Football Focus

[Parkdrive]

Isn't defending part of the game then?

[red devil]

Another insipid performance from England last night. Felt like watching LVG's Utd, two back/sideways passing holding midfielders despite being at home against 'lesser' opposition. Severely lacking creativity in midfield...

[Parkdrive]

red devil Wrote:

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> Another insipid performance from England last

> night. Felt like watching LVG's Utd, two

> back/sideways passing holding midfielders despite

> being at home against 'lesser' opposition.

> Severely lacking creativity in midfield...

With Southgate in charge I wasn't expecting much more or better than that. On the upside qualification is assured, but when the real tests start coming Englands way, I'm not sure they'll cope.

[DulwichFox]

Typical of an Evening kick off.. complete lack of any enthusiasm..

Lack lustre.. boring.. #England

DulwichFox

[maxxi]

I don't care about qualification - I care that they're sh1t to watch, I mean really sh1t. That has to matter in this day and age surely.

[uncleglen]

It's preferable to getting blown up at Millwall!

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/4631448/millwall-terror-plot-attack-the-den/

[DulwichFox]

Enjoyed my outing to Dulwich Hamlet this afternoon. Great game. Good result

2-0 to Dulwich. Needham_Market had a Penalty but it was saved.

Game had real pace.. Better than watching Millwall Hoofing the ball up and down the field.

Was a pay what you like event.. 2417 in attendance. Good to support out local team.

DulwichFox

[red devil]

So, according to Gordon Strachan, the Scots haven't been eating up all their porridge. The wee shites...:)

[Mick Mac]

Either that, or refusing to pick Lee Griffiths for the first three games and end up with 1 point from 3 games and a mountain to climb.

[Parkdrive]

red devil Wrote:

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> So, according to Gordon Strachan, the Scots

> haven't been eating up all their porridge. The wee

> shites...:)

Still at least they won't have to experience of being embarrassed at the finals which is the fate that surely awaits England on the basis of the last two lamentable performances.

[Mick Mac]

Combative win for ROI last night. Edge of the seat stuff.

Wales are the better team, and are unfortunate not to be going to the finals, Bale misses out unfortunately, like Giggs and others before him.

[red devil]

I hope the ROI make it. A real shame Syria just missed out...

[JohnL]

Waaaaaaaaah. I hate being beaten by the Irish (even though I love drinking with them)

First time I've had a 30 minute ban on twitter after that performance :(

[red devil]

How do Twitter bans work, will it be a red card next time?...

[JohnL]

red devil Wrote:

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> How do Twitter bans work, will it be a red card

> next time?...

Hope not :) I might have to google it and avoid twitter and football together.

[Alan Medic]

JohnL Wrote:

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> Waaaaaaaaah. I hate being beaten by the Irish

You do? Where did that come from? I thought it was being beaten by the English that everyone hated.

[DulwichFox]

ETA In reply to Red Devil

Bans can be 12 hour .. 24 hour or even permanent.

Twitter's new censorship feature. These included p**fter, m**g, p**y, p**sy and f**got.?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4230460/Twitter-blocking-users-12-hours.html

DulwichFox

[JohnL]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> ETA In reply to Red Devil

>

> Bans can be 12 hour .. 24 hour or even permanent.

>

>

> Twitter's new censorship feature. These included

> p**fter, m**g, p**y, p**sy and f**got.?

>

> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-423

> 0460/Twitter-blocking-users-12-hours.html

>

> DulwichFox

mine wasn't hate swear words - just the average garden variety :)

They actually let me on 15 minutes later so maybe lowest level.

[JohnL]

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> JohnL Wrote:

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> > Waaaaaaaaah. I hate being beaten by the Irish

>

> You do? Where did that come from? I thought it was

> being beaten by the English that everyone hated.

When we started the Celtic league in Rugby a bit of rivalry started (I remember Gatland stirring it too at one point before a Wales-Ireland international) and that jumped over into football.

The England rivalry is still there - remember the players laughing and cheering when Iceland beat England. An ex England cricket captain did :)

[Alan Medic]

I've been lucky enough to have been down in Cardiff a good few times for the rugby internationals. I love that the stadium is so close to the centre of town. Definitely my favourite venue probably helped by never seeing Ireland lose there (1 draw). One year pre-match me and my brother were invited to a club's private room/bar in a hotel just by chance. I think it was Neath. Pre-match everyone was very friendly and we were invited to return after the game. Well we did return and the game wasn't a draw. None of the buggers would talk to us. Come to think of it, I probably enjoy beating the Welsh even more than the English. Probably something to do with 1972.

[red devil]

My combined Liverpool v Man Utd XI...:)

[dc]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Enjoyed my outing to Dulwich Hamlet this

> afternoon. Great game. Good result

> 2-0 to Dulwich. Needham_Market had a Penalty but

> it was saved.

>

> Game had real pace.. Better than watching

> Millwall Hoofing the ball up and down the field.

>

> Was a pay what you like event.. 2417 in

> attendance. Good to support out local team.

>

> DulwichFox

Just out interest, how much did you pay? Obviously no problem if you don?t want to disclose.

[maxxi]

Smalling!??-

[red devil]

On current form I wouldn't have any of Liverpool's defence. Smalling plays because I went for 3 at the back with wing backs. Normally would've gone for left-footed Blind but he played mid-week for Holland. I was being kind putting Coutinho in instead of Mkhitaryan...:)

[JohnL]

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> I've been lucky enough to have been down in

> Cardiff a good few times for the rugby

> internationals. I love that the stadium is so

> close to the centre of town. Definitely my

> favourite venue probably helped by never seeing

> Ireland lose there (1 draw). One year pre-match me

> and my brother were invited to a club's private

> room/bar in a hotel just by chance. I think it was

> Neath. Pre-match everyone was very friendly and we

> were invited to return after the game. Well we did

> return and the game wasn't a draw. None of the

> buggers would talk to us. Come to think of it, I

> probably enjoy beating the Welsh even more than

> the English. Probably something to do with 1972.

The Irish love Cardiff and usually are welcomed (after the match anyway if not during)

Neath :) My father was from there - it can be 'peculiar'. The Neath rugby team of the 1980/1990s was the then bad boy team of Welsh rugby.