[Wills2]

I don't know how the game will go it's England after all, whatever the result it won't be easy.

I'll go for a VAR penalty to go against us and for a few scant chances to go begging, cue the pundits back in the studio to talk about England's forwards needing to be clinical in front of goal....whilst Wrighty gibbers on about passion and pride.

[philiper1]

Originally Posted by JustChris

Poor Mark Lawrenson, he must be absolutely inconsolable that Pogba scored the winner.

I love some of the bits Lawro comes up with

[JustChris]

Originally Posted by philiper1

I love some of the bits Lawro comes up with

He's more outdated than his shorts suggest. Hasn't got a clue. I can stand a bit of anti Utd sentiment but seriously he's deluded in bizarre way.

[TodmordenLad]

Originally Posted by JustChris

He's more outdated than his shorts suggest. Hasn't got a clue. I can stand a bit of anti Utd sentiment but seriously he's deluded in bizarre way.

He should be an exhibit in the national football museum in Manchester

[Wills2]

Originally Posted by Wills2

I don't know how the game will go it's England after all, whatever the result it won't be easy.

I'll go for a VAR penalty to go against us and for a few scant chances to go begging, cue the pundits back in the studio to talk about England's forwards needing to be clinical in front of goal....whilst Wrighty gibbers on about passion and pride.

So far, so right.....

[philiper1]

Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

He should be an exhibit in the national football museum in Manchester

[philiper1]

As expected, moments of good play, chances that should have taken but didn't! Walker has been mostly negative and gave a stupid penalty! Never enjoyable watching them play

[JustChris]

Originally Posted by Wills2

So far, so right.....

Strangely accurate...have you seen this before?

[TodmordenLad]

Chris Waddle has lost the plot on 5Live - what a plonker

[Wills2]

Originally Posted by JustChris

Strangely accurate...have you seen this before?

Always the same isn't it!

[philiper1]

Did we actually win? Kyle Walker must be relieved

[TouringPleb]

Don't make it easy for ourselves do we?

Phew!

[F20MAW73]

The VAR did us know favours then.......hopefully this will equal it self out later on in the competition.

A win is a win. Never easy. Some big teams have already had poor results before us to be fair.

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Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

Chris Waddle has lost the plot on 5Live - what a plonker

He always has been.

He lived up road from me and went to school with him.

[Broncho]

Originally Posted by Brigand

He always has been.

He lived up road from me and went to school with him.

Feels like there should be more to this tale....

[Dave-ncl]

Originally Posted by Brigand

He always has been.

He lived up road from me and went to school with him.

He's from Heworth and I think went to school in Bill Quay. In later year, used to drink in Azure Blue not far from Saltwell Park

I went to the same senior school as Gazza and former international baldy Steve Stone. My junior school had that pratt that played for Liverpool... Don Hutchinson. What a tit.

Anyway... Back to the game.

England will get smashed off a better team if they play like that. Can't see Belgium being worried about anything on that showing. Disappointing but a win.

[JNW1]

Originally Posted by Dave-ncl

England will get smashed off a better team if they play like that. Can't see Belgium being worried about anything on that showing. Disappointing but a win.

If England play like they did for the first 25 minutes I think they've got the ability to ruffle the feathers of at least some of the so-called better teams. On the run of play the game should have been over at half-time last night and we only conceded because of a very soft penalty decision (if that was a genuine penalty we should have had at least one of our own!). Don't get me wrong, I don't see us winning it but I do think we have the potential to be a threat to a lot of teams.

I think Gareth Southgate also deserves a bit of credit for at least managing to foster a decent team spirit in the squad; you'd like to think that was a given but it hasn't always been the case with England over the last 20 years!

[Hooded]

Agree should have been easily won by half time. Don't think we'll win it, but might make the quarter finals maybe

[JustChris]

Originally Posted by Brigand

He always has been.

He lived up road from me and went to school with him.

Rumour has it Waddle was distracted by an incredible Select Car Leasing offer on his mobile just moments before 'that' Italia 90 Penalty.....

[Dave-ncl]

JNW1 and Hooded.

I should be easily pleased being a Newcastle supporter, but I'm not! However I sincerely hope you are both right. The main positive of your points are ifs and buts along with a few shoulds.

Against a better team, they will need to convert those shoulds into actuals and the ifs into reality. I don't think they can step to that level.

I'd be critical of:
Sterling.... More like tin plate
Lingard.... Big Jessie
Rashford.... Rash

They have a great team spirit as half of them can't believe live they're playing for the national team. It's like milli vanilli being inducted into the rock n roll Hall of fame

Go go Senegal!!! 1-0 up.

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Originally Posted by Dave-ncl

He's from Heworth and I think went to school in Bill Quay. In later year, used to drink in Azure Blue not far from Saltwell Park

I went to the same senior school as Gazza and former international baldy Steve Stone. My junior school had that pratt that played for Liverpool... Don Hutchinson. What a tit.

Anyway... Back to the game.

England will get smashed off a better team if they play like that. Can't see Belgium being worried about anything on that showing. Disappointing but a win.

He lived in the Leam and then. Heworth Grange, a joyful school with group 4 or the police at the gates.


Agreed about England's performance,it must have been hard for Shearer and Lineker watching just how many chances England fucked up.

[JNW1]

Originally Posted by Dave-ncl

JNW1 and Hooded.

I should be easily pleased being a Newcastle supporter, but I'm not! However I sincerely hope you are both right. The main positive of your points are ifs and buts along with a few shoulds.

Against a better team, they will need to convert those shoulds into actuals and the ifs into reality. I don't think they can step to that level.

I'd be critical of:
Sterling.... More like tin plate
Lingard.... Big Jessie
Rashford.... Rash

They have a great team spirit as half of them can't believe live they're playing for the national team. It's like milli vanilli being inducted into the rock n roll Hall of fame

Go go Senegal!!! 1-0 up.

I'm a Leeds fan so very easily pleased!

As I say, I don't see England winning it or getting anywhere near to be honest. However, Tunisia had the reputation of a team that was quite difficult to break-down yet on another day we could have put 4 or 5 past them in the first half alone; yes disappointing we didn't take our chances but at least we were positive and created some!

I agree Sterling and Lingard both had indifferent games and of the two it's Sterling who worries me most as even playing in a very good Man City team he missed a lot of chances last season (remember the howlers in what should have been the title decider against Man Utd?).

I don't mind Rashford though and would certainly give him a chance to start instead of Sterling....