Right - forgetting the bent bidding process and the conditions of the migrant workers building the stadiums - does anybody else agree that a Nov/Dec competition has the potential to be ace?

 

Firstly because it will take up most of the traditional Christmas bullshit season so we'll all be talking about football and not festivities. Secondly just for the novelty factor. And thirdly because we can see whether or not our well worn excuse about our players being tired stands up to scrutiny.

I reckoned early doors that France were the best. Having seen their games since they clearly have plenty in attack, but  not convinced by them defensively. Bit like us maybe.

Winner of us & France win the competition 

it’s coming home 

1 hour ago, Whitesince63 said:

Absolute shite this walking pace stuff, we’ve got quick skilful players on the pitch yet we don’t use them. Tell you what let’s drop our best scorer Rashford and play Henderson instead. Fuck off Southgate.

Never in the field of Bolton message boards has one man been wrong about so many things.

Just now, radcliffe white said:

Winner of us & France win the competition 

it’s coming home 

The 3 top teams; France, Brazil, England 

I’m with casino on this. Reaching the 1/4 final is par achievement, the 4 teams we’ve played were very average, first 30 minutes tonight we play like that against a proper team we could be 2 down and heading home, positives are foden beginning to bubble nicely,  Henderson performance was excellent, quality leader, old school player and his guidance makes us a better team and allows Bellingham a little bit more freedom to get forward, we’ve a chance Saturday night but I make them slight favourites. 

Edited December 4, 20223 yr by Mounts Kipper

Quality that. Teams will be very apprehensive about playing us. France have a great attack, so do we. Rabiot won't be able to cope with our movement up front, but I worry Stones and Maguire will be the same with the French front line. Three clean sheets says a lot.  Just waiting for lots of usual media bollox about Agincourt and Waterloo etc. We beat France, we win the world cup! 

Edited December 4, 20223 yr by Offshore
numptyness

France went behind v Australia, at 1-1 v Denmark, Braithwaite missed a huge chance and v Poland at 0-0, Lloris makes a great save when it looked a certain goal, Mbappe of course is capable of changing any game, but as a team they aren't perfect.

Flipping that France, will look at that first 30 minutes and be thinking yeah we can do well v this defence.

Edited December 4, 20223 yr by Didledee

1 minute ago, Didledee said:

France went behind v Australia, at 1-1 v Denmark, Braithwaite missed a huge chance and v Poland at 0-0, Lloris makes a great save when it looked a certain goal, Mbappe of course is capable of changing any game, but as a team they aren't perfect.

I'm not sure what happened in the group stages has much relevance at this stage of the tournament.

It's do or die and the mentality shifts.

its not not beating france thats the worry. 

if they do , you cannot be 100% sure theyd beat , say, switzerland afterwards. 

do the hard stuff , fuck up the 'easy' bit. 

the bellingham hype is a bit much too. they used to do it with sancho . 

im a bit worried

 

As long as we're on it from the beginning  and don't have another dopey start we have a chance against France. They have the players who will punish that sloppyness without batting an eyelid.

"We'll shit em"

Get myself quoted on Franceways thread a view from the other side. 

3 minutes ago, e2e4 said:

its not not beating france thats the worry. 

if they do , you cannot be 100% sure theyd beat , say, switzerland afterwards. 

do the hard stuff , fuck up the 'easy' bit. 

the bellingham hype is a bit much too. they used to do it with sancho . 

im a bit worried

 

you seem a glass half empty kinda guy...

1 hour ago, Whitesince63 said:

Henderson instead. Fuck off Southgate.

Oh dear

whilst we're on about the world cup, would people be kind enough to check out my mates song on spotify or youtube, 'World cup for Christmas', by Liam Hodge and Caged Tigers. Trying to get it higher than any Cliff shite. It's a good tune.

We may or may not beat France but we are capable if the belief is there from the beginning. 

Here's the exciting thing, we have Saka, Bellingham and Foden for another 2-3 World Cups and Euros after this 

23 minutes ago, stevieb said:

"We'll shit em"

Get myself quoted on Franceways thread a view from the other side. 

😄  I think you'll find its called Vue de l'autre cote.

Armed robbery at Sterling's house last night FFS.

5 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

😄  I think you'll find its called Vue de l'autre cote.

Alright pascal.. We've all got Google translate 

52 minutes ago, mickbrown said:

Never in the field of Bolton message boards has one man been wrong about so many things.

He has previous.

5 minutes ago, TrickyTrotter said:

Armed robbery at Sterling's house last night FFS.

Fucking grim that with the lads wife and kids at home.... only utter scum would do that.

If we beat Shrewsbury and lose to France, is that a bad Saturday? Could be a strange set of emotions at the weekend.

Personally I celebrated our goals tonight about a quarter of celebrating a Bolton league goal, but I think that may change a bit v France.  I think if England win it will be huge but if France win I will have forgotten about it by Sunday lunchtime.  If Shrewsbury win I'll still be thinking about what went wrong on Sunday night.

4 minutes ago, stevieb said:

Alright pascal.. We've all got Google translate 

😄too right.

Still not played anyone and we will go out on Saturday

We are in the top 8 countries in the world, but one of the others may well beat us next Saturday if we don't protect our dodgy defence.