trekka

Not really a blog but my site is full of travels covering just about all the of the USA and just about all of Canada as well as jaunts working in summer camps in USA and volunteering in Peru and travelling through Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia (hence my name lol): Clicky! I've got some ace photos (if I do say so myself) of just about all the National Parks in USA including Monument Valley, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone as well as all the major cities in the US, including Vegas etc So if anyone is planning trips over there it's a good little reference as to what to expect. Also got lots of Canada covered (Quebec is just lovely, Vancouver is out of this world and the National Parks are amazing) and a lot of the national parks in Peru. I do have forums and other bits and bobs on there but tbh I don't keep it upto date so it's really only kept as a photo album (although I do get a lot of friends still registering for the forums...mugs lol )

*shudder*

Seems he's gone into the post-match press conference and told them they've printed all they want this week so bugger orf and walked out. Queue the slagging tomorrow...

Xenophobia: A pathological fear or hatred of foreigners I know it's certainly not xenophobia the english fans have when they say they want an English manager. England is not a racist, prejudice or xenophobic country. I won't go into this into much detail (as this isn't the thread to do it in) but I think you'll find England is the most appreciative and accepting country you're as likely to find in the rest of europe, let alone the world. As for football? Well Sven wasn't vilified and he wasn't English so what does that tell you? The English game and in particular the English national team is full of history and tradition and it's to no surprise that most english supporters would like an english manager full of passion and ability. You have to look at our national history....even down to the "British Bulldog" Winston Churchill (I know groans and more groans but it does make a good point). We're a nation full of pride and reflect on our national history. Is it wrong to expect that the English National Team to expect an English Manager full of the ability and spirit that has kept the English people in regards for the past bugger knows how many years? An English manager who instills into the players the British spirit and what it means to win as English people? That is a manager full of passion for his country and his fellow countrymen? There is absolutely nothing wrong in being patriotic. I know, let's vote in a foreign Prime Minister :?. I know one thing for sure...it IS NOT XENOPHOBIC FFS. I would equally welcome a manager full of passion and ability (as I'm sure most England fans would) who isn't English but would get us results. Anyway, herein lies the point I'm trying to make...you can't label people who want an English manager as xenophobic, far from it. It's quite wrong to do so imo.

I agree with that 2nd quote... the press should be on your side at the end of the day. Keep them happy with results and the english people will be happy which is the most important thing. The game is based on results as well as the media but I think the hand the media play is very important. Tell them to take a walk and they will be against you from day one which would make life difficult to say the least. Look at the way McDonut has been fined by merely failing to turn upto a press conference in the past few days. It won't work.

Sorry mate but I fail to see the point you're making here?

Nugent goal (should have been Defoe but great to see the hunger when he nicked it )

"is it too much to say Gerrard has kept "McDonut" in a job"? Contrary to what Platt says...no Martin it is not.

Depends mate as nobody knows how long it would take Big Phil to pick up the language for a start. Personally I think the FA dropped a bollock by not appointing him but there's nothing to say that he would have failed to pick up the English game properly. he can speak english and Big Phil is only an example Guus Hiddink was also available, at a price ... I agree Hiddink or Big Phil would have been a 1000% better than this clown, but there is nothing to say that Big Phil couldn't quite handle the English game (media included and that is what made him pull out in the first place) and tbh there is no way the FA could afford Hiddink now. Crozier was brought in as a financial reconstruction expert (the FA were in dire straights frankly), he stabilised the books and then they made the same mistake again by the fiasco in Wembley and then there's the obscene payments to Sven (which we technically still are employing) .

Depends mate as nobody knows how long it would take Big Phil to pick up the language for a start. Personally I think the FA dropped a bollock by not appointing him but there's nothing to say that he would have failed to pick up the English game properly.

Again...England have Gerrard as the only person doing anything. It's blatantly obvious Gerrard is happier in the centre. Not so sure that changes the McDonut saga however (as somebody is bound to say) as the performance has been shite still albeit from one star man who does the stuff he's doing now week in week out for Liverpool

Tell me about it mate, it's funny how the same crowd who were going mad are now cheering every successful pass made. Yes we are still shit imo, 1 goal does not change anything. We are playing against Andorra ffs

Also...I know we moaned about Sven at most times but looking at his record he never ever gave us a joke performance (friendlies aside). Who would you rather have....this clown or Sven?

A quick question or 2...would you rather have Sir Alex of Manure in charge or this clown now? (never going to happen but interesting to see the reaction if it was to happen) Assuming MON wasn't Villa manager would you wish for him to be England manager? Seeing as he isn't English?

Gerrard shot on goal again

Not sure the debate over McDonut ends here because of that 1 (yes it's only 1 goal folks), fact is we aren't performing at all and the crowd want him out and so will the media tomorrow most probably. He's on borrowed time and tbh I wouldn't be surprised if they haven't already sounded out someone else to take over in a temp role.

I'm sure I just heard David Platt say "at least we have the 3 points". WTF....did I hear correctly? It's only 54mins gone FFS, anything can happen!

goal Gerrard...fitting that the only guy who shows any passion scores.

Not quite the same mate as he natively speaks Portugese. But I do agree with the points you've made there tho.

I wonder how a Mr Beckham would be feeling this evening... ...smoking a big fat cigar and drinking champagne no doubt

But Ian, he was NEVER going to pick Beckham anyway. It was the wrong decision to drop the man in the first place.

"One David Beckham" and "Steve McLaren you're a w@nker" the crowd chant Bye bye McDonut

Nah mate, it's more like a school 5-a-side.... so many schoolboy errors it's embarassing supporting this shower of shite at the moment. I've been reading up on the McDonut run (mainly in The Sun newspaper but what the hell...) and he's had the worse run of games EVER in England managers history. All I would say to him is don't let the door hit ur ass on the way out. Crowd really gunning for his head now, David Platt stating the obvious too.

You've gotta love the comments before the game on Sky by Ray Wilkins, he actually thought it would be a "goal fest" and can see it being 5-0 lol What another shit game, I can see it finishing 0-0 again The only player looking like he's playing with a shred of passion is Gerrard at the moment. Rooney has been nowhere again and oh man aren't we missing a one David Beckham an awful lot.

and the crowd chant "Steve Mclaren, you're a "word removed" ;)" If we don't score soon his days are numbered...we've looked shocking again so far tonight