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Post by wakefieldstokie on Jul 6, 2024 20:32:47 GMT
Winning is now all that matters. Let's just have that feeling of a major trophy win. Semi-Final. Final. Quarter-Final. Semi-Final and still going. We would have ripped legs, arms heads the lot off for that after the Iceland debacle. Not for me. Football is about excitement not an absolute bore fest. We have some of the best players in Europe and we play like that, again.
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Post by liathroid on Jul 6, 2024 20:33:47 GMT
someone is having a laugh
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Post by march4 on Jul 6, 2024 20:35:24 GMT
And yet I have no feeling for this group of players like I did for previous squads. I’m proud that England are through to another semifinal but I just haven’t taken to our players. Like who in previous squads? Gazza really the only one I can think of. Lots in this squad have personality. We're just getting to old to relate. Bobby Moore. Bobby Charlton.
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Jul 6, 2024 20:35:49 GMT
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Post by RedandWhite90 on Jul 6, 2024 20:35:49 GMT
Winning is now all that matters. Let's just have that feeling of a major trophy win. Semi-Final. Final. Quarter-Final. Semi-Final and still going. We would have ripped legs, arms heads the lot off for that after the Iceland debacle. Not for me. Football is about excitement not an absolute bore fest. We have some of the best players in Europe and we play like that, again. Shades of, 'we won the argument' here.
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Post by LDE76 on Jul 6, 2024 20:36:29 GMT
Do any England players miss the semi? Don't think so, unless they fall victim to separate misfortunes.
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Post by maninasuitcase on Jul 6, 2024 20:37:04 GMT
Another golden generation hampered by poor management at the moment.
Granted we are in the semis but a team like Spain would destroy under under southgate.
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Post by SuperRickyFuller on Jul 6, 2024 20:37:32 GMT
Do any England players miss the semi? Don't think so, unless they fall victim to separate misfortunes. That episode is an absolute classic 😂
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jul 6, 2024 20:38:16 GMT
Do any England players miss the semi? Don't think so, unless they fall victim to separate misfortunes. Classic episode 👍 Wonderbat
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Post by Edward Tattsyrup on Jul 6, 2024 20:38:30 GMT
Winning is now all that matters. Let's just have that feeling of a major trophy win. Semi-Final. Final. Quarter-Final. Semi-Final and still going. We would have ripped legs, arms heads the lot off for that after the Iceland debacle. Not for me. Football is about excitement not an absolute bore fest. We have some of the best players in Europe and we play like that, again. Italy have won world cups playing the way we are at the moment, do the Italians care? They just add another star to the shirt and add it to the history books. Don't care how wank we are in the next two matches if we win it. If we don't, then we hold Southgate and the players to account
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Jul 6, 2024 20:43:25 GMT
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Post by smallthorner on Jul 6, 2024 20:43:25 GMT
To say we'd be out if Saka had played LWB is a stupid statement. We could have created more chances etc against an average Swiss side if Trippier or TAA had been in their natural position. You didn't think it was turgid football?? Wow. Saka was playing RWB by the way. God forbid if Shaw is not fit for the next match cuz if Trippier is still there we will finally run out of luck. Rubbish football from a rubbish manager. How is it a stupid statement? He scored a goal cutting inside from the right wing. He wouldn't score that playing LWB would he? 😂 I haven't actually said at any point that it wasn't turgid football either, you've made that up. It was bloody awful again. Find a single quote from me that says I think it wasn't turgid (spoiler alert, you can't, because I didn't) Agree with the rest of the things you've said. I think with Shaw fit we'll see a more balanced side hopefully but I won't hold my breath because the manager is negative. You said we would be out if Saka played LWB. Not particularly a fact is it? We would have probably won 3-0 if we had a balanced team 😉
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Jul 6, 2024 20:45:06 GMT
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Post by 4doorsaloon on Jul 6, 2024 20:45:06 GMT
Winning is now all that matters. Let's just have that feeling of a major trophy win. Semi-Final. Final. Quarter-Final. Semi-Final and still going. We would have ripped legs, arms heads the lot off for that after the Iceland debacle. Not for me. Football is about excitement not an absolute bore fest. We have some of the best players in Europe and we play like that, again. Professional sport is all about winning. If you need entertainment, go to the cinema or try American sports.
