Holmes_and_Watson Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 52 minutes ago, HKsaint said: Why all the ex-saints missed the penalty kicks: Van Dijk, Yoshida and Minamino? Any curse? The shadow of Le Tissier is long and his penalty record intimidating. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 5 hours ago, Roo1976 said: Well Gakpo certainly didnt turn up thats for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, East Kent Saint said: Because Argentina are a bunch of cheats . Bunch of classless cunts. This picture when the final penalty went in shows their true colours, there’s not many teams react to the opposition like they did after a penalty knock out. Even St Messi reportedly took the piss in front of the Dutch staff at the end. I hope they suffer a cruel and painful defeat next round. Edited 10 December, 2022 by Lord Duckhunter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 53 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said: I hope they suffer a cruel and painful defeat next round. I don’t. I hope it’s against a humiliating defeat against us in the final 😉 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehouseboys Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 1 hour ago, Chewy said: I don’t. I hope it’s against a humiliating defeat against us in the final 😉 Payback time... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 It says something that Perisic’s eight year old son has more class and respect that a team full of Argentine adults. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsaint Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 4 hours ago, Lord Duckhunter said: Bunch of classless cunts. This picture when the final penalty went in shows their true colours, there’s not many teams react to the opposition like they did after a penalty knock out. Even St Messi reportedly took the piss in front of the Dutch staff at the end. I hope they suffer a cruel and painful defeat next round. The power of a photo with no context. Have you seen the footage of the Dutch players goading the Argentina players on their walk to the spot? Fair play to them reacting this way I’d have done the same. Never thought I’d ever watch a game wanting Argentina to win but seeing that snake Van Dijk in the refs ear every 2 minutes tipped it in the Argies favour. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 (edited) On 06/12/2022 at 20:45, Disco Stu said: Is that what happened? 😦 No. Apparently the Delap deal was dead before they went for Ramos. He played well tonight but he won’t be up against defences as poor as Switzerland’s every week. Dont know what happened about the post above, it suddenly appeared in my window when I thought it had been sent earlier in the week. Anyway… Plenty of drama yesterday even if the football wasn’t great. Croatia did a number on Brazil so fair play to them for getting to the semis, but they have been a hard watch and I can’t say I am looking forward to watching them again. We have seen some great attacking football in the WC at times but to see teams progress due to organisation and nullifying the opposition seems to be a step back in time. What happened to the Netherlands? They didn’t look a shade of the team who played earlier and only provided a goal threat when they reverted to the big man up top/put it in the mixed tactics. Having got them back in the game, why not stick to those tactics? A poor game in the main but made interesting by the needle between the two sides and Argentinas weird decision to stop playing football when they could have put the match to bed. Looking forward to Morocco putting out Portugal this afternoon and potentially the match of the competition tonight, so long as both teams play to their strengths and give it a go. I have a feeling that we will see another cagey game though with the likelihood of another penalty shoot out 🥴 Edited 10 December, 2022 by sadoldgit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 Has the England line-up been leaked? Wouldn't surprise me if Southgate goes for a back five with Walker on right of Stones and Maguire and Trippier at right back to double up on Mbappe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 6 minutes ago, saintant said: Has the England line-up been leaked? Wouldn't surprise me if Southgate goes for a back five with Walker on right of Stones and Maguire and Trippier at right back to double up on Mbappe. Word is it’s unchanged, according to sky this morning anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 1 minute ago, Turkish said: Word is it’s unchanged, according to sky this morning anyway Probably has been leaked then so blows my theory out of the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 (edited) 21 minutes ago, saintant said: Has the England line-up been leaked? Wouldn't surprise me if Southgate goes for a back five with Walker on right of Stones and Maguire and Trippier at right back to double up on Mbappe. I thought about that but the problem is who do you leave out. Henderson’s the obvious one, but I’m not convinced Rice & Bellingham have quite the influence in a 2. We’ve looked good with those 3, with Kane dropping into a 10 we certainly can out number them in central areas and cause real issues. The freedom of playing in a 3 let Henderson & Bellingham make positive runs. I don’t what Saka is like defensively, but I’d let Walker go head to head with Mbappe with Saka helping him out, and also running him the other way. We could change our whole shape, Walker and Trippier solid down the right, and watch as Mbappe gets switched and plays against Shaw. Let’s give it a right go, go after them and make him have to help his full back out instead. Let’s see how quick he is running towards his own goal. Edited 10 December, 2022 by Lord Duckhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 Top punditry 😂 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 3 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said: Top punditry 😂 Do the math FFS 🤦♂️ obviously she can’t 🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 7 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said: Top punditry 😂 Hilarious. Assume nobody dared challenge her maths because she is a person of colour. 