Colombia vs England (R16) - 19:00 - 03/07/2018

[Rebelda]

Cutting it fine then

I couldn't drink it all even if I wanted to but that's not the point.

Give over squabbling the rest of you.

 

[tommers]

 

[Libertad]

The Most Honourable Gareth Southgate carried our lads through dishonest lands and he/they came out the other side smelling of roses..

It was not a pretty game. It was not a pretty result. England were not world beaters. But they are through

It's creeping home.

 

[Maggot]

Keep hearing pundits saying that now we've won a shoot-out we can win the next one. Have they forgotten Euro 96, and who missed then?

 

[Crispy]

Great telly

 

[Rosemary Jest]

I've finished on the piss for the night, tense evening of football.

Good night all, great game.

Take care xxx

 

[JimW]

I've no problem with ABE, why should anyone else support us? Though I like to repay it with patronising encouragement.

 

[mx wcfc]

The Most Honourable Gareth Southgate carried our lads through dishonest lands and he/they came out the other side smelling of roses..

It was not a pretty game. It was not a pretty result. England were not world beaters. But they are through

Overcoming the pen shoot out curse, and winning after a heartbreaking late equaliser will have strengthened this squad. There are a couple of "not pretty" games to come.

I'm not saying we are going to win it, but tonight will have helped our chances. we are going to have to win at least one more shoot out in this tournament, but hopefully this will push the team to look for the second goal, and take more of our early chances.

Oh feck, I'm getting confident.

 

[editor]

I've no problem with ABE, why should anyone else support us? Though I like to repay it with patronising encouragement.

I wanted England to win tonight. I hated the way the Colombians acted, especially the way they hassled the ref.

But if it had been the other way around, I'd have probably switched allegiances.

 

[pocketscience]

It's a fucking joke you lunatic.

How fucking stupid are these ABE's. No wonder they never qualify.

 

[JimW]

I wanted England to win tonight. I hated the way the Colombians acted, especially the way they hassled the ref.

But if it had been the other way around, I'd have probably switched allegiances.

Yeah, not an opposition it was easy to appreciate. You accept spoiling if it's their best bet but Colombia seemed to waste their own time and talent too.

 

[binka]

Left the pub at 9 to go watch eels was convinced England had blown it. Great gig and people at the back were watching the shoot outon their phones do got the best of both worlds

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

 

[JimW]

I think one big way tonight will help us in the tournament overall is it puts us in the next round.
Now here's Bob with the weather.

 

[TruXta]

A bit worrying for England that the attack is sputtering at this stage of the tournament. A better team would have punished some of the mistakes, such as Walker miscuing his back pass.

 

[xenon]

Why is it never easy. Well not easy, enjoyable. Anyway, good stuff. Columbia dirty bastards. The football team et cetera not The people et cetera

 

[xenon]

well that was .... aargghhhh!!! ... tense.

Columbia's spoiling game, whilst it put england off, never looked like it would get them a goal. When they actually decided to attack - in the last ten - minutes - they looked pretty decent.If they have dont that from the start they could well have won.
England seemed shell shocked for most of extra time. Again columbia should have gone at them whilst their tails were up.
Fair fucks for winning the penalty shoot out
Why young starts instead of rose is a mystery.
Stirling did his usual "im going to dribble through this tightly packed defence and score a wonder goal rather than pass it ... oh ive lost the ball".
Sweden - its going to be another tight game. England are at their best playing fast attacking football - but they don't have a creative magician who can create chances when the opposition are shutting up shop.

Yeah, fair assessment.

 

[D'wards]

I've no problem with ABE, why should anyone else support us? Though I like to repay it with patronising encouragement.

Years ago in the Guardian a journalist likened it to a toddler screaming I HATE YOU I HATE YOU as the parent puts him to bed, smiling and saying "ahh, he's overtired".

And it really gets up the ABE's noses that the hatred it's largely ignored and certainly not reciprocated

 

[xenon]

I wanted Wales to go further in the Euros last time. But England are at the requisite level now. Let’s not get carried away. Hating on England football team is just a bit passé surely.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Keep hearing pundits saying that now we've won a shoot-out we can win the next one. Have they forgotten Euro 96, and who missed then?

They're talking specifically about the World Cup. The Euros is a different curse and was only lifted for that one game against Spain by Uri Gellar's dark magic.

 

[xenon]

What Spymaster has been banned. I (don’t know what that picture was). For fuck sake. Provocation ref. It’s a temp yeah? Yellow or red?

 

[Shechemite]

What Spymaster has been banned. I (don’t know what that picture was). For fuck sake. Provocation ref. It’s a temp yeah? Yellow or red?

Took his shirt off to celebrate. Grim scenes.

 

[nuffsaid]

Check out @A1Futbol’s Tweet:

 

[existentialist]

What Spymaster has been banned. I (don’t know what that picture was). For fuck sake. Provocation ref. It’s a temp yeah? Yellow or red?

Temp, totting up ban, weighed into ed and thhkprraig a bit heavy, back in 3 days.

 

[Wilf]

What Spymaster has been banned. I (don’t know what that picture was). For fuck sake. Provocation ref. It’s a temp yeah? Yellow or red?

He's still on the pitch, kicking the var box.

 

[ddraig]

Grow the fuck up son

Looks like you're sniffing up Dai Bach's arse from here mate. I always loved your exchanges with Spy but from here it looks like you've joined the sons of glyndeditior

 

[Wilf]

Check out @A1Futbol’s Tweet:

Given that the goal followed 30 seconds later, that's probably going to get forgotten, but it really was one of the best saves I've ever seen. It was from a way out, but still - watching it in real time was a bit 'what the fuck happened there'? Astonishing.

 

[strung out]

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Going wide anyway.

 

[Wilf]

Going wide anyway.

Don't. Spoil. It.

 

[Wilf]

Going wide anyway.

Yes, probably was.