Thought I'd start a football blog, we might keep this going until 2010.....England doing well....did not see the match or even the goals....I'd like Michael owen back in the squad though....and I think Peter Crouch would make a very good substitute...remember against Argentina in Geneva a few years ago....with Michael Owen and some very good movements on and off the ball...they caused havoc.....did see Scotland's missed chance....that could be very costly losing those 2 points !.

I never make predictions, and I never will.

Paul Gascgoine.

Ian Rush, on his experience of playing for Juventus in Italy:

It was like being in a foreign country

"The Batman's Holding, the Bowler's Willey": Jonners describing the 'action' in a test match.

"..and Botham just could not get his leg over" : Jonners, again, this time describing when Ian Botham trod on his stumps.

"...unless I am very much mistaken, and I am!": Murray Walker, the undisputed master of the mistimed statement.

"We always like to be the team that equalises first!" Danny Blanchflower on 60s team tactics.

"An inch or two either side of the post and that would have been a goal."
(DAVE BASSETT, speaking on Sky Sports)

Re the batsman quote - I've just found this :-

Urban myth alert, I'm afraid.

It's been attributed to John Arlott, Brian Johnston and Don Mosey at various times, but none of them ever said it. Jonathan Agnew went through the BBC Radio archives to try and find it, and it just didn't happen.

On the other hand, John Arlott really did say (referring to the New Zealand all rounder Bob Cunis, who he felt lacked Test Match quality as either batsman or bowler).

"His name is Cunis. Not really one thing or the other."

Correcting my post 90 - I've just found this !

It was Johners!

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/cricket/test_match_special/2664751.stm

Trigthats Celtic played 19 Champions League away matches and lost 18 of them. This is your top team..oh dear!and as for them all being Scottishhere is your squadArtur Boruc PolandJean-Joel Perrier Doumbe ..French..Glenn Loovens..Netherlands..Darren O'Dea Republic of IrelandAndreas Hinkel GermanyBobo Balde FranceMassimo DonatiItalyMarc Luque CrosasSpainKoki Mizuno ..JapanShunsuke Nakamura JapanScott McDonald ..AustraliaChris KillenNew ZealandJan Vennegoor of Hesselink Netherlands
Michael McGlincheyNew ZealandGeorgios Samaras GreeceShaun MaloneyMalaysia..thats not to mention the English and Northern Irish lads!
Face facts you aint up to scratch?.we wont mention the Welsh Teams.
Couldnt think of much else to talk about?

i did not say celtic were full of scottish plyers that was hamitlon and i did say they would get hammered so do keep up

No offence trig. You have suffered enough!!.they done their bestwhich wasnt very good

How many of the eight "English" goals scored last night were scored by Englishmen ?

i am not a celtic supporter so last night did not matter too much....

eaxcalty dil as i i have said beofre money can buy you anything.......soulless football....I notice you did not mention gary caldwell, stephen mcmanus, mark wilson, barry robson, aiden mcgeady scott brown or sean maloney....all scottish players playing last night

Cletic had 4 foreigners playing last night and 2 on the bench....what about Man U?

Trig... I have not got a problem with foreign playersthey come over here with a job to go to.and pay taxes!..I had to get that in!our young players learn a lot training with more skilful talent if Celtic played with eleven foreignersthat would be okand if that gave Celtic a winning European teamIm sure Celtic fans would all approveyour view trig is ok for semi-pro footballto which I have some past knowledgeand great for the best homegrowns to mature!

absolute nonsense and shows you know as much about football as you do about investing in shares......foreigners keep young players out of teams and stop them progressing....

i think you just like to make arguments as some of your points are so stupid they must just be to try and get a reaction.

try and talk about hockey or skipping or something....as you know bugger all about anything else :-))

You are so wrong Trigplayers did not even know about diets until foreign influences changed our thoughtsball skills were seldom taught in trainingunlike the Italians.. French Dutchalcohol was drunk even on match daysthe young lads that start at small clubs now know what is expectedthey make their choice.girls..drugs.. and boozeor dedication and successit is very much harder nowbut the very best always succeed!our leagues would be very much poorer quality without the worlds best footballersour youngsters have a benchmark to aspire to!

Well I never thought I'd agree with ChilliBoy, but I agree with ChilliBoy.

Now where did I put my medication?

PS See Ashley Cole's been nominated for FIFA World Player of the Year or whatever it's called.

Lol thats a bit like his misses being nominated for singer of the year.

hils to be fair you are a chelsea fan so you have to agree with the numpty (and your credibility was blown by your ashley cole comment..hee hee)

i guess it depends on your point of view...I am first and foremost a scotland fan i am not particularly aligned to 1 club side so they way i look at things is as to what benefits my national side. Lots of foreign players stopping scottish players play at the top level is not an advantage for me...and yes the absolute cream will always rise to the top but you actually need strength in depth not just 1 or 2 superstars....you telling me avergae players like pascal chimbonda, ricardo fuller, daniel cousin, dirk kuyt etc keeping out young english kids is a good thing for the game......it is a stupid argument and one only made by people who are associated with rich clubs that buy foreign shite

also your argument about diets etc is nonsesne at a player's level...i agree there has been foregin input...but it is foreign manager's and coaches who advocate that kind of thing...not players......and drinking before games finished in the 70's.

Only stating facts, Treble, and I see two of your 3 best left backs are nominated too.

Has ChilliBoy picked himself up off the floor yet after I agreed with him?

:o)

Triglets take your point of view one piece at a timeLots of foreign players stopping scottish players play at the top level is not an advantage for me...answerthey are better players..end of story.if Celtic or any other Scottish team played our best teams week in week outit would up their game considerably.teachers pass on their superior knowledge to pupils

and yes the absolute cream will always rise to the top but you actually need strength in depth not just 1 or 2 superstars.answerthe one or two superstars are the teachersit rubs off on those players that have not reached potential!

you telling me avergae players like pascal chimbonda, ricardo fuller, daniel cousin, dirk kuyt etc keeping out young english kids is a good thing for the game.answer.the average players you talk about are mainly playing for average clubsand are there to be replaced by home-growns if good enoughthe exception of the above named is Dirk Kuyt.playing 15 Champion league gamesscoring three goalsand keeping out some of the best players in Liverpoolis not an average playerCeltic your best team would take him tomorrowand would learn from his experiences.
i agree there has been foreign input...but it is foreign manager's and coaches who advocate that kind of thing...not players......and drinking before games finished in the 70's.answer.those foreign managers you talk about.were once foreign players.do you ever think before you talk?and let me remind you of Paul MersonPaul Gascoigne..Joey Barton.finished in the 70s ah?the demise of those three just for starters!
Now do me a favour Trig.have a little think before you tell people anymore rubbishand I mean that in a polite and respectful way.

so three players with mental issues? is that the best you have got to suggets the drinking culture is still here?

your first argument you are going off at a tangent...ah feck this...it is too difficult...it is like trying to teach a cow to play the piano........

all the best tabby.......aplogies but my attention span for small children is not long

And your knowledge is even smaller!

Hey. I can play the piano!

Anything's possible.