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He got some minutes! Only now does Mainoo see a chance, in England's darkest hour, with Hendo crocked.

He's been able to dictate things for a long time. There would be discussions. But a departure would be a glowing one, at least seemingly on his terms. Rather than an incoming boss just dropping him.

If you found out, one of the Tracy brothers would have to bump you off.

He was less than happy, when Martinez took him off in their last game, which they promptly won without him. That would have been an interesting post match conversation. Martinez is a manager brought in to ease massive egos. He's going too after this. There's only so much of Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes anyone can stand. Or should have to. In fairness, Ronaldo was taking up decent central positions, as no ball came into him. Also in fairness, he's not been capable of too much more for quite a while. He's squeezed every last ounce from his career.

It's a tough call when he next sits in the stands. Do they use his Pinocchio nose to sit a camera on, or use it to support the roof? What a crook.

Thor goes another thread.

Great effort to hold on. As Saka was replaced, I wondered if Gordon could have gone. Just for him to earn the penalty, that made the difference. He and Rice were closing down and blocking right to the whistle. Lots of hard work to keep focused under a ton of pressure. No play acting from Mexico, when they knew they had to get a goal. Bellingham also superb. Getting Burn on, also proved to be important.

I thought he had got it. But replay clearly a red. As if it wasn't tough enough.

Tripping over his rainbow laces might distract them from shooting. Worth a go.

Turned it on at 35 mins. Just in time for the goals. Commentators smugness levels unbearable, but brought right back down after a couple of minutes. Excellent Bellingham cover to stop that being 2-2. England really hanging on there. Great atmosphere. No idea where they'll find the energy to keep that sort of pace going for another half.

As a fictional character, I only like battered fish due to Alf Tupper.

Amnesty

£3.60, I think for chips for me. And it's not like it's a big bag of them either. Meanwhile 3-4 doors up from the chippy, Iceland are selling 3 packs of Young's fish, so 6 fillets... ... for £10, and the chips are cheap too. It's not a fish supper, but there comes a point when common sense kicks in.

Well worth staying in there for all those hours, until you needed one. I prefer ale, and trying out new ones. It's not my fault that the local Wetherspoons stocks the best range, and it's much cheaper. I live minutes away from my town centre. Buying any coffee, or anything else from a Costa, is madness with a kettle so close. Equally mad to sell an organ that you might need to process cinema food. Given two similar things, I'll pick the clubcard deal one. I begrudge my local team putting the crisps up by loads, when I can see the giant box of golden wonder sitting there. But, in company, if someone really wants to do something, then that's fine. The last thing I want to do, is go on about it. 🙂