cambridgeshire canary 7,797 Posted September 4 (edited) Edited September 7 by cambridgeshire canary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddycanary 579 Posted September 4 There may well be a few riot police in the vicinity. I had ringside seats in the old Lansdowne Road South Terrace when a load of England fans tore the place to shít back in 95 I think. Jack Charlton was none too impressed. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 5,007 Posted September 5 The match is in Dublin, not Wembley as the OP suggests. You never know what will happen with England fans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duke63 739 Posted September 5 Is anybody interested in these pointless international matches? Complete waste of time IMHO. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 5,007 Posted September 5 5 minutes ago, duke63 said: Is anybody interested in these pointless international matches? Complete waste of time IMHO. It's a sell-out so yes. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Load of Squit 6,260 Posted September 5 Lee Carsley played 40 times for the ROI, I'm sure he'll feel at home in Dublin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,596 Posted September 5 20 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said: The match is in Dublin, not Wembley as the OP suggests. I reckon Geography wasn’t one of CC’s favourite subjects at school. 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 4,682 Posted September 5 29 minutes ago, duke63 said: Is anybody interested in these pointless international matches? Complete waste of time IMHO. I can’t wait for it. Can Carsley get England to play in the same expansive and sexy style like his predecessor Southgate did? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duke63 739 Posted September 5 (edited) 1 hour ago, Capt. Pants said: It's a sell-out so yes. Wembley has loads of tickets left for Finland game. At a minimum of £95 each i'm, not surprised. Football bleeding its fans dry again. Just been reading about Aston Villa's pricing for the Champions League games - cheapest ticket is £85!!! Their fans are rightly not happy. Football is no longer a live fans event, it's a TV programme. Edited September 5 by duke63 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 6,274 Posted September 5 10 minutes ago, duke63 said: Just been reading about Aston Villa's pricing for the Champions League games - cheapest ticket is £85!!! WTF? Seriously? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenerationA47 864 Posted September 5 11 hours ago, paddycanary said: There may well be a few riot police in the vicinity. I had ringside seats in the old Lansdowne Road South Terrace when a load of England fans tore the place to shít back in 95 I think. Jack Charlton was none too impressed. A shocking day.. England fans only in the sense of “fanatics from England”.. as they definitely had no interest in either football or supporting our team. Even debatable if they were truly fans of their own country... as with most self-styled ‘patriots’ they brought further shame and detriment on us compounding the history of colonialism … no pride. Anyway since (patriotically!) they’re both my countries, hope it’s a draw! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 4,682 Posted September 5 29 minutes ago, duke63 said: Wembley has loads of tickets left for Finland game. At a minimum of £95 each i'm, not surprised. Football bleeding its fans dry again. Just been reading about Aston Villa's pricing for the Champions League games - cheapest ticket is £85!!! Their fans are rightly not happy. Football is no longer a live fans event, it's a TV programme. Wembley half empty for the Finland match? Go the Oasis way and bring in dynamic pricing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duke63 739 Posted September 5 Yep dynamic pricing should work both ways. No one wants to go? Let’s sell them for £5 each. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 5,007 Posted September 5 Yet when Norwich sold cheap tickets for Stevenage the ground was still half empty. Sometimes people have better things to do, sometimes we'll pay over the odds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carrow89 182 Posted September 5 20 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said: Yet when Norwich sold cheap tickets for Stevenage the ground was still half empty. Sometimes people have better things to do, sometimes we'll pay over the odds. I think it was the thought of watching more dire football that turned so many away. Only one of 'our lot went. I usually go to cup games but gave this one a miss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shefcanary 2,950 Posted September 5 59 minutes ago, duke63 said: Yep dynamic pricing should work both ways. No one wants to go? Let’s sell them for £5 each. Or at least start at a £5, then increase so as not to **** off people who bought at lower prices. First 1,000 at £5, increase by £1 for each 1,000 sold after. They get more than enough TV money to cover any risk with that. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duke63 739 Posted September 5 Ticket sales on the gate are irrelevant in the EPL due to TV monies but it doesn’t stop clubs fleecing their live spectators. England seems no different. Hopefully people vote with their feet and Wembley is half empty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Load of Squit 6,260 Posted September 7 So, is Carsley singing the anthem important? Will it taint the result? What if we won the World Cup and the Manager didn't sing the anthem, would you give it back? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S_81 1,101 Posted September 7 14 minutes ago, A Load of Squit said: So, is Carsley singing the anthem important? Will it taint the result? What if we won the World Cup and the Manager didn't sing the anthem, would you give it back? I couldn’t care less if he doesn’t sing the anthem as long as he shows his passion for winning for his country. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fen Canary 1,456 Posted September 7 41 minutes ago, A Load of Squit said: So, is Carsley singing the anthem important? Will it taint the result? What if we won the World Cup and the Manager didn't sing the anthem, would you give it back? He’s English, why wouldn’t he sing the anthem? Just because he had a few games for the England B team years ago doesn’t change where he was born Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 5,007 Posted September 7 20 minutes ago, S_81 said: I couldn’t care less if he doesn’t sing the anthem as long as he shows his passion for winning for his country. Agreed, but probably not best he sings the Irish anthem instead though! I don't think I'm that bothered about the nationality of the next England manager. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 5,007 Posted September 7 4 minutes ago, Fen Canary said: He’s English, why wouldn’t he sing the anthem? Just because he had a few games for the England B team years ago doesn’t change where he was born Born in England but Irish blood someone as he played 40 times for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fen Canary 1,456 Posted September 7 30 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said: Born in England but Irish blood someone as he played 40 times for them. Mid 90’s wasn’t he? Like most England rejects playing for the Paddys at the time he probably qualified for them because his great grandad once owned an Irish wolfhound Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barham Blitz 869 Posted September 7 26 minutes ago, Fen Canary said: Mid 90’s wasn’t he? Like most England rejects playing for the Paddys at the time he probably qualified for them because his great grandad once owned an Irish wolfhound Reminds me of a session after a Sunday League match in the 90s and trying to get into the Irish Club in my hometown which was the only place to get an illicit beer after 3pm but before the pubs reopened in the evening (in the time before all day licensing laws.) Doorman: You need to be members lads. Any of you Irish ? Me: No. Doorman: Irish parents ? Me: No. Doorman: Grandparents? Me: No. Doorman: Ever been to Ireland ? Me: Yes. Doorman: Righto - pay your membership fees at the window over there ... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fen Canary 1,456 Posted September 7 44 minutes ago, Barham Blitz said: Reminds me of a session after a Sunday League match in the 90s and trying to get into the Irish Club in my hometown which was the only place to get an illicit beer after 3pm but before the pubs reopened in the evening (in the time before all day licensing laws.) Doorman: You need to be members lads. Any of you Irish ? Me: No. Doorman: Irish parents ? Me: No. Doorman: Grandparents? Me: No. Doorman: Ever been to Ireland ? Me: Yes. Doorman: Righto - pay your membership fees at the window over there ... Jack Charlton working on the door was he? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,783 Posted September 7 3 hours ago, Fen Canary said: Jack Charlton working on the door was he? Tony Cascarino. You don't get much less irish than him, but once picked, was 100% Green . Weren't his adoptive Grandparents irish or something equally tenuous that qualified him. He was never gonna play for Italy or England anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 7,797 Posted September 7 Idah vs England you say? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real Buh 3,765 Posted September 7 England v England B ill give it a miss I think Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 5,007 Posted September 7 3 Binners in the Irish team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 7,797 Posted September 7 Rice screaming out the anthem at the top of his lungs? What a little prankster Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
