Joe Cole on the left?
I think it could be a 4-3-2-1 or a 4-3-3, with Walcott and J. Cole playing slightly behind Rooney.
Croatia vs England
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I think it could be a 4-3-2-1 or a 4-3-3, with Walcott and J. Cole playing slightly behind Rooney.
2-0 England
Rooney
Joe Cole
Rooney
Joe Cole
I am optimistic tonight. England will play brilliant football tonight and win by atleast 2 goals.You are too optimistic by saying 100%, it's more like 45.76456%
I hope so to. REVENGE..I am optimistic tonight. England will play brilliant football tonight and win by atleast 2 goals.
1 - 1
Yep, that's the rumour.
And it is a team that fills me with confidence at any rate, more so than in some time but time will tell.
COME ON ENGLAND!!
1-2
the game's in about an hour, right cnuts?
1 hour isn't it
20:00 kick off UK time. So just over 1 hour from now.
I'm looking forward to this game but doubt it will be as good as the last England game I saw, where Craig David flattened Jaap Stam.
aye, it's in one hour.
I reckon England could shock the world with a 2-1 win with Wazza scoring both
For all you Ingurland 'fans' who are up in arms about not being able to watch your English Lions in action - Setanta have announced that they are making the highlights of the England game 'free to view'.
http://www.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/09/10/Setanta-announcement/?facets/football/
http://www.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/09/10/Setanta-announcement/?facets/football/
Surprise sur-fecking-prise , Shite-anta channel says no signal received , just like the andorra game , its been fine all week , a big match come sup and i get cunted off.
Wankers.
Are there any streams or channels to watch this game on pc ? Justin.tv was a god send on saturday but whats the crack tonight ?
Also , mark my words , its time england had a belter like away to germany 1-5 , i see a 0-3 or 1-4 , but only if we make a confident start to the game.
You never know i might even be able to watch it !
Wankers.
Are there any streams or channels to watch this game on pc ? Justin.tv was a god send on saturday but whats the crack tonight ?
Also , mark my words , its time england had a belter like away to germany 1-5 , i see a 0-3 or 1-4 , but only if we make a confident start to the game.
You never know i might even be able to watch it !
They can trash talk all they want to. If they beat us then they will have proved that we are a bunch of kittens. We have to prove them wrong and show them that we are not afraid. England have been sleeping giants for too long.the Three Kittens:
lots of trash talk from Bilic and the Croatia camp in general. if the England lads don't find the bollocks to shove that shit right up where it came from, i don't think they ever will.
Does anyone watch MUTV right now? David May just pissed his pants, I bet Dave is a poster here.
decent line up that, should do the business, but probably wont!
My Dad cancelled his subscription because the signal kept cutting out. I had similar problems when I lived elsewhere but it's been fine since I moved to Manchester. It's a total farce.
So is the game not gonna be on at the pub then, im meant to be going out soon?????
they have beaten england twice in 2 games .. they dont need to prove anything
Walcott to start then.
Good to see Wes back.
Good line -up that.
Good to see Wes back.
Good line -up that.
News just inn:
Setanta Sports have announced that highlights of the Croatia v England World Cup qualifying game will be shown free-to-air on Setanta Sports 1 on Wednesday evening at 11.30pm.
The late decision by Setanta was only made public at 6pm, two hours before the kick-off in Zagreb in order to minimise the damage done to the numbers of armchair viewers who would otherwise have bought a Setanta package in order to watch the England game.
Earlier in the day, ITV, who have done a joint deal with Setanta for England home matches and the FA Cup, offered £500,000 to screen highlights of the crunch game but the bid was rejected.
The BBC had offered a similar fee.
In a statement, Setanta said: "Regretfully, Setanta did not receive offers that reflected the commercial value of its investment in the rights to the games involving England and Scotland."
Trevor East, director of sport at Setanta, said: "Setanta always wanted as many football fans as possible to be able to watch tonight’s Croatia v England World Cup qualifying match.
"We always intended to make highlights available, and were disappointed that we were unable to reach agreement with any of the terrestrial broadcasters.
"This was not due to any lack of willingness on our part: we have been able to strike highlights deals in Wales and Northern Ireland. Unfortunately, none of the terrestrial broadcasters who expressed an interest in the England game offered us a fair market price.
"We are delighted that we have been able to find a solution to this problem with our own free-to-air highlights programmes. A lot of people had to move quickly to make this happen and I would like to thank them for their efforts. We hope football fans enjoy tonight’s games."
The game is the first England match in 40 years to not be shown in any form on terrestrial TV.
Setanta paid £5million for the rights to broadcast the match live and reportedly have been asking for £1m for the rights to highlights.
But the highest bid they received is believed to be £250,000 from ITV, with the BBC offering around £200,000.
An ITV source told OddsPreview.com on Tuesday: "The money Setanta are asking for is obscene and its the public who are missing out as a result of their greed."
On Saturday in Barcelona, England fans chanted anti-Setanta slogans during the Andorra game.
Former England captain Alan Mullery told the Daily Mail: "The FA have sold their soul for money without considering the supporters who have been loyal to them.
"Setanta have gatecrashed the scene and you can't blame them because they are trying to compete, but they have demanded a ludicrous price for highlights, so it is little wonder the fans are up in arms."
Phil Thompson, now a pundit with Setanta's rivals, Sky Sports, added: "How on earth can this be allowed to happen? The FA should be bright enough to gain control of who watches their matches - and that means a guarantee for the fans back home."
