shredder!

Are you going to the game tonight?

Another one of our original legends R.I.P

Well done to Frank anyway for getting the captaincy for tonight's match.I'm sure he'll do a superb job. I've had the pleasure of visiting the Parken Stadium back in 1998 when Chelsea played Copenhagen in the ECWC.A very atmospheric stadium and with the roof closed tonight,it should produce a racket of atmosphere from both the England and Danish fans. Lets just hope we bring back the Bacon!!

It's definetley out of our hands now.There is a chance that Man U could go on a bad run after losing to Wolves last week,and we have to play them twice.We also have Arsenal and City to overtake as well,not forgetting Liverpool and Tottenham breathing down our necks. This season could see the league being won on the lowest points margin since it's inurgaration back in 1992.86 points will be enough to win the league this season as more twists and turns will unfold. I too like the optimism of this thread and the positive posts.We'll see what happens. Just a quickie,how many points did we win the league on last season?.I'm sure it was something like 87/88 pts.

I watched ROI v Wales last night,quite a good game.First half was a bit slow,but well taken goals.Very impressed with the Aviva Stadium too. Tonight i'll probably be channel switching between the England game on ITV and France v Brazil on ESPN. Denmark have some decent players,they too had a poor world cup but England should still be on their guard to avoid a repeat of the 4-1 hammering they took in Copenhagen back in 2005. Tonight will be good practice and getting used to the Parken Stadium pitch,for Lamps,JT and A Cole,who will return there in a couple of weeks time for Chelsea in the Champions League.

England were invited Matt,but the FA prefered a more lucrative friendly with Denmark and they won't join unless the tournament gathers momentum,wich i find a bit arrogant tbh.Wales,ROI,Scotland and NI should tell England to do one,you've had your chance!.

Not to sound like Les Dennis(English 'comic',who thinks he's funny) but if Fabregas joins Chelsea in the summer,i'll give you the money myself!.

You have worded your post in a superficial way.My point is why throw money at the problem all the time?.Ancelotti won the double with us last season.Why sack a manager over one bad spell?What if we do win the champions league this year-still sack Ancelotti?. Thank god you never had to cope with the Chelsea managers from the 1980's!!.

Even i can remember worse England moments like Euro 88 where we were a complete shambles,and not ONE player got booed,even though you felt like shooting Bobby Robson at the time.England these days is all about the corperate fan that will spend money at Wembley,to help the FA's bill of god knows how much to re-build the famous stadium. These meaningless friendlies are also as welcome as a Jew at a pig farm,at such a crucial stage of the season as well.

When a football club becomes a global brand,it loses it's idendity with it's homegrown fans,as we won't spend as much money as the global/corparate fan/supporter does.Since the Chelsea megastore first opened,i've only visited it 2/3 times.it's not what i go to Chelsea for!.

Ancelotti is a manager suited for the Champions League.He didn't win that many Schudetto's with Milan but did very well in the Champions League. I voted for Carlo to stay.Simply because we can't keep throwing money at our problems.Chelsea would have to pay Ancelotti the remainder of his contract and then appoint another manager capable of delivering Abramovich's demands for Chelsea. Ancelotti has not done much wrong,but he has to start showing some balls,and letting people know exactly who is the boss!.

Another one,at Fulham Broadway station."Am i at the right stop for the Chelsea Stadium?"

Not in the form of ridicule,i hope! :unsure:

Easier said than done Max.We used to get a great atmosphere at the bridge,including banter with away fans but that has all gone since Roman arrived.No insult/offence intedned but our new fans simply don't understand the old songs.They're just content to wave flags and clap at every pass made,whether good or bad. Plus it's too expensive for my pocket to go regularly these days

Couldn't agree with you more fella.Atmosphere was terrible.One of the reasons why i don't go to games anymore. That's all i've got to say!.

Couldn't really careless about this game. Lampard's only being made captain out of convienience,he'll still get booed by England's bone headed travelling fans.My affection for the National team has waned in the past 9/10 years anyway. So near,yet so far!.

Peter Bonetti-"The Cat"-for the way he leapt at shots around his goal Peter Osgood-"Ossie" Ron Harris-"Chopper"-for his tackling temperment Ray Wilkins-"Butch"-for his no nonsense attitude on the pitch More recent Dennis Wise-"Wisey"-go figure Dan Petrescu-"Mulder"-Watch the X-Files to see why Grahame Le Saux-"Bergerac"-After the famous 80's detective series set in Jersey.Le Saux's birthplace. Dave Lee-"Rodney Trotter"-his resemblence to Del Boy's lanky,plodding brother.

I see your point.Maybe wishful thinking on my part.

Player ratings are so out of date and should not really be taken that seriously. Football Journalists always have their 'favourites',and will always give them top marks,even if they do have 'average' games.You wonder at times whether they're watching the same game as us!.