The question lies in what exactly UEFA and FIFA are actually going to do about it. Its all well and good saying "Lets Kick Racism Out Of Football" but whenever this sort of thing happens, they do fu</>ck all about it. Oh hey, lets fine them and warn about future conduct. What exactly does that do to stop the fans?

Its fair enough, its gonna be extremely difficult to stop fans who have a prejudice for life, but at least do something like docking points in qualifiers or banning them from playing, or making countries play behind closed doors, anything that could potentially have some impact, fines and warnings do not do anything.

Anybody who uses Rooney's age as an excuse (I'm looking at you Lineker) is talking bollocks. When the fuck did Owen ever pull shit like that at that age, or younger? He's a petulant twat, end of story.

Owen isn't cool enough to get subbed off and start drinking on the bench.

Don't agree with that at all. Would be rediculous to actually impact the Spainish teams qualifcation chances because of what their fans are saying. They have no control over it. I don't care if the whole stadium chants YOUR A STUPID NEGRO for the whole game it shouldn't impact the players qualifying chances. Fines and all are all that should be imposed.

My point is simply how the hell else do you try and prevent it?

You could get home games played behind closed doors, that way it doesn't impact the players actually playing and it prevents any racism while players are on the pitch.

A Juve game 2 seasons ago had to be played behind closed doors for the reason of racism.

What really gets me is how if England fans did that Blatter would have a field day, yet he doesn't give a shit what other nations do.

Was looking for examples on the net

"Slovakia were ordered to play their home qualifier against Liechtenstein in April behind closed doors after their fans racially abused England players in Bratislava last October. "

So basically, UEFA will do it...... against smaller nations.

Shite game.

Shite fans.

Shite Rooney.

Ali Daei has become the worlds best ever striker at the Iranian scored 4 tonight to bring himself to 102 international goals becoming the first player to reach the milestone. Puskas is 2nd with 84 and Pele 3rd with 77

Yeah I read that. What with me being quarter Iranian I bet I could get into their first team.

Emelyn Hughes

Actually I think it was joint thing between him and Keith Weller

We have set ourselves up in London now for friendlies etc as it's easier for player availability as most of our first team are in England playing in the Premier League (Kewell, Viduka, Schwartzer, Neil, Emerton, Popovic, Cahill). It's a good idea as the players don't always constantly have to travel all the way around the world to Australia for friendlies.

Can any of you cunts tell me wtf happened between Spain and England that you're all shitty at Rooney about?

He kepts doing bad challenges, was already booked and injured another player (the player got up a few mins later) but he was acting an all round arse, so Erikson took him off.

I didnt know who the armbands were for either to start with, I think it was just Hughes as thats what ITV news said.

Rooney :heart:

I don't care what Rooney did any player who can cause enough shit to get taken off before half. Then throw away a mark of respect for a dead man before sitting there drinking beer for the rest of the game is a fucking legend.

He drank beer? :|

Sure looked like a bottle of beer

looked like water to me

Rooney = Scouse dick.

I'll join you. :D
They have some decent players in the side, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Ali Karimi, Azizi, Daei, Vahid Hashemian etc
The problem is they're all attackive midfielders or strikers.

Oh yeah and I'm pissed off.

http://skysports.planetfootball.com/...scare+for+Reds

Goodbye to any hopes we had for the season.

ahaha

Got booked for a bad challenge on one of their defenders.

Casillas was shepherding the ball out for a goal kick while jogging when Rooney shoved him from behind causing him to crash into the barricade (after avoiding the photographers who were all around the pitch)

He wouldn't calm down and made 1 or 2 challenges that he could've been booked for (especially with that ref)

He was subbed on 41 minutes or so, threw down the armband that was a mark of respect for Emlyn Hughes (and Keith Weller as well, he was mentioned), walked straight down the tunnel, and then sat the rest of the game drinking what looked like a beer (looked like a glass bottle anyway, and there's not much water that comes in glass bottles)

Gazza Mk 2

It looked like Blue Nun

I know it sounds like a really pussy like thing to say, but does Rooney have any idea how dangerous that shove on Casillas could have been? Same thing happened to me in a game and I ended up with an arm broken in 4 places.

Or he could've, you know, trodden on a photographer

They have feelings too.

Gordan Strachen is fucking billiant.