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Post by SuperRickyFuller on Jul 6, 2024 20:47:15 GMT
How is it a stupid statement? He scored a goal cutting inside from the right wing. He wouldn't score that playing LWB would he? 😂 I haven't actually said at any point that it wasn't turgid football either, you've made that up. It was bloody awful again. Find a single quote from me that says I think it wasn't turgid (spoiler alert, you can't, because I didn't) Agree with the rest of the things you've said. I think with Shaw fit we'll see a more balanced side hopefully but I won't hold my breath because the manager is negative. You said we would be out if Saka played LWB. Not particularly a fact is it? We would have probably won 3-0 if we had a balanced team 😉 It's a fact because he wouldn't have cut in from the right wing to score if he was on the left 😂 I think we agree on most except this bloody Saka thing 😂
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Post by madnellie on Jul 6, 2024 20:48:42 GMT
someone is having a laugh I actually really like Shearer as a co-commentator. I thought I was the only one
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Jul 6, 2024 20:53:50 GMT
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jul 6, 2024 20:53:50 GMT
I'm busy divorcing my cheating wife, guess what her sodding name is. Neil Diamond-Chuffed? She wishes.
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Jul 6, 2024 20:54:30 GMT
Our semi final is 100000000% going to extra time.
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Post by emretezzy on Jul 6, 2024 21:22:35 GMT
3 semi finals in last 4 tournaments. Unprecedented. And yet I have no feeling for this group of players like I did for previous squads. I’m proud that England are through to another semifinal but I just haven’t taken to our players. I think they are more likeable, approachable and done more good for England football than any team in our history since 66. If a couple old crustys don't have Tik Tok or YouTube it's on them. Access to the squad has never been more available or enjoyable.
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Jul 6, 2024 21:24:35 GMT
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jul 6, 2024 21:24:35 GMT
That was fucking abysmal. Onwards to the semis Not great I grant you but abysmal? Behave yourself. Ok was watching in a pub in Manchester and thought it was terrible, maybe was better than I thought, usually watch on my home at home
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jul 6, 2024 21:27:44 GMT
And yet I have no feeling for this group of players like I did for previous squads. I’m proud that England are through to another semifinal but I just haven’t taken to our players. I think they are more likeable, approachable and done more good for England football than any team in our history since 66. If a couple old crustys don't have Tik Tok or YouTube it's on them. Access to the squad has never been more available or enjoyable. Seem a decent bunch, yep Never got the Gazza love in, just think he was a stupid arse but if fake tits and belching is your thing then hey. Pickford probably the closest to him but no wannabe superstars amongst them or tabloid fodder.
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Jul 6, 2024 21:28:52 GMT
Our semi final is 100000000% going to extra time. Does it matter it would be decent management if it does given our penalty takers
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Post by GrahamHyde on Jul 6, 2024 21:30:21 GMT
We've started to become what we were saying the Germans were for years. Nothing great but always grinding out results.
Well done England, another semi-final.
The fifth of my lifetime, three have been under Southgate and one of those that wasn't was when I was 1 year old.
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Jul 6, 2024 21:30:23 GMT
We owe RK one too after the cheating fat bugger got Graham Taylor the sack with a blatant sending off ignored before he scored the winner seconds later
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Post by fortressbritannia on Jul 6, 2024 21:31:13 GMT
This tournament has been awful but what separates this Engalnd team from previous is the change in mentality.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Jul 6, 2024 21:32:50 GMT
Just watched itv football talking about when England played Holland at euro 96, Gary neville called it a tactical masterclass from Terry venables.. the female stood between neville and lescott asked straight faced "why was it? "
Wow...the sooner we get back to having the best person for the job and not this quota filling nonsense the better.
