The Year Of The Fox Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 Playing Italy in Berne three days before the premier league season kicks off, and the sweaties are coming down to Wembley next year. Shame its not Scotland away, and a potentially good game against the Italians will be ruined as everyone will be wanting their best players fresh for the upcoming season so will make them unavailable for selection. http://www.thefa.com/England/News/2012/italy-scotland-fixtures-announced-160612.aspx
Fox92 Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 Never understand, England have a lot of time to play friendlies in the summer when there is no club football (ok, it is European Championships this year), yet they arrange them for three days before the Premier League starts. No wonder managers get unhappy.
Matt Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 Oh bloody hell, like I said love a good tournament, i'll always be on the bandwagon and do realise we need the friendlies to get the team together, test different things and different players, but on a whole generally they are pointless friendlies. Besides do we really need one 3 day before the PL starts (I'm not sure on the dates this year but the Championships is normally a week old meaning after 1 week of the season there is an international break and a weekend off club football). Like I said love a tournament during the summer but I really wish club football carried on when we had these friendlies. I'd rather they did what they do in rugby and even when an international game is on club rugby carries on, I realised we'd be losing a few players but I genuinly wish it would carry on. All that said about pointless friendlies, e.t.c I am liking the sound of a game against the sweaty socks I must say.
The Year Of The Fox Posted 17 June 2012 Author Posted 17 June 2012 Oh bloody hell, like I said love a good tournament, i'll always be on the bandwagon and do realise we need the friendlies to get the team together, test different things and different players, but on a whole generally they are pointless friendlies. Besides do we really need one 3 day before the PL starts (I'm not sure on the dates this year but the Championships is normally a week old meaning after 1 week of the season there is an international break and a weekend off club football). Like I said love a tournament during the summer but I really wish club football carried on when we had these friendlies. I'd rather they did what they do in rugby and even when an international game is on club rugby carries on, I realised we'd be losing a few players but I genuinly wish it would carry on. All that said about pointless friendlies, e.t.c I am liking the sound of a game against the sweaty socks I must say. They're only pointless because the club managers not allowing their players to play. (rightly so so close to the season) I think though that UEFA set the rough dates for international games, and the FA select the actual date within that window. Obviously the friendlies are important, to sort out what's needed for the Qualifiers which we need to win to get to the tournaments! As for your last paragraph, NO NO NO NO NO!! Its one reason why I can't work out Rugby and in my eyes makes it a farce of a sport.
Libertine Dream Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 Oh bloody hell, like I said love a good tournament, i'll always be on the bandwagon and do realise we need the friendlies to get the team together, test different things and different players, but on a whole generally they are pointless friendlies. Besides do we really need one 3 day before the PL starts (I'm not sure on the dates this year but the Championships is normally a week old meaning after 1 week of the season there is an international break and a weekend off club football). Like I said love a tournament during the summer but I really wish club football carried on when we had these friendlies. I'd rather they did what they do in rugby and even when an international game is on club rugby carries on, I realised we'd be losing a few players but I genuinly wish it would carry on. All that said about pointless friendlies, e.t.c I am liking the sound of a game against the sweaty socks I must say. The Championship and Premier League go the same the weekend this year due to the Olympics. There won't be an international break, nations just play in the week and club football isnt disrupted. Althouhh if ROI have a friendly we'll be without St Ledger for the Carling Cup. Still I dont enjoy friendlies but the managers do have to have time with squads to develop, I just wish they were put at more sensible times
Iwan is a Welshman Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 Looking forward to the game against the Scots
The Year Of The Fox Posted 17 June 2012 Author Posted 17 June 2012 Looking forward to the game against the Scots do u want my ticket?
The Year Of The Fox Posted 17 June 2012 Author Posted 17 June 2012 scotland invades wembley, should be a laugh. Wonder whether they'll manage to get beyond Swarkestone Bridge this time
Corky Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 Friendlies aren't pointless, like club football they are needed for preparation and team building. It's two games that will take the players away from their clubs for two or three days. There's no issue.
