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Re: Today's Games

Post by Buxtonclaret » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:25 pm

He's been that poor they've taken him off. (Shaw)

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Conroy92 » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:26 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:
Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:24 pm
sunday league defending
Nothing like trying to take the shine off it :D
Could be more than 4 yet!

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Fenwick » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:30 pm

Pickfords back ! ( sorry, couldn't help myself)

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Vegas Claret » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:30 pm

Conroy92 wrote:
Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:26 pm
Nothing like trying to take the shine off it :D
Could be more than 4 yet!
not taking the shine off it, just telling it like it is - it's been a brilliant positive performance by England

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Zlatan » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:30 pm

Pickford’s great with his feet


:D
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Re: Today's Games

Post by Buxtonclaret » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:31 pm

Phew.
Thought they were going to start the big comeback then.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Myk » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:31 pm

Fenwick wrote:
Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:30 pm
Pickfords back ! ( sorry, couldn't help myself)
:P :P If that was Pope we’d never hear end of it from Jenas right now.
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Re: Today's Games

Post by KRBFC » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:31 pm

Taffy on the wing wrote:
Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:21 pm
Unread post by KRBFC » Sat Jul 03, 2021 4:32 am

The referees allow this stuff, stop and start game, it's gone downhill fast.

This is you talking about cheating......just today!.........Fcuk me you're a hypocrite aren't you?
That's me talking about cheating, Kane didn't cheat, it was a CLEAR foul, the defender stood on top of Kanes foot and didn't get anywhere near the ball...

You've done nothing but whine about England all tournament, now you're whining after we score a goal, give it a rest mate

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Vegas Claret » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:31 pm

Fenwick wrote:
Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:30 pm
Pickfords back ! ( sorry, couldn't help myself)
I think he's bored :lol:

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Buxtonclaret » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:34 pm

Wonder what the odds are for Harry to finish top scorer?

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Vegas Claret » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:35 pm

really impressed with our pressing this half, they had a bollocking at half time for sure

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Re: Today's Games

Post by ClaretTony » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:38 pm

Been excellent even though I missed most of it between the third & fourth goals because of a thunderstorm

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Re: Today's Games

Post by box_of_frogs » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:41 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:
Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:35 pm
really impressed with our pressing this half, they had a bollocking at half time for sure
And rightly so other than the 1st 4 mins.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by HunterST_BFC » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:43 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:38 pm
Been excellent even though I missed most of it between the third & fourth goals because of a thunderstorm
Try Imodium CT
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Re: Today's Games

Post by Vegas Claret » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:43 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:38 pm
Been excellent even though I missed most of it between the third & fourth goals because of a thunderstorm
you missed the Paul Gascoigne streak moment and the fly over by the Red Arrows :D
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Re: Today's Games

Post by ClaretTony » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:44 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:
Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:43 pm
you missed the Paul Gascoigne streak moment and the fly over by the Red Arrows :D
All back to normal now
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Re: Today's Games

Post by Vegas Claret » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:45 pm

I can't see Philips and Rice being at their respective clubs much longer

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Re: Today's Games

Post by joey13 » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:48 pm

What a difference between this and the Iceland game , remember who was manager then , the one who can do no wrong on here .
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Re: Today's Games

Post by ClaretLoup » Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:04 pm

Four wins at a tournament, double any of his predecessors, five clean sheets - first time it’s ever been done and only manager apart from Alf to reach two semis.

Hats off to Southgate.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by CrosspoolClarets » Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:30 pm

Good by England. Solid and dispatched Ukraine professionally. Ukraine’s players are often playing in lower leagues or in minor countries, e.g. Kryvtsov who couldn’t handle Kane is playing in Donetsk. But we can only beat what’s in front of us.

The next match is key though - Denmark are a step up in class but still one we should comfortably beat. The final will be the time to assess how well we did. The key choice will be the three attacking midfielders. That will determine if we create or not. I’m certainly not going to criticise ahead of the games, Southgate may get the choices right and we could win the thing. I certainly think we’ll beat Denmark.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Elizabeth » Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:36 pm

Confidence will be high against Denmark but I can’t pick a winner between the two sides. Defensively we will have our biggest test of the tournament so far

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Bordeauxclaret » Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:40 pm

Elizabeth wrote:
Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:36 pm
Confidence will be high against Denmark but I can’t pick a winner between the two sides. Defensively we will have our biggest test of the tournament so far
We got this ringers.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Vegas Claret » Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:46 pm

The Danes will be dangerous, are on an absolute high and have the Erickson cause pushing them forward, it will be a very tough game

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Elizabeth » Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:50 pm

Bordeauxclaret wrote:
Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:40 pm
We got this ringers.
Makes no sense
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Re: Today's Games

Post by boatshed bill » Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:50 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:
Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:46 pm
The Danes will be dangerous, are on an absolute high and have the Erickson cause pushing them forward, it will be a very tough game
So it should be, it's a semi final.

The best thing for us is that GS managed to give some of our players a bit of a rest, whilst giving others a taste of the competition.
Of course it could all go wrong against the Danes, but you have to have some belief in what GS is doing with this squad
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Re: Today's Games

Post by Vegas Claret » Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:54 pm

boatshed bill wrote:
Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:50 pm
So it should be, it's a semi final.

