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Play to Kane or play without. We didn't neither.

Accurate enough for me. The media will be absolute DCs to generate sales and they should just fuck off. Close but not close enough. Thanks for the effort Gareth, you're a good egg.

Yep. Absolutely.

One of my final thoughts here will be to back Southgate. Will he be able to say he goes out on a high? No. But he goes out with moral stance in tact. Be as bitter as you like about what could or should have been. But Southgate has done all he can in as respectable a fashion as he can and for that he must be respected.

Let's just face it. Our style of football was sussed. We tried to adapt and we couldn't and now we're stuck behind a trend. Be bold and we will win it all. We have the players and the appetite but not the manager. Max respect to Gareth but that's it. Onward and upwards.

This can comfortably be my karma.

Perennial tryhards.

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Nice and Green.

This is very similar to how I feel about everything too. I have a feeling I'll become increasingly detached from NUFC too if we are to move stadium which I can absolutely foresee. It's all about money men now. Perhaps it always has been but to a lesser degree. The entertainment business is surpassing the sport. Communities replaced with consumers.

I don't personally believe in luck like. He has been but yi kna. To break it down slightly beyond that... I think he has been blinkered and stubborn and when the changes that the majority of the country would have suggested were made, he has seen how it works. I just feel he will always be safe in his approach, with fine tuning either way to try and establish his needs. He gets away with it with Engand because the quality is there (usually) but otherwise he is fucked. Hence why it works now but not at domestic level. He's had plenty shite opponents but you can only beat what's in front of you. He is a nice guy. He has every individuals interest at heart albeit he may not play them all, and he has the respect of the group, it would seem, as a man, moreover than a manager. For that reason, the world class talent in some areas is enough to bring it home. Because they respect him enough to try enough. I've been super critical of him, but after tonight where England finally looked more like England, let's go get it man. It's ours for the taking.

We'd be unstoppable imo. The ability at his disposal. Playing the English way. But as much as I think he is mediocre, he's respectable (Southgate). People often forget they are just people at the opposite end.

I actually think it's in spite of Southgate. However, Gareth is an all round good guy doing his best for England. He is respectable and deserves respect as a person. They cannot have Eddie. England will not have world dominance at Newcastle's loss.

Southgate you're the one You still turn me on Football's coming home again

Don't disagree.

Good post but I don't really agree with the opening statement. When the likes of England and Newcastle have spent 60ish years of winning fuck all, I don't really care how we do it to some degree. Just get it won then we can worry about how we win it next time. However, on the other hand because I deem us to not be performing, that is what makes me completely disengage. I loved Newcastle 2 seasons ago for being super organised and defensive and just winning 1-0s etc. Was absolutely class. Cannot say the same for England where attack should be our strongest form of defence and we're playing an 8 man midfield.

My suspicion is two chess-like games with little entertainment and a single goal winning either game (if not pens). Based on performance Spain could and should win it like.

I feel like the names are but not the teams.

None of my match going mates have any degree of excitement about England this time out. No clamour for fan zones, no desire for beers, no "Oh my God we're in the semi final of a major tournament", just a simple observation of "Why are we playing these tactics and how have we got this far?" It's canny sad tbh. I know I should be buzzing, yet tonight I could barely bring myself to celebrate as I watched on with 2 non-football fans, my Italian wife who also isn't bothered by football and her Swiss mate who was a keen fan. I don't know if maybe my mates and I are just at a stage in life whereby wives, children, houses, cars, etc. Have all taken over in priority and a resurgent Newcastle United just blows a drab, boring, underperfoming England set up out of the water in terms of excitement or what? However, it feels all around Newcastle we're not alone. I had once credited Southgate with reconnecting England fans with England players as the gap between prima donna's and Joe Public widened but this style and level of football and players essentially sticking two fingers up at fans telling them to simply be happy has left a sour taste in my mouth and a real disconnect that is far stronger than ever before for me. Maybe that changes when we play a Dutch side I don't expect us to beat, I don't know? Euro 96 was the pinnacle of international football for me. Shearer, Pearce, Gazza, players singing their hearts out until they were blue in the face, attacking games. Again maybe rose tinted glasses, but fuck me it's an absolute alternative universe compared to now.

All this stop and start run ups is a load of shite anyways. Should be allowed to the edge of the box and just a simple run up and shoot. None of this fucking about. Put your foot through it too.

Aye. I said as much tonight. Quality defender bur an absolute dick and a cheat in his day like. Actually impressed me this tournament though and felt for him at the end. Did well.

Folk who give their absolute all despite not being world beaters always deserve respect. Miggy has done more than enough not to get shit off absolute melts on social media.

Social media is full of absolute daft cunts is the moral to any story.

No idea mate I must have misinterpreted it