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Reply | Celar €1.5 million
at 11:40 17 Jul 2026
Unless there was some deliberate laundering type thing going on, every signing is a gamble. Look at Richard Ord.
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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 15:08 16 Jul 2026
Just out of curiosity, and for good conversation, what if we'd done like-for-like substitutions and at 1-0 up carried on playing the same way and the game really opened up with both teams going for it and Argentina scored two goals in the last 40mins (plus added time) and we still lost.
Would everyone be happy because we approached it 'the right way', even though we lost or would we just be less narked off than we, rightly, currently are.
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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 12:19 16 Jul 2026
I'm not defending Tuchal but before the "He's got to go" brigade come out in full force, let's remember that 47 teams in the tournament will not win the World Cup. Are all those managers up for the sack?
I get that many teams will get nowhere near it so really shouldn't be considered for the chop but all bar one of the expected teams (France, Brazil, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, Spain, Argentina, England, Portugal) will fail.
Then you have the next lot that expect to be knocking on the door (Japan, Mexico, Croatia, Morocco, Egypt).
Then you have others who did under delivered (Turkey, Scotland, South Korea, Uruguay) who I do expect the Managers to be sweating.
And then you have Italy who never even qualified! ..... along with the likes of Nigeria, Denmark, Wales, Poland etc. |
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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 11:06 16 Jul 2026
We're all talking about England's tactics, and rightly so, but did this play into Argentina's playbook? Niggle at/peck at the opponents, don't waste energy then go hell for leather in the last 25 mins? |
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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 10:48 16 Jul 2026
In the cold light of day I just think that on the whole we're a 1/4 final / semi-final team at best. Yes, we've got to two Euro finals but on average I think we just don't have what it takes to get us over the line. |
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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 22:43 15 Jul 2026
I think i’m more angry than disappointed. I know the manager only gets it right if you win a game but when Gordon came off I was gobsmacked. Way too early, if at all, to bring him off.
Kane was fairly quiet most of the game which became invisible the last 25 mins which wasn’t his fault, he was a passenger.
Ok.. so you decide to park the bus but no one was on the player who got the equaliser and it was Bellingham, again, who saw the danger but he can’t do it all on his own. Someone should have closed him down sooner. For the winner, great cross but no one near the scorer. Be right next to him and on him as he jumps, make him head it over but he had the freedom to score. Is all that on the manager or the players…. or both.
I think we lost that game as much as Argentina won it. |
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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 22:11 15 Jul 2026
Argentina are different gravy to Mexico and Norway. As was said above, just keep playing the same game. Gordon came off way too soon.
We sat back and it was coming. They hit the post twice, Pickford made a couple of saves, it was just a matter of time. [Post edited 15 Jul 22:28]
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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 21:55 15 Jul 2026
We invited that by taking off attacking players and hoping for Mexico MkII |
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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 14:29 15 Jul 2026
As lovely as that would be not sure my ticker could cope! I want it 3-1by 75 minutes and we see the game out!! :D
However, some predictions are already coming in......
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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 12:31 15 Jul 2026
I get the slowly approach v Norway due to the heat and humidity and conserving energy that could otherwise be quickly sapped but tonight it will be played indoors at a perfect 21oC. F'kin' get at them from the off!! |
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Reply | ITV's coverage last night...
at 10:17 13 Jul 2026
I don't think he should have said to Bellingham what Tuchal said, maybe just ask him his thoughts, but no problem with agreeing to disagree.
However, calls for his job & death threats? Jesus wept, that is ridiculous and out of order. |
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Reply | me
at 22:19 12 Jul 2026
Zyzzyva |
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Reply | ITV's coverage last night...
at 20:59 12 Jul 2026
He was deliberately rattling the hornets nest just minutes after the game (that we won) when the manager and players are still pumped up then he went tell-telling to Bellingham.
Snide reporting. Loads on social media saying the same.
Listen to what Henry said in the video above….. “stop going on about the players who are not here and get behind the team that is here. Do you believe in him now?”. When she replied (paused while thinking it up) “always have done” you could see he wasn’t convinced.
It’s as though the “journalists” in England go on courses and are taught how to ask inane and inflammatory questions because, as we know, that’s what drives discussion/clicks/views etc and it’s working because we’re discussing it.
Nb, what’s wrong in being a little bit of a cheerleader. They’re quick to turn the knife when things aren’t going well so why not join in with the fun after just getting through to the World Cup semi final.
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Reply | ITV's coverage last night...
at 12:20 12 Jul 2026
I thought the same. Just get behind the team rather than trying to schitstir all the time.
This is where social media can be good, I hope there’s enough of a backlash to make them feel embarrassed about it |
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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 01:20 12 Jul 2026
The downside is that we’ll see more of Beckham and his dopey kids. |
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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 00:49 12 Jul 2026
Superb!! Norway will win the hearts, we’ll have the semi final thank you |
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