World Cup 2026

[Tommy Mulgrew]

Somebody else to look out for, in case anyone did not know:

Yan Valery - right-back

Yan Valery will be playing at his first World Cup

Nation: Tunisia

Club: Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday's Valery, 27, started every game of Tunisia's Africa Cup of Nations campaign until they went out to Mali on penalties in the last 16.

He also featured in the 1-0 friendly defeat by Austria on 1 June and you can expect Valery to play a significant role at the World Cup.

Alongside him in the Tunisia squad is Norwich City midfielder Anis Ben Slimane.

[AlexLaw76]

not long now...

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1QruTejG4F/

[Baird of the land]

Guess I’ll be cheering on Canada, with current saint larin and former saint Alfie jones.

[Turkish]

Just watching the 1966 final on channel 4. I watched it before years ago but didn’t realise until now what a terrible game it was. Standard of game really low. I also don’t realise England had about 5 really good chances at 2-1 to put the game to bed but missed them all due to a mix of poor finishing and decision making. 
 

I know technology has moved on, boots, balls pitches are better, players are fitter and faster, tactics and analysis better etc but I don’t think either teams would get anywhere on the World Cup these days. 

[Dr Who?]

Will be keeping an eye on the Saints players and Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and the Netherlands 🇳🇱, after the mighty England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 of course! 

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Random bold prediction time. Japan will reach the final. Mark my words.

[East Kent Saint]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

Just watching the 1966 final on channel 4. I watched it before years ago but didn’t realise until now what a terrible game it was. Standard of game really low. I also don’t realise England had about 5 really good chances at 2-1 to put the game to bed but missed them all due to a mix of poor finishing and decision making. 
 

I know technology has moved on, boots, balls pitches are better, players are fitter and faster, tactics and analysis better etc but I don’t think either teams would get anywhere on the World Cup these days. 

You can say that about any sport ! Also rule changes and players drinking culture plus crunching tackles and not forgetting money , money , money !

[trousers]

1 hour ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Random bold prediction time. Japan will reach the final. Mark my words.

Are FIFA going to expel c.11 teams for illegally spying on their opponents training then...?

[sandwichsaint]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

Just watching the 1966 final on channel 4. I watched it before years ago but didn’t realise until now what a terrible game it was. Standard of game really low. I also don’t realise England had about 5 really good chances at 2-1 to put the game to bed but missed them all due to a mix of poor finishing and decision making. 
 

I know technology has moved on, boots, balls pitches are better, players are fitter and faster, tactics and analysis better etc but I don’t think either teams would get anywhere on the World Cup these days. 

Sourness in the Telegraph today, the only three players he ever played against who he felt were playing a different game to him, Zico, Maradona and …. Alan Ball. 

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Random bold prediction time. Japan will reach the final. Mark my words.

They’re a very good team they’ll do well 

[sfc4prem]

Big Southampton Union Jack at the England - New Zealand friendly tonight.

Hope you're enjoying the sun!

[trousers]

Why are England wearing a top that looks more orange than red...? Or do I need new glasses? 

[trousers]

Just now, sfc4prem said:

Big Southampton Union Jack at the England - New Zealand friendly tonight.

Hope you're enjoying the sun!

Any idea who they're there to spy on?

[sfc4prem]

Just now, trousers said:

Why are England wearing a top that looks more orange than red...? Or do I need new glasses? 

Reckon you need a new TV pal, or adjust your settings 😅

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

2 minutes ago, trousers said:

Why are England wearing a top that looks more orange than red...? Or do I need new glasses? 

Homage to Trump?

[trousers]

7 minutes ago, sfc4prem said:

Reckon you need a new TV pal, or adjust your settings 😅

Watching on my laptop... Defo an orange tinge to my 58 year old eyes! 

 

[Football Special]

9 minutes ago, trousers said:

Any idea who they're there to spy on?

Its two along from a Middlesbrough flag 👀 

[Turkish]

11 minutes ago, trousers said:

Why are England wearing a top that looks more orange than red...? Or do I need new glasses? 

New glasses speccy twat

[egg]

7 minutes ago, trousers said:

Watching on my laptop... Defo an orange tinge to my 58 year old eyes! 

 

Nah, pillar box red mate. 

More importantly, how are Quansah and Spence playing at this level with Shaw, Lewis Hall and "Trent" on their holidays. 

[Turkish]

Tim Paine more social media followers than anyone in New Zealand. Such insight from Matterface 

Edited Saturday at 20:30 by Turkish

[trousers]

12 minutes ago, egg said:

Nah, pillar box red mate. 

Hmm... 

 

 

😁

Edited Saturday at 20:38 by trousers

[BarberSaint]

4 minutes ago, trousers said:

Hmm... 

 

 

😁

Orange wins.

[egg]

19 minutes ago, trousers said:

Hmm... 

 

 

😁

You'll be telling be that lads wearing pink boots next. 

