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I’d be tempted to play one of Palmer/Gordon/Bellingham up top if Kane was injured during the tournament. Not seeing it with Watkins at international level. Toney would probably be an improvement but I almost think play to our strengths and try and make the top of the pitch fluid. Maguire is the...

Left field shout for the squad (and accepting it’s too late in the day now really) would have been Ruben Loftus-Cheek to play in that CM position with Rice. Seems from a stats-basis to be having a good season at Milan.

I haven’t watched the game yet but I was disappointed to see Fernando Deniz was replaced as manager fairly recently. Granted, Brazil had been naff under him but if you get chance watch some of his ‘tactical’ stuff on YouTube. It’s completely different to the game we’re (and, clearly, most of the...

What’s the answer then? Went by coach to the P/O final, was awful. Was intending to go by train this time, and the only other option I see is driving which means I can’t have a few beers. Best start walking now I suppose!

Expecting news on the date (and potentially tickets) by the end of the week.

Thing is, they have this performance in them but they also have the kind of performances that we’d fancy our chances against. Edit: noting, of course, there’s only 13 minutes gone so far.

Really struggles to strike a ball cleanly. It’s bizarre. Genuinely should be about 7th in line out of the Chelsea team.

What’s the hold up? I’m getting desperate now.

He’s thick as fuck.

Delicious goal for more than one reason.

It’s disappeared now.

Callum Doyle will be walking here.

Getting a YouTube video popping up…

May be slightly prejudicial, but I do not get the impression O’Hare could settle abroad.

I mentioned this on here at the time, but there was one of our fans at Southampton away a couple of years back singing “Ralf Rangnick’s a paedo, I wanna go home”. After about 3 renditions I told him that was the Man Utd manager, and Southampton’s was Ralph Hassenhuttl.

There’s a slight irony in my mind that if we’d still been playing a back 3 regularly then White would probably be first choice.

Think it’s a legacy of the ‘England DNA’ push about 10 years ago where it was more important that players were technically gifted above all else. Not suggesting it’s bad that we are, just lack the defensive attributes like positional discipline.

For reference, a list of English centre midfielders (not in the squad) that started the last round of PL fixtures: Kobbie Mainoo James Garner Lewis Cook Tom Davies Ollie Arblaster Adam Wharton Ross Barkley Harrison Reed Ryan Yates Kalvin Phillips Sean Longstaff It’s hardly a list you look at...

I don’t like the fact Henderson is in the squad but I sort of get it. There’s a dearth of English talent at centre mid. Do I think Mainoo is the answer long-term? Yes. But I’ve always thought the younger players should do their stint with the U21s before moving to the senior squad, and it’s a...

In any other walk of life it’d be an ‘anti-bribery & corruption’ red flag. In politics, it’s just *shrug* and carry on.