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdmickey3 Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 5 hours ago, Lord Duckhunter said: Bunch of classless cunts. This picture when the final penalty went in shows their true colours, there’s not many teams react to the opposition like they did after a penalty knock out. Even St Messi reportedly took the piss in front of the Dutch staff at the end. I hope they suffer a cruel and painful defeat next round. Don't be such a melt. Fans take the piss mercilessly, nothing wrong with players doing it to 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian lord Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 It is maths here not "math" FFS. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SotonianWill Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 1 minute ago, tdmickey3 said: Don't be such a melt. Fans take the piss mercilessly, nothing wrong with players doing it to fans aren’t professionals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdmickey3 Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 Just now, SotonianWill said: fans aren’t professionals So what, these super stars take the piss out of fans, running in front of them making gestures so why shouldn't it happen amongst players 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 1 hour ago, saintant said: Has the England line-up been leaked? Wouldn't surprise me if Southgate goes for a back five with Walker on right of Stones and Maguire and Trippier at right back to double up on Mbappe. Time for Les Miserables to build some barriers in front of their goal. Vive. l'Angleterre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 34 minutes ago, saintant said: Hilarious. Assume nobody dared challenge her maths because she is a person of colour. Or more likely they are all equally thick as bricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloggy saint Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 56 minutes ago, saintant said: Hilarious. Assume nobody dared challenge her maths because she is a person of colour. What a stupid comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 4 minutes ago, cloggy saint said: What a stupid comment. Just the way I see the world going these days. Not stupid. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 2 hours ago, bpsaint said: The power of a photo with no context. Have you seen the footage of the Dutch players goading the Argentina players on their walk to the spot? Fair play to them reacting this way I’d have done the same. Never thought I’d ever watch a game wanting Argentina to win but seeing that snake Van Dijk in the refs ear every 2 minutes tipped it in the Argies favour. Different issues conflated. Duckie is correct, the Argies showed no class. VvD chipping in the refs ear is part and parcel of the game. Putting players off pre penalties isn't unusual. Even if the Dutch were wrong though, it doesn't stop the Argies from showing a bit of class and professionalism in victory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 17 minutes ago, cloggy saint said: What a stupid comment. Surely you have realised there are lots of stupid people on here? Funny that a faux pas by a black woman gets so many worked up. This was already posted on here previously as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 19 minutes ago, cloggy saint said: What a stupid comment. Why is it? There is absolutely no doubt that inclusivity and diversity has gotten ridiculous. @saintant sees the world in the same way as many people, he's just more honest than most. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloggy saint Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 2 minutes ago, whelk said: Surely you have realised there are lots of stupid people on here? Funny that a faux pas by a black woman gets so many worked up. This was already posted on here previously as well. I realised that a long time ago but sometimes the level of stupidity catches me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 4 minutes ago, egg said: Why is it? There is absolutely no doubt that inclusivity and diversity has gotten ridiculous. @saintant sees the world in the same way as many people, he's just more honest than most. There clearly is a push to have more diverse pundits but let’s be honest it is not like it has watered down a cerebral art. Has always been full of appalling grammar and lack of insight -imagine if Merson was a black woman? