European Championships 2024 - Qualifiers

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  1. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Quite - never going to be much more than average.

    VAR again the main talking point though so nothing new there .
     
  2. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    Boring boring Southgate
     
  3. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    Why select players you know instead of those you don't, in a game that is meaningless?Let alone those like Rashford,who have personal problems and are woefully out of form?

    Daft.
     
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  4. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Agree on that and Henderson.

    Rice and Saka were only subs - maybe Arsenal had a word ?
     
  5. Malteser2

    Malteser2 Reservist

    My rabble didn’t do too badly last night!
     
  6. Halfwayline

    Halfwayline Reservist

    I went for the Mexican wave and to cheer the paper aeroplanes hitting the pitch

    actually it was a birthday present from my Man U supporting future son in law. Obv doesn’t like me so for his birthday I’m buying him tickets to the Vic
     
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  7. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    Would of been pretty interesting had Malta scored that early chance before the OG. England made that look like hard work, and only after Kane scored did the game feel safe. Obviously an off night, but one Southgate has to look at in regards to the total lethargy way England played. Credit to Malta, they were not terrible either.
     
  8. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    That hope for Wales after their win v Croatia soon dashed with a draw in Armenia..
     
  9. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    That says it all doesn't it?
    Premier League over national team.
     
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  10. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Maybe but was only a suggestion as to why they didn’t start .

    When Henderson and Rashford did .
     
  11. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    England behind.

    Sounds like it was a rather controversial decision again .
     
  12. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Must be 100% correct though, thanks to VAR.
     
  13. Jumbolina

    Jumbolina First Team

    Pen decision aside, how poor has Maguire been? How can Southgate not see he will obviously cost them in a key game? He is just stubborn now.
     
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  14. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Actually lucky not to give one away really .

    More so than the one given .
     
  15. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    Boring boring England!!! **** off Southgate.
     
  16. Bunch of asses.

    Which coincidentally is what I've just switched over and seen Nigel Farage eating a plate of.
     
  17. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Felt like some played as if they were trying to avoid injury really .
     
  18. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    That was such a half-arsed performance against N. Mac you would think they put our side from last season out as replacements for the England team. I know we have already qualified and did get the point we needed to get the top seed, but the overall commitment to the cause was very lacking. Southgate has the same tactic and eventually sides are going to work out how to counter it.
     
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  19. Cassetti's Beard.

    Cassetti's Beard. Academy Graduate

    Surprised anyone actually watched the last two games (or any game where there's nothing to really play for), it was all wrapped up after the Italy match.

    Team isn't really good enough to win the Euros but wouldn't be surprised to see us reach the Semi-Finals as there's a lot of other **** teams out there.

    Southgate will be gone after the Summer regardless of what happens, will be interesting to see if the FA can get someone in who wants to play some better football.
     
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  20. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Potter
    Howe

    Will they look overseas again ?

    Southgate has done well to unit the squad more generally but we do seem to be relying on 3/4 players to come good attack wise and hope everyone else fits in or we manage to defend.
     
  21. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    Southgate has been a waste of space from the start!!! I have never understood why he got the job in the first place, what did he ever do in management to be even considered for the job? And do not get me started on the talent he is wasting with his diabolical style of play!!! SOUTHGATE OUT NOW!°
     
  22. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Because he managed the Under 21s and knew the set up /players well .

    Also was probably a safe option after Big Sam.
     
  23. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    That's another thing! How did he get the U21 gig, he hardly had a decent managerial career, in fact he was quite a flop prior to magically getting the U21 gig!!!
     
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  24. Diamond

    Diamond First Team

    Difficult to see how the team is progressing with 2 dead rubber matches, but they looked unmotivated and entirely negative, which to me shows a lack of respect for the manager. Every pass backwards feels like a stab in the eye watching this lot.
     
  25. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Good question.

    Mind you the current one is Lee Carsley - presumably he has been a youth coach elsewhere?
    Definitely looked like some were playing at half pace like it was a friendly match .

    Compare that to the Italy games or match v Scotland which was seen as important.

    Just shows how important Kane and Bellingham are and surely likes of Henderson won’t be first choice at the Euros .
     
  26. fuzzy73

    fuzzy73 Squad Player

    They gave Boothroyd the u21 job, I don’t think the bar is set very high for that role
     
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  27. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    The one they didn’t give was more of a penalty tbh .

    Lewis was very unlucky really .

    Few dodgy refs in these games - Wales were unfortunate not to get at least one last night then got a very soft one against them .

    Mind you none as costly as the potential penalty not given to the Ukraine v Italy in injury time which might have seen them qualify .
     
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  28. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Another kind draw for England ?

    Tough one for the Scots.

    Impossible group if Wales get through.
     
  29. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    Scotland are the lowest ranked team, but they avoided any of the trickiest sides they could have drawn on paper (granted, Germany at a home Euros might just be a trickier proposition than they've proved in recent friendlies!). England should be pretty happy with that draw, Denmark aren't as good as 3 years ago and the other two certainly aren't Italy and the Dutch. Wales if they get through certainly have a tough task, but a sliver of a hope if they can nick something (even a narrow loss) against the big guns and then beat Austria
     
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  30. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    Rob Page is quite the play-off specialist, isn't he?
     
  31. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Good win for Waies .

    Tougher game v Poland .

    Georgi one game from the Euros with Georgia facing Greece .
     
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  32. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Lots of fuss over the new England kit as it has a multicoloured St George’s flag on it .

    If people don't like it then don't buy - over priced no doubt anyway ..

    People will soon forget about the kit once the team starts playing I am sure.
     
  33. sydney_horn

    sydney_horn Squad Player

    Tbf I thought the whole point of flags is that they are a particularly pattern and colour combination that identifies a country.

    Personally, I don't give a flying fig what they put on the England kit as I certainly won't be buying one. But I can see why some people are not happy with flag being messed with.

    If it's not a red cross on a white background then it's no longer the flag of St George and it becomes rather pointless imho.
     
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  34. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Is it some sort of rainbow nod to LGBTQ, to spite Jordan Henderson ?
     
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  35. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Not sure but it’s upset Joey Barton , Chris Sutton, the Dally Mail.

    And the Prime minister.

    Nike probably love all the attention.
     
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