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As a team, I've been most impressed with Russia, they really did play some wonderful stuff on Friday. No stand out players for me as yet though.

Good game, much better than England-France.

Ah, that should have been the equaliser.

If that's so, could that mean bye bye Van Persie?

Shev

Brilliant!

Shevchenko Canny header.

Pretty much exactly what I said to my work mates when we were watching the game, got mocked for such a statement though haha.

There we go.

Got away with a fair few fouls tonight. Still though, Cabaye looked decent.

Unlucky Ibra.

I do like the effort the cameramen are putting in to find the fittest lass out there

He'll do well to reach Christmas. I'm going to give him a season and a half, at the very most. Generous, I know.

What a terrible game that was. Whilst France were the better team, they, like England, didn't have much urgency (especially in the last 20 minutes or so). You could put that down to England's negative tactics (10 men behind the ball and all that) but I just never got the feeling that France were going to go for it - aye, they had chances but most of them were shots from outside the box. Hodgson will definitely be the more satisfied out of the two managers, he set up the team to be defensively solid and that did sort of happen - it really restricted France so I guess, all in all, it's a decent start from us. The result is the right one and one which I suspect most of the England fans will be content with, I know I am.

He looked really good, I was already imagining him in a NUFC strip...it's going to happen Maybe not really, especially if he continues to play like that

It'll go well for a while but then the usual/inevitable thing will happen. That is, once things go wrong or once Chelsea go on a bad run of form, Abramovich will have a few (angry) words. I'll give Di Matteo, at most, a season and a half. Maybe Abramovich is only looking for someone to keep the seat warm for 12 months before seducing Pep... Hmmm, very plausible...

It'll go well for a while but then the usual/inevitable thing will happen. That is, once things go wrong or once Chelsea go on a bad run of form, Abramovich will have a few (angry) words. I'll give Di Matteo, at most, a season and a half.

Something's happening

Carragher annoys me.

Oh well, it was a decent enough effort from Ireland. The better team won.

Sooo close.

That's a penalty imo.

Terrible cross.

Awww, Shay. Not his night.