Taylor1996

The Euro 96 and France 98 ones arrived today. One with lettering and numbers. Just washed them, so I haven't worn them. The 98 top has a few bobbles. Buyers beware. I've messages the seller, I'll probably be given a partial refund. Oh well. It just looks "vintage". Not bad for £23.90.

Something is clearly wrong with you as well as just having the same banter.

Yeah. I was thinking the exact same thing. It's the same with the Williams sisters and Tiger Woods. I like that conclusion. Hopefully Billy's younger brother turns out to be another maestro. Imagine. It would be like Denmark and the Laudrup's.

Seriously, what is wrong with you?

Brilliant video.

https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2021/6/9/22519178/euro-2021-jerseys-kits-ranked-reviewed Best: 1. Germany (Away) 2. England (Home) 3. Denmark (Home) 4. Holland (Home) Worst: 1. Portugal (Away) 2. France (Home) 3. Scotland (Home) 4. Croatia (Away) (The worst list could go on and on. There's only four nice tops in the entire tournament.)

Taking the knee has nothing to do with any movements or organisations. I actually watched the match when Colin Kaepernick did it for the first time during the American national anthem Taking the knee is a way of protesting against racial injustice and oppression against Black people. Nothing more. We all know why England fans boo it. And hey, if us taking the knee gets up the nose of the England fans, all the more reason to do it.

GARETH SOUTHGATE pens opens letter to the nation ahead of the Euros: Playing for England is about much more than the result. It's about how we bring people together, how we inspire and unite Gareth Southgate is a good man, but he's dealing with, what are essentially, white supremacists. I can't help but think what the black English players reactions will be as their matches kick off. Unless the broadcasters mute their microphones, England will be a laughing stock and it'll bring back shades of the 80s.

Free kick? It's a problem. I've never seen McTominay take free kicks for Manchester United. I don't know. Penalties? We've scored 10 out of 10 in penalty shootouts, so I don't think we have a problem in that department. I'd say: 1st Dykes (scored a few for QPR and then McGinn.

Thank you.

LOL!

Well, it is 2021, I suspect there might be new straightjackets that have a speech and spell function on. I like you. This place is freakin' paroid as hell! I love it. Is it any wonder I don't stay away. It's hysterical. But yeah, accuse me being as many people as you like. If the mods care, then neither do I.

There's an empty straitjacket somewhere with your name on it.

Yeah. No one cares, Dave. (See how I can make up things, too? But I'm doing it in jest, as I'm not a thundering loon) Oh wait. You predicted we get 7 points? I predicted that we get 7 points. Are you me?

Yeah. Wouldn't let paranoia people like you run me off the board. As is presently evident.

Another ingredient is politics. I mean, how are the black England players going to react when there's booing everytime they take the knee? They've done it in their two friendlies. By booing, the England fans might as well make monkey noises and throw bananas on the pitch. It won't be nice for the black players. It would've been nice to get roverboy's opinion. Unfortunately, he was bullied off the board. (Trust me, if roverboy was really me, I'd never leave as easily as he has. Out of sheer spite)

Scotland 1 - Czech Republic 0 England 1 - Scotland 2 Scotland 1 - Croatia 1 A week to go and I still have the same optimism.

Yep. You saw what happened with Alan Hansen. However, remember, that United team had Schmeichel, Irwin, Ince, Pallister, Bruce, Parker, Hughes, Cantona, etc. It's true, age doesn't come into it, but you also need old heads and experience. I think that's the reason Maguire and Henderson are in the 26. Neither of them will see many minutes, they're just there to give the kids advice, etc.

That, too.

The 2018 World Cup England got unbelievable luck. The draw opened up for them. They scored 9 out of 12 via set pieces. It's improbable that they'll score so many set pieces this time. I feel this time their luck has changed, with so many injuries: Pope, Maguire, Henderson, TAA, Philips, Rashford, Grealish, Saka and Kane either pulling out of playing through the pain. And the core of their players are kids: Mount (22), Foden (21), Sancho (21), Bellingham (17), Saka (19), James (21). I get the impression that people are either ignorant to the aforementioned facts, or they're just being deliberately obtuse for the sake of being argumentative and contrarian.

Agreed. I'm against us giving any Scotland player a hard time... without due reason. I may not be a fan of Armstrong or Adams, but it's time to put politics aside and support the entire team. That's exactly what I'll be doing.

Yeah. It was Turnbull. I wasn't blaming McGregor, this time. Just highlighting that the pivot has to be more aware. Agreed. That's why I wanted Graeme Shinnie in the squad. Best player? Certainly not, but at least he can smell danger and he has a certain amount if football intelligence. Yeah. It was an off colour performance. I'm sure if we watched it again then it wouldn't seem quite as lacklustre. But yeah, I agree. One positive is, even when we look off the pace, we still look sturdy. Might not seem like much, but sturdy can take you a long way. Yep.

Yeah. I wouldn't trust him to do those things, either. In fairness, though, I don't think any of our midfielders are good with the press. You seen it against Austria and Israel. All three goals we conceded could've been avoided if one of the pilot's pressed. It actually happened yesterday. Then there was the first Dutch goal, with no one filling the gap. The anchorman position is a problem. As much as I like McTominay, he ain't a prototypical anchorman. Maybe Gilmour might be the answer. Agreed. I've been saying that for years. He actually reminds me of Jesse Lingard. He takes pelters from United fans, whilst not playing his preferred position. He was at West Ham, playing an attacking role... bam! He hits form. It's a good point. Gilmour will shine a torch on a lot of our midfielders that we thought were good, but pale when compared to Gilmour. It's a good thing, though, as it puts things into perspective.

Scotland Euro 2020 foes Czech Republic in injury sweat for Hampden opener as group opponents could lose half their backline

1 is actually a terrific point. No doubt that Steve Clarke is a top coach, but set pieces training can bridge a gap. England scored from about 9 set pieces in 2018. That wasn't a fluke. Southgate studied NFL plays and he spoke with a lot of NFL coaches prior to the Word Cup, as each down in NFL is practically a set piece. All credit to Gareth Southgate for being studious. Crazy to think that England reached the World Cup semi finals with only scoring 3 goals from open play.