Germany lead 1 - 0. Wouldn't you know it.

I can't believe Joe Hart got booked for that very unfortunate IMO as for Frazier Campbell that was just plain stupid and a very idiotic thing to do on a Yellow Card...

Final Team IMO:

-----------------------------Scott Loach-----------------------------
-------Martin Cranie--Micah Richards--Nedum Onuoha--Kieran Gibbs-------
Adam Johnson--Mark Noble--Fabrice Muamba--Lee Cattermole--James Milner
-----------------------------Theo Walcott-----------------------------

England vs Germany. Hopefully there will be lots of European names in both sides to satisfy the enigma that is fredie.

Sorry Im BAD at this

The same ref has booked him twice in this championships his first was for taking a goal kick from the wrong side of the 6 yard box

Even UEFA said that it isn't even an offence let alone a booking but can't overturn it

Never mind Joe Hart's goalkeeping, what are we going to do if it goes to penalties again? He's second penalty-taker. In fact after Milner's effort, he might have been first.

The referee wasnt German was he how can he book somone for that unless he wasted a load of time

I didnt get to see the penalties thankfully i had to go into headingley where there is no tv`s .

We missed the first half but saw the second in the pub unfortunately and couldnt watch after Campbell was sent off i didnt believe it when the result came over the tannoy inside headingley

Apparently (according to the [iGuardian[/i) Pearce had warned the players that this ref had already brandished 11 cards in the tournament thus far – although that hardly helps when someone appears to be so card happy.

Turkish

England are trying to appeal on compasionate grounds as well as stating that the bookings wern't within the laws of the game

Is Sturridge injured? I thought he'd be in the squad and could do a job upfront. Not sure I fancy Walcott upfront on his own.

[url=http://www.thefa.com/England/MensUnder-21Team/Euro2009/Under-21Squad.aspxU21 squad[/url

There were only 3 forwards to start with. Walcott is not a striker, he's a winger. A provider more than a scorer. He misses a lot more than he scores, and blows hot and cold. Apart from that...

He also picked up an injury last night and is a major doubt for the final. As for provider apart from his pace which gives him the ability to beat a player what else does he have to his game? Lennon has more of an end product compaired to Walcott

You see, I disagree. I think for club & country he's more of a frontman, doing a job on the wing. He looks to be a forward when I've watched him, certainly at Southampton. I remember a CL game for Arsenal, he played up front & scored a brilliant hat trick. Think IIRC Arsenal won that game something daft like 8-0, but it was a CL group stage game, anyhow, Walcott was frightening that night. With that pace he's got, he'd be a nightmare for big centre halves if he played on the shoulder of the last defender.

I think Wenger just sticks him out wide as he likes his younger players to learn the game, like Henry did, but his future definately lies through the middle. But like that hat-trick in Croatia, I think he's finishing is pretty good, he was very composed for his hat-trick goal in Croatia, as he was when he scored two brilliant goals for the 21's a year or wto back, think it may have been against Germany, he scored two goals, Henry esque finishes they were, across the keeper, pretty sure they earnt England the result they needed to qualify for a tournament.

Walcott may end up playing down the middle but it will only ever be as a second striker playing off of a target man.

As I said, he blows hot and cold. He can be brilliant, but yesterday he was anonymous and every time he got the ball he wasted it, usually with a poor speculative shot.

The fact remains that, in the short term for this tournament, England have been caught short of strikers. One or two of the midfielders will have to step up.

Lennon has no end product whatsoever. Walcott has a lot to work on but is still far better than Lennon.

Had to laugh the other day when i saw a shedload of new Liverpool away kits for sale in a sports shop in Hull, with a poster stuck on the railings saying "[iEvery Team Needs A 12th Man[/i". Surely it should have said underneath "[iAnd this is a tribute to ours. Well, they wore black once upon a time[/i".

Lennon has his pace to beat a man and nothing else, Walcott has his pace to beat a man and nothing else.

From what i've seen of Wallcott this year he offers very little apart from pace outwide i just wish that he'd have had a manager like Fergie who would have tryed to sort out the rest of his game.

Citeh are rumoured by the NotW to have completed the signing of Eto'o.

If this is true, this is an awesome signing for them.

SSN are claiming a big offer has been made from City for Eto'o.

They could be really strong contenders for the top 4 next season. If they get Eto'o and Tevez along with a Centre Half, they'll have a very competitive squad.

Conf Cup 3rd/4th play-off South Africa 2 Spain 2. Extra time.

South Africa were leading 1 - 0 with 2 minutes left and looked to have it won. Spain then scored twice and looked to have stolen it. South Africa equalised 3 minutes into added time. Half the crowd had left, thinking SA had lost - don't know whether they can get back in again.

Spain win 3 - 2 with a Xabi Alonso free kick. You can go on a well-deserved holiday now lads.

Just the Final left, Brazil vs USA tonight.

Eto'o is as good as gone to City, with Keirrison coming in as his replacement. Anyone seen much of the Brazilian striker?