Wendyball

Wack61

Member
Messages
8,797
It's not coming home then.
Well Done Italy.
Well done ! , they're cheating scumbags and you won't convince me otherwise.

I remember now why I hate football , normality resumed now it's over

My brother in law is Italian , not spoke to him in 5 years because he's as big a **** as they are
 

Rwc13

Member
Messages
1,668
Referees let Italy get away with way too much, as they did against Spain. Penalty for Sterling - both central defenders with arms on him pulling him down, red card, countless professional fouls. Undeserving winners sadly
 

happydaze

Member
Messages
576
Well done ! , they're cheating scumbags and you won't convince me otherwise.

I remember now why I hate football , normality resumed now it's over

My brother in law is Italian , not spoke to him in 5 years because he's as big a **** as they are
I've known a few Pommies over the years who are maybe as bad/worse than your brother-in-law.

That doesn't mean I tar all Pommies with the same brush. That would be a big mistake...
 

philw696

Member
Messages
25,498
Rashfords penalty cracked me up what was that all about ?
If I took that approach as a mechanic I'd balls everything up.
 

Wack61

Member
Messages
8,797
Referees let Italy get away with way too much, as they did against Spain. Penalty for Sterling - both central defenders with arms on him pulling him down, red card, countless professional fouls. Undeserving winners sadly


Exactly , it's not a professional game, all about winning at any cost , that shirt pull in the 89th minute was unbelievable , who knows what would've happened if he hadn't been fouled.

Not interested in a penalty shoot out so I turned it off, Italy didn't win, because they didn't beat England , it was a draw, personally I think they need something better than a penalty shoot out , remove the goalkeepers and sudden death would be better than what they have now
 

D Walker

Member
Messages
9,827
Agree with most of the above.
cheats yes and all that.
But tbh, we were only the better team for maybe the 1st 15 minutes.
we went from a 3 to a 5 at the back because we couldn’t handle them and if the wing backs can’t push out all you get is pressure. Yep, get chances on the break but we’ve seen how the Italians cope with that. The shirt pull on Saka is a red card, but like the pen against Denmark.
some you get, some you don’t.
The positive thing is this is a young side and there is more on the side lines.
we just need to overcome the bit to enable us to go and dominate these top teams.
 

Simon1963

Member
Messages
819
Rashfords penalty cracked me up what was that all about ?
If I took that approach as a mechanic I'd balls everything up.
I’m not really a football watcher and certainly can’t and never could play the game but even to me that was a “what the fook “ moment. Maybe he’d be better sticking to his campaign for free meals for children.
 

Oneball

Member
Messages
11,129
Rashfords penalty cracked me up what was that all about ?
If I took that approach as a mechanic I'd balls everything up.

Seemed perfectly good idea to me. Apparently it’s 50:50 which way the goal keeper goes. He waited and went the other way.
 

MarkMas

Chief pedant
Messages
8,952
How can you not get sent off for this?

87978

(Getting this free kick was Saka's only contribution to the game as far as I could see....)
 

philw696

Member
Messages
25,498
Well I have never been an England Captain but Alan Shearer who has said the Italians were the better team.
Totally agree pulling the shirt was totally not cricket.
 

Phil H

Member
Messages
4,174
Post match commentators made the point that England had very young players on the pitch and they have plenty of time to mature and get their game together. Silly me, I thought they were picked for current ability not future potential!
 

MarkMas

Chief pedant
Messages
8,952
Post match commentators made the point that England had very young players on the pitch and they have plenty of time to mature and get their game together. Silly me, I thought they were picked for current ability not future potential!

Yeah, but if you always do that, you end up in decline. But maybe you should for a final.
 

Harry

Member
Messages
1,177
Pmsl. No.
space bar and return to close for my mutton thumbs.
I thought it was one of those clever Japanese Haiku poems.
Haiku Poems
This ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size as well as the precise punctuation and syllables needed on its three lines. It is of ancient Japanese origin. It contains 17 syllables in 3 lines of five, seven, five. Haiku poems are typically about nature and usually about a specific season. Writing a haiku requires effort but the poem is well worth it. It is easy to feel a sense of perfection when viewing a perfectly formed Haiku


Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poems/other/haiku/
 

Jay p

Member
Messages
108
Warned you, coke and hookers next if you're that easily swayed :D
What's wrong with hookers as long as it's not the ones with no teeth and drug addled bodies in I see no issue lol fine learning experience for any young man.