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Pretty rubbish really against West Ham's 2nd/3rd team. Should be doing much better in every area.

Wow, another storming start to the season.

I would hope the football authorities would be fair and reasonable, but we all know they aren't and will not be. It is clear they are going to make an example of us again, so a minimum one year ban. I hope the club have not been sitting on their arses and already have a replacement lined up. But again, we all know how SR operates so they probably won't start looking until the day after the ban is announced. All this screws up an already messy pre-season. Football stinks.

So glad the Argies lost. They deserved nothing more than humiliation. Good riddance to Messi too. Living here in the US, you hear nothing other than talk about Messi. He was completely anonymous today and needs to retire. This world cup has been a big, politicized mess. A few good games, but mostly hyped up, Americanized shit. The England v Ghana game that I attended was one of my worst football experiences. Utterly shit, soulless stadium in the middle of nowhere with the worst atmosphere imaginable. Tourists everywhere who are only interested in the "decibel meter," counting down to kick off, selfie sticks and collecting the cheap FIFA junk in the fan zones to flog on eBay. Having lived here for many years, I still despise the way they try and change everything to the American way and expect everyone to be grateful they did such a "great job." Here's to another 60 years of hurt!

It is the same old pattern. The first truly good team played ends in defeat. Take the lead in semis or the final, sit back, lose. You would think that, simply by the law of averages, that it would eventually lead to a win. But, no. It will just never happen. Given the players England have had over the years, the return of one single win is a total joke. I am already resigned to the fact the I will never see England win anything in my lifetime. But it would be nice to actually see the team be brave and try and win rather than hope for the opponent to fail. Tuchel needs to go.

Seemed like a classic Southgate performance to me. Weren't we told it would be different under Tuchel. Everyone in that stadium and watching on TV could see that defending deep after the goal was suicidal. The only way we were going to win was by getting a second goal. Yet with each additional defender that came on, they had more and more chances. Same old story. Nothing is EVER going to change.

So glad I didn't bother going to this one. It is just not happening today.

On the train back from the match. Shit stadium, no atmosphere, pissing rain, massive queues everywhere, half and half scarf tourists and the worst match I have seen since Will Still. All a bargain at $1000 a ticket. Really wish I hadn't bothered with it all. And, how did Kane miss that sitter? Ghana celebrated like they won the world cup but their players spent more time rolling around on the ground than on their feet.

In Boston now. The weather is freaking awful - 16C and raining. The same for the whole of tomorrow so conditions should suit England, but it will be horrible in the stadium for the fans. There is not cover of any sort in the stadium. England fans are in good voice in the Irish pubs around the city. The Scots just left and managed to put traffic cones on the heads of all the historic statues in the city! The long journey to the stadium starts at 10.30am tomorrow. Come on England.

The England defence is so static and ridiculously deep. Looks like the last several tournaments. It seems like some people never learn.

It is just bleeding typical that the day the football authorities finally grow some balls, it is us in the dock. The punishment is way over the top to the point we probably won't see such harsh punishment again. However, the club owes us all to expose which imbeciles thought this would be a good idea. Whoever it is needs to be sacked immediately and, if I were running the club, sued for compensation. Not only has it screwed this season it has most likely screwed next season too. Bunch of half-witted morons. The fans deserve better than the cretins that have been running this club.

Just imagine if the first half of the season had not been completely wasted. Fantastic tonight. Keep it going.

What a goal!!!!!!!!!!!

This certainly is a stroke of genius from those clever spods at Sport Republic. We have needed a new striker since Ings left and have watched the masterful selling of strikers each year without bringing in anyone who can kick a football as replacements. Therefore, it is quite obvious that the plan this window should have been to sell our top scorer and replace him with a traffic cone. At least he should be better than Downs. We had all better hope that RS can play the rest of the season. Great plan by Sport Republic to rely completely on a player that has hardly played for years and another that has hardly scored for years. They really are far more clever than anyone else.

This whole club is an embarrassing, pathetic piece of shit. Nothing will change until Sport Republic piss off, and that can't come soon enough.