[Saint NL]

Mandatory three minute drink break in each game. Seems FIFA have sneakily turned it into a match of 4 quarters 👀

[trousers]

13 minutes ago, egg said:

You'll be telling be that lads wearing pink boots next. 

They're fuchsia, not pink FFS!

[bpsaint]

1 hour ago, sfc4prem said:

Big Southampton Union Jack at the England - New Zealand friendly tonight.

Hope you're enjoying the sun!

Love seeing the Union flag there, reminds me of England crowds from Italia 90. 

[Dr Who?]

6 minutes ago, bpsaint said:

Love seeing the Union flag there, reminds me of England crowds from Italia 90. 

Can just just take a drive to the estate around the corner and see more 😔 

[BotleySaint]

Ivan Toney doing a good impression of a training cone so far today.

[Osvaldorama]

3 hours ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Random bold prediction time. Japan will reach the final. Mark my words.

The final of what?

[Turkish]

I sssime that kid from Liverpool is only there until Saka an s Eze arrive surely he didn’t make the squad?

Edited Saturday at 21:45 by Turkish

[Turkish]

36 minutes ago, bpsaint said:

Love seeing the Union flag there, reminds me of England crowds from Italia 90. 

When did it flip from union jacks to St George cross? Must be euro 1996?

[Saint Neil]

5 minutes ago, Turkish said:

I sssime that kid from Liverpool is only there until Saka an s Eze arrive surely he didn’t make the squad?

Yeah same for Alex Scott, Josh King and Nwaneri.

[Colinjb]

1 hour ago, sfc4prem said:

Big Southampton Union Jack at the England - New Zealand friendly tonight.

Hope you're enjoying the sun!

A Southampton/Hedge End flag behind the goal as well.

[beatlesaint]

Must stick a few quid on England to win the World Cup now cos their odds will shorten after this surely? 😜

[Patrick Bateman]

1 hour ago, trousers said:

Watching on my laptop... Defo an orange tinge to my 58 year old eyes! 

 

It's definitely red - my son has that new red England top, with Saka 7 on the back ... 🤔

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, trousers said:

Hmm... 

 

 

😁

I thoughtt Harry Maguire hadn't been picked for the squad?

[whelk]

3 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

I thoughtt Harry Maguire hadn't been picked for the squad?

Tuchel looks like a skinny useless clueless drug addict 

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

Best bit was during half time when the cameraman honed in on the thot blonde dancing.

[die Mannyschaft]

27 minutes ago, Colinjb said:

A Southampton/Hedge End flag behind the goal as well.

Unfortunately a Boro flag near the Saints union jack. 

I went to Germany v England once and put up a England/Saints flag alongside 3 other Saints ones and  Pompey fan started to put his up and quickly got told  to fuck off yoh ajbf putting that shit next to Saints. 

[Turkish]

Beer prices in the stadium 

[suewhistle]

2 hours ago, trousers said:

Watching on my laptop... Defo an orange tinge to my 58 year old eyes! 

I agree! But you're only 58? Had you down as much older..

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

7 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Beer prices in the stadium 

Isnt that standard prices though for the US?

[die Mannyschaft]

3 hours ago, Turkish said:

When did it flip from union jacks to St George cross? Must be euro 1996?

I took my Southampton FC union jack to England and Saints games I think upto ZDS final then there were more St George ones especially late 90s as then got ckub logos on flags. I stitched on a Saints flag to a St George's flag around 2003 for a few away and home games.

 

Edited yesterday at 01:21 by die Mannyschaft

[Patrick Bateman]

8 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Beer prices in the stadium 

WTF? 8 USD for water? WTF is hard seltzer? 18 USD for a beer? Wankers.

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

Hard seltzer is available in the UK. Basically flavoured alcoholic sparkling/tonic water.

Its rank (imo) but has little or no calories. 

[die Mannyschaft]

42 minutes ago, beatlesaint said:

Must stick a few quid on England to win the World Cup now cos their odds will shorten after this surely? 😜

Very boring, lots of sideways, Germany not up to much either. What was tge point putting 22 players on? Better off playing 1st 11 plus subs today and 2nd team v Costa 

[die Mannyschaft]

2 hours ago, trousers said:

Any idea who they're there to spy on?

Croatia spies probably left after 15 mins. 

[Turkish]

24 minutes ago, JohnnyShearer2.0 said:

Isnt that standard prices though for the US?

Is it? Jesus, how do those fat fucks afford to buy a round?

[bpsaint]

2 hours ago, Turkish said:

When did it flip from union jacks to St George cross? Must be euro 1996?

Good question, I think Euro 96 with us hosting and England and Scotland being drawn together was probably a big catalyst for getting our own identity, but even still looking at photos of England crowds in 96 and France 98 there’s a lot of Union flags still. 

[St. Ciervo]

6 hours ago, trousers said:

 

Maguire looking good in your image.