I’ve kept my powder dry on JDT giving it half a season before making any comment, but I’m afraid the glitter is fast disappearing for me. There are too many buzz words and not enough positive action in my opinion. Now let me think; which of our successful managers ever used the word “project”? Howard, Don, Kenny, Souey. No thought not.

I think you may have meant “slipped up that slope”

Two of my all time hero’s Duggie and Jinky.

Dire Straits - One World

That was great fun and added some interest to a great WC. Many thanks to @Herbie6590for organising and congrats to @Mike Efor a really consistent run. Great effort from @oldjamfan1you came up on the blind side. My effort was very much like a rovers season, good at the start but plummeted down the table in the latter stages.

Remind me who got a yellow card for a blatant dive in the box? Get a grip, everyone does it and Harry Kane is a past master.

He’s a long journey to collect that trophy as it was given to Brasil in 1970 after they had won it for the third time.

Yes and will only get worse in 2026 with 48 teams.,

What a final. Glad France made a game of it but so pleased that Argentina were the winners in the end, some very bitter comments on here about Argentina being cheats you would think they were the only ones that do it. I don’t like the French and in particular French presidents so tough on you Macron. The referee was brilliant I thought that says plenty about how good ex pro footballers would make good refs. It’s never great to lose on penalties but if it was England that had won, would we care

John Barry - Midnight Cowboy

Croatia 🇭🇷 3-2 Morocco 🇲🇦 Argentina 🇦🇷 2-1 France 🇫🇷

I hope you don’t mean the great footballer but out an out cheat and despicable excuse for a human being with the name M*******a

Yes I did Gav, the most frightening football experience you can ever imagine. You must do it if you can though.

I am also of the opinion that Morocco will win this WC. FIFA will wet themselves that to have the competition in an Arab Muslim country has been vindicated by a Morocco victory. It’s written in the stars ( crescents)

Really pleased Argentina won and Messi was brilliant, and I’ve seen Pele at his peak and he would be one of the first to congratulate Messi as one of the greats. The hatred for the Argies comes from the Falklands conflict, get over it, that’s one we won. I have been to Argentina a number of times since the conflict and have never experienced any anti British animosity. A wonderful country and really friendly people, unless you’re at a River Plate v Boca Juniors match.

Argentina 1-1 Croatia France 2-1 Morocco

FA don’t like winners. Alf was a winner, Cloughie was a winner and they wouldn’t have him, and I think Venables would have been a winner given the opportunity to continue after 96. They like yes men.

Yes you’re right and guess which league gives most of these Johnny foreigners the opportunity to play at a higher level at the detriment to our own young players! But money talks and we all go back to supporting our beloved premiership teams and have no regard for the long term effect on our national team. You can’t have it both ways.

What?

I hope the fans of all the Premiership teams remember how Loris threw the ball at the England fans at the final whistle, no class, unlike Giroud who was class at the end.

I would have bet my house on Harry. Such is life.

What did I say?

The worry for me is Griezmann is pulling all the stings here. Put some pressure on him and draw a foul, he’s on a yellow. The other worry is Giroud, he always seems he’s never in the game and suddenly pops one in.

He’s Brasilian

I wouldn’t be too sure about that.