Quarter Finals

[Yarrgh]

Could have been all sorts said on the pitch to be fair. If I scored the winning pen vs the [Poor language removed] I’d be t-bagging all their players before giving their keeper a dirty sanchez

Any excuse!

 

[Yarrgh]

Yes we all know the Dutch behave impeccably in big matches.

Orange card.

 

[Runub]

The Sky Sports News coverage of the build up to the England game is truly painful. Just had a Southgate look-alike on and apart from having a beard he looked nothing like Southgate ?‍

 

[Yarrgh]

Messi v Ronaldo in third place play off

The almost the best playing in the almost the best game. Fitting.

 

[bigdunc1]

The Dutch are always behaving like this. It is not the first time I see this behaviour from them in a penalty shootout over the last 30 years. It is the rule rather than the exception.
Have you all forgot about our own Johnny Heitinga pulling this one off against Ashley Cole?

 

[Connor]

The Dutch are always behaving like this. It is not the first time I see this behaviour from them in a penalty shootout over the last 30 years. It is the rule rather than the exception.
Have you all forgot about our own Johnny Heitinga pulling this one off against Ashley Cole?

No, that was fantastic

 

[WA Toffee]

That second Dutch goal shouldn't have been allowed.

"If, when a free kick is taken, an attacking team player is less than 1 m (1 yd) from a ‘wall’ formed by three or more defending team players, an indirect free kick is awarded."

That ref was seriously shocking last night.

But if a goal is scored, the ref then gives the advantage to the attacking team, which is the goal. If they miss, he can award a second, indirect free kick.

You can't disallow a goal because the defense commited a foul.

 

[Runub]

The French are toast today

 

[barneygumble]

What a day of football that was yesterday.

Just boss wasn’t it? From Burnley cast off becoming a 2-goal hero, and Big Virg trying to be the hard man and fluffing his lines.

Croatia sitting in and frustrating Brazil.

If today comes close, what a great couple of days it’s been.

 

[barneygumble]

The Sky Sports News coverage of the build up to the England game is truly painful. Just had a Southgate look-alike on and apart from having a beard he looked nothing like Southgate ?‍

Got to fill some time haven't they?

Championship is back today which should at least ease the tripe they’ve been spewing.

Remember Russia, where all the try hards we’re dressing in waistcoats? Loads have done it for Salah too… don’t get it, it’s not funny

 

[gonetomorrow]

I always think it's a bit unfair when, after 120 mins of play, the toss of a coin decides which end to take the pens. Can't they use both ends? It might stop some of the unseemly behaviour we saw last night.

 

[Billy Dean]

The Dutch are always behaving like this. It is not the first time I see this behaviour from them in a penalty shootout over the last 30 years. It is the rule rather than the exception.
Have you all forgot about our own Johnny Heitinga pulling this one off against Ashley Cole?

I can remember they were up to all that in the 2014 World Cup too

 

[Runub]

Championship is back today

Thanks for the reminder. Just put Blackburn v Preston on

 

[COYBL25]

Turning to the England game: obviously I'd rather the Crusaders didn't win, but one thing I would say is that they are a very multicultural bunch, and like in '98 when Les Blues won it as a multicultural team the England team could be a real statement.

England's squad is a kaleidoscope of different ethnicities.

6 Irish (Bellingham, Kane, Grealish, Rice, Maguire, Coady)
1 Nigerian (Saka)
7 West Indies (Walker, Rashford, Sterling, Phillips, Wilson,Trippier, Alexander-Arnold)
7 White English (Henderson, Mount, Pickford, Foden, Shaw, Stones, Dier)


You have to tip your hat to that inclusivity.

Every single player in the England squad was born in England you loon.

So, the only ethnicity in the whole squad is English, but you knew that already.

Where their parents / grandparents came from, doesn`t matter one jot.

But, as I said before, we can already see where you`re going with this.

 

[DualityNSNO]

Every single player in the England squad was born in England you loon.

So, the only ethnicity in the whole squad is English, but you knew that already.

Where their parents / grandparents came from, doesn`t matter one jot.

But, as I said before, we can already see where you`re going with this.

Reminds me of how Americans are 3% Scottish, 7% irish, 25% amoeba and stuff. lol