France vs Australia (Group C) - 11:00 - 16/06/2018

[binka]

Socceroos gonna get a hiding I think...

 

[Lord Camomile]

This is a sporting Saturday alright but my word, I've just been informed that at 11am, Australia's football, cricket and rugby teams are all in action at the same time.

Can't help feeling the Socceroos aren't going to win that battle.

 

[Lord Camomile]

John Peel is alive and well and living as an Australian!

 

[Lord Camomile]

That damned French anthem. Just pisses all over GSTQ.

 

[binka]

France always wins the anthems, only ones that come close are Russia or Italy

 

[wayward bob]

chances of australia being ahead at half time?

 

[binka]

chances of australia being ahead at half time?

Zero or lower imo

 

[wayward bob]

good

 

[Lord Camomile]

All France at the moment, feel like it's just a matter of time.

 

[binka]

Oh how I've missed Lawrenson doing commentary

 

[Supine]

C'mon ozzies

 

[Badgers]

Has it gone a bit flat

 

[binka]

Has it gone a bit flat

It's pretty shit. I suppose we should have remembered the rule - if you want to have a good time don't invite the australians

 

[Lord Camomile]

Although it's calmed down, France are still almost getting through.

 

[Dandred]

Carlton Pogba really is shit!

 

[binka]

Was really expecting Mbappe to get at least 4 hattricks in this game, I suppose that's £20 wasted then

 

[BristolEcho]

Think Australia have defended well. Sainsbury in particular pretty good.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Daft playing two holding mids when Kante is two players on his own. I'd have him with Pogba, then Mbappe Dembele and Griezemann behind Giroud

 

[Lord Camomile]

Interesting...!

 

[Threshers_Flail]

No way a pen.

 

[Lord Camomile]

I'm here for VAR, I really am, but why did the ref not see that final, very close up shot that did show the tackle touching the ball first?

 

[campanula]

Reviewed and still given as a pen - wrong.

 

[Threshers_Flail]

Cracking pen tho.

 

[Dandred]

No way a pen

 

[binka]

What an idiot!

 

[Threshers_Flail]

Game on!

 

[campanula]

Ho ho - travesty avoided

 

[Lord Camomile]

I have watched it, I really can't see where the contact has been made in order for Griezmann to go over. I think that is harsh on the Australians I really do.

Dublin spectacularly missing the point. Whatever else was in question, there was clearly contact on Griezmann

 

[binka]

btw just because he touched the ball first it doesn't mean it wasn't a penalty - he barely touched it and was still through on goal before he had his legs clipped

 

[Threshers_Flail]

The French team on paper is quality, they have been dire so far. They depend so much on Pogba being the link man in the middle but he is far too fickle.