The best thing for us is that GS managed to give some of our players a bit of a rest, whilst giving others a taste of the competition.
Of course it could all go wrong against the Danes, but you have to have some belief in what GS is doing with this squad
Southgate won me over today because he clearly wasn't happy at half-time. The pressing in the second half and forward passing felt like they were 70% up on the first half and that surely came from him. I've never ever had an issue with him as a bloke but have accused him of being too negative (because he was) but the second half today was epic
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Re: Today's Games

Post by Stalbansclaret » Sat Jul 03, 2021 11:11 pm

Epic is a bit , well a lot, strong given a win against a team who seemingly didn't understand the concept of marking from crosses. Many people, myself included, thought we'd win this one comfortably . However, yes, you can only beat what's in front of you.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Vegas Claret » Sat Jul 03, 2021 11:14 pm

Stalbansclaret wrote:
Sat Jul 03, 2021 11:11 pm
Epic is a bit , well a lot, strong given a win against a team who seemingly didn't understand the concept of marking from crosses. Many people, myself included, thought we'd win this one comfortably . However, yes, you can only beat what's in front of you.
the epic part was the desire to push forward and press - that's all I ask for, the talent is there as we all know. It wasn't there in the first half, showed by Sterling shouting at Shaw for consistently playing the ball backwards - second half was the polar opposite
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Post by taio » Sun Jul 04, 2021 9:44 am

Spijed wrote:
Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:05 pm
What do you expect when his diet looks to consist of meat pies by the looks of his figure.
Shaw was very good last season and has had an excellent tournament - if his diet does indeed consist of meat pies perhaps there’s something to be said for it.
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Post by bfcjg » Sun Jul 04, 2021 10:29 am

Always have a back up normal aerial to plug in when the satellite dish drop due to atmospheric conditions.

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Post by evensteadiereddie » Tue Jul 06, 2021 8:52 am

And now we're at the business end of the tournament.............

I'm thinking more "Forza Azzurri" than "Ole, Espania" but you never know. If we have hopes of winning the darn thing - and, yes, we've a tough old test tomorrow - I 'm not sure it matters who wins this one.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by evensteadiereddie » Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:07 pm

Italy clear, if not strong, favourites for tonight.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by kentonclaret » Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:11 pm

Be interesting to see who comes out on top in the battle of the Chelsea stars Emerson and Azpilicueta down the left hand side, that has been so productive thus far for the Italians in this tournament. Emerson played against Wales.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Conroysleftfoot » Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:46 pm

Got a feeling the Spanish will sneak it tonight.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by whiffa » Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:55 pm

evensteadiereddie wrote:
Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:07 pm
Italy clear, if not strong, favourites for tonight.
How do you differentiate between a clear favourite and strong favourite? Genuine question. :lol:

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Re: Today's Games

Post by evensteadiereddie » Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:30 pm

Purely personal judgement- Coral are offering the following ...Italy 6/4, the draw 21/10 or a win for Spain 21/10.
Italy favourites, the equivalent of 15/10 as opposed to Spain's 21/10, there's a difference but not massively so.

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Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:35 pm

evensteadiereddie wrote:
Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:30 pm
Purely personal judgement- Coral are offering the following ...Italy 6/4, the draw 21/10 or a win for Spain 21/10.
Italy favourites, the equivalent of 15/10 as opposed to Spain's 21/10, there's a difference but not massively so.
Stop encouraging gambling :D :D

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Re: Today's Games

Post by evensteadiereddie » Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:40 pm

:lol:

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Re: Today's Games

Post by evensteadiereddie » Tue Jul 06, 2021 5:22 pm

Two cracking teams on show tonight. With so much at stake, will it be a grim war of attrition or a free-flowing display of the game at its best ? Either way, there'll be plenty of histrionics/gamesmanship/cheating, I fear.
It's at Wembley, I'd not realised.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Steve1956 » Tue Jul 06, 2021 6:00 pm

Tipped Italy before a ball was kicked,nothing has changed my mind.....2-0 Italy.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by evensteadiereddie » Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:15 pm

We'll see how good they really are tonight.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by tiger76 » Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:24 pm

Italy should have the edge, however how they cope with the absence of Spinazzola will go a long way as to whether they make the final or not.

I think they'll edge it 2-1, but I wouldn't be surprised if it went the distance before they do.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Winstonswhite » Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:42 pm

Two good sides but I think they’ll cancel each other out. I’ll go for the Italians because if they go ahead they’ll just shut up shop.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Spijed » Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:55 pm

Italy - Arguably the best national anthem.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Elizabeth » Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:56 pm

Hopefully an attractive , attacking game to watch. Spain have only won 1 game in 90 mins in the tournament ,I think I read today. If so ,with the Italians being their strongest opposition to date, they may have to take the game into extra time or penalties to reach the Final.
Hopefully the officiating won’t spoil if and all things being equal I fancy Italy to win

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Re: Today's Games

Post by box_of_frogs » Tue Jul 06, 2021 8:10 pm

I’m just hoping the Italian’s don’t spoil it with their blatant diving / moaning / faking nonsense.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by HahaYeah » Tue Jul 06, 2021 8:20 pm

Spain bossing but with no end product.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Murger » Tue Jul 06, 2021 8:21 pm

The Spain keeper is absolute gash.

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Re: Today's Games

Post by Vegas Claret » Tue Jul 06, 2021 8:23 pm

Murger wrote:
Tue Jul 06, 2021 8:21 pm
The Spain keeper is absolute gash.
he's trying to make it interesting, I for one appreciate his concern for the watching public !

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Re: Today's Games

Post by minnieclaret » Tue Jul 06, 2021 8:29 pm

Donnarumma wouldn’t get in a GS team with kicking like that.

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