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****, back to being ****ed off.

As long as this is true then I'll go back to being happy with the deal. Surely it is true otherwise what we have is a permanent deal with an initial down payment.

If the figures above are correct how is this any different whatsoever to agreeing a permanent deal for £20m with an initial payment of £4-5m?

That back 5 looks horrendous. In fact that team looks horrendous. Got relegation written all over it.

No doubt the reason was our opponents sat back assured of a win in an ultimately meaningless game but the 20 minutes I watched (the last 20) we were all over them and could/should have scored 3. Not going to comment on the first 70 but it was obviously **** poor given the score and judging by the general thrust of opinion on here. What have we learnt from today though? F'all new in my opinion. We are going to struggle this season and this was clear before today. It's all about whether we struggle a bit less than 3 other teams. I think we will. Just.

We are in for another major struggle imho. 40 - 42 points max.

He moved his hand to the ball. Very instinctive and last second but he did and it stopped the ball going into a more dangerous area. Correct decision.

100 per cent agree. Keown said it was a pen as well. It was.

To be honest mate NO.

You can definitely see how this VAR sh!t can be massaged to favour the big teams. Not saying it definitely was in this case, I think that was just about the right call but you can just see these sort of marginal incidents being ignored as not a "clear and significant error" or whatever the official terminology is if it's the big team that stands to lose out and vice versa if it's the big team that stands to gain.

I have a feeling it may have been a suggested terrace chant/song in support of our new signing Jannick Vestergaard, via a reworking of the song "Panic" by the Smiths. Pal.

Really enjoyed this World Cup and it's been great to get to the semi's but, let's face it, we are still the same old England that can't beat anyone that's really any good. If we'd have faced anyone in that category in the 'round of 16' we'd have gone out at that stage. Still think the fact that they are all young offers hope of improvement though and maybe becoming capable of beating good teams in the future. Pickford, Stones, McGuire, Trippier, RLC, Lingard, Kane all have the ability and should get better for this experience.

Indeed, what a bright orange ******.

Staying in a seaside B & B and complaining it’s being run like Southampton Football Club.

Any doubters amongst them need only refer to the "Carillo, Saints legend" Youtube vid.

I share your sentiments on this. The signing of this utter no mark 'striker' with a one star record signed by a complete and utter plank of a manager panned out exactly as I and no doubt you expected. Worrying how blinkered/obstinate those in charge of our club are capable of being.

Well not really, if we lose the semi we aren't in it until the end. Sorry to go all Mr Logic on you but it's true. Anyway CTF on England let's do this!!!!!

I think Maguire and Stones have the potential to become a world class CB pairing for the next 10 years. Alli and Loftus-Cheek have their best years ahead of them. Throw in Kane and an increasingly impressive Pickford and you have one hell of a strong, young spine.

Yes, totally ineffective which you would put down to being too small were it not for players like Kante who has won the league twice. Obviously a combination of stature and fitness in this case. No excuse for the latter.

That felt like a complete exorcism tbh. In a way better to win like that than see out the 1 nil. **** these Colombians anyway, really disappointing the way they played that.

You're right.

Does the 5 minutes they wasted with their antics at the penalty get added on?

Please be right pal

Exactly how I feel. Epic battle ending in pens. Please god no.

New England?