Lord Duckhunter

No the debate is whether you should take players that aren’t 100% fit for the first couple of games but the medical staff think will be for the later stages, of whether you shouldn’t pick anyone who can’t play from day 1. Ive no doubt your view would be different if it was Danny Ings instead of Jordan Henderson Arnold didn’t go because he was unfit for whole campaign

When have they ever had a 26 man squad at a tournament?

Without access to their medical records how can you possibly make a judgement.

Do you seriously believe they won’t be fit for the whole tournament? Obviously medical staff at the clubs and with the national team think they’ll be fit enough to contribute later on.

Being allowed a larger squad this time has given him more scope to take a couple of players who may not be fit until later stages.

The only Saints player who could have made a difference to that performance is Danny Ings. He’s pulled a lethargic, backward, sideways side out of the mire many times the past 2 seasons. Fuck me our midfield was so one paced, safe and obsessed with passing sideways and backwards, It looked like Prowse was playing.

One of his better ones

Cry me a river

Still throwing his toys out of the pram.

They were from the South & they didn’t mind being called Paddys. They also had open minds, so unlike you, were prepared to discuss partition with an Englishman.

Hilarious isn’t it, thinking Ireland should be reunited. I used to drink in a bar called Ireland’s 32 during my spell in the States. The Irish patrons would enjoy your lols in that fine establishment, (and I don’t mean the plastic paddy yanks).

Souness on ITV now pointing out statistics are pony.

Maybe if the sweaties up and leave we could have a peacefulish settlement. If the Union was broken up would moderate unionists die in a ditch for a union with England & Wales? The Republic isn’t as church dominated anymore, living in a United Ireland within the EU may have more appeal if the Sweaties have gone.

We should have demolished them, we’ve got far better players. Your point is pony. If Saints play Portsmouth, wouldn’t we have a “Manu or Chelsea mindset” and think we’re going to be demolishing them. Or do we have to have the same, little old Saints underdog attitude whether we’re playing Liverpool or Tranmere.

When’s he ever made forward runs or moved the ball quicker. We played exactly like Saints do at their worst, and when we’re like that, he’s one of the main culprits. Sideways, backwards, over and over. So yes, it is your Saints bias.

Southgate the player was very critical of Sven, but he’s now finding out this international management isn’t as easy as it looks. Fell into the English trap of possession for the sake of it. Pedestrian, backwards, sideways. Other countries use possession to move the opposition around and then, bang!!! a quick incisive pass and they’re in. We’re just recycling the ball over and over (very much like Saints at their worst). When we win the ball back early we settle back into the easy options, rather than take a risk which may break down. The upshot is The Sweaties we’re able to defend in their set formations pretty much all game. The game was crying out for something different, Grealish earlier, Sancho or even Calvert Lewin who is more physical & different than Rashford. That’s the thing that done my nut in, the predictability of Southgate. Rashford maybe national treasure but he’s been fucking woeful lately. Che should be proud of his efforts. His positional play was great, he held the ball up well and showed real ability, apart from in front of goal. I guess that’s why he plays for us and The Sweaties, rather than a top 8 side & England.

Personally, I always thought it was more of an outrage he didn’t get in Venables ‘96 squad. He was fantastic in 94,95,96 yet Venables didn’t appear to fancy him. By ‘98 he was slightly on the wane, so it was more debatable whether he should have got in. Hoddle gets more stick because he picked him for the stiffs , and appeared to give him the chance, before binning him after he took that chance. Venables just blanked him after the Irish fiasco. He was a far better player in ‘96 and could have made a real difference.

The sooner Ireland is United and Dublin takes charge of the north the better. If the Brexit vote speeds this up, then that’ll be another benefit of that wonderful moment.

God, the commentary is awful.

Spot on.

All of it.

All of it

I know a lot of Spurs fans, and not one would think this. In fact I doubt there’s more than a handful of their massive fan base, that wouldn’t welcome him back with open arms.

What a load of old pony.

Great minds lol