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Reply | ITV's coverage last night...
at 16:27 15 Jul 2026
When it's a bunch of pundits sat around in a studio discussing the game, I really don't see how them being in the same country, but maybe 2-3,000 odd miles from a game, adds much more than having them sat in a studio in their home country.
Sections of the media, politicians, and the general population are forever banging on about the profligacy of the BBC, so they probably went down the cheapest route to avoid taking another kicking. Seems reasonable enough to me. |
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Reply | The ultimate World Cup thread
at 09:47 7 Jul 2026
I was a bit concerned that suspending Balogun's suspension might have been the result of a corrupt deal between Trump and Infantino, but Infantino assures us that the decision was arrived at by an "independent panel", and he had no input at all into the outcome of their meeting. Hopefully we can all accept this explanation and move on. Viva FIFA.
Just like with farcically cramming South America, Europe, and Africa into WC 2030, to give Asia (Saudi) the WC in 2034, it's pretty depressing to see them not even trying to hide how they operate these days. I would absolutely love it if UEFA left FIFA. Surely there's some restriction of trade when FIFA have complete control over a multi-million-dollar business. |
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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 09:19 6 Jul 2026
That was sooooo stressful! Reminded me of the 0-0 in Rome in '97 when we dug in and got the result we needed against a good side in a really difficult environment. Superb win for England. Should give them a lot of belief. |
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Reply | Harry Kane
at 14:39 2 Jul 2026
Margot's a classy girl and managed to marry a Fulham fan.
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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 10:40 2 Jul 2026
I thought Madueke left Spence really exposed at RB and didn't really offer any sort of support when DRC had the ball. He also seemed to see quite a lot of the ball and then do very little with it. I can see the logic re Saka and pens though. |
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Reply | The ultimate World Cup thread
at 16:01 1 Jul 2026
Amazing. I spent my whole afternoon there staring at the half of the pitch where Maradona scored his goals against us in 86, thinking, "I can't believe I'm at the Azteca". Genuinely one of the great stadiums. We stayed in Condesa too - excellent spot for a base in a top city. Loved the locals but can't see them being quite so friendly if we play them and go through. |
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Reply | The ultimate World Cup thread
at 15:30 1 Jul 2026
You lucky bloke! That must have been incredible. It's an amazing place, eh - felt weirdly compact to me for such a massive stadium. Love Mexico City and it's one of the most iconic stadiums in the world. Should have hosted the final. |
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Reply | Too early for face paint?
at 14:22 1 Jul 2026
I have watched the 5 pm and 6 pm games. 9 pm games have been a pain for kids, but doable
I allowed my son to stay up for the Panama game at 10 pm, but he was absolutely knackered the next day and none of his mates got to watch it. I stayed up for Scotland v Brazil, but went to sleep after the first goal. I've caught the odd bit of overnight matches if I've woken in the night. I don't know anyone watching the games in the middle of the night.
Generally, there doesn't seem to be anywhere near as much of a buzz as usual - think that's partly down to the time difference, a bit down to stodgy performances/games (but we usually have that) and a bit down to the lack of jeopardy in the groups. If we go through tonight but then lose against Mexico, I would imagine I'd feel even more disconnected. Speaking with mates in Europe, they've all felt very removed from it too. |
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Reply | Even when the film is
at 13:56 1 Jul 2026
I watched 'Lock Stock...' at the cinema and had the bloke sat behind me giving an audio commentary all the way through - "Vinnie Jones has just arrived with a shotgun" etc. It was annoying but I thought it was a lovely thing to do for a friend/family who presumably was visually impaired. As we left the cinema at the end of the film, it became apparent that the woman that he was with, wasn't visually impaired at all. Cheers.
My mum and dad were at the cinema once and someone in the front row was wrapping their Christmas shopping throughout the film. |
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Reply | Too early for face paint?
at 10:43 1 Jul 2026
Surely no-one is getting to the pub at breakfast time in the build-up to England V DRC at tea time?! I lunchtime seems fair enough. |
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Thread | Too early for face paint?
at 09:59 1 Jul 2026
Walking into work this morning, I walked past a bloke at about 07:55 who had a St George's cross painted on his face. Seemed a bit keen to me. I've never been a face paint sort of bloke, but surely this is too early to go for it? He's presumably got at least a morning of work before heading to the pub. |
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Reply | Even when the film is
at 09:54 1 Jul 2026
In the early 90's my brother and his girlfriend went to see a French film, which was over 3 hours long and set in one room with 3 actors. 30 mins in his girlfriend said she was going to get some food - he assumed Maltesers/popcorn etc, but she actually left the cinema, went for a meal in a restaurant and came back for the last 10 mins of the film. |
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Reply | The ultimate World Cup thread
at 09:49 1 Jul 2026
If England get through, it is going to be really, really tough against Mexico. I saw a meaningless league fixture at the Azteca and it was proper loud when it got going. It also seems relatively tight/on top of the pitch considering the size of the place. It will be absolutely bouncing, the city will be heaving with fans on the way to the ground, and then you have to deal with the altitude and temperature. Fans apparently making loads of noise all night outside the Ecuador hotel on the eve of the game. Plus they look a decent side! |
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Reply | Scotland World Cup .
at 13:00 26 Jun 2026
To be fair, none of the Scots I know - including home and away regulars - thought they would get out of the group, and all are very aware of how limited most of their squad are. All were happy to qualify after so many years, but fair to say I think most will be disappointed with their performances at the tournament again. You can't have 34.5 year old Grant Hanley in your starting 11 at a WC and be expecting too much. |
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Reply | Scotland World Cup .
at 09:14 25 Jun 2026
My (Scottish) Dad spent five minutes on the phone yesterday afternoon ranting about teams pi ssing about with the ball in and around their own box. I can't wait to hear his views on the first goal.
Scotland have a mid-table Championship defence and a bang average keeper, so fannying around at the back is always going to be a huge gamble against any decent side. |
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Reply | Drinking Alcohol in the ground.
at 12:47 23 Jun 2026
Agree with all of that Clive. I have been absolutely off my head at the football, fallen asleep at the football, lost track of which end Fulham were attacking, and once thought that a game had ended, when it was only half time... and I think it would be a nightmare for all the reasons listed above.
There are enough rows over people standing-up/not wanting to stand up, without lobbing people getting drenched in beer/cider and having coats, bags, kids soaked into the mix. I must have seen literally hundreds of full pints getting kicked over at the cricket over the years. |
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