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Re: RUSSIA 2018 - THE WORLD CUP THREAD.

PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 9:45 am
by jra
Dean wrote:
jra wrote:
Dean wrote:I wonder who, if anybody, from England gets into the team of the World Cup?

Has there been a better goalkeeper than Pickford? Debatable...

Trippier has certainly been one of the best defenders on show, as has Maguire.

Kane, as current top scorer is likely to feature I’d imagine...


In this world cup, dunno.

In the past Gordon Banks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Banks


Thank you for your wiki link on Gordon Banks. As an English football fan I had no idea who he was. It’s also totally relevant to who would make this World Cup team... :off head:


I gave you the link, as I was wondering if you could spell his name. HTH :roll:

Re: RUSSIA 2018 - THE WORLD CUP THREAD.

PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:44 pm
by Ray of Sunshine
Need Belgium to score again for my bet.

Re: RUSSIA 2018 - THE WORLD CUP THREAD.

PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:47 pm
by Ray of Sunshine
Maddog wrote:
To be fair, the English can be assholes. :ooer:



Plenty of evidence in this thread.

A town in Scotland actually put up a statue of Mel Gibson after Braveheart came out.

An alcoholic anti-semitic woman-abusing Christian fundamentalist.

Re: RUSSIA 2018 - THE WORLD CUP THREAD.

PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:47 pm
by Guest
:Hiya:
Ray of Sunshine wrote:Need Belgium to score again for my bet.


Let's hope that they don't then!

Re: RUSSIA 2018 - THE WORLD CUP THREAD.

PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:31 pm
by Vam
I'm no expert by any means, but surely this has turned into everything a world class tournament final should be. It just keeps on giving... :yess:

That Mbappe kid...just wow... step aside, Ronaldo :ooer:

I feel a bit sorry for Croatia, tbh.

Re: RUSSIA 2018 - THE WORLD CUP THREAD.

PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:46 pm
by calitom
croatia their own worst enemy this match.....

Re: RUSSIA 2018 - THE WORLD CUP THREAD.

PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:48 pm
by Dean
calitom wrote:croatia their own worst enemy this match.....


I think 3 games going to extra time on the trot has finally took its toll on Croatia...

Re: RUSSIA 2018 - THE WORLD CUP THREAD.

PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:59 pm
by xtras1
Great final well done France.

Relieved it's over, been an emotional roller coaster !

Re: RUSSIA 2018 - THE WORLD CUP THREAD.

PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:19 pm
by Ray of Sunshine
Thought Croatia was the best team for about 60% of the game.

Re: RUSSIA 2018 - THE WORLD CUP THREAD.

PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 4:19 am
by calitom
the best team didnt win unfortunately

Re: RUSSIA 2018 - THE WORLD CUP THREAD.

PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 5:30 am
by Trapper John
Hugo Lloris - best goalkeeper in the world? - did anyone else notice the hundreds of thousands of pounds that fell off his transfer value every second he fucked about with that ball before Croatia got their second goal. :gigglesnshit:

Re: RUSSIA 2018 - THE WORLD CUP THREAD.

PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 5:51 am
by Trapper John
So that's twice now a country who doesn't see football as it's national sport has won the World Cup. :dunno:

France is the poorest and least supported of the the top 5 leagues in Europe yet once again they come up with the goods when it matters, what does that say about English football and the Premier league?

Some might remember many decades ago now when English football was ridiculed and frowned upon for it's direct 'hoof the long ball up the pitch and see what happens' approach whilst the rest of Europe played fancy, technical possession stuff out from the back.

Our approach made us kings of Europe for a decade or more yet someone decided we should play like them, brought in foreign managers and players to 'teach' us and thats when our demise began.

It's no surprise though that when all these foreign teams come up against an opponent their fancy football can't get past, they resort to the trusted English way of the long ball.

Re: RUSSIA 2018 - THE WORLD CUP THREAD.

PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 11:33 am
by Ray of Sunshine
It's really the France and French Africa team though, they get players from a big pool.

Re: RUSSIA 2018 - THE WORLD CUP THREAD.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:33 am
by Guest
jra wrote:
Punk wrote:The English media lie about Scots, the EU, Muslims etc all the time, why would you believe a word they say?


Other than most of the big media outlets are UK/British not just English.


If you go to Scotland you will realise that there is a Scottish Sun, Scottish Daily Mail, Scottish Daily Express etc etc now are these Scottish media sources Scottish or not? Twat.

Re: RUSSIA 2018 - THE WORLD CUP THREAD.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 11:13 am
by Text
Ray of Sunshine wrote:It's really the France


and French Africa team though, they get players from a big pool.

Hi Ray. They were ALL French citizens, whatever their colour. Football is colour blind.