Convict Colony

Fairplay donating his salary to a local charity in Paris, can't see anyone else doing that. Top bloke

Not sure if I am being simplistic but why don't we move the ball fast when counter attacking or interception etc occurs and when we build up from the back retain possession and work triangles to move it forward to exploit space. Currently we pass it 3 times and then hoof it up field.

Am I the only one having to listen to Gary Birtles, he is shocking, he has no idea and is of the football punditry of "good old plucky southampton", I wish us foreigners could listen to Gary Neville not these idiots who turn up to only praise the big team. Don't think we have played well but we can improve, Utd are playing well already.

****ing hell i go back to the previous point who the **** lets a goalkeeper take a pen. Jon Obi must feel like a ****.

goalkeeper ?

get in

Some day either Africa, Asia or the US will get their **** together and smash all the powerhouses of football.

Fair point playing some of the best in the world helps **** the super eagles

TP Mazembe are a decent team, seem to remember a guy who was wanted in Europe going there because he would get more money. Congo is full of rich guys, normally they are called the government.

This is what i like interesting idea's on the poor performance of african countries. I'd love to know where I read it this week but I read an interesting article that covers the last 10yrs which stated apparently most of the players in Bafana Bafana came from the Cape Flats. Players like Pienaar, Quinton Fortune, Benni McCarthey, Shaun Bartlett all came from the Cape Flats and it got to a point the Xhosa and Zulu's were not fans of the team as most of the team were cape coloureds rather than being from their tribes.

Can i also just add i think this thread will double my post count which in itself is sad as its a **** game thus far. Hang on I've just seen my first 5 posts are still the same #186

hahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahaha i wouldn't let him take my temperature

Yeah that's an interesting point, every now and again someone comes to play a friendly in London but your right people were going nuts in Zambia a couple of weeks ago as a Norway B side came over to play them in Zambia. But how does that explain teams like Chile or Uruguay, they don't really travel to play outside S.A but especially in Chile's case they really work a system 4-3-3 to their advantage. I want to agree about Drogba but i keep remembering 1 night in Barcelona when he was awesome tracking back to the half way line, defensive headers etc he was a perfect team man. In normal circumstances he was a ****.

Plus I wanted to buy some tickets and after 1 visit to the website i put it in the too hard basket. Would like to go to the final though.

I used to like it when they brought in a rule banning teams having their witch doctors cast spells before the games. That was when it was proper decent and the Rashidi Yekini was the man RIP

On a slightly more random theme i was watching the Ivory Coast the over day and their team was choc a bloc full of quality player yet they still made hard work of the game. Whats the difference is it coaches etc or is it the dutch mentality of the individual is more important than the team ? I don't understand how an african team hasn't won a world cup yet. Thoughts ?

The thing I don't understand is this game is being played in Nelspruit which is just below the Kruger park which has been swamped with **** loads of rain. Have they dumped a load of sand on it to make it more like an astroturf pitch and absorb this water as it looks dry as feck. Most of these games have been empty, no one turned up for the 1st game SA v Cape Verde as ticket prices aren't for locals.

Yeah africans seem to be under the assumption that making a noise is the same as creating an atmosphere. Zambia keeper is 2-0 on pens now, Torres would of been proud of that pen.

Know how you feel, I got out of my pool to come inside and watch this build up.

Sorry not sure as am in south africa, begins in 6mins

hahaha i won't mention anymore for fear of it kicking off again. Victor Moses on for Nigeria in this game and i think Obi Mikel as well, waiting for the final team news. Emmanuel being used as the lone front man.

My bad can I use the same excuse as Matthew Le God and say i was distracted and put too many a's in. Nigeria have a decent team in this, they could smash Zambia if they click. 2-1 to Nigeria

Thought it would happen after the last performance but Emmanuel is in the starting line up for today, should be a good game some big names in the nigeria team and they've been offerred 100k USD as a team to just win this match !! Will report in later

FairPlay Glasgow this is a classy move, your right he worked ****ing hard, won things and got his marching papers when the illuminati fancied someone else.

Watched the game as well and Zambia were utter ****, Ethiopia missed a pen and played decent football, Zambia seemed to think they could just turn up and win. Reckon Emmanuel will start next game as Colin's Mpsumpa only started based on his performance v Norway last week which was excellent but he was utter **** today. Emmanuel is too fast and already plays in the 1-4-2-1-3 for formation. Would also say Ethiopia had their goalie sent off in 39th min for a Willie Schumacher Kung fu kick, it brought back good memories :-)