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Hopefully it stays calm.
Final: Italy vs England
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Hopefully it stays calm.
That decision was so dodgy that you can't help but suspect foul play. The Italians obviously paid off the officials.
Met reporting abuse of Italians making way to stadium surrounded by England fans. All very very unsurprising.
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No mention of any of this on the beeb.
For feck sake. Why can’t we just be a normal country?
It has given the wankers an excuse to be even bigger wankers than normal.
We're lucky because we can't lose today - we'll be happy if England win, we'll be just as happy if Italy win (edit - we'll be a bit happier if Italy win in reality, but as someone who remembers watching the WC final in 1966 it'll be good for England to win something again).
Our little village has put a big screen up in the Piazza, so most folk will go up there I think. We'll watch at home and be diplomatic, in case Italy loses.
Our little village has put a big screen up in the Piazza, so most folk will go up there I think. We'll watch at home and be diplomatic, in case Italy loses.
Fecking clowns
Are these morons trying to get the game called off or something?
Agree with it also. I can't stand International friendlies though but nothing beats these big International tournaments.
I just wish the Irish government and FAI would get their finger out and invest in Grass roots football and the proper development of our young players.
We haven't had a good team in nearly 20 years, christ that's embarrassing.
There's nothing wrong with the Irish stock either. Players like Grealish and Rice show that.
We need to work on developing our own top young talent other than trying to snatch those already developed by another country. Its cringeworthy.
Yeah but Italian fans are all fascist hooligans so I'm sure they'll give it back to the England fans.
Yep. fecking scumbags the lot of them.
3 at the back is an odd choice, I thought Henderson would be in a midfield 3, and how Mount is starting over Sancho/Grealish/Foden is baffling.
Call it off and give it to Italy.
Henderson should be starting I think. Eh I've questioned Gareth's team selection pretty much every game apart from the Ukraine one so why change the habit.
3 match ban for Cavani
Not even slightest suprised.
Sadly, majority that are normal fans, will be under the spotlights just because there are people behaving like they have been let out in the society for the first time ever.
Sadly, majority that are normal fans, will be under the spotlights just because there are people behaving like they have been let out in the society for the first time ever.
It's ridiculous isn't it?! I've posted so regularly against people tarring all English people with the 'moronic hooligan' brush but I have to say we really don't help ourselves. Time and time again a minority just act shamelessly. Our country's problematic relationship with alcohol definitely doesn't help.
People storming the stadium must be some sort of protest against the owners of England or something. Might get a fan meeting or something if we’re lucky.
Disgusting, I remember when the French did it 300 years ago just because they couldn't buy food.
What England have shown, and France, Germany and Spain beforehand is that when there is a focus on developing young players, there is usually a payoff down the line, circa 10 years or so.
was exactly the same with the olympics in 2012. GB got the Olympics, and suddenly the investment goes into athletes and the result is more medals…
How glorious would that be? I think I might actually overdose on schadenfreude.
Can’t we do anything original?! For feck sake.
0:19 orange steward
Vancouver, Canada is known as a beautiful city with friendly people. However the two times our hockey team made the NHL finals (94 and 2011) were followed by large riots following losses. I can imagine win or lose there will be massive issues after the game. I hope the police are ready and out in numbers (the local government here was under scrutiny for not thinking a riot could happen again in 2011 when it did and they were unprepared)
He should be playing in defence.0:19 orange steward
With you on this. His experience could come in useful tonight considering the occasion, and there isn't much between Rice/Phillips/Henderson in terms of ability. The only issue is too much scousery in Henderson, which is a fairly big issue admittedly.
Well aware. How one beutifle town can get smashed by its own people is just amazing. I was thinking what will happen after game. What if Italy takes it home?
Proud.
Not all England fans are bad.
There is contact, but he was already going down. No foul.0:19 orange steward
Dive! Dive! Dive!
A beautiful moment.
Refs given it. Game's gone soft
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That it? Can’t they egg him?
Nah, I'll blame who I want to blame thanks. Namely Chiellini for bumbling in like the big lump he is and the Italian players who surrounded the officials the entire game and waved their arms about whenever a Scottish player sneezed.