Comments on: International week

By: Fredorrarci

Fredorrarci — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:37:39 +0000

Fair enough — especially given how today’s England game seems to be little more than a kit launch.

By: chris

chris — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:48:56 +0000

Completely agree Fred, my ire was more directed at pointless friendlies that don’t really give international bosses any real help towards their final selection for a tournament 2 years later. I’d rather see them end the season earlier and then give them a longer training period leading to the tournament so they can run the rule over the healthy players left.

By: Fredorrarci

Fredorrarci — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:55:53 +0000

That’s all very well if you come from a big nation that’s practically guaranteed to qualify for every major tournament (he said, glossing over England’s Euro 2008 campaign), but for those of us from countries for which qualification is more precarious, it still matters, believe me.

By: Brightonyid

Brightonyid — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:46:59 +0000

gotta say, as the years have gone by and footballers have become self absorbed, self obsessed gits i really cannot find the energy to watch them anymore.