Coffee_Johnny

Poetic licence, perhaps? If what’s his name can have two cocks, then they can have home billing ?‍♂️

Do you think he’ll get a run-out tomorrow? Hope so. However great it might be to win a World Cup it must feel a bit of an anticlimax if you haven’t really featured.

Perhaps a similar reason that I thought Shilton’s age-slowed reaction time might cost us in the 1990 finals (…think it did contribute). Similarly T-Rex arms might not reach something Pope would/could.

Might be if you said all Iranians are horrific cheaters. Is that what you’re saying Steve? Is it? Eh? Shameful (?)

That’s 11 unforced errors/misplaced passes for Rashford, by my count.

Yep. It’s a goer, if we can have that blue star flag, anarl.

Is that because, he an’t ever gonna work, get down in the dirt, he chooses to cruise?

Not according to the player ratings for the match.

Heard Tim Vickery, BBC South American Football Correspondent (who lives in Brazil), talking about the depth of the Brazil squad, before the Switzerland game yesterday. He said something like: “Their best midfielder, for me, Bruno Guimarães from Newcastle United, hasn’t played yet.” felt a strange glow of vicarious pride and validation for The Bruno. Couldn’t watch it, but noticed he got third best ratings for his half an hour in the game.

RIP. Great player; lovely man; tragic loss. We all need to support men’s mental health. There are a growing number of initiatives now, but the stats haven’t changed in the last thirty years. 75% of suicides per year are by men; only 33% of people who use talking therapy services are men. We can do better. Final word, from a song that never quite took off: ? Gary… Speed! He scores them with his heed. Gary Speed, Gary Speed! ?

England will qualify but I’m far less optimistic. We’ll struggle against better teams. Just hoping Southgate stumbles upon, as Robson did with Beardsley-Lineker in Mexico ‘86, an attacking formation which gets the best out of our squad. I doubt it will happen, but I’d be fascinated to see how Kane and Wilson would link up as a forward two and finding a starting place for Foden. Apart from the obvious goal threat he brings, he is so athletic and combative he brings so much more than Sterling and Saka.

Genuinely want to vomit.

This made me chuckle. Your ultra confident pre-match messages to resigned acceptance of shit-show, slow to change, Southgate-soccer (…don’t know where that phrase came from, but hope I won’t be needing it again) exactly mirrors my feelings yesterday.

Got three in East stand. Preferred Milburn ones had gone.

2654 in the queue. Another 17 mins wait time.

Yep. Plus any team that Bruno can’t get into is to be feared!

Maps up, with availability as it was at end of last sale period I guess. Picked the seats I want, recent experience probably means I should choose the least likely to be picked before I get there! Not sure when you can join the queue? Desperate for a few together.

A suitable welcome to the madhouse of NUFC.

You’re evidently a camel-humping (thank you to NE27), horse-punching, gravy-stained, Honey-Monster-fondling, Blairite-soft-shite, delewed-jawdy, (insert additional favoured bile-infused ‘banter’) Marra. Accept it, live with the shame.

Can’t see past Brazil as World Champions on this performance. What a squad; phenomenal in the second half.

Here’s hoping that is bollocks. That kind of interference would create a problem for someone like Howe. Going to file it under bullshit for now.

This tickled me.

Kieran Trippier, England captain. Great recognition, lovely to see.

Well those with any sense, and who by fortune of birth/residence are outside the ‘loyalty-yoke’ of any of the central SR postcodes, would/should/easily could support the team named for their regional capital. One North East, with one capital, and one top flight football team. No brainer.

Quite incredible that.