England - Lee Carsley Takes The Reins

[chaddyrovers]

Come on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[RTM08]

6 minutes ago, RoverDom said:

I'd have more players from the Euro 2004 squad in the starting 11 than the current squad. 

I feel like people forget that if that Campbell goal against Portugal isn't ruled out England have a huge chance of winning that tournament. As much as Sven underachieved it took Brazilian magic in 2002 and some of the dark arts/pens in 2004/2006 to stop them.

That squad would have comfortably beaten Italy/Croatia

[matt83]

I see the predictions were correct and the only change was taa for Gallagher. 🙄. Russia 2018 fucked us over I reckon. He played this 2 defensive midfielders system due to the players we had then. Because it worked better than expected he’s just not been able to let it go. Even with better more attack minded players.

[jim mk2]

Good call to the poster who predicted exactly the same team apart from Gallagher. What's the betting too that Trent comes on as the first sub too. England need to put on a good show tonight. Results are everything of course and all will be forgotten if England go all the way but Southgate is already running out of goodwill with fans and he is now risking leaving his job with boos ringing in his ears

[jim mk2]

16 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

The best team I’ve seen. They were very unlucky not to go all the way. Gave the all conquering Brazil team a real fright.

Class, real class, players in every position. Ramsey made the famous mistake against West Germany. I've never recovered. 

[roverandout]

13 minutes ago, RoverDom said:

I'd have more players from the Euro 2004 squad in the starting 11 than the current squad. 

I did say squad.  We had players like vassell lennon to come off the bench in those days. Now we have the likes of Wharton palmer Gordon Watkins trent etc

[B16Rover]

6 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Good call to the poster who predicted exactly the same team apart from Gallagher. What's the betting too that Trent comes on as the first sub too. England need to put on a good show tonight. Results are everything of course and all will be forgotten if England go all the way but Southgate is already running out of goodwill with fans and he is now risking leaving his job with boos ringing in his ears

A lad at work said there's a leaker on twitter/X and in fairness he's told me the 11 each game so far

[simongarnerisgod]

4 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

  19 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

The best team I’ve seen. They were very unlucky not to go all the way. Gave the all conquering Brazil team a real fright.

i`ve often wondered what sven said at half time,we came 2nd out like meek lambs,

[matt83]

Come on lads. Keep it tight for the first 85 mins. Then hit them on the break in injury time. 

[roverandout]

Usual shit. Just put us out our misery 

[Displaced Rover]

Abject again already. Sooner we’re out the better. Can all stop pretending we’re in with a shout of winning and get on with enjoying rest of the tournament/summer.

[RTM08]

3 minutes ago, Displaced Rover said:

Abject again already. Sooner we’re out the better. Can all stop pretending we’re in with a shout of winning and get on with enjoying rest of the tournament/summer.

Yeah  then we can go back to being depressed by Rovers instead!

[Norbert Rassragr]

This is probably why I'm not bothered about the Euros, waiting for the rugby championship to start again. We'll bore everyone to death.

[roverandout]

This is embarrassing 

[jim mk2]

16 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

i`ve often wondered what sven said at half time,we came 2nd out like meek lambs,

1970 mate, not 2000s

[roverandout]

We're absolutely dire

[Forever Blue]

Overrated players who don’t look half as good as they do at club level when they have the benefit of playing alongside quality foreign players.

Edited June 25 by Forever Blue

[Forever Blue]

That was more like it even though it was offside. Excellent move of first time passing

[matt83]

What does Gallagher add to this side?

[roverandout]

Just now, matt83 said:

What does Gallagher add to this side?

Sod all

[Displaced Rover]

1 minute ago, Forever Blue said:

That was more like it even though it was offside. Excellent move of first time passing

In fairness not hard to put a decent move together if you run a yard offside…

[roverandout]

But according to chaddy Southgate is a good manager 

[RTM08]

Just now, matt83 said:

What does Gallagher add to this side?

At least he is a midfielder and isn't quite Bambi on ice receiving the ball in the middle. Should be Wharton though.

[B16Rover]

1 minute ago, roverandout said:

Sod all

What thread are we in 

[Forever Blue]

 Bellingham thinks he’s playing for Birmingham again, keeps passing to the blue shirts