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If the England v Sweden quarter final goes to a penalty shoot out will they reintroduce the ABBA system?
Quote:hong kong rover
If the England v Sweden quarter final goes to a penalty shoot out will they reintroduce the ABBA system?
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Thought the Colombians were an absolute disgrace last night. if thats the way they are trying to win a game and progress in the tournament then thank god for the sake of the game they are going home..it was a horrible scrappy game and England were poor but some credit must go to the young England lads for maintaining their discipline amongst all that shameful Colombian nonsense.
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Thought the Colombians were an absolute disgrace last night. if thats the way they are trying to win a game and progress in the tournament then thank god for the sake of the game they are going home..it was a horrible scrappy game and England were poor but some credit must go to the young England lads for maintaining their discipline amongst all that shameful Colombian nonsense.
I thought England played quite well but it was difficult to do anything when the opponents are more intent on wrestling, kicking and pulling, and arguing with the ref. A game needs two teams to have a go at playing football.
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guess there will now only be non-England Tranmere supporters going to the Dunfermline game!
Quote:Yiggsy
Last time England won the World Cup, Tranmere were promoted from Div 4 the following season.
it is written in the stars.
C'mon England!
Quote:mrGr33n13
Columbia ridiculously priced tonight . I've filled up on them so will be happy with either outcome.
Quote:Yiggsy
Last time England won the World Cup, Tranmere were promoted from Div 4 the following season.
it is written in the stars.
C'mon England!
Quote:hong kong roverQuote:mrGr33n13
Columbia ridiculously priced tonight . I've filled up on them so will be happy with either outcome.
happy with either outcome???? if u are an Englishman then I would put u up very high on my list of those despicable undesirables of Guy Fawkes, Oliver Cromwell, the Cambridge five of Kim Philby and Anthony Blunt and in more recent times Tony Blair.
Quote:rossb07
More than likely goals scored came before goals diff back then?
Quote:Old Yeller
We used goal average in those days. Goals For divided by Goals Against.
Quote:hong kong rover
john stones has commented on how the Colombians were the dirtiest side he has ever faced and he stated he would have liked to further his comments but wouldn't coz it would land him in hot water,, sums up south americans for me, they've been doing it for decades.
Quote:Fiftyyearsarover
Sorry but 2-0 or 2-1 Sweden for me Belgium to win the World Cup
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Sorry but 2-0 or 2-1 Sweden for me Belgium to win the World Cup
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Well at least I am consistent .i just think our defence is a bit iffy and we have been lucky so far not conceding .just have a sneaking feeling Sweden will edge it if I am wrong ,brilliant ,after last night as I predicted before the World Cup started its Belgium for me to win it ,wonderful side , anyway negativity is a mental thing where a person sees doom and gloom in everything and everybody all the time ,I am a cheerful Charlie Chester who sees things as I believe them to be it’s called being realistic
Quote:Phil65
Great victory and well deserved. Good to see an England goalkeeper on top of his game. Keep telling my own three lions (my three sons), make the most of this, it's a rarity and potentially a once in a lifetime moment. Would love my sons to witness an England World Cup win and join those who were privileged enough to witness 1966. I'm not getting carried away as there's still a long way to go yet, but could this be the year of a Wembley win for Rovers and an England World Cup victory; you can but dream!
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The Krays ,Gt train robbery .amazing times
Quote:spot on really. You could talk about it all day but the style of play and belief in it along with the belief in themselves and each other is a breath of fresh airmrGr33n13
Just imagine if fat Sam hadnt been exposed.
442, Rooney up front with Andy carrol on the bench ready to shake things up, percentage play from he back aka asking Chris smalling to boot it down the channels. Sammy Lee as the numbers guy breaking down the opposition ie suggesting isolating the small full back by playing Danny welbeck on the wing.
And the satorial elegence of the waistcoat being supplanted by a over weight clodder in a shell suit.
Quote:2 the moon
I can also see similarities in the stick Sterling is getting and the stick Norwood used to get.
Quote:mrGr33n13
Croatia ripe for picking if we keep their Spain based players from getting on the ball too much.
Should be a cracker tonight.
Kante and de bruyne are for different reasons two of the best midfielders I've seen. Kante edges it for me, blows my mind everytime I see him play.
Hoping for a France win, allez the lads
Quote:I agree he had a great game v Sweden, not sure he was our MOTM but was certainly impressive. This is not criticising anyone's opinion but i think some do forget Southgate and his staff watch these games back and analyze it with the preverbial tooth comb. Sterling like a lot of the team has executed his role in the team to almost perfection.mrGr33n13Quote:2 the moon
I can also see similarities in the stick Sterling is getting and the stick Norwood used to get.
the sterling question is one that you can use to see if someone understands football and to what level.
sterling was our MOTM against sweden and for our system is the least replaceable player.
he accepts the ball under pressure, has more touches than anyone in the opposition box. he pulls defenders everywhere with his movement. can run at players, burn them to the ground with pace. off the ball he is like having a wasp in the car on a motorway: his tackling isnt great but the sheer annoyance breaks teams moves up before they can get going. he opens the pitch up and everyone else in the team benefits.
he has been a key player in our success at the tournament.
red top readers and people who think talksport is the height of banter won't agree, but that's a reflection on their level of thinking and not raz's performances.
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Can’t argue with that one, Croatians dominated them physically and Ultimatley is it 2 goals from open play just don’t have the quality and that showed even against Columbia right team deservedly won.
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couldnt believe how many times England passed the ball back last night.
Quote:Higgosboots
Can’t argue with that one, Croatians dominated them physically and Ultimatley is it 2 goals from open play just don’t have the quality and that showed even against Columbia right team deservedly won.
Quote:hard to take yes but no where near the hurt of fgr last year or villa years ago. They took a long time to get overTranmereFan
Real shame that was, better team won, but so hard to take being so close. We got promoted though, wahhaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!.
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Sterling was spent especially second half. Kane was spent after the Columbia game, looked very sluggish througout. Lindgard looked like he had lost some energy also.
The only disappointig thing for me about last night was that England reverted to type. A few sideways passes in midfield and then back to he keeper to be launched up. There wasn't people playing between the lines and being brave on and off the ball.
Now maybe without sterling and lindgard being totally at it those lines weren't open, but it was a difficult watch after the bravery and style of the games upto that point.
Walker was exposed as a centre back for their goal.
Would have liked to see loftus being given a chance to run at the croatian defence last night.
But very optimistic about the future. There's a lot more players to come through and they aren't burdened with the baggage of the past.
Great world cup and france and kante should be worthy winners now.