World Cup 2026

[ChrisPY]

39 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Is what funny mate?

Naming three black former Saints players. 1 of the 3 eligible for Ghana and asking if they were going to be playing for Ghana tonight.

Your posts show a decent understanding of football so it’d be unusual to not realise Bella-Kotchap and Mane weren’t eligible to play for them tonight.

So is the joke that they’re black so might be playing for an African team or are you making another point/joke?

[Turkish]

Just now, ChrisPY said:

Naming three black former Saints players. 1 of the 3 eligible for Ghana and asking if they were going to be playing for Ghana tonight.

Your posts show a decent understanding of football so it’d be unusual to not realise Bella-Kotchap and Mane weren’t eligible to play for them tonight.

So is the joke that they’re black so might be playing for an African team or are you making another point/joke?

I wasn’t making a joke 🤷‍♂️

[ChrisPY]

Just now, Turkish said:

I wasn’t making a joke 🤷‍♂️

So what was your point?

Given your football intelligence means you’d know Mane and Bella-Kotchap wouldn’t be playing for Ghana.

I genuinely might have missed something so please help me understand.

[Turkish]

4 minutes ago, ChrisPY said:

So what was your point?

Given your football intelligence means you’d know Mane and Bella-Kotchap wouldn’t be playing for Ghana.

I genuinely might have missed something so please help me understand.

Yes you have maybe you should read the thread again before jumping to conclusions whilst exposing your inner prejudice 

Edited 3 hours ago by Turkish

[Saint_clark]

Turkish is just pissed off because his spiritual national side did so shit in a group that contained Paraguay, Australia and USA. I'd be lashing out too.

[Saint NL]

Less of this bickering and more pointing and laughing at Joe Harts drawn on hairline

[ChrisPY]

4 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Yes you have maybe you should read the thread again before jumping to conclusions whilst exposing your inner prejudice 

Again, help me because I’m not getting it from the thread.

What I’ve seen is your understanding is players born in England could have played for England which means players born black could play for Ghana?

Edited 3 hours ago by ChrisPY

[benjii]

Is Djed Spence retarded?

[ChrisPY]

Just now, benjii said:

Is Djed Spence retarded?

Djes 

[benjii]

5 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Less of this bickering and more pointing and laughing at Joe Harts drawn on hairline

Maybe he's half black?

 

Either way, much better pundit than most.

[Turkish]

4 minutes ago, ChrisPY said:

Again, help me because I’m not getting it from the thread.

What I’ve seen is your understanding is players born in England could have played for England which means players born black could play for Ghana?

It’s there on the thread just use your eyes 

[LiberalCommunist]

Early goal please, or this will be shite. 

[SNSUN]

2 minutes ago, LiberalCommunist said:

Early goal please, or this will be shite. 

For England, yes. 😁

[benjii]

Some dreadful barnets in this match.

[SNSUN]

6 minutes ago, benjii said:

Some dreadful barnets in this match.

And then there's Jordan Ayew who probably wishes he had a dreadful barnet.

[bugenhagen]

1 hour ago, Dark Munster said:

Can't blame him for choosing serial winners Germany over us, ditto Olise with France. But it's frustrating Haaland chose Norway who have no chance of winning (often not even qualifying).

Don't think Haaland ever made a sporting choice between the two. The question was more "am I English or am I Norwegian?" 

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

2 minutes ago, bugenhagen said:

Don't think Haaland ever made a sporting choice between the two. The question was more "am I English or am I Norwegian?" 

Why would Haaland care whether you're English or Norwegian?

[BotleySaint]

Utterly boring so far. Going to end 0-0

[SNSUN]

8 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

And then there's Jordan Ayew who probably wishes he had a dreadful barnet.

Scratch that - he now has a fancy bandage covering up the bald.

[LiberalCommunist]

So they cracked down on time wasting. The keeper can no longer hold on to the ball, the throw ins need to be immediate, and then they stick two fucking advert breaks. What a load of shit. 

[whelk]

FFS don’t they care about player welfare? Hydration break now

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Just now, whelk said:

FFS don’t they care about player welfare? Hydration break now

What happens if a team keeps possession of the ball for the next 25 minutes? 

[Turkish]

3 minute injury break 3 minutes later break for a 3 minute hydration break what a joke 

[Turkish]

Just now, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

What happens if a team keeps possession of the ball for the next 25 minutes? 

A challenge for Russell Martin if ever there was one 

[adrian lord]

Turgid stuff with Ghana parking the bus and us not moving quickly enough or passing fast enough. 

[SNSUN]

3 minutes ago, BotleySaint said:

Utterly boring so far. Going to end 0-0

It hasn't been great. But we're done with the first quarter. 3 more quarters to go. 😜

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Emma Hayes needs a shave.

