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The recent Derek Ferguson and Ian Durrant interview (by Simon Ferry) featured an interesting line from both that we weren't as fit as some of the other teams in the division when they played. DF gave Hearts as an example, saying that when he joined them it took a while before he was able to get to their levels.

Strange set of circumstances around the England v Belguim game today. FIFA should step-in and say winner of game gets to choose the half of the draw they want

Rangers could lose Josh Windass with Cardiff City poised to make a £3million offer which will trigger a release clause in the attacker’s contract. Windass could still opt to remain at Ibrox and play under new boss Steven Gerrard, though the lure of playing in the English Premier League may prove to be too strong. (Daily Express)Read more at: https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/competitions/premiership/rumour-mill-rangers-set-to-lose-windass-gerrard-eyes-four-more-signings-rodgers-opens-up-on-odubajo-interest-1-4761030

Hope so, they are a pale shadow of some of the old Brazilian teams.

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Bottom half of draw is shaping up like the last 8 of a European Championship. so far Spain v Russia Croatia v Denmark Sweden v Switzerland Top half Uruguay v Portugal France v Argentina Mexico v Brazil

The way the Germans have been playing and their manager managing it's no real surprise........only I guess it is simply because it is zee Germans. As I said a while back in this thread, Low came into the WC not knowing his best starting XI and without a reliable goal threat. The team hasn't looked fluid or attacked with real menace. Thing is, they have the players to be able to and the manager has to carry the can. That said some of those players today need to have a look at themselves, awful !

80 years ago:............. Last time zee Germans were pumped out at the first stage 56 years ago:............. Last time the WC was retained by previous champions. 28 minutes: ...............Time that Low should have left as German manager

Maybe but they don't deserve it.

HT: No Goals in either game. Low is juggling his team around hoping rather expecting.. He's gone back to Ozil and Khiedra and is getting the same result which ended up seeing them dropped after the first game. Get Low to F**k, doesn't he know that he's got my joker riding on Germany to bag three goals (I must have been as stupid as him to think they'd score three).

Colour of the shorts reminds me of our 'Lovat' uniform in the Marines. Whilst there, the young lad on loan from Liverpool should be down doing 100 press-ups for having his hands in his pockets.

I blame the podcast for filling Steve's (4LHAD) head with youtube fame and taking his eye of the rumour ball

Correctamundo

Arranging a call with individuals with something to offer on any given topic in hand would be good. eg. it was good to have the info on Jon Flanagan from the Liverpool fan, it might have further added to a conversation if he was available for 5 minutes on a phoneline.

Thank's So in the double 1 zip scenario I painted, Mexico would be oot and Sweden likely to top the group unless they were particularly indisciplined this evening.

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I'm looking at the Germans group and it appears that if both Germany and Sweden were to win 1-0 then you'd have three teams on the same points, same GD, same goals scored. 1 Mexico 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 WW 2 Germany 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 3 WL 3 Sweden 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 3 LW 4 Korea Republic 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 0 Then (I think) it would come down to Fair Play Current status Mexico: 2 Yellows Germany: 4 yellows (but including 1 red) Sweden: 3 yellows

Argentina manage to sqeeze through then. Iceland didn't have the cutting edge and tbh didn't deserve to go through. Nigeria missed their chance and in that second half, it was there in front of them. Great goal from Messi then he reverted back to WC type, leaving it up to others to drive them to a winner. Very seldom, if ever seen him make so many basic errors together in 45 minutes of football (2nd half). Can't see this Argentina team getting past France but given how difficult the predictions league is proving, I wouldn't write that in ink. ------------- Croatia have a last 16 tie against Denmark that they'll fancy getting through,...then it would be Spain or Russia in the quarters. I'd almost make Croatia favourites to get to the semis. ------------- Top half of the draw will be a LOT 'heavier' than the bottom if Brazil and Germany join it today. So far it has Uruguay, Portugal, France and Argentina. Ironic that it'll be whoever wins the England group who'll get the dubious honour to join it.

Given your only capable of communicating via images when pushed out of your comfort zone, I'll try a different approach to your post about the Africans. Normal folk can read the first. You can take a look at the picture that will follow.........

Now there is a surprise ! How can you get so righteous talking about percieved media bias when on the same day you peddle a blatantly manufactured agenda driven non-story from parts of the media ? #NoShame

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I'm going on very little wrt Sadiq so won't argue with you on this.

Apart from the cliffhanger aspect to it I think the African v South American duel generally tends to throw up less tacticl shit and more going for the game. I remember a Nigeria v Argentina WC game from the 90's that was immense entertainment with Fernando Redondo dominanting the midfield.