Bob'n'weave
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Have not invested in this world cup at all.
I would like get behind the team but I haven't recovered from South Africa yet.
I would like get behind the team but I haven't recovered from South Africa yet.
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[Football] The WC - I think I prefer it like this
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Tricky Dicky
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I much prefer to start these things understated, then build as we go through.
As always I agree with you, btw who’s is the Sussex fellow you talk of?
Stuart Munday
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I have never been so uninterested about the World Cup, yes England tend to be rubbish but we are used to that, Southgate is a decent manager and they could surprise a few people this time.
My issue is with Fifa they have done everything they can to ruin the competition, I wouldn't be surprised if Russia get to at least the Quarter Finals with a little help along the way.
My issue is with Fifa they have done everything they can to ruin the competition, I wouldn't be surprised if Russia get to at least the Quarter Finals with a little help along the way.
Shropshire Seagull
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I would be pleased to see, if someone had the time to find/create, the totals of goals scored at each world cup, since we won it back in '66. [excluding extra time and penalty shoot-outs]
I suspect its a diminishing number, with more teams playing cagey and being extra defensive - leading to fewer goals and less excitement.
I predict there will be loads of 0-0 and 1-0 and some folk calling it as boring as F1 [in their opinion obviously]
I suspect its a diminishing number, with more teams playing cagey and being extra defensive - leading to fewer goals and less excitement.
I predict there will be loads of 0-0 and 1-0 and some folk calling it as boring as F1 [in their opinion obviously]
So you don't usually get into it until we've been knocked out?
I would be, they are literally terrible.
Is there any evidence to support this idea?
Marshy
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Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
So am I the only one who's bought an England t-shirt from Lidl's?
Thunder Bolt
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Success with England U21s including winning a tournament.
Trufflehound
Re-enfranchised
If England can bowel us over with their movement of the ball, they may have those watching in the pubs on the edge of their stools.
Didn't think so.
Hopefully he'll turn out (in the coming weeks) to be a fantastic manager with impressive tactical nous. But if he does turn out to be an inspired choice, it will be more by luck than judgement. Quite why our shit FA don't employ a manager with a good record at the top level is beyond me.
Better than nothing, but it's not the same as senior level football.
What did the U21s win by the way? When he managed us at the UEFA U21 championship in 2015, we finished last in our group.
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Didn't Southgate get Middlesbrough relegated? A fantastic achievement for the good of football.
Yes, and then sacked when failing at Championship level I think.
To be fair, he did get Middlesbrough to the Europa final (or whatever it's called). But I like to hope for more from the manager of England.
Sacked when they were fourth only one point off the top.
That was the other shit ex Boro and England manager McClaren.
withdeanwombat
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I hope the team returns flushed with success.
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Gareth Southgate is a lovely honest lad from Crawley.
Naturally he goes back to a being a useless Palace prick if we fail miserably.
Are you saying he was sacked because they were succeeding? Perhaps 4th wasn't good enough for the team they had?
For some reason I thought they both did it. So he's worse than I thought he was.