How will you feel if England go out of the WC?

[Gromit]

I won't be glad but I will be relieved.

Relieved that I'll be spared weeks of insufferable over-celebration by the media.

A cure for cancer doesn't get this much publicity and they haven't even reached the final yet.

 

[8ball]

I'm kind of almost getting into it now and might watch a bit of the next one.

 

[spanglechick]

I don't follow football but I'll be disappointed on behalf of those of my my friends who are all excited at the moment.

 

[8ball]

I'd quite like to see an England vs Belgium final.

 

[bellaozzydog]

I don’t follow football, have no time for jingoistic nationalism but somehow I’ve got sucked it. Perhaps it’s the element of humble hope that runs contrary to the zeitgeist of miserable chaos and hopelessness the world is wallowing in

The Thai cave rescue is a similar example. Multinational co-operation on a huge scale to rescue plucky wholesome examples of the next generation

Plus Gareth “make it so Yoda” Southgate is an antidote to modern life’s wanky egotistic characters, despite sounding like he has just read a self help manual.

I could barely watch the penalties, the Sweden game set the hook and fixed the idea that England can play and win meaning anything less than the final will be a tragic crushing of the “bread and circuses” hope developed

England ironically wins the World Cup as the country and the world slide further down the cosmic shitter

Communal Hope, despair, joy, misery and commiserations it’s like a weekend at a family wedding in one delicious 90 minute sporting package

 

[8ball]

Good post bellaozzydog

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I'd quite like to see an England vs Belgium final.

That's the final I want.

 

[8ball]

That's the final I want.

It's the Rocky II vibe.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

It's the Rocky II vibe.

They meet again. And this time it's for real...

I think England would need a measure of luck to beat either France or Belgium in the final. But it could happen. Maybe Raheem Sterling will score?

 

[teuchter]

have no time for jingoistic nationalism but

I'm getting bored of everyone saying this kind of stuff at the moment. Folks need to have a look at themselves.

 

[Wilf]

I'm getting bored of everyone saying this kind of stuff at the moment. Folks need to have a look at themselves.

2/10, may improve to 3/10.

 

[mojo pixy]

I had no idea England was in the toilet, but if you could all get out now that'd be grand. I need to go.

 

[Badgers]

I don’t follow football, have no time for jingoistic nationalism but somehow I’ve got sucked it. Perhaps it’s the element of humble hope that runs contrary to the zeitgeist of miserable chaos and hopelessness the world is wallowing in

In what sense?

 

[bellaozzydog]

I'm getting bored of everyone saying this kind of stuff at the moment. Folks need to have a look at themselves.

On a personal level, as a former member of veterans for peace i’m comfortable with my pre World Cup anti jingoistic/nationalistic status

 

[bellaozzydog]

In what sense?

This Germans bad, Columbian bad, foreigners cheats, stereotyping stuff, media references to ze war, loads of argentina/falklands memes floating around and the thing I find very strange, kissing the lions on the shirt shit

My response may be magnified a bit as I'm in the middle of nowhere with 450 Scottish blokes

 

[Spymaster]

The Johnny Foreigner stereotyping is led by sections of the tabloid media. Most people are probably a bit bored of it now and it’s getting better. I’ve always found the badge kissing totally cringeworthy too but that’s by no means an England thing. Everyone does it.

 

[isvicthere?]

Results so far fail to confirm ABE tendency on these boards that England fans are hysterical, frothing-at-the-mouth crybabies.

Quelle surprise!

 

[redcogs]

A good reason to want England to win this evening is the prospect of a France England final in the year of Brexxxit. It would be a fantastic politically charged clash well worth a few drams and bags of crisps.

 

[friedaweed]

If they go out I'll be able to plan my weekend

 

[QueenOfGoths]

I will be disappointed, very disappointed but I was expecting them to get out of the group stage but no further so to be here, in a semi final, is a fantastic achievement.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I hope they stay in as it will give me another previous couple of hours of absolute quiet on my street.

It's started now....it's lovely and quiet outside

 

[Ax^]

Wishing England well but hope they don't win the thing

Would never hear the end of it

*That does come from a night of hearing the local army regiments band preparing for the 12th*

 

[Rebelda]

My answer: I will be proud as punch.

 

[oryx]

My answer: I will be proud as punch.

Love your avatar!

I am sad but also a bit relieved as watching tonight was so bloody stressful, and a final against France would have been even more stressful.

But yeah, really proud of England. Southgate and the team have been great and I can't wait for Euro 2020.

 

[LiamO]

Well? How do you feel?

Proud and a bit gutted I would imagine. No big drama. No penalty shoot-out loss. Semi Finals a huge step up on previous tournaments.

But you were beaten by a better team on the night.

 

[Pickman's model]

Much the same as I did yesterday but without the most recently popular topic of conversation at work.

 

[Pickman's model]

My answer: I will be proud as punch.

Punch the wife-beater or punch the london charivari?

 

[Pickman's model]

I'm getting bored of everyone saying this kind of stuff at the moment. Folks need to have a look at themselves.

Yeh buy teuchter's mirrors everyone, he's brassic

 

[teuchter]

2/10, may improve to 3/10.

Not a very high bar is required in order to provoke a Pickman's model response though.

 

[Pickman's model]

Not a very high bar is required in order to provoke a Pickman's model response though.

i bet that sounded clever when you typed it.