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Far better than I gave them crédit for. Mind you i've only got to half time so far. Dest has surprised me, along with the other centre back (not Ream). Balogun I knew about, seen him with Monaco. Nice shirts...

Oh dear. Another team of cloggers with a poor defence. The canadian # 2 would have seen red with yesterday's ref.

Presumed innocent in the US probably. Canada is a socialiste run woke place isn't it?

Mexico look alright. SudAf looks like a team of village rec cloggers. Think they'll get at least one red this evening.

Look to have quite a good crowd for the first match. It is Mexico at home I suppose.

Remains robe seen for the draw. Pitch looks a bit viscious with the new ball. Hants 2 down already.

Follow on avoided. Dare we hope a second batting point needing 15 with 1 wicket left Voilà, 301/9. Abbott needs to play straight because Potgieter looks in form.

Usual problem. Prest plays nice shots but doesn't make significant scores. Doubt if we'll avoid the follow on.

Prest,actually has played some nice shots this morning. May that continue because we certainly need it.

Not much play today, enough for Albert and Orr to fail dismally I suppose. Probably need to stick to limited overs cricket both of them. Still lost time helps us towards a draw, a few batting points tomorrow would be a bonus.

Well I think it's unfair to say that Mexico has no football history. WC's in 70 and 86 (when Colombia I think it was couldn't bear the cost or something of that ilk, pulled out late on).

Cameroon was a decent side back when. Had some excellent players. Now anyone who's any good plays for France, Spain or some other European nation.

Predicting

Not at all the same thing. This is misconduct at best, Eckert will get some sort of FA sanction.

They'd need a lot of favourable officiating just to get to the quarters even. Their defence is awful.

Semis? That's not going to happen. Quarters at best, they just don't have the talents to go any further. Poch probably can't wait to be done with them, get started at Milan.

Right, we are not City and this case is far less complicated..Their case is about finance and it's sources which are as opaque as it gets. Misconduct, they give out bans for that every week in every level of football. If Eckert only gets that it would be a couple of matches at worst and a fine more likely than not.

The FA could ask UEFA and FIFA to recognise the ban and impose it in their juridictions. Doubt if the enquiry would be for spying, that's established anyway. Un professional conduct and their usual favourite, Bringing the game into disrepute.

Unsurprising really, our bowling isn't very good. Baker a test bowler ? Right!

Surrey now piling on the runs. Only Abbott has respectable bowling figures.

Advertising revenue is no doubt offset by the purchases of people who don"t really support football, occasional viewers etc. People watch the WC who don,'t normally watch football. Major advertisers know that.

Well I don't know really. The fact that it got us kicked out of the play off final and a specific rule was broken on at least 3 occasions may lead the FA to consider charging us and or him with bringing the game into disrepute, particularly if they give any consequence to the "junior staff made to act against their better jugement" aspect. Still think he'll get a suspended ban

Glasner more likely than Ragnick perhaps but Pochettino is the favourite at most place you look.

Ragnick probably won't get the AC Milan job. Isn't Pochettino the favourite there?

No, the FA makes the rules and hand out the punishments to those breaking them. This is an open and shut case cos the bloke has admitted it, so have the club. Legal people may be able to lighten the punishment, just as they do for people and entities pleading guilty in criminal courts