I should be watching and cheering on Scotland v Croatia tonight, but because of the frenzied state the English sports media is working itself into, and all because David Beckham looks like winning his 100th cap for England against France....

God... who feckin cares...? I'll be watching this one instead of Scotland, hoping and praying that Becks misses a penalty, scores an og, then gets sent off...

C'mon the French....  :022:

i will be looking at the romania score closely marius will probs be a sub

Well Marius isnt starting the game, he should come on though

Hastings was in the squad but I dont know if he played.

Estonia 2 - Canada 0

It's half-time in the Romania game with them winning 1-0.  Niculae aint on yet though.

Russia had a really good chance to equalise straight after the goal, the ball across goal was a yard too short or else the lad going forward wouldve had an open goal.

Been a decent game so far and Romania have already used a sub, so the coach is making changes early and I'd expect to see Marius on in the second half.

Niculae's on.

Think both Daniel and Marius Nicolae are on now, should get confusing with the Russian commentator!

Marius just had a superb chance there, the defender got back well.  It was Marius who made the chance mind, chasing the ball down.

:015: The comentator wont shut up about him and he isnt even Romanian.  Inverneshkai Skojilund Nicolae plays for.

He just punted it over the bar form miles out, wouldve been goal of the season had it gone in.

The other Nicolae is confusing things.  Maybe the commentators talking about him all the time.?

niculae scored ................. daniel that is  :016:

Daniel Nicolae scored a cracker, might have been Marius who set him up.

Hate to say it but the Inverneshkai forward is playing quite well.

Anyone know how to listen to the Scotland game in US???

MAAAAAARIUS

Marius has scored for romania. Well done

Great goal by Nicuale!

Ball was crossed in and a great bullet header by the ICT man.

He's having a great game, fighting for everything, took the header well

Get in there Marius, well done, give the guy the right service and goal it is.

What's the score?

3-0 romania, marius as his 2nd of the night

posted this just before he scored in the wrong thread....

Unlucky Marius, deflected of his own player then the post.  He's playing really well, chasing everything.

GOAL>  MARIUS Nicolae header  001 001

Aye it was a good header, he's been playing well without having to do all the 'running around' ICT fans seem to expect of him.  He's playing as the center forward with a winger on either side, he's dropping back 20 yards when Romania are coming forward to get a touch and its where he's been feeding balls down the channels, he is having a good game.

Hate to say it but the Inverneshkai forward is playing quite well.

Why do you hate to say it ? Surely its good that an Inverneshkai player is doing well on the international stage. Maybe it will translate into SPL performances if the apparent backroom problems can be smoothed out !

Hastings was playing according to some comments I have seen on boards over here and despite the result had a decent game.

I'm not sure why I said that, I'm delighted for him.  As easy as this is to say right now I've always rated Nicolae as I've always known he could be very dangerous in the system Romania are playing tonight.

Romanias second goal was cored by DANIEL Nicolae.  MARIUS got the 3rd.

i wonder if it was just me clacher did you hear the romanians signing about marius???

No they were singing his name there.  It's understandable, even if he only plays in a handful of games for them between now and the end of his career he was a big player for them a couple of years ago.