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RoamingBull wrote:

Tactics are stereotypical English play

Disagree. They are set up to match continental sides.

England don’t often concede these days, but despite filling their boots against the likes of Bulgaria, Kosovo, San Marino and Montenegro struggle to find the net against the better nations.

With this young talent we keep hearing about we should do better.

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Yes, but not much!

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alcazar wrote:

Scotland could have won by two goals with a bit of luck.

So could England, had Stones’s header gone in, and Mount had put that pass from Sterling the right side of the post.

One of those games where Scotland had nowt to lose but England had everything to lose. Clarke’s team-talk would have been very simple, “You’re playing England”.

Southgate has the England squad set up to play against continental opposition. He got it spot-on against World Cup Finalists Croatia last weekend, but the same lineup was never going to work against a Home Nations side where many of the players know each other inside-out.

These were two teams that have both played two games but have only one goal between them. 0-0 was always on the cards.

England haven’t conceded a goal for a long while, but aren’t scoring enough despite having a “wealth of young attacking talent”.

They couldn’t score against Alcy’s Mickey Mouse goalkeeper.

Kane looks like he’s playing to stay at Spurs, and the two City lads, who are World-beaters when Pep is barking at them, always seem to make the wrong decision in an England shirt.

I expect to see a different game against the Czech Republic.

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England’s wealth of young attacking talent!

Not seeing it myself.

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Disagree to an extent Gurney. There are some fine ales around. You don’t have to settle for bubbles!

Was down at the Firebrick Brewery in Blaydon earlier this week getting some in.

Blonde beers, Amber Ales, IPAs, session bitters, porters, milds, stouts and continental style pilsners.

At the nearby Great Northeastern Brewing Co all their beers are gluten free and unpasteurised.

Got a couple of new local “tap” micro pubs that always have 4/5 real ales and 6/7 craft beers on at any one time.

Good time to be a beer drinker.

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If he’s as committed as the Morecambe fans say he is, let’s hope it rubs off on the ownership and management!

Welcome Alex.

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Dunno!

To be fair we’ve a few pieces of sky. But as yet none of those corner pieces that are critical to solving the puzzle.

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Ferrite

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Not Heineken then?

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mistertonmick wrote:

Burny he is the first part of the jigsaw,

As long as it’s not one of those jigsaws you buy from a charity shop, that is a picture of kittens and has one piece missing!

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Great minds, and all that Gurney.

I posted earlier under “More UEFA Nonsense”.

Alcy turned it into a “store’s own brand pop gives you cancer” thread!

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alcazar

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They haven’t found an injury yet!

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Nah! They must be banned by now?

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Random wrote:

What he lacked in techinal ability more than made up in passion, heart and determination and seems like he loved every minute playing for our club!’

Didn’t we have a midfielder who had all this plus ability, here last season?

Will be interesting to hear what Jem has to say on the podcast.

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But in the past the ref could acknowledge the lino and play on. So there was no need to change it.

Bet it’s binned for next season.

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Swann won’t pay to get his name printed on the back of his shirt.

Expect signings called Hall or Lee.

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We’ll be lucky if we get new signage!

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In his eyes they’re all “bloody foreigners”!

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Define “team”!

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Watson doesn’t come off his line, never mind out of his box!

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Reminded me of Kieran Westwood when Andy Keogh scored from the halfway line at Carlisle.

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Xxx wrote:

How about this then is NI your dad

I’ll let you know if I get a card next Sunday.

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I did notice that before the England game kicked off an element of the crowd were booing the Croatian National Anthem.

A good indication that these boo-boys are not anti-Marxist protestors but merely pond life.

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In your opinion!

We’ll quickly skip over the countless millions killed in the name of religion shall we?

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You can’t “train” someone to be a Marxist anymore than you can train someone to be a Capitalist.

You present them with the core values and they make their own minds up.

How many times must footballers have to repeat that they not making a far left political gesture, but a humanitarian one?

The thing that, in my opinion, confuses matters is the difference between “thee knee” in Europe and the USA.

American footballer Colin Kaepernick originally made the gesture during the playing of the National Anthem. In other words kneeling when others were standing. Doing the opposite in protest.

In many ways this doesn’t work here because players don’t stand for the National Anthem in league games. If it was done during the anthems preceding an International match that would be wholly inappropriate.

It is not a protest against a whole nation (as Kaepernick intended) but against far-right groups and individuals who continue to promote white supremacy and racial hatred.

Perhaps this has clouded some people’s judgment.

Certain individuals like Wilf Zaha choose not to do it as they think it’s demeaning. They may have a point, as kneeling is a gesture of servitude. But it is free choice, and at the moment the England team are united in continuing with the gesture.

Until someone comes up with something else it’s the best we’ve got!

I’ll continue to support it.

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If you’d ever had a friend collapse at your feet you’d know.

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What a nasty piece of work you are!

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Awake and stabilised.

Superb effort by the medics. Potentially life saving on pitch treatment.

One thing sport has got right.

Hang on in there Christian.

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So I was right then?

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billpuntonsghost wrote:

…????? I’ve just told you the truth!!!!

No!

You told us your version of what you’d like to be the truth. That racism is something that happens elsewhere, so it’s nothing to do with you.

And presumably that because you haven’t heard it at GP, SUFC players don’t need to take the knee.

But it IS going on still, and the whole point is that everyone shows a united front in stamping it out.

Your “nowt to do with me guv!” attitude doesn’t help.

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Anyone know how to open the bilges?

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