You think the players available now are better than 20 years ago?

England major tournament history: In the 88 years pre-Gareth: 4 semis, 1 Final. Gareth: 3 semis, 1 final (maybe 2) Southgate out!!!🤣

We have a lot to look forward to under the new manager. What could possibly go wrong for a nation that has won 1 trophy in 100 years?

The problem is we no longer have a supporters group willing to make him accountable or ask difficult questions.

Steve has proven he gives a fuck by his actions last season. I’d imagine Suhail gives less of a fuck.

Excellent. Looking forward to lots more semis of major tournaments under the new manager.

I thought it had been reported at the end of the season that a chunk of money had been earmarked for stadium maintenance?

Yeah, we all know this. The point is he is paid to be accountable. By not making him accountable he gets an easy ride. And he’s had a very easy ride here.

He’s CEO. He gets paid to front up. Jackson has said he’s asked for interview so lets hope Waggott is made to front up. Preferably by radio lancs and not some cosy in-house bullshit.

I think the worry is that the recruitment team are identifying targets and the money men are saying no. This is the situation JDT got pissed off with. I’d imagine if Eustace doesn’t get the wingers and GK he wants then he will be equally pissed off.

You’re taking the phrase too literally. You can’t manufacture luck, but you can put yourself in a position to take advantage of opportunities that arise. Hence, you make your own luck. When I go to the pub later and get hit on by some beautiful young women it’s because I went to the pub instead of sitting in my house in my soiled undies. 😉 Anyway, there have been scientific studies that prove you can make your own luck.

The majority of his signings were poor, the successes were few and far between.

I’ve no idea if you’re disagreeing or not 😉 But…winning our group meant we could take advantage of the luck that followed. Hence, we made our own luck.

England made their own luck by winning the group.

I still very occasionally get a whiff of a particularly pungent brand of tobacco. It always transports me back to the Riverside seats in the late 70s/early 80s.

What’s the difference between last season and this?

36 goals in an hour is an impressive strike rate

This has a familiar whiff

I was waiting for you to big up the next opposition straight after another England win. Anything to detract from Southgate’s latest triumph. This was your description of Switzerland straight after the Slovakia win. For such an amazing team we pretty much kept them at arms length for most of the game. The mistake you and a few others make is to ignore what Southgate is good at which is limiting the opposition to few opportunities and always giving the talented attacking players in the squad the chance to win us matches. Compare that with Turkey who were fun to watch but ultimately couldn’t defend. Southgate has done a phenomenal job as England manager. He knows how to win matches and progress in tournaments. That’s literally his job.

As we should. It’s another SF

I think someone’s overtired😉

That’s not a vintage Dutch team by any means. I think it will be another even contest if we play them.

Totally agree. People think we’re Brazil 1970. We’re getting to semi finals consistently now. This is unheard of for England in 100 years of major tournament football.

Pickford’s water bottle with list of which way to dive for each Swiss player during penalties

The BBC panel actually thought we were playing well, which is even more bizarre.