Sobering thought for tomorrow's game.

[7evens]

You'd like to think that a country of around 57 million people, with Football as it's national game, would put away a country of 3.5million, based on the disparity in facilities, investment and talent pool alone...

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJyo1nQU9oE

[Curly]

20 years to the day of Rayo's winner agin the dirty Ities.
20 years
I'll say it again,20 years.

[Mo Britain less Europe]

selection from China and India's finest even if they have a joint population of nearly 3 billion.

It's not as simple as that.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

20 years ago I was blocked beyond definition in a pub in Turnpike Lane.

What have I done with my life.

Did you catch Eamonn on RTE last night, classic punditry.

[Pat Vegas]

[Mo Britain less Europe]

[7evens]

[Curly]

[Norn Iron]

[Curly]

despite their huge numbers of players to choose from.
Bottom line was they'll rule world football when they get a decent grass roots system.Which they've begun :-(

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[7evens]

only be descibed as having a limited involvement in the game.

The WC in 1930 and 1950 :hehe:

[Luis Anaconda]

[Luis Anaconda]

nor 57 million v 3.5

[Curly]

[7evens]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Curly]

[PSRB]

[7evens]

Talent pool and facilities really should produce some type of disparity.

No coincidence that US/Russia/China have totally dominated the olympics for years.

[Ashberto]

If ever an occupied province wasn't a nation it's the six counties.

[Mo Britain less Europe]

[Luis Anaconda]

or recently sprinters better than the Jamaicans. Interesting though - it is like New Zealand in rugby - at times they can produce two world beating teams from a population of 4 million and even in football you could argue that someone like the Dutch punch far above their weight. As for Belgium - what is the point

[Curly]

[Mo Britain less Europe]

[Mack]

Was so glad I opted to miss out on that match in order to be able to stay there for the later rounds :-(

[Luis Anaconda]

[Mack]

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

[Mc Gooner]

:hehe: