Was just about to say this, she has that bit of power and skill we’re missing atmo. We’ve been playing nervous all game, and Spain have used it to their advantage to pull us from pillar to post. Need someone who can settle our nerves, get their foot on the ball and take advantage of any runs Hemp and Russo can make. Otherwise we’re relying on set pieces and there aren’t many options n the women’s game.

Plus they’re motivated as much by payback for their QF knockout last year by us. Really trying to draw us out of position (and doing it well).

Seriously, fucking look at that!

Keira Walsh (now Barcelona), Georgia Stanway (now Bayern Munich), Ella Toone (now Man Utd).

Three ‘made at’ Rovers in the starting line-up! Make history ladies! Come on England!

His ‘high bar’ is only to be better than Pears. As a capped Swede, I think he’ll manage.

I had a few Hull fans remarking to me after the game that they thought it was wonderful that we still honoured him in such a way. Not all fans display the nasty jealousy that the big clubs do.

I do feel he should have done better positionally for their winner. Doesn’t mean he’d have saved it, but would’ve given their player more to think about and MIGHT have saved or made him miss the target.

Gutted. Football is a fucking cruel game. When they went 2-1 up, we should’ve been 3-1 up.

Have Southampton won then?

Birmingham and Southampton are winning

A lot of fans around me saying we don’t miss Pickering. I disagree, we replaced him with Brittain. It’s Dolan we don’t miss (aside from having the extra body on the pitch). Think Gally or Ennis need to come on for more presence up top, Leonard’s only made a couple of good runs imo.

We gave up after S2. Not because it’s bad (it’s very good), but felt really OTT American after a while. In that kind of way where it explains EVERYTHING, instead of trusting the intelligence of those watching.

Legally, he is allowed to play football for Man Utd. Entirely coincidentally, I think knee-high, studs-up, two-footed tackles will be in fashion among away teams at Old Trafford.

DeNiro?

Didn’t David Seaman pull a muscle reaching for the remote control once? Or have I pulled that out of my ‘unusual injuries’ Football Manager package? (Best one was losing my star signing to retirement because broke both legs in a car crash…)

Retirement home for over-the-hill players. Glorified Masters League.

Even compared to the early 00s team. He wouldn’t get in any team that included R9, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka. Hell I think I even saw Juninho show more talent.

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I’m not a news editor, I’m someone who watches the news. And I didn’t care that the women’s match wasn’t on the news, nor did my wife (who plays locally and has had me watching as much of the WC as I had her watching the men’s). We watch BBC for news because it covers what’s important, not what’s popular, that’s why it’s worth watching. That it covered the WC tonight just proves it knew what it was doing, and maybe has it’s finger on the pulse better than you do.

I love Finneran, such a complete player for his age. If Wharton is Pirlo, Finneran is Keane.

Ofc I’ve heard of previews, and when on the news they’re irritating and not informative in the slightest. Literally no reason for the game to be on the news today. Tomorrow, ‘before the big game’ etc is good. Today? What’s the point? And I wish it was this way with the men’s internationals too, they’re irrelevant to the news. The final, maybe. Winning it abso-fucking-lately.

Superb reply @wilsdenrover I bow down!

Why would something that’s not happened (and already announced as happening previously) be on the news? Unless there’s been an injury to Chloe Kelly or something?

GIVE THAT MAN A BISCUIT