Scotland v England

[Bosscat]

Bellingham get in

[ClaretsPadiham]

Bellingham is a baller.

Running the show, they can’t get near him.

[RVclaret]

Love watching Bellingham in full flow. What a player.

[Rileybobs]

England playing some great stuff. Scots can’t cope with them. Kudos to Southgate for harnessing the young attacking talent at his disposal. Of course the two holding midfielders (who aren’t exactly holding) are key to playing out of the press, and some of the one-touch football has been a joy.

[Funkydrummer]

Does anyone please know the logic behind the late signalling of offside ?

It may have already been discussed on the forum but I'm still at a loss as to the logic.

[RVclaret]

England playing some great stuff. Scots can’t cope with them. Kudos to Southgate for harnessing the young attacking talent at his disposal. Of course the two holding midfielders (who aren’t exactly holding) are key to playing out of the press, and some of the one-touch football has been a joy.

Our other best recent performance was in Naples when we beat Italy with those 2 holding. Really let’s the likes of Jude and Rashford etc push beyond Kane.

Been impressed with Guehi again too.

[Bosscat]

Does anyone please know the logic behind the late signalling of offside ?

It may have already been discussed on the forum but I'm still at a loss as to the logic.

Bloody lunacy imho

[Rileybobs]

Our other best recent performance was in Naples when we beat Italy with those 2 holding. Really let’s the likes of Jude and Rashford etc push beyond Kane.

Been impressed with Guehi again too.

Yeah a good performance that. Hardly like Rice is a holding midfielder in this system too, obviously he’s shielding the defence out of possession but his athleticism allows him to be an all round box to box midfielder.

[Pickles]

The criticism of Southgate has been loud but the praise needs to be loud too. Scotland haven't been able to cope with England and this is Scotland playing close to full throttle while England have two or three gears yet.

Foden and Bellingham are two extremely special players. They could play for any team on the planet in about five different positions. They have to start for England as often as possible.

[Greenmile]

Does anyone please know the logic behind the late signalling of offside ?

It may have already been discussed on the forum but I'm still at a loss as to the logic.

If the flag turns out to be wrong they want to give the play the opportunity to develop before making the call, in case a goal is scored. With VAR, all goals are checked for offside anyway, so there’s no point in risking stopping the game incorrectly and denying a team a possible goal.

[Commy]

Dunk having a good game.

[Tricky Trevor]

When Rice came into the England set-up I thought we finally had a class MFer. Since Bellingham came in he’s now just a holding MFer. He’s not gone backwards but Bellingham is on another level.

[jedi_master]

Why bother qualifying if you’re Scotland? They’re absolutely hopeless.

All goal hopes pinned on that famous Scottish/Leicester born lad Che Adams….hilarious.

[ClaretsPadiham]

Real Madrid don’t pay big bucks like that for you unless they are sure your going to to be world class, he already is.

[StayingDown4Ever]

Not a Scotland fan but when they had the likes of Buchan,Law ,Crerand ,Gilzean etc I doubt if they were in our shadow.

5 good years out of 100+

Sounds like Lowerhouse fans comparing their side to Burnley in the cricket thread

[Pickles]

It's mad that one of the best players in the world is called... Phil. A twenty-three year old called Phil in 2023.

[Rileybobs]

Kane looking a bit leggy. A few balls across the box that he’s been a bit slow to react to.

[DCWat]

If the flag turns out to be wrong they want to give the play the opportunity to develop before making the call, in case a goal is scored. With VAR, all goals are checked for offside anyway, so there’s no point in risking stopping the game incorrectly and denying a team a possible goal.

That’s correct, but for me it’s resulted in linesmen becoming too reliant and / or unwilling to make the obvious decisions.

There are occasions that risk injuries to players where an offside hasn’t been made, when it blatantly should have been.

It’s all the more frustrating when they flag after a goal scoring opportunity has been missed.

[Tricky Trevor]

Excellent England. Slightly different style, crisp passing over 25yds instead of the usual 10-15 means we are keeping them on the move and creating space for others. The one touch stuff around their box hasn't always come off but it looks good.

