He did not just mishit a back pass he was

swanning about trying to look cool and casual whilst playing a ridiculously flashy pass across the edge of his own area. He would not do it for Chelsea so why is it acceptable for him to act like that whilst playing for England?

Posted By: Jim on October 13th 2008 at 12:33:32

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Boooooing players, is it a new thing? (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 13, 12:14:54
- No. Robert Rosario (n/m) (Other Football) - Small, Oct 13, 13:12:34
- There was a load of this on Five Live's phone-in last night (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Oct 13, 12:26:42
  - I've only got this on friend of a friend basis (Other Football) - camcan, Oct 13, 13:10:48
  - There was an excellent article in When Saturday Comes this month (Other Football) - Brandonio, Oct 13, 12:32:29
    - He is superb... (Other Football) - Dr Baker, Oct 13, 13:03:23
      - Does he have a regular slot now, or just one-offs? (n/m) (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Oct 13, 13:06:36
        
        every tuesday (Other Football) - Dave in France, Oct 13, 13:11:37
        
        bbc (n/m) (Other Football) - Dave in France, Oct 13, 13:11:43
  - Football phone ins always make shit radio though (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 13, 12:31:06
    - Nonsense, no they don't. Chiles always did a good 606. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Oct 13, 12:33:17
      - Correction - good presenters (eg Baker and Chiles) make phone-ins a LITTLE less shit (Other Football) - Old Git, Oct 13, 12:41:09
        
        it's more like this at the beginning (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 13, 12:50:40
        
        Do me a favour - don't ever listen to Canary Call, eh? (n/m) (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Oct 13, 12:43:56
        
        They may be morons on Canary Call (Other Football) - Old Git, Oct 13, 12:47:11
        
        potd (n/m) (Other Football) - samcd84, Oct 13, 12:52:07
        
        you've obviously never listened to danny baker then (n/m) (Other Football) - Dave in France, Oct 13, 12:43:30
        
        echo ... echo ... echo .... (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Oct 13, 12:47:30
        
        ^^^hasn't listened to Danny Baker's 606 show^^^ (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Oct 13, 12:42:50
        
        Danny Baker is great (Other Football) - Old Git, Oct 13, 12:43:56
        
        Yeh but I've barely heard a call like that on his show (Other Football) - Brandonio, Oct 13, 12:45:09
        
        I must be unlucky (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Oct 13, 12:46:54
    - doesn't have to be that way...that's what makes Danny Baker's show so good (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Oct 13, 12:33:05
      - ok, never listened to him or Chiles (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 13, 12:34:55
      - ^^^ That's the one. (n/m) (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Oct 13, 12:34:10
- and also booing the whole team at half time when you're not losing (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Oct 13, 12:20:43
  - Surely all booing represents is the fans saying (Other Football) - Tim Westwood, Oct 13, 12:25:27
  - They were sh*t and deserved to be booed off - that does no harm at all (Other Football) - Jim, Oct 13, 12:24:02
    - it's international football. Thrashings in Europe are becoming more rare (Other Football) - Brandonio, Oct 13, 12:34:50
      - Personally i thought we wre pretty awful until the last 20 minutes (Other Football) - Jim, Oct 13, 12:38:18
        
        Second half was all good I thought Jim (Other Football) - Old Git, Oct 13, 12:43:07
        
        Terry and Rio (Other Football) - Tim Westwood, Oct 13, 12:46:24
        
        I thought ITV's coverage was a disgrace (Other Football) - Brandonio, Oct 13, 12:41:48
        
        agree, Belarus are no mugs. I didn't think K'stan were, just not (Other Football) - pants, Oct 13, 12:54:03
        
        Yep cos Sky and the Beeb NEVER build England up... (n/m) (Other Football) - Rofl_Harris, Oct 13, 12:43:35
        
        errr...but the game was on ITV dearest (Other Football) - Brandonio, Oct 13, 12:47:44
        
        you said ITV built England up... (Other Football) - Rofl_Harris, Oct 13, 13:20:39
        
        I never said it was a new thing, I'm just saying ITV never learn any lessons (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Oct 13, 13:28:04
        
        Its definitely not easy and a draw would not be a disaster although (Other Football) - Jim, Oct 13, 12:43:21
    - yes, booing is widely known to improve a players confidence (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 13, 12:26:25
      - What is does is convey to the manager and the team that what (Other Football) - Jim, Oct 13, 12:30:57
        
        The manager and players will be aware (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 13, 12:33:18
        
        Cole's out injured for Wednesday now, gone back to Chelsea. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tim Westwood, Oct 13, 12:32:36
      - Give me strength describes today on here perfectly (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Oct 13, 12:28:17
    - aye, and look what good it does us (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Oct 13, 12:24:52
- I think its symptomatic of the gulf between (Other Football) - Jim, Oct 13, 12:17:09
  - You might be right (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 13, 12:19:24
    - And the irony is, his wife is a Judge on the Xfactor. (n/m) (Other Football) - harry boulders, Oct 13, 12:25:43
    - Its not because they hate Cole personally more that Cole (Other Football) - Jim, Oct 13, 12:23:03
      - are you serious? (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 13, 12:27:54
        
        He did not just mishit a back pass he was (Other Football) - Jim, Oct 13, 12:33:32
  - And that regardless of the result (Other Football) - Tim Westwood, Oct 13, 12:18:41
    - whereas the saint fans in the stadium (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 13, 12:20:18
      - They are not professional athletes. (Other Football) - Tim Westwood, Oct 13, 12:22:03
        
        They may not care as much as fans (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 13, 12:25:23
- Good point made on the subject by The Man (Other Football) - Tim Westwood, Oct 13, 12:16:13
  - The man (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 13, 12:22:05
    - the bloke from the Barclay revealed at last (Other Football) - blindasabat, Oct 13, 12:25:42
      - lol but nope (n/m) (Other Football) - megson, Oct 13, 12:42:31
      - lol (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 13, 12:31:34
  - troll (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 13, 12:20:51
  - agree with him about chuckling a little (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 13, 12:17:37
    - I dread the oppo going down to 10 men now. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tim Westwood, Oct 13, 12:19:39

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