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 14 minutes ago, whelk said: Surely you have realised there are lots of stupid people on here? Funny that a faux pas by a black woman gets so many worked up. This was already posted on here previously as well. Who has got worked up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 4 minutes ago, whelk said: There clearly is a push to have more diverse pundits but let’s be honest it is not like it has watered down a cerebral art. Has always been full of appalling grammar and lack of insight -imagine if Merson was a black woman? I take your point. Merson is the white male exception. His health issue (addiction) is well known, and sky would be almost as hard pressed to bin him as they would a black woman. There's also the Stelling link - he only stayed after MLT went as he wanted to support Merse. I think they'd lose Stelling if they let Merse go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 2 minutes ago, egg said: I take your point. Merson is the white male exception. His health issue (addiction) is well known, and sky would be almost as hard pressed to bin him as they would a black woman. There's also the Stelling link - he only stayed after MLT went as he wanted to support Merse. I think they'd lose Stelling if they let Merse go. People seem to forget Merson has had a number of issues he’s dealing with. Amusing how he’s dismissed as thick, stupid, illiterate Merson by those trying to promote diversity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 Just now, Turkish said: People seem to forget Merson has had a number of issues he’s dealing with. Amusing how he’s dismissed as thick, stupid, illiterate Merson by those trying to promote diversity. Indeed. Ethnicity=inclusion and errors overlooked. People like Merse suffering with a mental illness should be given at least the same level of tolerance, and opportunity. I'll never forgive him for playing for that lot though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 11 minutes ago, Turkish said: People seem to forget Merson has had a number of issues he’s dealing with. Amusing how he’s dismissed as thick, stupid, illiterate Merson by those trying to promote diversity. Imagine if Merson had said “19 goals in 40 games, do the math, goal a game”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 1 minute ago, Lord Duckhunter said: Imagine if Merson had said “19 goals in 40 games, do the math, goal a game”. Probably pissed/coked up, thick twat, how is he still in a job etc etc Diversity won’t matter then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Turkish said: Do the math FFS 🤦♂️ obviously she can’t 🤣🤣 She is Dianne Abbots niece Edited 10 December, 2022 by JRM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Kent Saint Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 3 minutes ago, JRM said: She is Dianne Abbots neice I expect she can spell though ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 2 minutes ago, East Kent Saint said: I expect she can spell though ! Ha I've corrected, thank you for spotting the typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Kent Saint Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 2 hours ago, saintant said: Hilarious. Assume nobody dared challenge her maths because she is a person of colour. Or she has dyscalculia so they pretended not to notice it , I wonder if it will appear in Colmanballs ? Probably looks funnier in print in that context ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 10 minutes ago, Turkish said: Probably pissed/coked up, thick twat, how is he still in a job etc etc Diversity won’t matter then He says shit like that regularly. I actually like Merson and loads of respect for his honesty. He admits to not being very bright and only this week when he was posed a question about Qatar hosting said as much. Endearing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 45 minutes ago, Turkish said: Who has got worked up? Lots of people. Lots of pundits have sprang to her defence. World we live in where people like to be mean spirited cunts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 13 minutes ago, East Kent Saint said: Or she has dyscalculia so they pretended not to notice it , Or perhaps she was nervous because she knows she’s not there on merit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 That last Portugal performance worried me a bit as looked impressive. Nothing in this game to worry anyone for our impending semi final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 (edited) What’s the keeper playing at? Edited 10 December, 2022 by Turkish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 That was a leap worthy of the great Shane Long. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedArmy Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 Let’s be honest, whoever wins tonight is lifting the trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 6 minutes ago, whelk said: That last Portugal performance worried me a bit as looked impressive. Nothing in this game to worry anyone for our impending semi final I think Switzerland made them look better than they really are. Their defending was shocking. If we beat France, I think I would rather we played Portugal because Morocco are very well organised and hard working. Exactly the kind of team that England have always struggled to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 Just now, RedArmy said: Let’s be honest, whoever wins tonight is lifting the trophy. I think you're right. Tonight is as tough as it gets for both teams. We'll never get a better chance than this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 Portugal seem quite a dislikeable team. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted 10 December, 2022 Share Posted 10 December, 2022 Looks like I've jinxed Portugal 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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