asperity Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 It's coming home to Rome. Never mind, there's the World Cup next year, and England were beaten by the best team in Europe yesterday so onwards and upwards ⚽🏆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchford Locks Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 Sport is about winners and losers .. having been a Wire supporter since 1961 I can really speak with experience. But when it happens it's all the sweeter for the wait. I waited from February 1961 till May 1974 for something to win !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 Just a question - did Southgate put out his best penalty takers ? Or was the pressure too much for the youngsters ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 Another question for those more interested in football - were the three players selected to take the penalties the best suited out of the whole team, would older more confident players have performed better ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchford Locks Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 22 hours ago, Observer II said: Just a question - did Southgate put out his best penalty takers ? Or was the pressure too much for the youngsters ? If if's and but's were sweets and nuts we'd all have a merry Christmas 🥴 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 It's a fairly simple question for those who profess to know about the game, were the best/appropriate players chosen to take the penalties ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Observer II said: It's a fairly simple question for those who profess to know about the game, were the best/appropriate players chosen to take the penalties ? The manager thought so, and he took the decision. Personally I would have picked Kane, Maguire, Sterling, Grealish and Rashford as the first 5 with Pickford amongst the back-ups. But what would I know, I'm no expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 What I'm leading up to Asp; is the suggestion that Southgate, having introduced one anti-racist gesture, tried by placing three ethnics in this position, to make a point to us all. Had it come off, everyone would be praising them, even the racists. Alas, it didn't come off, and the opposite happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 I take it you don't know any racists Obs, anyway who knows what Mr Southgate's thinking was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 It's just as racist to favour someone based on race, as it is to descriminate against someone, based on race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 You would probably be denounced as a racist for even entertaining such a radical notion 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 In this day and age, your probably right - good job I don't care 😉 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer II Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 Interesting that the Police describe the graffiti on the Rashford mural as "non-racist", which demonstrates how the left react to every criticism of blacks as racist. 😠 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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