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Post by lordb on Jul 6, 2024 21:35:46 GMT
Not great I grant you but abysmal? Behave yourself. Ok was watching in a pub in Manchester and thought it was terrible, maybe was better than I thought, usually watch on my home at home Better than the other games but no creativity, goal was our first shot Pressed better, played in their half, players looked like they gave a shit Painful approach play Foden got on the ball, worked his socks off, created nothing
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Post by lordb on Jul 6, 2024 21:36:51 GMT
We owe RK one too after the cheating fat bugger got Graham Taylor the sack with a blatant sending off ignored before he scored the winner seconds later 4.1 was payback, or was Koeman gone by then?
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Post by questionable on Jul 6, 2024 21:38:15 GMT
My take is that this competition has been dire with the so called big teams not turning up, we have an abundance of talent that’s grossly being mis managed and so far been lucky as hell.
We’re due a couple of big performances so we’re winning the competition then??
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Jul 6, 2024 21:43:37 GMT
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Post by questionable on Jul 6, 2024 21:43:37 GMT
Not great I grant you but abysmal? Behave yourself. Ok was watching in a pub in Manchester and thought it was terrible, maybe was better than I thought, usually watch on my home at home No mate I opted to watch the game at home as opposed to going the pub, it wasn’t a good match “but” as opposed to bottling it at the penalty shootout by walking the dog I opted to watch the penalties and it’s almost as if Southgate had resigned himself to penalties, which were extremely good btw. Went the pub afterwards which was a good call
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Post by GrahamHyde on Jul 6, 2024 21:44:35 GMT
1988: Not Qualified 1990: Semi 1992: Not Qualified 1994: Not Qualified 1996: Semis 1998: Last 16 2000: Group Stage 2002: Quarters 2004: Quarters 2006: Quarters 2008: Not Qualified 2010: Last 16 2012: Quarters 2014: Groups 2016: Last 16 (Iceland) ------------------------------------ 2018: Semis 2020: Runner-up 2022: Quarters 2024: Semis*
In my lifetime (I'm 35 years old). I've seen 5 semi-finals for England, three of those have been under Gareth Southgate, one of the other two was then I was one year old.
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Post by spitthedog on Jul 6, 2024 22:00:34 GMT
1988: Not Qualified 1990: Semi 1992: Not Qualified 1994: Not Qualified 1996: Semis 1998: Last 16 2000: Group Stage 2002: Quarters 2004: Quarters 2006: Quarters 2008: Not Qualified 2010: Last 16 2012: Quarters 2014: Groups 2016: Last 16 (Iceland) ------------------------------------ 2018: Semis 2020: Runner-up 2022: Quarters 2024: Semis* In my lifetime (I'm 35 years old). I've seen 5 semi-finals for England, three of those have been under Gareth Southgate, one of the other two was then I was one year old. Apparently it's because of the quality of players we now have. It turns out that Scholes, Lampard, Gascoigne, Ferdinand, Owen, Campbell, Gerard, Rooney, Shearer, Linekar, Beardsley, Keegan, Brooking, Francis, Cole and Beckham were all a bag of shite didn't you know?
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jul 6, 2024 22:00:55 GMT
Ok was watching in a pub in Manchester and thought it was terrible, maybe was better than I thought, usually watch on my home at home Better than the other games but no creativity, goal was our first shot Pressed better, played in their half, players looked like they gave a shit Painful approach play Foden got on the ball, worked his socks off, created nothing Pretty much as I saw it, so abysmal. Credit to the pen takers mind. My biggest gripe was the delay in subbing Kane. Love him but Christ we may as well have played with ten tonight, he should have been hooked in the first ten minutes of the second half. I’m not convinced at all that the formation was right either. We were again very good at the back so that’s another positive for the Southgate fan club
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