![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | Forum Reply | Archer to pompey at 11:15 28 Jun 2024
Even easier than that, In the intro piece on their website Mousinho says he knows him from Oxford and he’s a good lad so he’s brought in. Who said football is jobs for the boys. |
![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | Forum Reply | Transfer rumours 2024 at 21:42 27 Jun 2024
Can’t comment on whether he’s good enough for the PL, but it’s the reality that had Boavista’s chairman not been following him around England last summer like a psycho ex, he very likely would’ve got a PL deal. With PSR biting hard, I can see one of the London clubs coming in again as a cheap squad option. |
![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | Forum Reply | Transfer rumours 2024 at 16:21 27 Jun 2024
It’s always been very possible that Cannon would go this summer - he had PL interest before coming here and now that QPR took the plunge the legal issues are resolved. If someone makes a fair offer for him (maybe late in the window) i doubt the club will stand in his way. |
![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | Forum Reply | Begovic at 16:15 27 Jun 2024
As said earlier in this thread I don’t think it was ever likely he was going to stay - I’m sure both sides kicked the tyres as a last resort but both had better options elsewhere. |
![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | Forum Reply | England v TBC last 16 Match Thread at 10:18 26 Jun 2024
The Swedish pundits last night were John Guidetti and Olof Mellberg - both said it has to be Gordon in the left, Rice & Bellingham in the centre with Foden infront. Not really saying much but interesting that neutrals can see it as well. They also had a long chat about how England are far too nice and would be a completely different team with someone like Rooney in it. |
![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | Forum Reply | England 🏴 v Slovenia 🇸🇮 Match Thread at 20:59 25 Jun 2024
Halftime report from the Swedish tv pundits: Boring, team is ‘far too nice’ and gets bullied, Bellingham anonymous, Southgate far too stubborn sticking with Trippier, can’t understand why Palmer hasn’t played a minute yet. |
![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | Forum Reply | England 🏴 v Slovenia 🇸🇮 Match Thread at 13:31 25 Jun 2024
You’re spot on infact that right now it would be Austria However if England were to put several past Slovenia tonight it would become Slovakia in the next round and if Czech Republic were to win we would play them. So best bet is for Gareth to not try and sit back on a 1-0 tonight and hope the Czechs don’t beat Turkey. |
![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | Forum Reply | England 🏴 v Slovenia 🇸🇮 Match Thread at 12:23 25 Jun 2024
Maybe I’m reading it wrong - you need a Harvard doctorate it seems - but it looks more likely to be Slovakia in the next round if we win the group and Austria vs Spain? |
![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | Forum Reply | Denmark 🇩🇰 v England 🏴 Match Thread at 22:06 20 Jun 2024
The answer is pretty simple - you play Rice as the ‘6’, you have a stern talk with Bellingham and tell him to put his ego aside and his country first as the ‘8’ and Foden as the ‘10’ with 2 proper wingers. |
![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | Forum Reply | Denmark 🇩🇰 v England 🏴 Match Thread at 19:18 20 Jun 2024
It’s important to acknowledge that indeed much of the vitriol Southgate gets is overblown and unwarranted. At the same time, when one of Europes most successful managers - and current FA Cup holder - is willing to go on English national tv and say the manager is a coward whose only game plan is to nick one and then sit in deep and hold on, you know where the problem ultimately lies. The obvious change would be dropping Bellingham in deeper, Foden at #10 and Gordon out on the left but Southgate is a super conservative guy, he’s going to end up going same XI vs Slovenia. |
![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | Forum Reply | Serbia 🇷🇸 v England 🏴 Match Thread at 11:58 17 Jun 2024
Again I have to disagree on Foden - he officially started 8 of 52 games for City on the left, 24 RW and 20 Central with those games being mostly FA & CL earlier rounds. As others have said while I know we are told to turn our nose up at wingers these days, with Kane up top and Bellingham liking to arrive late in the box we should be starting with 2x proper wingers and if Bellingham isn’t deployed a bit deeper then Foden on the bench. It was pretty telling that’s Englands 2x best chances were Saka taking on his man (goal) and Bowen taking on his man (great save). The longterm fear is that Foden & Bellingham will end up being Gerrard & Lampard 2.0 if the manager is not willing to drop Bellingham deeper. |
![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | Forum Reply | Serbia 🇷🇸 v England 🏴 Match Thread at 10:05 17 Jun 2024
I normally agree with you Dave and you’re often the voice of reason but I can’t agree that last nights game was a tricky one. As said I was at Sweden v Serbia last week and they were as dire yesterday as they were against Sweden. They’re a very poor team whose only strategy is to be disciplined and compact and try and nick something on the break or at a set piece. England should’ve won at a canter yet for 60 minutes Serbia were in uncharted territory expecting to sit back and suddenly being urged to come forward and have a go. The possession stats were stark with how narrow England were, the one time Saka took on his full back it resulted in a goal. Another problem of course is Southgate insisting that the unanimous PL player of the season in the #10 role cannot play the #10 role and then shoehorning him in at LW where he never plays for his club with predictable results. I don’t want to gang up on Southgate and play into the cliches about him but last night was perfect fodder for his detractors with a team of offensively minded players looking completely devoid of ideas and tactical nous. And as said, TAA is *NOT* a midfielder, Serbia correctly targeted him and they’re not a good team, if England want any chance of getting to the later stages he has to be removed from that role. |
![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | Forum Reply | Serbia 🇷🇸 v England 🏴 Match Thread at 22:04 16 Jun 2024
Stating the bleeding obvious but the first half decent team in the knockouts sends England home - hell it might even be one of the 3rd place teams in the first knockout game who do it. |
![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | Forum Reply | Serbia 🇷🇸 v England 🏴 Match Thread at 12:14 11 Jun 2024
I was at Sweden v Serbia on Saturday, Serbia were really poor and any team less diabolical than Sweden would’ve put 5/6 past them. 1-1. |
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