One of the most ignorant things I’ve read on here in a long long time.

No result here will make me forget the shite performance shown in our last game. I’d like to see passion, desire and commitment more than anything else.

For a team with a Chilean megastar up front, this is truly embarrassing and sums up the complete lack of ambition from the team at Ewood. Too busy looking into NFTs and crypto to realise there’s people trying to buy their basic product that are being restricted. They’ve got disdain for the fans and I feel much the same towards them.

I still believe…

He’s yet to make many cock ups for England and I watch us a lot. Admittedly players running at him is quite terrifying but as yet, no complaints.

Mendy is better than Pickford. Koudibaly is better than Maguire. Mane, if fit, is better than Sterling, Saka and Grealish.

No, I didn’t. I’m sure DeStafano was unbelievable in his time, you don’t become a Real Madrid legend without being elite. But much like drag racing a 1964 Ferrari against a 2022 Ferrari, the sport has moved on to such a point they just couldn’t compete. The standard here: is poor. CAVEAT before @Herbie6590 sees and tells me off, if a DeStafano was cloned and was reborn now, went through the footballing system exactly as he did in the 1950s and learnt the “modern” way to play football with the latest tech I am sure he would excel… but that isn’t the point I’m making! To be clear I am saying if DeStafano was picked up in 1964 and placed in the Real Madrid team now in some Back to the Future style experiment, he wouldn’t get a game.

Agreed, Ronaldo between Barcelona and Inter was/is the greatest striker of all time. Haaland likely to take that mantle next…

At risk of causing a riot there’s absolutely no way DeStafano was a better footballer than De Bruyne. The difference between football in the 60s and now is like comparing apples and pears.

Thought Adam Wharton looked bored and disinterested. Which only adds further fuel to my suspicion every single first team game he doesn’t play is seriously hampering his progress.

Sets a low target. Hits the low target. Emails the owners to let them know he's hit the targets and they need to pay X to make up the difference. Packs the laptop away. Home for 3pm. Its CEO'ing the Swag way.

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Great team goal, that. A fine example of what happens when you can play out from the back. Pulled the Welsh closer to our goal, tired them out, countered into the space as soon as they had over committed. If you’ve got the players that can do it, it’s quite something.

I’d love to go to Boca vs. River Plate. I’d also love Ajax vs. Feyenoord. Feyenoord away was a brilliant atmosphere, their derby must be incredible. I was lucky enough to watch a family member play in an Old Firm Derby. If you ever get the chance, you must go. I’ve never felt atmosphere like that before. Rovers vs. Burnley is one thing, but that’s a different level.

Celtic vs. Rangers (and in reverse) is a phenomenal game of football, especially now Rangers have caught up again. It’s like being in an earthquake.

Ward (Leicester) Williams (Forest) Mepham (Bournemouth) Rondon (Rennes) Davies (Spurs) Allen (Nice) Ampadu (Spezia) Ramsey (Nice) James (Fulham) Moore (Bournemouth) 10/11 players are all playing in the top leagues of the world - England, France or Italy. The other player is Gareth Bale. There’s your moment of brilliance from Rashford. We will score a few now. EDIT: there’s your second from Foden. Could be 4-0 this.

They’ll take this right to the 80th minute - maybe even longer - before they open up and go for it. Iran aren’t beating the USA but for a miracle. Wales are playing to say they’ve beaten England.

If you’d ever been around even lower league footballers you’d realise the talent and game management of a professional footballer. They might not all be ‘elite’, but they’re certainly top class. It isn’t easy to break down a team like that.

He’s the captain of arguably one of the best modern era football teams. He certainly isn’t dreadful and is a phenomenal leader, the commentators have mentioned how they can hear him screaming “press” every time we are out of possession. It’s very very tough to successfully attack against a team of top class footballers who are happy to sit back and defend. If they win 1-0 it’s a result they’ll talk about for years to come. It will come. We need a successful press and a counter or a piece of individual brilliance. Once that happens it’ll open up more and we could score a few.

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Don’t encourage us, we came very close to selling Christmas Jumpers with BRFCS quotes on them from the past 12 months this year.

I’m assuming the Canadian team would most get work permits based on being in the commonwealth? If so, we should try and sign most of them.

Tournament football is different, you can be crap for 8 games and win the trophy.

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