TheAlehouseBrawlers

Hoping Larin’s still got “hungry eyes” now his World Cup is over.

No doubt phone calls are being made to suspend Belguim's 4 goals for a year. USA back in, Trump happy again.

They hold the Trump card that trumps a red card… https://www.facebook.com/reel/4238244753172851/?hpir=1

'ave it!

To call JWP a ‘journeyman’ is bizarre in my book. 20 years at Southampton and 3 at West Ham, very likely not his choice to be loaned out there to a couple of clubs, that’s not the definition of a ‘journeyman’ for me.

Yeah, saw that, still a bit harsh. Where would Mexico have had to play if they hadn’t won their group?

No doubt the Mexicans gain an advantage playing all their matches at the Azteca but I think a host nation should play games at their biggest venue. So got to spare a thought for Canada fans who had a minimum 2000 mile round trip (probably double that for many) having to play their last match in California. Tough going for a host nation.

Mexico 1970 was the first World Cup I remember (I was nearly 4 when we won it in ‘66 but no memories) so looking forward to this but may need drugs to stay awake!

At least the weather forecast is favourable on Sunday, around 23 degrees, plenty of cloud and some rain.

If we make it to the Azteca I guess there won’t be so many England fans nabbing tickets so will be up against it in, as someone mentioned, a cauldron of a stadium. Add in the altitude and I think we would be setting up to conserve energy which they may thrive on. Tough gig but let’s try and get past ‘Doctor’ Congo first!

Reminds me of when we used to go up to Wembley with my tyro league team to watch a few England schoolboy matches in the early 70s and seeing a banner with 'England FC' on it. Gave us a chuckle, was that you 😀

“Spy, spy, wherever you may be, but he only hid from behind a tree, and it could be worse, you cheating skates are thieves who like to rob from the charities”

There’s been plenty of fans saying they’d be happy to win the league but stay in the Championship where it’s more exciting, well, not a million miles from that. I’m happy enough to watch another season where, hopefully, we’re winning more often than losing and in the mix again come the season end. I’ll renew my membership but match prices with a ST are still pretty good and if we want to stay strong there’s no use in starving the club of funds for the season ahead.

If delayed ala Man City, very possible 🤪 they were going on the average lifespan of a manager at one club being around 18 months

Saw a reasonable theory on the UI about this, it was suggested that we've appointed top legal bods in an attempt to continually delay the proceedings, much as City and the like have done. The thinking that by the time any sanctions against Tonda are filed, he may well have already moved on, be it that it was a successful season and headhunted or just contract up.