Ex Lion Tamer

There's no way we can sell Lavia now without pissing off City and messing up the possibility of future transfers from them

He's had a hamstring injury and this recent niggle - we're there other niggles I've missed?

You don't have to be a genius or a nerd to understand the point @Saint86 was making

Eddie Howe is enjoying his whistle in the Newcastle training video too. People are reading way too much into this video

We're not exactly Tesco are we. It's more like a chain with 30 stores hiring someone with an impressive track record at a chain of 5 stores

I find this highly believable. Something was not right with that ref (and VAR!)

I agree, I just can't work out what position he will play. His physique is all wrong for full back. I do think he is quite skillful though. I can see him playing as a bulky wing forward like Mbappe(!) or Aboubakar Kamara, but more at the level of the latter

France prevented us from scoring in open play by fouling us at every opportunity. And the referee didn't reward us for that

We missed a penalty and should have had another. It's fine margins at this level and we didn't get the rub off the green. You can't put that at Southgate's door

We'd have got destroyed with those subs, you're basically asking to put on five forwards against the world champions

I'd be amazed if we go for him given our experience with Armstrong

People complain we're not ambitious enough with our transfers but when we try to go big we don't manage to get the players. Catch 22

Were taches fashionable when Franny had one?

If by this you mean that every single season people on this board are convinced we will get relegated, then yes 😄

This is so dull, why aren't we scoring?

Solskjaer was such a poor manager. Rashford now a different player

Neither team would admit it but ultimately a draw suits both - Wales get their moral victory and England go through top

This is how he manages the players. Don't let them get too high when they win, don't let them get too down when they lose

That's fair. Mount at least had a good shot in this game but generally I don't know what he adds.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jun/09/attacking-rarely-wins-international-prizes-now-so-what-will-southgate-do

I thought we looked ropey at the back and outfought in midfield. A more "defensive" formation, at least in the first half, would have given us a more solid base to get comfortable in the game and start playing a bit more. I fully expect Southgate to go back to five at the back against tougher opposition

Simply not true. Most winners these days are pretty cautious

Pure guesswork obviously but I reckon we'll spend £30m on a striker

Yes indeed. We just have to hope there's some substance there as well. At least we know that he is capable of getting a team to overperform I guess

Carillo was a Pellegrino signing wasn't he? General point though I think is that if you're good at Powerpoint presentations then you can impress a lot of suits in football. That's how Steve McLaren became England manager