-----

Southampton manager Gordon Strachan on Wayne Rooney: " Its an incredible
rise to stardom, at 17 you're more likely to get a call from Michael
Jackson than Sven Goran Eriksson ".

Reporter: Gordon, Do you think James Beattie deserves to be in the England
squad?

Strachan: I dont care, I'm Scottish


Reporter: "Gordon, can we have a quick word please?"

Strachan: "Velocity" [walks off]


Reporter: Welcome to Southampton Football Club. Do you think you are the
right man to turn things around?

Strachan: No. I was asked if I thought I was the right man for the job and
I said, "No, I think they should have got George Graham because I'm
useless."

Reporter: Is that your best start to a season?

Strachan: Well I've still got a job so it's far better than the Coventry
one, that's for sure.


Reporter: Are you getting where you want to be with this team?

Strachan: We're not doing bad. What do you expect us to be like? We were
eighth in the league last year, in the cup final and we got into Europe.
I don't now where you expect me to get to. Do you expect us to win the
Champions League?


Reporter: Gordon, you must be delighted with that result?

Strachan: You're spot on! You can read me like a book.


On Augustine Delgado:

Strachan: I've got more important things to think about. I've got a yogurt
to finish by today, the expiry date is today. That can be my priority
rather than Agustin Delgado.


Reporter: This might sound like a daft question, but you'll be happy to
get your first win under your belt, won't you?

Strachan: You're right. It is a daft question. I'm not even going to
bother answering that one. It is a daft question, you're spot on there.


Reporter: Bang, there goes your unbeaten run. Can you take it?

Strachan: No, I'm just going to crumble like a wreck. 'll go home, become
an alcoholic and maybe! jump off a bridge. Umm, I think I can take it,
yeah.


Reporter: There's no negative vibes or negative feelings here?

Strachan: Apart from yourself, we're all quite positive round here.I'm
going to whack you over the head with a big stick, down negative man,
down.


Reporter: where will Marion Pahars fit into the team line-up?

Strachan: Not telling you! It's a secret.


Reporter: You don't take losing lightly, do you Gordon?

Strachan: I don't take stupid comments lightly either.


Reporter: So, Gordon, in what areas do you think Middlesbrough were better
than you today?

Strachan: What areas? Mainly that big green one out there..

Gordon :love:

Even if he didn't turn around Scotland's fortunes, at least he'd be entertaining, and hey, at least he has passion

Southampton manager Gordon Strachan on Wayne Rooney: " Its an incredible
rise to stardom, at 17 you're more likely to get a call from Michael
Jackson than Sven Goran Eriksson ".

:D

Haha Strachan is the man, I have heard Ian Holloway is pretty funny at QPR, mymate told me that when they scraped a win earlier in the season the reporter asked him about the game and he said something like "Sometimes it doesn't matter how you win, as long as you win. It's like a night out with the lads, even if you pull a minger, at least you can say you pulled"

Good loan signing for Leicseter. Got to be better than Pressman.

To liven up the thread a bit pick a Premiership 11 excluding Arsenal. Utd and Chelsea players I'll do mine in a bit

Gk. Given
Dr. Carr
Dc. Mellburg
Dc. King
Dl. J'Lloyd Samuel
Mr. Shawn Wright Philips
Mc. Gerrard
Mc. Graveson
Ml. Downing
Fc. Klivurt
Fc. Yakubu

Gk. Robinson
Dr. Carragher
Dc. Hyppia
Dc. King
Dl. J'Lloyd Samuel
Mr. Robert
Mc. Gerrard
Mc. Hitzspeilger
Ml. Zenden
Fc. Defoe
Fc. Hasselbaink

GK: Given
DR: Stephen Carr
DC: King
DC:Southgate
DL: J'Lloyd Samuel
ML: Downing
MR: S.W. Phillips
MC: Gerrard
AMC: Kluivert
FC: Shearer
FC: Bellamy

You can pretty much guess what team i support. lol.

Must be a shit team :shifty:

GK - Chris Kirkland
DL - J'Loyd Samuel
DC - Mellburg
DC - Upson
DR - Caragher (although he's been moved to central defence)
ML - Downing
MC - Gerrard
MC - Riihilahti/Xabi Alonso
MR - Wright-Phillips
FC - Defoe
FC - Johnson