CB Fry

I absolutely guarantee that CollinsDic will not read this and will tell you it's nonsense and keep covering his eyes.

The story that came out today is not a one suggesting we are still negotiating with him. There's clearly some closure within the story - he is not signing an extension this summer. That's it. That's why the story is out there. David Ornstein is not some mug. Honestly if you are still working under the assumption that "i don't see any reason why he wouldn’t sign a new contract" then you are going to be disappointed. Everything else is up for grabs = who he goes to, how much they pay and when it happens. I find it highly unlikely that we'd let him run his contract down.

The challenge is to get him sold on our terms and our timeframe. He's basically the back up signing for Spurs or Arsenal or whoever needs a panic buy at the end of August. Whatever higher level hes thinking of, he's not their main focus. He's no one's priority signing. So, If we can't get in a position to sign his replacement before he goes then it will (at best) wreck our pre season prep or (at worst) leave us lumbered with Obafemi and Adams until January.

This is as much a lie as "the government are stopping me seeing my Mum" but carry on. You be you.

Armstrong would truly be a really clever purchase and a very worthy second signing of the summer after Perraud.

Anyone going to the trouble of thinking this or posting this is, without question, a thick cunt.

It's nice to get an admission on this forum from the supporters of FPTP that in that system every vote doesn't count.

It's good we are playing a Denmark team who have actually beaten us at Wembley in a competitive match not so long ago. Excellent to counteract any complacency.

Fantastic to see Maguire score from a set piece last night. Isn't it fascinating that there are other players who can take free kicks and corners? And also what a set piece goal from Jordan Henderson. Of course some forum genius had recommended Henderson should be watching this game, at home, on his big TV. Kinda good news that he wasn't doing that, I'm sure everyone would agree. Well done Gareth on making the right choices for the right reasons at the right time.

There's a level of calm control - in squad selection, in team selection, in game management - that has never happened under any England manager in my lifetime. There is an eerie pragmatic efficiency that is quite frankly not normal for England. We won easily yesterday without the talisman/poster boy/great hope even stepping onto the pitch. I guess the only thing we haven't faced is adversity yet, but that's because we haven't conceded a single flipping goal. So why would we. It's another world.

Nice fact: All four semi-finalists played all their three group matches at home.

Sounds like no. This is first time anyone has gone five matches without conceding. Maybe someone did it when the tournament was smaller/shorter but screw them.

To get to the semis without conceding a single goal is absolutely unreal.

Thank you and goodnight. Great goal from Jordan Henderson, from a corner.

Anyone else singing "thats what I say, I say yeah yeah" at various points in the commentary? #eighties #jazzpop

I see Jordan Henderson still not fit then.

He should have been at home watching this match on the TV.

So Saints did a piece in their website and Theo did a load of quotes and it was announced to the media but in all that time Theo Walcott did not sign any agreement whatsoever? Is that what you are saying?

Maguire still not fit I see.

Jesus wept.

I would absolutely guarantee that Aintforever thought that FPTP was a shit system in 2015 so would have the "same complaints" as now. FPTP is a shit system regardless of the result of any particular seat or election.

If JWP is injured for the first five games next season, how are we getting on?

It is interesting that the same person saying "we fall apart without JWP" is the same person when reaching for an analogy goes for all the screws holding a bed together. And then on further clarification goes for fall off a cliff and dying. It all points to an almost unbelievable level of belief in JWP. Without him we fall apart, the entire bed collapses, we fall off a cliff, we die. I'm not sure its just semantics when what is being reached for is apocalyptic over and over again. JWP is not that irreplaceable mate.

TBF this is horseshit.

I'm not sure how anyone can make any comment about what we are like without JWP being that he's played every minute of every game for two years. Whether people like it or not, he is us. And that includes the diabolical form since January.