benjii

Lolz. Obviously a tax avoidance/money laundering/unlawful donations scam.

Lol. What utter bullshit. He was our best attacking player all match.

I'd like to see the team and coaches properly harangue the ref at half time. Latino style.

I think England would have more chance against Brazil than Croatia, to be honest. Croatia will kill us in midfield, like Italy did in the Euros final. Massive respect to them though. Mental giants.

Keep forgetting this guy is the manager. I'm sure I'll remember once we start playing again.

So many empty seats. Pretty sad really.

Manji hasn't got a clue.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63690765 Looks brilliant.

Not necessarily the best goal, but one that always sticks in the mind for pure elation was Pahars against Everton at The Dell. BIG win.

It will be high 20s or low 30s. Cooler than a summer tournament in most places.

To be fair, it's not going to be crazy heat. It's low 30s during the day and 20s in the evening and temperatures will drop during the tournament. It's cooler than a summer World Cup would be in a lot of places.

That's a sports science / performance consideration. May very well be true. Remains to be seen. But that's not the World Cup. The World Cup is the fan experience, the mingling, the colour, the inhibition, the build up. Summer evenings, beer gardens, BBQ and the match, the gap between football seasons. Anticipation etc. This is shite.

Anyone give a shit? What a load of rubbish.

It'll be someone from a league where he gets paid 10 or 20k a week who can now earn 80k a week. So, yes. But whether we actually sign that person or not remains to be seen.

Agreed. If we're going to now play a 352 then Adam Armstrong up front makes sense, rather than stuck out on the left wing. I'd fancy him over Che for those chances today. We were well worth a point over the 90 mins but couldn't finish and gave away a soft goal.

Internet in Kigali is fine. It's a cool city. And no need to stream as all the matches will be on TV. If you're planning a Rwandan countryside pad, then maybe think again.

What really annoys me with handball is the "self-deflection" get out (I.e. that Matt Cash penalty we didn't get last season because the ball brushed his shorts before he caught it). If anything, that's an aggravating factor, not a get out of jail card. There's just no logic to it.

REEDDDDD ARRRRRMMMMMYYYYY!

Could put a statue on the roundabout isn't it?

Lyanco is funny, but he needs to be more disciplined. He could have been sent off twice. I like Caletta Car. He must be horrible to play against. We've actually got a really strong contingent of centre backs now, so maybe a back 3 is the way to go.

Johnson.

Another leadership election. Happy days. Wonder what Charles said this time? "Dear oh dear oh dear oh dear oh dear....."

That was my first thought too. Seems very suspicious!

It's Ralph for some reason making him play on the left. I'm not saying Armstrong is great, but we've rarely played him as a proper striker this season.

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