What happened!!!!

Manuel Neuer - Knows it's a goal but

there is no honesty in football

Oh no, this isn't what was meant to happen!

Well there we go, all the hopes and aspirations gone for another four years, no new shirts with an extra gold star to go on sale.

Where was a TV blackout when it was needed to spare us all from seeing something akin to the 5-1 win in Germany all those months - years... - ago. Gone is the beard now, a little show of support that is now consigned to the plug hole, no doubt the same plug hole all the England players skills, and abilities seem to have disappeared down, where was the team from qualifying? Where was Crouch, Rooney was not playing well so how did he stay in the first eleven.

Lots of questions to be answered on the team, myself I have always thought you should have an English manager for an English team - saying that I think Capello has probably been the best of the managers in recent times and it is astounding that this World Cup has been our most dismal in recent times. So lots of work needed, someone needs to light a passion within the team - and make them a team, the skills and abilities are there, but somehow, someone needs to find the gel to bring it together.

As for the woeful decisions made by the referee and his "assistant", you have to say they were as inadequate in this game as England were, but it would be a moot point if Sepp Blatter would come off his high horse and accept that in this day and age technology HAS to play its part. Cricket, Tennis, Rugby have all embraced it and not to the detriment of the game, in some instances it adds a little spice.

The replay that was shown of the Teves offside goal was shown within 30 seconds of it happening, it could probably have been shown within 15 how is that slowing the game.

I think Gary Lineker had a great idea, allow the teams 3 challenges like in the tennis, if it is a good challenge you still have 3 if it is not you lose one. This could probably be used for RED CARD incidents and if someone is found to have "Oscared" the event then the red card is reversed and the actor is sent off - just the threat of that might bring some honesty back to the game!

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