TheBrownBottle

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

Hands up who thought Rashford would score that? Thought so

He’s sat outside Graham Kelly’s house right now with his camera rolling

It’s like watching me playing ‘fog man back’

The rest of Britain is - at best - non-plussed the soppy twats

Tifo on YouTube nailed it re Foden. He’d start for Spain, but because he tries to make thing happen, this as a necessity means that he will occasionally lose possession. This isn’t how Southgate wants to play, so he doesn’t start. It is risk-averse football. Yawn.

*Ashington joke* ’I didn’t know Mitrovic was a Serb’ ’He’s not a serb - he’s starting’ *end of Ashington joke*

That’s the magedia for you And we’re all in on it - you don’t need to pretend here

Love owt like this. Not sure if it is deliberate or not, but it’s funny either way. Nowt makes them FEWM like being mixed up with Geordies. Except on holidays in the Med when they can’t be arsed to explain the difference.