So did anyone get the "test results" for Luis Horta's mother?

With all the drama surrounding this case I reckon she was positive.

I can't blame him for what he said but I also can't forgive him for what he's done

Kenny, you seem very naive. Have you ever been bound by a contract? A contract is EVERYTHING. If there is no buyout clause in a contract then not even 20 billion Euros can break a contract. And because nobody here knows the details of the contracts of the coaches that are under contract that is why is said not to mention coaches under contract in my last message.

I have bean campaigning to get better testing. My reason for this is Football is awash with energy drugs and i don't mean the drinks we see being thrown on the pitch at every opportunity. We have had players in Italy Russia and England . And a spate of early deaths and on top of this i fond out a top premiership taking the killer drug Ephedrine that can cause heart failure and strokes. This could be just a coincidence but it makes you think. . The only Players who have bean caught is two championship players EX Everton Danny Cadamateri and QPR new signing Paddy Kenny.

I think the players as a whole seem to know more of what their doing and what positions they should be in. Maybe they should sit down Queiroz and try to coach him.

All that is going on is the Federation trying to fire a guy without having to pay him the remaining of the deal. It looks bad. If they want him gone, fire him. The way it's being handled looks very bad. Especially for an incoming coach.

I admit in screaming at tthe TV hoping for more movement and passing, but none came.
I understand the tactics that CQ used, and used effectively I might add. We might not like it, but his approach to the games gave us a shot.
The problem is that you can also say that his approach derailed our chances. Hence everyone wanting this guy out.
What I didn't like was some of the player selections and substitutions. When you needed a goal vs Spain he subbed in like for like when Pepe came off for Mendes was subbed. he also removed a striker from the field, when Almeida came off.
I understand that Portugal has wingers, but everyone up top for Portugal seemed to have played out of position. Just because a guy is good in the middle it won't make him good out wide and vice versa.
That for me was very disappointing to watch.

CQ's dealing with the media also leaves a lot to be desired. While Scolari got everybody excited and rooting and wanting, CQ comes across calculating. He thinks that he's the smartest man in the room, and he lets you know it.
We scream because he needs to win, but remember that he has won with Man United plenty.

I say give him the Euros. There are actually some young players that won't suffer too much should Portugal not qualify, and Cristiano will stilll be in his prime at the next World Cup.
The fact is that there's nobody that stands out willing to take the job. Everyone wanted to string up Scolari, and now they want him back. LOL. People are actually asking for Dunga, who used the same tactics as CQ and GOT fired. LOL!

CQ needs help in some of his player selections or better yet, put his stamp on the team and rolling HIS guys out there and seeing what they can do.

Trapattoni doesn't speak Portuguese when he was at Benfica the one year he only knew Spanish and he had to have a translator and I wouldn't consider him a canidate anyways also Lippi doesn't coach teams unless there Italian so he wouldn't come to Portugal either.

Carlos Alberto Parreira is out of a job right now and he's a World Cup winner from 1994 so I think he would be a great option for Portugal. Parreira>Dunga.

Dunga, is worse than CQ! leaving out Ronaldinho for the wc had some justification, however leaving off Pato and David Luiz is crazy. I was happy to see those players left home at the wc cuz they were in our group. But CQ @ the world cup was too defensive as a coach and as a result we were not playing "Portuguese Football" especially vs. Spain it seemed he decided Switzerland beat Spain playing that way and was going to do the same. Additionally with the exception for the North Korea game when we needed a trump card pulled from the bench in crunch situations all CQ subs did not contribute anything positive.

Despite this I'm very thankful for CQ having faith in Eduardo and Contrao,

In conclusion Portugal are not going to win the upcoming Euros with CQ in charge. But all this fuss over spilled milk is unwarranted. Just fire him and get get a new coach!

O'Neill could be interesting seeing how he used Young and Milner @ Villa with Agbonlahor and Hesky/Carew and was mostly successful and I'm sure you all would agree with me right now Portugal's NT with Nani, Ronaldo, Danny and Almeida are better than those comparable players he had @ Villa. Damn, I'm sure if O'Neill had the Portuguese NT in the EPL he could win the league. (Ok, maybe I'm getting carried away, but I'm sure he would)

Hey David, i dont know if you have been hiding under a rock lately, but now a days in soccer... contracts mean NOTHING. you sign big contracts to ward off big clubs from signing you and then you get an out of thjis world offer, what happens??? boom, you are sold!!! so i agree with everyone here... Fire idiot CQ and go get a new coach... i have 4 in mind... Scolari again, Lippi, Luis Aragones, or Co Adriaanse.

thats right we played the top two teams and only gave up one goal it was the lack of talent in the middle of the pitch that cost them the world cup the defence was great but the midfield couldn't hold on to the ball long enough to get the attackers going i want to see who CQ puts in the playmaker and holding roles he needs to rebuild the midfield and also i would like to see them try playing in a 442 or a 451 instead of a 433 i love the 433 but you need a well drilled club team to get the most out of it and you just don't get that kind of time on the national teams plus if you play 451 its harder for a team like spain to play tiki taka in the midfield plus our point of attack can come from anywhere catching the defence off balance

Queiros played #1 and 2 countries in the world and gave one one goal thats no basis for a firing,Portugal will show its worth in 2012 Euros.

Martin O'Neill just resigned from Aston Villa. He did a lot on a low budget. No national team experience but fairly successful in club football with both Celtic and Villa.

Scolari as far as I know was in charge of some ukranian club last season and at th end of season decided not to return. I remember seeing something that said Scolari was heading to POrtugal after his son finished his studies and he would take some off time. BUt he did want to return to coaching and he said clubs were still interested. He didn't say anything about international coach but this article was from last year. Thing about scolari the guy had great passion and it carried to the players, but he always moaned and groaned about our small talent pool compared to brasils. And he wasn't best tactician either. Speaking of passion remember when he tried layibg out that serbian player in 08 qualfier. A funny moment looking back. I'll take Scolari over the other mentioned brasilia alberto perreira.

So how would you all deal with the matter?

I'd love to know. If you intend to reply to this then reply by saying who you'd replace him with, then say why this coach would be better than Queiroz. If you mention any coach that is under contract right now then you have to explain how they will break contract.

If that's what he said then I like him a whole lot more now. What's Scolari doing about now? Has everybody forgot about him.

This is a joke the fpf should be ashamed , waking up the players in thier sleep to test is ridicules those testers should wait outside the players room or if need be quietly at the foot of thier bed damn this pisses me off how can the NT succed if it's own federation can't get out of the teams way if someone tried to wake me up i'd tell them to go see their mom too

I'm not a big fan of CQ and I wouldn't complain if he got fired but the way the Federation is going about this is a disgrace. They are not trying to fire him based on his performance. They are attacking a Portuguese coach on his honor/character when what the anti-doping authority did was wrong.

They shouldn't have the right to interfere with the players training. There is plenty of time to take a blood/urine test. Why do they have to do it when the players are supposed to be sleeping? The Federation is sending out a statement that they will not honor contracts with coaches, this does not look good on our country.

In this case I’ll back CQ. I don’t even mind watching what he does in the first couple of games since we don’t have a quality replacement at the moment. JJ will be with Benfica for another 1 to 2 years, and Mou is with Real for 2 to 3 years.

He should be testifying against the coach if he knows whats good for the national team.