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  1. 29 minutes ago, InigoPatinkin said:

    'They planned this bad idea meticulously' isn't the defence you think it is. England aren't contractually obligated to force every player to do one solo press conference per day (and they haven't so far anyway, so it's total nonsense). They could just not have done it at all and sent out Harry Kane twice. What's the point of having the man with the most boring voice in human history in the squad if you're not going to bore the press to death with him? 

    Trying to turn it into some weird attack on Southgate so you can jump on the grenade is bizarre behaviour. I'd be extremely surprised if he's actively involved in deciding who does press days, the FA have a press officer who sorts all this stuff out. 

    You're also straw-maning the absolute hell out of the Greenwood point. Regardless of what came out later, a players first major press piece shouldn't be done on your first England call up. It's negligence. 

    I think that's what you've just done with the Greenwood first cap press conference point. Don't see a problem with them appearing in the press conference. People want to know how they feel about a pretty significant moment of their career. Same way players meet the press when they sign for a new club. If you are saying they aren't ready for a few questions from the press which let's be honest are going to be pretty tame compared to the vile stuff they could end up writing about them based on their personal lives then they probably aren't ready or mature enough to be dealing with the pressures of international football so shouldn't be called up in the first place.

    And in Mainoo's case - it's not like he's been thrown in front of the press after a bad result or before a high pressure upcoming game. Other than before the tournament it's probably the most gentle time for him to be there.

  2. Does the non sigames side of this forum have less active users than it used to? Just the Euros forum seems pretty quiet compared to previous years. You'd probably have individual threads for most of the bigger / popular sides by now. Feels like there isn't much happening excitement wise.

  3. And if the EFL had changed all the kick-offs before hand - I wonder whether we'd have got certain posters saying how arrogant the English are for assuming they'd make the Quarter-Finals.

    It's a difficult one anyway - as it would've also inconvienced a lot of people for no reason if the kick-off changes had been made and England were on the other side of the draw or already out of the competition.

  4. 5 hours ago, GunmaN1905 said:

    I have to say, this forum really changed my perception about British humor.

    Most of you guys are definitely not living up to it with such low-quality attempts.

    You don't even know anything about the guy in the picture or his predictions gimmick, but you find yourself offended.

    You’re going to have to explain where anyone has posted they were offended on this page. 
     

    He pointed out how the Croatian national team got upset about The coming home thing. Which is a joke that people take seriously abroad as though people believe it. By the sounds of it you are suggesting the same about Depay. So where has anyone been offended?

  5. 1 minute ago, pearcey_90 said:

    :thup:

    I don’t know why you cared so much on the BBC games considering it was just a push of a button upwards. Both channels are easily accessible. Almost like the people who moan during Wimbledon that theres sport on BBC1 and Bargain Hunt is on a different channel. It doesn’t make a difference! 

    Can understand for those people who have to watch on say Freeview for ITV4 why it’s annoying. But it’s pretty obvious why Brazil are on ITV1. It’s not about which is the better game. It’s which game is going to get ITV the most viewers and please their advertisers. And to the casual fan Brazil is the bigger draw.

  6. 21 minutes ago, Bootador said:

    We beat USA tonight, then we just let Wales beat us to qualify.

    It's only fair right, Wales always been big supporters of England in international football.

    Still might not work with Iran actually capable of winning a game, but thems the breaks.

    Bollocks to that. I don't think the players will have forgotten the Welsh Euro celebration when England were knocked out.

  7. 53 minutes ago, ReggaeBwoy said:

    I am intrigued to know what would be the profit on that if Argentina won. Huge amount to have lost.

    Between 2p and 4p before commission for every pound bet placed.

    So £100 might have got you £1.9something if you'd bet at 1.02. Or £3.80ish profit if on at 1.04.

  8. 3 minutes ago, Wiggins Top Boys said:

    it's really not. the defender was not even in his own half. the decision can be made instantly and clearly. it's ridiculous.

    we want the officials to be better but they are basically have no responsibility here, how will they be any good if they barely even have to use critical thinking to make a call

    In a way it's time wasting by the assistants when it's that obvious. A goal can never be scored and we ain't getting the time back on the clock.

  9. 1 minute ago, TM said:

    what about Northern Ireland beating Spain in 1982? more likely were given no chance

    Seems bigger for the way people look down on Asian teams. In particular Middle Eastern ones. And the fact that often South American football is overrated by so many people. People still have this romaticised view of football in South America. The reality is that the standard is a lot lower than certain posters have you believe.

  10. 2 minutes ago, Barry Cartman said:

    From me refreshing in here and watching ITV Player, ITV Player seems way better than iPlayer for delay 

    Picture quality is much worse though unless you're paying for it.

    Although BBC did claim they solved the problem of delays four years ago. And suggested it could've been ready for the next World Cup.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45499784

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