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Is anyone else a bit concerned that none of these dudes has even kicked a ball in the Premier League let alone managed there? I kinda assumed that Nath would have brought in some wise old head to work alongside him.

Love the way the village idiot has to do a quick follow-up post when he realises the Tories are probably just as corrupt as anyone at the EU, making his whole point irrelevant.

The pressure obviously got to him. To be fair it was a bit of a freak situation being the second penalty and against his club team mate but fact is he fluffed it. There are players out there who would stayed cool and just waited for the keeper to move and rolled it in the other side.

Small margins but blasting a pen over the bar isn’t luck, it’s lack of talent or bottle, and that was just to get level with France. We had France on the rack in the second half and didn’t have the ability to make it count.

I’ve often wondered why players don’t just study MLT and copy his method, his record is so good it seems like the obvious thing to do. But when you think about it, he was probably the most naturally gifted player the Premier League has ever seen. I expect many have tried to copy him and failed, he could just do things other players (even Harry Kane) couldn’t, it’s as simple as that. It’s just not teachable.

This. It was a close game but you can’t argue with the result.

We have a decent side at the moment. Us and France are probably the best two sides in the tournament, I expect them to go on and win it quite comfortably. Historically though our record is poor compared to the major footballing nations like France, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Italy and Spain.

True. England are just not very good at football.

Except Southgate has achieved more than all the managers from the 70s, 80s and 90s combined.

To be fair most of his appearances haven’t been 90 minutes so her comments might not be as silly as they sound. According to the site I found his stats work out as a goal about every 120 mins, which is every 1.3 games.

I dunno, I wouldn’t fancy our defence up against Brazil. Against Croatia we have a chance.

The unique way the Conservatives fund it you mean?

It was obviously an insult. You insult me I will insult you back.

“Or are you just another div banging on about LGBTQ rights in Qatar” Guess it’s you that’s the cunt.

That was after he called me a “div”. Reading not your strong point?

Wow you are obsessed. Try reading the thread, it was egg man who started with the insults.

They are highlighting the issues in Qatar because the World Cup is in Qatar you bell-end. Carry on pissing you pants over a bit of virtual signalling if you want but most sensible people understand the situation they are in.

What are you dribbling on about? I don’t claim to be some sort of human rights hero, I just don’t agree with your statement that the human rights of people in other countries is nothing to do with us. The world would be a much worse place if everyone thought like that. Luckily our governments don’t and politicians of all colours do try to effect change in human rights around the world. The best thing we can do is vote for people who take it seriously. The armband idea was pretty lame, I would have much preferred a boycott but I understand why they didn’t. A footballer’s career is a short one and they are there to do a job. However lame the virtual signalling, the lads, just like the BBC should be applauded for at least trying to highlight the issues and not giving the scumbags at FIFA and in Qatar an easy ride.

Well if you don’t give a fuck about other people’s human rights it’s never going to be an issue for you. Some people do think of others though.

How do you know what percentage of Qataris are in favour of the death penalty for gays? The South Africa example is a good one. Maybe we should have held a World Cup there back in the 70s or 80s. Everyone welcome, you just have to stick to their laws and not be arrogant and try to tell them what is wrong or right. Blacks can sit in their own section.

We’re we wrong to put pressure on South Africa to stop apartheid then?

Not all Muslims believe in Sharia law.

Well no one in Qatar voted for homophobic laws so how do we know how many agree with them?

About as many who voted for their government and laws.