World Cup 2018

[gumboots]

He may be sitting on it but he's not getting off it to play, not according to the bbc

[roverandout]

2 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

He is on the bench

He isnt

[K-Hod]

According to LiveScore and also The Guardian online, he’s not on the bench and Colombia are a man light on the bench on the former as well...

Edited July 3, 2018 by K-Hod

[roverandout]

Relax everyone..he aint playing..the odds are slightly in our favour now

[Husky]

James not playing. Colombia saving him for the QF. The arrogant ****s.

[RevidgeBlue]

Just now, roverandout said:

He isnt

I could have sworn it said on BBC news just now he was only available from the bench unless I misheard and they said he'd be watching from the bench. 

I even rewound and watched it twice.

[philipl]

Fine impromptu diving display by Martin Olsson. Went through the repertoire.

No James massively tilts this one England's way.

Just hope that the English fans aren't already drunk as the Dutch were last night who went berserk when Japan were scoring...

 

[RevidgeBlue]

Just rewound and watched BBC news a 3rd time.

They said he's "only fit enough to start on the bench".

Maybe they're completely wrong.

[roverandout]

Just now, RevidgeBlue said:

Just rewound and watched BBC news a 3rd time.

They said he's "only fit enough to start on the bench".

Maybe they're completely wrong.

The lineups are on the bbc sport website..no james anywhere

[roverandout]

Im so nervous i think i have shit my pants

[Tom]

Even bigger chance now James isn’t playing 

 

Here we goooooooo

[Tom]

We have to be careful on their counter attacks last thing we want is a silly red card if they get one on one 

[roverandout]

Sterling been pathetic as usual

[AdamRochina]

Sterling can't keep the ball 

[Ladyboys of Bank Top]

Deli Alli has been toss so far. 

[roverandout]

Sterling will cost us this game

[K-Hod]

Only a yellow????

[roverandout]

Its a red effin card..more decisions go against us

[Ladyboys of Bank Top]

What's the point in Var if a headbutt goes unpunished. 

[K-Hod]

Just now, roverandout said:

Sterling will cost us this game

Everyone spots Sterling’s errors when Lingard and Alli have been just as bad.

[Tom]

Clear red like the one on Neymar was, both reactions embarrassing however 

[matt83]

Should be 11 vs 10. Would definitely be if the rolls were reversed. 

[AdamRochina]

Violent conduct is a red no matter what ...  Sterling Alli and lingard all invisible

 

England laboured and look poor. .we can have all the ball but if we can't create anything other then from set pieces we are in trouble 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Nothing happening in midfield. I only realised Alli was playing after about 40 minutes. Lingard only in it in brief touches, Sterling losing the ball every time, nothing new there. Henderson just a spear carrier in midfield. Wing backs not getting forward enough. Apart from that we're doing great.

[DE.]

What a nasty little team Colombia are. Hope we can keep our heads as they're clearly trying to rile us up. 

We're definitely the better team, just have to open them up somehow.