Bert Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 Friendlies aren't pointless, like club football they are needed for preparation and team building. It's two games that will take the players away from their clubs for two or three days. There's no issue. Maybe not for you. But for managers that have had their players away for most of the summer and then to have them away in a friendly 3 days before the start of a new season it certainly is.
Corky Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 Maybe not for you. But for managers that have had their players away for most of the summer and then to have them away in a friendly 3 days before the start of a new season it certainly is. Will it be a full strength side anyway? I'd imagine players like Kelly, Baines, Jagielka, Defoe would play who haven't seen much football in the tournament.
Webbo Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 The friendly at Wembley is so that they can parade the Euro trophy in front of our fans (and the Scots).
The Doctor Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 The friendly at Wembley is so that they can parade the Euro trophy in front of our fans (and the Scots). Which is why it's over a year after the Euros? Anyway, inviting the Scots down, are the FA done with Wembley already?
The Year Of The Fox Posted 17 June 2012 Author Posted 17 June 2012 Which is why it's over a year after the Euros? Anyway, inviting the Scots down, are the FA done with Wembley already? You're welcome to it
THFC6061 Posted 18 June 2012 Posted 18 June 2012 As part of The FA’s 150th anniversary celebrations in 2013, England have confirmed they will once again play Scotland at Wembley, as they rekindle international football’s oldest rivalry. The fixture is the first to be confirmed ahead of what will be a spectacular year of blue-chip international matches at Wembley, as well as further events around England to commemorate the landmark year. The pair will play each other at Wembley on Wednesday 14 August 2013. England manager Roy Hodgson said: “I am privileged to be manager of England at UEFA Euro 2012 and it will be another huge honour to lead our nation out against our oldest rivals. For us, England versus Scotland is one of the finest fixtures in international football and I know what this game means to both sets of supporters. “It will be a fitting part of The FA’s 150th anniversary celebrations and the supporters, the team and my coaching staff all look forward to welcoming Scotland to Wembley Stadium next year.” Scotland’s National Team Coach, Craig Levein, believes his squad will relish the challenge of this historic fixture. He said: “For any Scotland supporter, player or coach, Scotland versus England is the ultimate contest: it really is as good as it gets. I am thrilled that we have reached agreement with The FA to play at Wembley as part of their 150th Anniversary celebrations and I am sure the supporters will be there in their tens of thousands. “Our match against Brazil at the Emirates Stadium in London last year was a tremendous spectacle and I was overwhelmed by the support we had that day. This is an even more mouth-watering prospect for all concerned and the players will be desperate to record another famous victory at Wembley. “It will also be the best test possible before we resume our FIFA World Cup Qualifying campaign next year.” England and Scotland are international football’s oldest opponents. They met in the first official match ever played. The original staging of this fixture took place at the ground of the West of Scotland Cricket Club at Partick, near Glasgow, on Saturday, 30 November 1872. In the previous month The FA Committee had formally agreed to send a representative team, “in order to further the interests of The Association in Scotland”. Bell’s Life saw it as “one of the jolliest, one of the most spirited and most pleasant matches that has ever been played according to Association rules”. There was a crowd of nearly 4,000 and it finished in a 0-0 draw. The teams have now met on 110 occasions, most recently in 1999 when Scotland won 1-0 in the second leg of a UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying Play-Off at Wembley. England has won 45 times, Scotland 41 times and there have been 24 draws. Scotland’s ‘Wembley Wizards’ were 5-1 winners in 1928 but an England side managed by Walter Winterbottom thumped the Scots 9-3, also at Wembley, to clinch the British Championship trophy in 1961. A colossal attendance of 149,547, still a British record, saw Scotland win 3-1 at Glasgow’s Hampden Park in 1937. Full history of England v Scotland matches 1872-2013
Corky Posted 19 June 2012 Posted 19 June 2012 Still too scared to play Australia. We've got some ODI's coming up.
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