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Morgan, Doyle, Dibling and Ballard all on the pitch together! I wouldn't fancy being a Coventry defender against that lot.

I get that Del, but I think we'll get picked off if we sit back.

Personally I'd like to see it go bigger. 48 teams. 8 groups of 6. Group games thick and fast for squad rotation. Top 4 from each group going through, giving loads of teams something to play for. Then a round of 32 with some of the minnows inevitably involved. Then the usual format. It's a world cup, like the Olympics, the more the merrier imo.

Oh ye of little faith Charlie. If Southgate sets us up primarily to not concede, I think we will concede. If he plays to our strengths, we've got a hell of chance. Beat the French, and it'll get very interesting.

No, no and never for me. He'd add nothing. If Wood was available on loan that'd be a different story, but not Fraser.

Although Spain will likely edge out Morocco, a shock there wouldn't be a big shock for me. I think Japan will sneak past Croatia too - they look ridiculously organised.

I'm with you on that. The Argies and Brazil aren't what they were for me. Alex Mccallister in the middle of the park for Argentina, Fred for Brazil. O don't look at their teams and worry. It's tactics, or moments of individual genius, where the difference could be made. Get past Senegal and France, and I'm buying an it's coming home scarf.

I tend to agree. Senegal will be tough, but I think we'll just about get past them. If we can then beat France, I believe that we could win it.

League

Susan

Blimey. I'm not reading that nonsense to read the obvious conclusion that there's some risk of collusion in 3 team groups.

Desperately

Indeed. We once had a player who had a woman live with him, but who was not the living with a lady sort. What the story is with White though none of us know, but it could be all manner of things. May have been better for all concerned though if the FA fudged it as an injury or illness to avoid the speculation.

Last minute goal for Saudi, and missed chances by Argentina. Poland were incredibly lucky to scrap through.

Yep. Awful. Set up badly. Negative. Weakest team to have gone through.

Those lines are too vague for me to read between...

I think that's about right. We're in a tough position for sure. We need points quickly after the restart to avoid being cut adrift.

Call me a cynic, but the media message has been that russia are doing badly and ukraine oh so well. We now have a row back on the EU numbers. Isn't it possible that the EU were in fact correct?

Hmm...not the sort of mistake you'd expect them to make.

Forward

Cheers. I couldn't make out the number. Whatever they are, tragic and needless all round.

Yep. Gotta question what they have left, number and fitness for purpose.

What's that personnel number? The Ukraine number is horrific.

Surely it's relative to the amount that each side had. What we don't know is what they each available to use going forward.

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