[whelk]

Just now, Turkish said:

3 minute injury break 3 minutes later break for a 3 minute hydration break what a joke 

Don’t be mad - they are playing in 19 degrees C. Player welfare must come first 

[Window Cleaner]

Scruffy game. Too many stoppages as well.

[SNSUN]

1 minute ago, Turkish said:

A challenge for Russell Martin if ever there was one 

If there was ever a man that could accomplish that...

[BotleySaint]

2 minutes ago, Turkish said:

3 minute injury break 3 minutes later break for a 3 minute hydration break what a joke 

On the plus side it gives Tuchel the chance to have a go at them.

[Polaroid Saint]

I used to be very confused about Djed Spence. Slightly annoyed, even, as I felt he was 'stealing a living' playing professional footballer. Didn't begrudge him personally for that, fair play. He is no better an attacking left back as I was at his age and if I had been able to get away with it, I sure would have. But it seemed to make a mockery of what it supposedly took to 'succeed' in football.

The fact he is now starting for England in the World Cup has made me reappraise him entirely:

Just shows the kids; it's not about pure natural talent, or working hard every day, or even being very lucky. Life is just random as fuck. It really can happen to anyone!

And for that life lesson he is currently my favourite England player. Marvelous really.

[Sheaf Saint]

Rooney has to be the very worst pundit there's ever been. He's fucking painful to listen to.

[SNSUN]

Just now, Window Cleaner said:

Scruffy game. Too many stoppages as well.

Ghana want the point, they've offered virtually nothing in attack. It's just up to us to find a way to break them down. I hope we bring Palmer on to unlock things. 🤓

[SNSUN]

1 minute ago, Polaroid Saint said:

I used to be very confused about Djed Spence. Slightly annoyed, even, as I felt he was 'stealing a living' playing professional footballer. Didn't begrudge him personally for that, fair play. He is no better an attacking left back as I was at his age and if I had been able to get away with it, I sure would have. But it seemed to make a mockery of what it supposedly took to 'succeed' in football.

The fact he is now starting for England in the World Cup has made me reappraise him entirely:

Just shows the kids; it's not about pure natural talent, or working hard every day, or even being very lucky. Life is just random as fuck. It really can happen to anyone!

And for that life lesson he is currently my favourite England player. Marvelous really.

Well we now know who will score the winning goal in the WC final. 😁

[whelk]

Pundits were getting carried away before game marvelling at everything England have done in their prep. Was all OTT - this is more like the England we know 

[Lighthouse]

I’m watching Bear Grylls on the other screen. Got an acca on Algeria, Portugal, England to win and Bear to eat a dead pine marten.

[SNSUN]

We need to be working better on our tactics. 

[Sheaf Saint]

4 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

I’m watching Bear Grylls on the other screen. Got an acca on Algeria, Portugal, England to win and Bear to eat a dead pine marten.

If he eats it alive will they still pay out do you think?

[SNSUN]

5 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

I’m watching Bear Grylls on the other screen. Got an acca on Algeria, Portugal, England to win and Bear to eat a dead pine marten.

Is a pine marten like a russell martin? 

[SNSUN]

Stupid booking for Rice. Trying to win the game by himself. 

[adrian lord]

This half is not ending very well for England at this rate…

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, SNSUN said:

Stupid booking for Rice. Trying to win the game by himself. 

Can't begrudge him trying to get to that. Just fractionally late and it looked worse than it really was.

[SNSUN]

Well this hasn't been great. Tuchel Rocket up the batty at half time should do it. 

[benjii]

20 minutes ago, Polaroid Saint said:

I used to be very confused about Djed Spence. Slightly annoyed, even, as I felt he was 'stealing a living' playing professional footballer. Didn't begrudge him personally for that, fair play. He is no better an attacking left back as I was at his age and if I had been able to get away with it, I sure would have. But it seemed to make a mockery of what it supposedly took to 'succeed' in football.

The fact he is now starting for England in the World Cup has made me reappraise him entirely:

Just shows the kids; it's not about pure natural talent, or working hard every day, or even being very lucky. Life is just random as fuck. It really can happen to anyone!

And for that life lesson he is currently my favourite England player. Marvelous really.

A left side of Spence and Gordon really is piss-poor.

[adrian lord]

Hasn’t someone written a book on how to breakdown obdurate defences?

[SNSUN]

Just now, benjii said:

A left side of Spence and Gordon really is piss-poor.

Beyond pace and the odd trick I still don't fully get what Madueke offers either.

[whelk]

Fucking shite

[benjii]

Just saw a graphic of our France 98 squad. A few of this starting XI wouldn't even make that squad.

[obelisk]

Ghana easily dealing with England's ponderous sideways passing. Time to feed the cats.