[RVclaret]

It's mad that one of the best players in the world is called... Phil. A twenty-three year old called Phil in 2023.

From Stockport.

[Winstonswhite]

Missed Saturdays game, but England playing some sublime stuff tonight.

Makes me laugh how the usual critics go all quiet when the goals go in.

[Pickles]

From Stockport.

Phil from Stockport. Should be forty-eight and fitting windows not twenty-three and opening defences. Class.

[IPAclaret]

Bellingham and Foden so good on the ball

Rice solid and getting better

Dunk looks a proper defender

Could and should be 3 or 4 in front

We really do have one of the best attacks in World football.

[boatshed bill]

Bellingham and Foden so good on the ball

Rice solid and getting better

Dunk looks a proper defender

Could and should be 3 or 4 in front

We really do have one of the best attacks in World football.

We certainly have much better players than Scotland.

[Casper2]

How are the English England haters coping with this ?

[Funkydrummer]

I hear what you're saying Greenmile, but the risks of injury, for instance in the
frantic action to score/stop a goal for nò reason is crazy. If they don't trust a
linesman (sorry, assistant referee !!!) then what's the point in having them ?

We sit towards the front of the Bob Lord and it's blindingly obvious, at such
close quarters, that they do and give exactly what they're told to by the ref with that
bloody thing stuck in their ears. It's embarrassing and shameful at times.

[Ampth7]

A very good performance first half. Hopefully same again second half leaving Souness crying and even more red than he is now by full time!!

[AGENT_CLARET]

Missed Saturdays game, but England playing some sublime stuff tonight.

Makes me laugh how the usual critics go all quiet when the goals go in.

It's against Scotland, this is like an fa cup game between a Premier league team and a league one team, let's not get carried away

[MrTopTier]

Southgate giving Scotland a chance by bringing on Maguire.

[fidelcastro]

Any team that plays 'Yes Sir I can boogie' before the start of a half deserves to lose, and lose extremely heavily!

[Greenmile]

I hear what you're saying Greenmile, but the risks of injury, for instance in the
frantic action to score/stop a goal for nò reason is crazy. If they don't trust a
linesman (sorry, assistant referee !!!) then what's the point in having them ?

We sit towards the front of the Bob Lord and it's blindingly obvious, at such
close quarters, that they do and give exactly what they're told to by the ref with that
bloody thing stuck in their ears. It's embarrassing and shameful at times.

You asked what the logic behind flagging late was, so I gave you the answer. I’m not saying I agree with the policy, but there is some logic behind it, so I’ve told you what it is.

[AGENT_CLARET]

10 minutes gone in the he second half, have Scotland touched the ball yet

[Carwin261]

Maguire comes on and he’s Scotland’s most dangerous player.

[Bosscat]

Trust Slabhead

[Goalposts]

Maguire equalises for Scotland

[Carwin261]

Good old Buckethead,

[Ampth7]

Maguire

[Pickles]

Feel a bit bad for Maguire.

[RVclaret]

Woeful own goal.

[AGENT_CLARET]

Harry Mcguire

[Clovius Boofus]

Slabhead never fails to disappoint.

[TheFamilyCat]

Maguire equalises for Scotland

It should be worth double but it's not.

[Buxtonclaret]

Great finish though.

[TheFamilyCat]

Feel a bit bad for Maguire.

I feel Maguire's a bit bad.

[TheFamilyCat]

Great finish though.

Great movement too, found acres of space.

[Spijed]

Southgate as usual playing negative in the second half.

[Wile E Coyote]

The jocks have such an inferiority small man complex it's bordering on embarrassing.

only embarrassment is your crass remark.
Are you sat outside a Benidorm bar with your bulldog calf tatts and your gut spilling out from your undersized football top?

[Ampth7]

Feel a bit bad for Maguire.

I feel Maguire shouldn’t be playing

[Tricky Trevor]

I wrote at HT about the crisp 25yd passing, from Maguire coming on that stopped. He slows everything down cos he can’t make a decision. Lovely touch for the goal though.

[Rileybobs]

Poor defending but Harry Maguire really is a magnet for bad luck. Lost control of the game this half.