[Football] England v Kosovo 7.45 tonight @ St Mary's (capacity 32,505)

Mellotron

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• Sep 10, 2019

• #161

Stat Brother said:

He has plenty of time and games ahead of him where he can be that difference, the player that carries a team on his back, to greatness.
If he does all the 'world class' plaudits will be well earned and rightly deserved.

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By this (nonsense) logic, Lionel Messi isn’t world class.

 

Hugo Rune

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• Sep 10, 2019

• #162

For the record, I think TA-A is world class too.

 

drew

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Burgess Hill

• Sep 10, 2019

• #163

hans kraay fan club said:

The last two 'non-Wembley' full internationals, were held in Leicester and Leeds.

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Thanks for the geography lesson but that doesn't explain why this match is being played so close to the national stadium. Should be in the north west or north east where people coming to the game could get home the same day!

 

Mellotron

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Brighton

• Sep 10, 2019

• #164

Hugo Rune said:

He looks like ‘Man City’ Sterling for England now. If Southgate doesn’t take him off, it just feels like we could hit 8+ goals with him being virtually unstoppable tonight.

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Since that great goal against Spain, he hasn’t looked back. Seemed to have a mental block before then about scoring.

 

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Saunders

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• Sep 10, 2019

• #165

drew said:

Agree, some people are stuck with nostalgia tinted specs on.

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Being in the old terraced Wembley for a 100,000 crowd at an England game was awesome. You cant beat that but we will never see the like of that again. By the time of its demise the old wembley was a really shit stadium and facilities. I dont miss that old wembley.

 

LamieRobertson

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SHOREHAM BY SEA

• Sep 10, 2019

• #166

The fight back is on

 

Icy Gull

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• Sep 10, 2019

• #167

More shit defending from England. Nice goal, we need to send the recruitment team to watch Kosovo players. Work permit problems could rear their head again though

 

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Saunders

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Brighton

• Sep 10, 2019

• #168

Well played Kosovo, they can really take something from this game.

 

Blackadder

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Haywards Heath

• Sep 10, 2019

• #169

Sorrel said:

If we don't it's going to be an interesting second second half.

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Oh?

 

the right footed denilson

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• Sep 10, 2019

• #170

Rice huh? Is he that good?

 

Mellotron

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• Sep 10, 2019

• #171

Get Maddison on.

 

Weststander

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• Sep 10, 2019

• #172

Saunders said:

Being in the old terraced Wembley for a 100,000 crowd at an England game was awesome. You cant beat that but we will never see the like of that again. By the time of its demise the old wembley was a really shit stadium and facilities. I dont miss that old wembley.

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Saw some magical England matches there in the 70’s, taken up in a convoy of school coaches.

By the time of the 91 play off final, Wembley was a rusting dump.

 

SIMMO SAYS

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Incommunicado

• Sep 10, 2019

• #173

One of our players is colour blind

 

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Saunders

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• Sep 10, 2019

• #174

drew said:

Thanks for the geography lesson but that doesn't explain why this match is being played so close to the national stadium. Should be in the north west or north east where people coming to the game could get home the same day!

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Its any closer to the national stadium than many northern grounds they are just spreading it round more. Just because Wembley is in London doesnt mean the whole of the south east and west of England should never see an England game.

 

Mellotron

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• Sep 10, 2019

• #175

Man, it is nice to watch a game without VAR isn’t it?

 

Beach Hut

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Living In a Box

• Sep 10, 2019

• #176

Penalty Kosovo

5-3

 

PILTDOWN MAN

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• Sep 10, 2019

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Icy Gull said:

More shit defending from England. Nice goal, we need to send the recruitment team to watch Kosovo players

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Our defence looks good until it has to defend from a mistake. How many goals do we concede from poor play in the middle.

 

Icy Gull

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• Sep 10, 2019

• #178

What a great game of football

 

Bry Nylon

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• Sep 10, 2019

• #179

Ha ha!

Come on Kosovo

 

drew

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Burgess Hill

• Sep 10, 2019

• #180

Saunders said:

Being in the old terraced Wembley for a 100,000 crowd at an England game was awesome. You cant beat that but we will never see the like of that again. By the time of its demise the old wembley was a really shit stadium and facilities. I dont miss that old wembley.

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Not going to argue about the atmosphere, I saw plenty of England qualifiers there and of course our three matches but it was past it's day. Bit like wishing we were playing at a decrepit Goldstone rather than the Amex!