‘Credit to Kazakhstan, they made a game of it.’
Agreed. And I was actually thinking when watching the match, Kazakhstan’s FIFA ranking is actually just above my country. Hours before the match began, I even went to take a check at the FIFA website just to confirm! I was like thinking – ‘The ranking of England’s opponents…are just above my country!’.

Also gotta say though: I’m a liking ITV’s new opening sequence (Is it new? Come to think of it, when was the last time I saw an England game on terrestrial TV, let alone on ITV?).

I would very much appreciate the England manager respecting those that turn up to support the England team to voice their dissatisfaction with the team or any particular player they feel hasn’t performed to their potential or expectations.

These supporters who undoubtably endure physical, financial and emotional insecurities traveling the Globe to support their National Team despite the present financial climate that the majority are experiencing at the moment and no doubt have for some period of time.

I would fully endorse them having the opportunity to express their dissatisfaction with a player or any player they feel has not performed to the standard that their remuneration would warrant.

It would be more appropriate if a player who participates in a gross misjudgment of play acknowledges the error to the those that sacrifice an enormous amount of time and expenditure to support these fortunate individuals who receive more than a kings ransom to play a sport that the majority of the proletariat can only dream of.

A hand elevated would even suffice!

Mr. Capello needs to acknowledge this post haste or he will be following his predecessors to commentating on such sporting events or managing second tier nation teams.

Totally agree about Lampard in and Gerrard out, I thought Lamps did ok today, Gerrard not so much.

And Ashley Cole, well well. I don’t understand why people were having a go at the fans booing him – if you did that in your local park you’d be yelled at.