CB Fry

I am beginning to seriously worry how Gao is going to pay his loan off. Because that's all he wants to do, right?

In 2002 we'd won a knock out match only days before we lost to Brazil, 3-0 v Denmark. 12 years is longer than that. In 96 we got to the semis - we progressed through a knockout round.

When we lost in 02 we hadn't failed to win a knock out match in a major tournament for 12 years, lost to Iceland two years before and bombed out in the group stage of the previous world cup. Different scenario. Indeed Colombia might well beat us, so maybe we should have looked at the best possible chance to win a single knock out game rather than look to far ahead to a semi final we aren't good enough to deserve anyway.

He loves us, always has. One decent season under Hughes, sack him off and get Brendan in. Perfect fit.

Quite. We're not good enough to win it so ridiculous to plot theoretical routes to the final. Feels to me weve chucked away the chance of a Brazil quarter-final, an actual iconic match that this team and English fans really need, for the likely elimination to one of three countries who in the public consciousness are "flipping-Iceland" level of dullness and mediocrity. If we do make the semis, then great but I think all we'll end up with is a collective loathing for James Rodriguez or Shaquiri or whoever as a new bete noire of English football when they bang us out. Pointless waste.

Indeed. We should have gone all out to get Japan in the next round. A quarter final against Brazil is what the WC is all about and we should embrace it. We haven't won a major tournament knock out stage for 12 years, we made hard work of beating Tunisia and we think we can look over the heads of the likes of Colombia to potential semi finals.

Last season he played 45 games and the season before 39. We've finally, finally signed a first team regular from another club. Praise be.

Post of the decade.

I have no interest in coming second in the group - we've beaten Tunisia and Panama and we looked shaky as fu ck in those games at times. Rather than cast our eye on Quarter Finals and Semi Finals we should be hoping for the softest tie we can get in round 2. Which I think is Yoshi and Japan. Colombia and Senegal both dangerous. We thought we'd beat Iceland remember. I'll be made up if we get a Brazil quarter final. Bit of glam and a no-shame elimination if that hapoens. Quarter final defeat to Sweden or Mexico or a 2nd round exit to Colombia? No thanks. If Martinez is going to rotate then get out and beat em and win the group. Good for the old ranking/seeding too.

Are we going to have this sh it from you all summer? No one is going to be remotely interested in Lemina after one solitary half-arsed season. Next summer, after a decent full season, maybe. Methinks.

I thought everyone knew what they were voting for? Awfully confusing. I'd suggest most people vote for active optimistic reasons rather than vote in spite of negative reasons. ie people thought they were voting to gain back £350m a week which they thought was a lot of extra money for the NHS, plus for wonderful global trade deals the Germans were stopping us getting and also to stop foreigners turning up and taking our jobs. And they were told not to believe the lies from project fear, which is not the same as being told that it definitely will happen but not being bothered about it. Weird really because all of those reasons have at least a flavour of an "economic reason" suggesting the vote was based on the economy, certainly for enough people to swing it in such a close contest.

So you're saying those voters all believed everything George Osborne says and are now happily waiting to be financially worse off? Horses hit.

More project fear from the US Embassy.

Cynical attempt to sell more shirt lettering in the club shop.

Another one missed out on. Thank you VERY much Les Reed.

Not disputing that, and I think he has got that in him - but no way has he done enough to command the fee we'd need to sell him.

Yet again, called it.

No idea who would be remotely interested in paying more than we paid for him last season. Therefore, not sold. Weird that he's got this reputation of some wonder player who Liverpool or whoever are about to snap up when he couldn't hold a place down in the worst Southampton side for five years.

I didn't get the signing and date right but I called it.

You can't argue with facts.

Those German car manufacturers are banging on the door at last. BMW will shut UK sites if customs delays clog supply post-Brexit https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jun/25/bmw-will-shut-uk-sites-if-customs-delays-clog-supply-post-brexit?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tapatalk_Pro

If they are Wolves then we must be slugs.

Personally I hope we don't sign anyone, because it would just mean those players are using their current clubs as stepping stones to play for us. That's definitely wrong so I hope it is stamped out. Disgusting.

Should get a relatively soft L16 game but I still fully expect us to be annihilated by the first decent team we face, which is looking like the quarters. (Belgium is a bit of a nothing game now). But honourable exit at quarter final stage is just fine by me as a significant improvement on recent tournaments.

Define what "we get out".