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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 10:45 17 Jul 2026
Yeah, you'd think if the Malvinas/Falklands meant so much to them, they might play their football somewhere other than England on principle, but never mind.
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I hadn't seen this weirdo Barco running across the pitch getting in England players' faces after their first goal, until yesterday. I was amazed to find out this t wat is expected to sign for Chelsea this summer. I know they don't have a monopoly on cu nts, but they do seem to sign a lot of them. |
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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 09:36 17 Jul 2026
Yes, to a degree, but Tuchel could get instructions to the players and if he had chosen to, he had a hydration break midway through the second half in which to tell them to calm down, stop panicking, and encourage some of them to leave our six yard box from time to time if the opportunity arose. |
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Reply | The Most Pointless Meaningless Event in World History
at 09:27 17 Jul 2026
I would imagine that pretty much all the French and English players just want to be at home/on holiday. If I'd played 60-odd games in the 25-26 season, had just had the devastation of losing a WC semi-final we were expected to win (France) or had thrown away against our biggest rivals (England) then I probably wouldn't want to see a football for about 10 years. Do the supporters give a sh it if you win this match? I very much doubt I will even watch it unless I'm really stuck for something to do. |
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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 06:59 17 Jul 2026
Taking Henderson really annoyed me. If you want him there because he's good for team bonding/mentorship etc then great, stick him in the coaching team. To leave out Scott/Wharton to accommodate Henderson as some sort of mascot was just strange - especially with Rice's struggles with his injury over the previous few months, and the demands of a WC.
The criticism of our display after scoring on Wednesday is not a case of hindsight. I watched it with a load of mates, all amazed that the plan was to spend 30+ mins (plus possibly ET) camped out in our 6 yard box, hoping to get by on blocks and hacking the ball away, whilst surrendering the entire rest of the pitch and all momentum. I had messages from non-English mates asking if England were genuinely planning on spending the rest of the game in their own box. Everyone could see what was happening. It was just weird. I wouldn't have wanted to see us do that with 10 mins left. It's such a frustrating end to the tournament because we were comfortable until we scored and then we just completely bottled it and lost the plot. |
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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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