TheBrownBottle

Christ, there’s a thread for you. How many pages until they get to head measurements?

Normally the Second Division pauses for internationals. I guess they’ve cottoned on that this would be unnecessary for a WC. I might actually watch the Mackems this weekend on telly, as I can’t be arsed to get up at stupid o’clock to watch the WC (though I could always catch up on the goals - I haven’t seen anything of the WC other than England’s group this week), whereas the Mackem game will be on at sensible o’clock.

Just had to Google Jack Clarke. For the uninitiated he plays for Sunderland. You’d think that would be obvious from the thread title, but he’s so unknown to me that I didn’t put two and two together

‘Hendo’ ? Even with playing with 12 players in a 5-3-3 like above I still wouldn’t start him

Imagine him lifting it. From the front it’ll look like he’s wearing a WC hat

I think the US has every chance - if they had a proper no9 I’d suggest they’d almost be evens. They’ll need to press the Dutch hard mind.

Easiest groups they’ve ever had - along with 2010.

I don’t remember many where it was particularly stressful young’un

I’m in my 40s now. In my lifetime England have made it out of the groups of a WC in 9 out of 10 attempts (albeit this doesn’t include failure to qualify in ‘94). That’s pretty fucking routine in fairness.

I dislike ‘Football’s Coming Home’ and Southgate’s managerial conservatism so it’s hard to say. I definitely think Hitler is worse than both of those though

I have - England Wales is a dead rubber now

Iran should be level there

Yep, the stupid bouncing on his line left him flat footed for the first.

That’s better

Yeah, he’s a good player. Maybe in a couple of years though

As ever, one of Fox’s calls is bad for the US …

The bottom photo is deceptive. He looks like he could be off in video - very marginal though

Whenever England win the ball in midfield, Kane checks his run and drops deeper … any chance he could try being a centre forward?

I thought Trippier was as poor as any of them last match like

Rashford is laughably bad mind. You know as soon as he’s involved it stops dead

I miss the days when football games had name editors

‘Hendo’ ?

Booze-free WC. It’s almost as if half the crowd being pissed adds to the atmosphere. The Qataris bought football without understanding what makes it a spectacle

Christ I miss Eddie’s NUFC dead ball routines. This watered down wank is shite

If Rashford was at Southampton, would Man United buy him? Southgate wouldn’t fucking pick him