The thing is even at 2-0 no one thought we were going to win

Taken the usual half time Valium.

Can’t polish a turd.

Here we go

Hopefully we’ll finally win a prize from the Tonybola.

Preston 8/1 still think that’s good value.

I think he’ll play Armstrong left, Rothwell/Evans in that 2 and bennett right. Who knows.

No graham. Bennett again.

The all blacks forwards were poor. Line outs lost, ball turned over too many times, slow at the breakdown and no counter rucking. The 2 former points were ironically how they thought we would lose. Reid and Whitelock looked lost and the latter broke with that shove on Farrell's face. But it all came from England pressure. The line speed was immense and it was struggle from them to get over the gain line. They won't have been used to a team coming at them like that in the tackle. England totally rattled them. We didn't have to defend our try line once. Just a breakdown in communications in the line out. Unfathomably impressive against the all blacks. First time in 28 years they were 0 at ht and they were lucky not to be 0 at the end. England could easily have had another 20 points.

Jones: Mowbray:

I genuinely think one of the great England performances across all sports. Still stunned over that result. Comprehensively beat a very very good all black team. Who as you said were allowed to play onside or offside, pass the ball forward or backward and let’s say a generous TMO.

Just be like us to lose vs the taffs or saffas now

This is one of the great England wins. In any sport.

The officials are panicking that we’ll win this.

If England come through this they can take great pride from the fact they’ve beaten New Zealand and the officials

Fuck off!!!! This is just what happened vs this lot at twickenham. Playing 17 men.

England have been very good. New Zealand haven’t been under this sort of pressure yet and they don’t look quite as imperious as normal. Watched the first half of the rugby league on bbc2. Bet there won’t have been 10 viewers left

So many lazy all black runners. Offside but never penalised. Naturally.

He’ll of a start!!!! Must have been Eddie Jones’ pre match chat “I’m sure on Saturday we might get beat and they might be better than us, but we’ll try”

There were suggestions nowell would play full back due to Daly’s poor defence that never happened.

Nigel Owens the ref ?‍♂️. A seemingly impossible task just got harder

Whilst the team, formation and tactics aren’t predictable a few things are. We will play dull walking football where we’ll look to get the opta stats up with meaningless possession at the back. This will neither generate chances nor pull Preston players out of position. We aren’t good enough to play possession football so we will become frustrated and lump balls towards Gallagher. The wet paper bag will no doubt win some headers vs smaller full backs but we will not get to the second ball. After some weird substitutions (anyone dares to have a good game in Prestons half will be hooked) I suspect we’ll lose 3-1. Tony will be surprised by how poor we were in certain aspects and never saw it coming even though it’s been dire for 12 months. Tony will then bemoan the miracles that happen at brockhall vs the girls team. Failing managers need their own catchphrase “we gave it a right good go” and “real fans can see what we’re trying to do” are already taken. So his can be “we were in league one once therefore can’t expect to compete in this division.” Will talk Preston up as Barcelona. Then all back to Yarm for ice cream where he will present the players with these trophies:

I doubt Mowbray will be gone if we’re adrift at the bottom. Appointing your own superiors is a cushy number.

Free tickets?!?! Ha. Waggott wouldn’t give the fans the steam from his piss let alone free tickets.