bobness Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 1 hour ago, 1963owl said: log off for a month then kid More like two weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kew Owl Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 1 hour ago, 1963owl said: log off for a month then kid And this months prize for Moron Of The Month goes to ……….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963owl Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 1 minute ago, bobness said: More like two weeks! we"ll see. I hpoe youre wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963owl Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 1 minute ago, Kew Owl said: And this months prize for Moron Of The Month goes to ……….. congrats on your win 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcx666 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 7 minutes ago, Kew Owl said: And this months prize for Moron Of The Month goes to ……….. RocketOwl? Just on general Principle? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthowl Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Alli should be rested unless categorically 100% fit. Sterling reminds me of John Barnes, brilliant at club level, disappointing for England. Doesnt seem to be able to manage the step up consistently. We looked lethargic second half v Tunisia. Could this be partly due to the temperature? It should be a lot fresher v Panama, so I expect greater energy. Young remins ins me or Ross Wallace. Got a great delivery, but has to cut inside to deliver it, so often the chance to do so is lost. I'd play Rose. Despite the quality of the opposition, the defence looked vulnerable against Tunisia. Mistakes were plenty. We don't have much better to choose from, but I'd go for Cahill for his experience. Out: Walker, Young, Alli, Sterling. In: Cahill, Rose, Loftus-Cheek, Vardy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeder Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 6 minutes ago, Tamworthowl said: Alli should be rested unless categorically 100% fit. Sterling reminds me of John Barnes, brilliant at club level, disappointing for England. Doesnt seem to be able to manage the step up consistently. We looked lethargic second half v Tunisia. Could this be partly due to the temperature? It should be a lot fresher v Panama, so I expect greater energy. Young remins ins me or Ross Wallace. Got a great delivery, but has to cut inside to deliver it, so often the chance to do so is lost. I'd play Rose. Despite the quality of the opposition, the defence looked vulnerable against Tunisia. Mistakes were plenty. We don't have much better to choose from, but I'd go for Cahill for his experience. Out: Walker, Young, Alli, Sterling. In: Cahill, Rose, Loftus-Cheek, Vardy. Like the look of that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 One a brighter note, that's got to be the first time in forever where we didn't just crumble under the spotlight whilst the players were thinking about the Suns front page headlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxtongent Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Did we watch a different game to the one analysied by Linekar, Shearer , Ferdinand and the others? All they could do was ooze praise for the fact tat we had won our first WC game for x years, we should have had three penalties, we outplayed them for 90 minutes etc.etc.etc. To say that two of these commentators hold records for number of England goals scored, I wonder why it is that, Kane's two goals apart, we had ONE shot on goal. And please, please don't ask me about the match commentators. Even my wife, sat watching for once,nkept saying 'What did he say?', and she used to work in the Ministry of Pensions when we got an influx of Scottish (lots of Glaswegian accents) miners in the early 60's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 dele alli is bloody terrible ,gave the ball away several times before he even got Injured,any excuse to back a crapp player only got the call up cus he plays for a top6 team,id have shelvey over him anyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dronfield Blue Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) On 19/06/2018 at 09:22, @owlstalk said: I'd not disagree with that To be fair I'd not mind if Southgate swapped the whole first starting eleven out and gave the others a game - don't see a downside to doing that You would if we lost and had to beat Belgium to qualify, and we do have a history of that. Think Iceland, the team not the shop Edited June 20, 2018 by Dronfield Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Buxtongent said: Did we watch a different game to the one analysied by Linekar, Shearer , Ferdinand and the others? All they could do was ooze praise for the fact tat we had won our first WC game for x years, we should have had three penalties, we outplayed them for 90 minutes etc.etc.etc. To say that two of these commentators hold records for number of England goals scored, I wonder why it is that, Kane's two goals apart, we had ONE shot on goal. And please, please don't ask me about the match commentators. Even my wife, sat watching for once,nkept saying 'What did he say?', and she used to work in the Ministry of Pensions when we got an influx of Scottish (lots of Glaswegian accents) miners in the early 60's Overall it was a decent ish performance. a 7 out of 10 performance from a really young team in very hot conditions We usually freeze or just fall apart in games like that. The second half WAS crap but fair play to the players for sticking at the task, forcing then issue and Kane for sticking it in at the end. Because of how it happened you can put any spin on it you want. I prefer to remain cautiously positive till they prove me otherwise. Edited June 20, 2018 by HIGHERSTATE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 I'm genuinely scratching my head about anyone moaning about the England win It's bizarre behaviour Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dronfield Blue Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: I'm genuinely scratching my head about anyone moaning about the England win It's bizarre behaviour It's about missed opportunities Neil. Sterling couldn't hit a cow's ar *se with a banjo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxonOwl Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 It is bizarre but not unusual. England fans and the British media never find the right balance. There is so much talk of the lack of expectation this time but I think there is expectation but many are unwilling to voice it. I think many are expecting England not to match this unspoken expectation and are trying to get excuses ready. A win in the first game is bloody brilliant! Something that has eluded many decent teams. England's performance was not all bad or all good. There were problems that need addressing and potential to be fulfilled but now this can be done without the pressure that not winning the first game would have brought. All is well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxonOwl Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, Dronfield Blue said: It's about missed opportunities Neil. We had an opportunity to win and we took it. The bottom line is the most important. We have things to work on but that should always be the case. We know all this means is that we have three points. That's all it needs to mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dronfield Blue Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 14 minutes ago, OxonOwl said: It is bizarre but not unusual. England fans and the British media never find the right balance. There is so much talk of the lack of expectation this time but I think there is expectation but many are unwilling to voice it. I think many are expecting England not to match this unspoken expectation and are trying to get excuses ready. A win in the first game is bloody brilliant! Something that has eluded many decent teams. England's performance was not all bad or all good. There were problems that need addressing and potential to be fulfilled but now this can be done without the pressure that not winning the first game would have brought. All is well! Yes, that's a fair and well balanced opinion, I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelman Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 On 19/06/2018 at 11:55, HubristicClapper said: I personally would keep the players who under performed in, give them chance to redeem themselves. Keep the subs who came on chomping at the bit. The rest of the side? Rotate to keep fresh. Panama won't do what Tunisia did - essentially cheat, play games etc but it still needs to be won. Did you see what Panama did? They clattered the Belgian players for 90 minutes. Half of the "tackles" they made were assaults. Hazard got some proper treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hookowl Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 3 hours ago, @owlstalk said: I'm genuinely scratching my head about anyone moaning about the England win It's bizarre behaviour I'm definitely not moaning about the England win, but at times the finishing left a lot to be desired. Also I know that things equal out regards refereeing decisions ......................but ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewsburyowl58 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 4 hours ago, Dronfield Blue said: It's about missed opportunities Neil. Sterling couldn't hit a cow's ar *se with a banjo. But we still won !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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