Setanta have secured rights to all of England's World Cup away games but attracted an average audience of just 750,000 for the clash with Andorra last Saturday.
Although Wednesday night's clash should bring a higher audience, Setanta is only available in 3million homes and the total viewing audience will likely be lower for the live broadcast than a highlights show would bring on terrestrial TV.
Mark Longden of the Football Supporters' Federation said: "England football fans should be able to watch the England team for free. This is the national team, it is so important to so many people.
"These games should be protected. Rights to these games should only be sold to broadcasters on the understanding that provision is made for a terrestrial highlights show."
A spokesman for Setanta said on Tuesday night: "We entered into discussions to make the highlights available but to date have not received a proposal that makes commercial sense."
http://www.oddspreview.com/read/set...oatia-v-england-highlights-free-to-air-100908
Setanta Sports have announced that highlights of the Croatia v England World Cup qualifying game will be shown free-to-air on Setanta Sports 1 on Wednesday evening at 11.30pm.
The late decision by Setanta was only made public at 6pm, two hours before the kick-off in Zagreb in order to minimise the damage done to the numbers of armchair viewers who would otherwise have bought a Setanta package in order to watch the England game.
Earlier in the day, ITV, who have done a joint deal with Setanta for England home matches and the FA Cup, offered £500,000 to screen highlights of the crunch game but the bid was rejected.
The BBC had offered a similar fee.
In a statement, Setanta said: "Regretfully, Setanta did not receive offers that reflected the commercial value of its investment in the rights to the games involving England and Scotland."
Trevor East, director of sport at Setanta, said: "Setanta always wanted as many football fans as possible to be able to watch tonight’s Croatia v England World Cup qualifying match.
"We always intended to make highlights available, and were disappointed that we were unable to reach agreement with any of the terrestrial broadcasters.
"This was not due to any lack of willingness on our part: we have been able to strike highlights deals in Wales and Northern Ireland. Unfortunately, none of the terrestrial broadcasters who expressed an interest in the England game offered us a fair market price.
"We are delighted that we have been able to find a solution to this problem with our own free-to-air highlights programmes. A lot of people had to move quickly to make this happen and I would like to thank them for their efforts. We hope football fans enjoy tonight’s games."
The game is the first England match in 40 years to not be shown in any form on terrestrial TV.
Setanta paid £5million for the rights to broadcast the match live and reportedly have been asking for £1m for the rights to highlights.
But the highest bid they received is believed to be £250,000 from ITV, with the BBC offering around £200,000.
An ITV source told OddsPreview.com on Tuesday: "The money Setanta are asking for is obscene and its the public who are missing out as a result of their greed."
On Saturday in Barcelona, England fans chanted anti-Setanta slogans during the Andorra game.
Former England captain Alan Mullery told the Daily Mail: "The FA have sold their soul for money without considering the supporters who have been loyal to them.
"Setanta have gatecrashed the scene and you can't blame them because they are trying to compete, but they have demanded a ludicrous price for highlights, so it is little wonder the fans are up in arms."
Phil Thompson, now a pundit with Setanta's rivals, Sky Sports, added: "How on earth can this be allowed to happen? The FA should be bright enough to gain control of who watches their matches - and that means a guarantee for the fans back home."
Setanta have secured rights to all of England's World Cup away games but attracted an average audience of just 750,000 for the clash with Andorra last Saturday.
Although Wednesday night's clash should bring a higher audience, Setanta is only available in 3million homes and the total viewing audience will likely be lower for the live broadcast than a highlights show would bring on terrestrial TV.
Mark Longden of the Football Supporters' Federation said: "England football fans should be able to watch the England team for free. This is the national team, it is so important to so many people.
"These games should be protected. Rights to these games should only be sold to broadcasters on the understanding that provision is made for a terrestrial highlights show."
A spokesman for Setanta said on Tuesday night: "We entered into discussions to make the highlights available but to date have not received a proposal that makes commercial sense."
http://www.oddspreview.com/read/set...oatia-v-england-highlights-free-to-air-100908
England team to face Croatia
James
Brown Rio Terry cnut face Cole
Walcott Barry Lamplard Cole
Heskey Rooney
James
Brown Rio Terry cnut face Cole
Walcott Barry Lamplard Cole
Heskey Rooney
is justin.tv opening for anybody?
The 'cole' after cnut face isn't needed. We know who it is by then.
I never watch pre-match build-up anymore.
Does the pub subscribe to Setanta? If not then it won't be. If so, like my local, it will be. I'm off for a game of 5-a-side though.... feck international football.Anybody?
15 minutes and Sonny will be here.
Are there any good sopcast streams available?
Streams are fecking Shite tonight.
I want to watch but if the pictures gonna keep breaking up every 5 fecking mins then i might end up chucking my laptop out of the window!
fecking Setanta!!!!!
I want to watch but if the pictures gonna keep breaking up every 5 fecking mins then i might end up chucking my laptop out of the window!
fecking Setanta!!!!!
England are going to get over run in midfield again. Lampard's useless in a 2 man midfield.
Streams anybody?
This one is "not broadcasting".
If there are any other streams available I`d be very grateful for a subtle PM.
Cheers
feck me with that line up i am almost glad shite-anta doesnt work , cancelling subscription , cnuting cnut faced cnuts.
EDIT: with that midfield , i mean.
EDIT: with that midfield , i mean.
That 3 Lions clip should only be used when we deserve it. Makes us look liek heroes yet at the moment we are a farce.
looks like Justin tv is out
Come On!
Walcott ahead of Bentley? Suprising, to me anyway.
Setanta are cnuts.