RIP Tashor

One of my favourite contributors in here.

My condolances to his family and friends.

Beautiful, the referee today in Sweden vs Portugal is Howard Webb.

Webb has the chance to redeem himself for being the worst Premiership referee in history (and of course the FA's favourite) by sending off Ronaldo in the 1st minute and awarding 3 penalties to Sweden. This is the chance to get back at Portugal for all the dirty tricks they've played knocking England out over the last few tournaments.

Ronaldo just scored 3 goals. Portugal are qualified. Tough luck

Wrong, Portugal has 2 that qualify directly plus the 3rd that has to go to playoffs.

This year, the 3rd place is Paços de Ferreira, a small town club that had a great season and doesn't have any debts. Major investiment after qualifying: improve their stadium.

They will be easy targets for the european big teams in the qualification round.

just ended. 1-1

that win at millwall was crucial

you do realise we are losing?

Exactly.

Supporting a team that is winning is easy!

It's when we are losing that the team needs support.

COYB!!

Let's win this!

Jesus wept, that's not much of team. Next season we must sort out the fitness issues, we've got nearly as many players " injured " as we have that are fit for selection.

I'm not sure if some of the players may recover for tomorrow. Haven't read any news of today's training.

Team news for saturday's game:

Injured/doubtful: CKR (shoulder), Dunn (ankle), Markus Olsson (hamstring), Lowe (knee), Givet (hamstring), Martin Olsson (ankle), Bentley (knee)

Out 'til the end of the season: Robinson, Kean, Henley, Campbell, Best and Etuhu.

it gives little options for GB to chose from.

So, I think it will be something like this (if no one recovers):

Sandomierski

Kane, Hanley, Dann, Morris

Stewart, Jones, Williamson, Pedersen

Goodwillie, Rhodes

Bench: Usai, Rekik, King, Gomes, Murphy, Orr, Slew

And it is over... GB was good today.

Shituu was sent off after the final whistle. Another one with early summer vacations.

It seems we are actually more threatning then them.

Whatever GB said al half time, please remember it for the next 2 games.

COYB!!

1-2 RHODES!!!!

Keep it up, guys!!! Great comeback!

With this goal, we just exchanged the league position with them.

We are currently 15th, they are 19th.

King in for Markus Olsson

there simply are'nt enough bodyguards, plus my blood pressure staying so high for so long would have killed me weeks ago

rhodes 23 goals..............2nd top league score 5 goals Rochina...........3rd 4 goals nuno gomes..........what a team, what a squad

And one is gone and the other hardly plays...

Maybe only Rhodes is allowed to score in the team.

Brilliant, we can have 12 players, great thinking

If you consider their real worth, we would still have only 8 or 9 men lol

I think Markus Olsson is the worst professional footballer i have ever seen.

So he is in the right club then...

Via Sky?

I tried it in the BBC Site.

Anyway, I don't think I want to hear the game anymore. It is far too depressing. Fortunatelly Benfica are having a great season otherwise I would just have to stop watching/following my favourite teams..

There is still some hope, Murphy and Orr are on the bench.

You've forgotten about Nunes, Etuhu and who else? Grella??

Forgot about Etuhu. Had no idea Nunes was injured but it doesn't really matter as he is not part of the first team.

It just keeps getting worse.

We make any team look good.

1-0 down, CKR injured and Goodwilllie in... Depressing!!

C-K-R's shoulder has popped out!

Another one for the physio room

King in for him?

Is Givet injured, and what about Lowe? What a really dismal bench we have tonight, hope we don't have to make any subs.

It seems Givet, Lowe, Henley, Robinson, Kean, Martin Olsson are all keeping company to each other in the physio's room.

Best drops by sometimes to say Hello...

It's on 5live radio if you can get it

Thanks. Tried it but it doesn't work abroad.

I'm following the game on twitter lol

On the BBC site & Sporting Life it has Paulo Jorge in team !

Sky Sports has him in the line up too lol

With these players, I would chose a 4-2-3-1, 4-5-1 defending

Jones and Williamson as defensive midfielders,

CKR, Dunn and Markus Olsson as offensive midfielders.

Murphy and Orr on the bench.

Hard to predict the formation today. Who will be LB? Morris or olsson?

If it is Morris, he could play close to a 4-3-3, with Olsson and CKR supporting RHodes.

Yeah that's the formation I'd go with as well. Maybe put Williamson in midfield though, has earned his place in the team IMO.

I agree. Williamson in place of Dunn for me. Dunn can't recover in only 3 days.