Question of the day: why is it called world championship? Its an all-Euro cup. :D

Wales, Scotland and Ireland may belong to Europe, but not England :O:

Great result for England and this young team can only improve.

I'm certainly questioning my earlier beliefs now.

Well done to Croatia and I see a growing number of doubts on the internet regarding the physical capabilities of a Russian team that are supposedly growing stronger as the game goes on and their opposition tire and weaken as a result of their efforts.

After recent state sponsored drug involvement I suppose such allegations can be expected but the bottom line is, Russia did far better than expected and are now out of the competition so perhaps it best that sleeping dogs are left alone.

Hand on heart I'd love to see England triumph but I'll stick with my earlier prediction that the eventual winner will come from the France v Belgium match.

Certainly won't be complaining if I'm wrong.

I see some of England's fans act like morons by rubbing it in. :nope:

https://metro.co.uk/2018/07/07/engla...n-win-7691414/


Disgraceful behavior which England can do without.




I take it England's next match is Wednesday evening which i will not be watching as i will be at work. So i will not comment on that match apart from this...WIN IT!

You continue to focus on the negative for some reason in most of your post lets look at some positives

I agree the Ikea thing is ridiculous but Englands conduct on the pitch has been exemporary despite some really bad tempered matches and provocation these lads have been good role models for the younger generation with there fair play and unselfish teamwork. Lets hope our kids try to emulate them

Gareth Southgate has been a great ambassador for England with his respect for other teams and his no criticism policy with officials and FIFA

Hooliganism was I remember much worse in the 70's and 80's with groups like the infamous Inter City Firm and Interchange Riot Squad there are similar undesirables in most countries including all the Quarter finalist . England and Scotland were arguably the worse in terms of numbers in the past

Thing are still improving but you will always find the Lunatic fringe where ever you go

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England Three Lions making most of us proud
Hooligan origin most popular theories may have originated from the surname of a rowdy Irish family in a music hall song of the 1890s or from Patrick Hoolihan (or Hooligan), an Irish bouncer and thief who lived in London.

^ Hear hear :yep:

I'm surprised the Russian fans haven't carried out some of their televised threats thus far or is it a case of still time yet, or has Putin put the word out that Siberia awaits those troublemakers and perhaps even their nearest and dearest? :hmmm:

The term for prison is "a place not so far from here".


But yea, the idea is that fans do not tarnish the event. To be honest I think people underestimate the hospitality we offer.

- " Places not so remote" - another variant suggested by Google :-)

- I assume that people for most part are adequate and aren't intended to spoil a cheerful holiday, no matter where it takes place - Moscow, Austin, Mumbai.. So I don't expect any kind of aggro. And I also think if some 100 young (and not so young) "football fans" out of 146 000 000 our compatriots are so willing to figure out who's tougher with some other foreign "footbal fans" - they can always arrange an appointment in maslenica-fair wall-to-wall-fist fight-style somwhere in fields out of 101 km cirle from the city. We have PLENTY of place for that. Not that it would be in accordance with the law, but at least they won't disturb anybody except cows and birds.

I understand but since the problems in the Europen Championships (Marseille) there have been a few tv documentaries regarding promises of future violent clashes in the World Cup so hopefully everything will be peaceful.

Cannot see Croatia or England being able to handle this super-cool washed-up French team.

Well if they make a goal and then block like yesterday, they may win again. Though it was not exactly nice or interesting, how they destroyed the playing fun.. almost like Germany played in the 1980ies. :O:

I should imagine France are the tournament favourites now and rightly so :yep:

Would prefer a Croatia win tbh as it would be a first for them, (Considering France won 20 years back)

England - Croatia was one of the better games, and the english team was very good and still very young, i think they are a good bet for winning the next world championship.

England leading after 5 minutes in the game and held it for a long time, maybe they became too content, but it was only 1:1 after 90 minutes, before the extra time started. Then Croatia made the 2:1 just 5 minutes before the end of extra time.. could as well have been England, both never gave up.
Sorry for England now, but then this is clearly a team with a future.


OT Q.: is the plural of typo "typos", or "typoes"? :hmmm:

Walking home last night pass the pubs told me all i needed to know. Quite and lots of gutted fans. The upside for me is i will no longer hear that bloody cheap nasty boring song for four years.

:haha:

I agree in part I think the game could of gone either way at one point England looking very strong for the first 3rd of the match and Croatias defense appeared weak but they hung in doggedly and England's normally strong defense started looking flustered. I thought some of Englands misjudgements and miscommunications later on in the game were so bad it was both comical and painful to watch

My man of the match was Trippier not just for his world class free kick but his game in general

Well done to Croatia to me they looked the better team overall and England would of learned a lot from it, obviously gutted maybe next time


Oh and it Typos @ CATFISH

With all my respect and love to France - I'd prefer a Croatia too because it would mean that our team lost only to champions struggling neck-and-neck ;-)

What stopped you popping into one of the pubs and announcing the fact?

Pretty much agree....the young lions did their country proud and I suspect a positive future lies ahead.

Man of the squad for me was Trippier and the less I say about Stirling the better.

Aye 'Typos' it is.