[Maddix]

Into the semi's with one win in regulation time against all the mighty teams we've faced

I'm going to ask Gaslight to pick me some lottery numbers

[Statesideowl]

He's bluffed his way to the semis with help from the players.
Having the easiest grouping and draw, and still nearly lost.

There's a false comparison constantly being brought up about how the golden generation of Scholes, Beckham etc didn't make the semis with Sven but Sidegate has taken England to 3 semis and a final with these players.

Both generations underperformed but the thing is, 20-30yrs ago almost every nation had world class players in it, football was fantastic to watch.

Today's generation should really be making the finals, at the least. Not struggling against Slovakia, Denmark, Slovenia and Switzerland.
Ridiculous that should be praised.

[Imre varadi]

Even the golden generation set of divas and wankers would have won a tournament these days due to the fact Germany France Spain Italy Brazil Argentina Netherlands are all average simple ! My God any big team from the 90s backwards to about 74 would absolutely trounce any off this lot that play today !

[Statesideowl]

Brazil can't even beat Uruguay these days

[Statesideowl]

Well...
UEFA have appointed German referee Felix Zwayer as the official for England v Holland.

Zwayer served a six month suspension in 2005 having been found guilty of match fixing.
He's also the referee Jude Bellingham was fined 40k for, after making comments about how Zwayer gave a controversial penalty for Bayern against Dortmund a couple of years back.

Somehow, he's still officiating top flight games. It's irrelevant how long ago the transgression he was caught for is, there's no way someone with questionable morals should be officiating in a tournament.

UEFA/FIFA are corrupt as fk and these tournaments are becoming increasingly difficult to take seriously.
England stand less of a chance now and I think that's entirely the point.

[Imre varadi]

You couldn't think this shit up 40 years ago but it's normal today .

[Statesideowl]

Zwayer officiated Romania v Holland last week and made questionable decisions in Holland's favour.

Many people think Dumfries should've been sent off for his repeated fouls on Hagi and Mogos.
Then, whilst in a yellow.. simulated a foul and dived in order to stop a Romanian counter attack in the 80th minute.
Zwayer, for some reason was reluctant to send off the Dutchman.

Bellingham has every right to question this guy's integrity. There's now a conflict of interest for this referee, certainly about his impartiality having an England player fined for comments about their competency and integrity.
Yet UEFA send the crook to officiate a tournament?

They're going to keep spoon feeding the poison in low doses, as I've said before it's the preferred method.
The officials 30yrs ago weren't this 'incompetent' and they didn't have access to computer technology.

[Maddix]

That Italian ref is the best I've seen in the tournament so far so I suppose they've sent him home

[Imre varadi]

I've only watched a handful of games including England and the worst ref I saw was that bold headed wanker from England ..I hate boldys as much as pakis !

[Imre varadi]

If by some miracle we beat Holland then we will get xxxx mullered by Spain lol ...we really need the french to win they are more calm ( boring ) like us ..the spics have moved up a level and I'm not sure why they aren't that good but they attack move and want goals !