[Johnnyspireite7]

starsky72, on 09 July 2018 - 09:01 PM, said:

We’ve beaten once decent side, let’s just settle down a bit

Go on, admit it, you're half Scottish aren't you!

[Westbars Spireite]

Nerima Spireite, on 09 July 2018 - 11:08 PM, said:

Miserable get. Go throw yersen through a bus stop roof and cheer up a bit



Well said!

I'd agree if I knew what 'bare haps' means.

[calvin plummers socks]

Westbars Spireite, on 10 July 2018 - 06:03 AM, said:

I'd agree if I knew what 'bare haps' means.

* very happy
(It's an London thing)!

[Bluekent]

starsky72, on 09 July 2018 - 09:01 PM, said:

We’ve beaten once decent side, let’s just settle down a bit

You can settle down if you want but I’m gonna get carried away if it’s all the same to you , we are in a WC semi final. 👍🏽

[JonB]

Just one example but there are a couple of others...reckon German fans gave a toss they only beat this lot on the way to the 2002 final...

Group stage:
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 8-0
🇮🇪 Ireland 1-1
🇨🇲 Cameroon 2-0
🇵🇾 2nd round: Paraguay 1-0
🇺🇸 QF: USA 1-0
🇰🇷 SF: South Korea 1-0

I suspect they didn’t...just enjoy the fact we’re in a World Cup semi final instead of looking for ways to have a downer on it.

[spireitetoo]

calvin plummers socks, on 10 July 2018 - 06:23 AM, said:

* very happy
(It's an London thing)!

Maybe londoners should learn to speak english then.?

[Westbars Spireite]

JonB, on 10 July 2018 - 07:37 AM, said:

Just one example but there are a couple of others...reckon German fans gave a toss they only beat this lot on the way to the 2002 final...

Group stage:
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 8-0
🇮🇪 Ireland 1-1
🇨🇲 Cameroon 2-0
🇵🇾 2nd round: Paraguay 1-0
🇺🇸 QF: USA 1-0
🇰🇷 SF: South Korea 1-0

I suspect they didn’t...just enjoy the fact we’re in a World Cup semi final instead of looking for ways to have a downer on it.

I've already told my boss that I won't be showing up for work Monday if it happens. At least I'm being honest.

[Andy Spireite]

JonB, on 10 July 2018 - 07:37 AM, said:

Just one example but there are a couple of others...reckon German fans gave a toss they only beat this lot on the way to the 2002 final...

Group stage:
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 8-0
🇮🇪 Ireland 1-1
🇨🇲 Cameroon 2-0
🇵🇾 2nd round: Paraguay 1-0
🇺🇸 QF: USA 1-0
🇰🇷 SF: South Korea 1-0

I suspect they didn’t...just enjoy the fact we’re in a World Cup semi final instead of looking for ways to have a downer on it.

Exactly this, it matters not the journey we took to get here just that we're in a world cup semi final.

I'd say of the final 4 teams it's anybody's to take. We could go out tomorrow or we could win the entire thing, either way we've given ourselves the best chance we've had in many many years and I'm loving it.

[JonB]

Andy Spireite, on 10 July 2018 - 08:12 AM, said:

Exactly this, it matters not the journey we took to get here just that we're in a world cup semi final.

I'd say of the final 4 teams it's anybody's to take. We could go out tomorrow or we could win the entire thing, either way we've given ourselves the best chance we've had in many many years and I'm loving it.

You can be as good a side as you want but you still need a bit of luck to win a World Cup.

[Westbars Spireite]

I think we've got at least one dominant performance in us.

Croatia are a tidy side and massively strong mentally but we should have more energy and more attacking options.

There's every chance it could go all the way but if we get in front early and draw them out it could get a whole lot easier. If we go behind it will be incredibly difficult to get back in it.

Head says 0-0 or 1-1 and then anyone's game. Heart says 2-0 us.

[JonB]

Croatia are very good in midfield but lacking up front and have Lovren at the back....

[Westbars Spireite]

JonB, on 10 July 2018 - 08:27 AM, said:

Croatia are very good in midfield but lacking up front and have Lovren at the back....

In theory you need more than two central midfielders to beat a confident, competent opposition.

Henderson needs to play the game off his life and I hope Kane doesn't feel as compelled to come as deep as he has been in support. He can kill them off the shoulder I'm certain.

[Deansaunders]

This GS love in is embarassing.It's true as they say you're only as good as your last game in many peoples eyes.If England play poorly against Croatia or maybe the final these same people will be saying he doesn't know what he's doing.He should have changed this,he should have changed that.We lost momentum playing a weakened side against Belgium etc.
I desperately what us to go all the way but can we please stop this love GS crap.

This post has been edited by Deansaunders: 10 July 2018 - 08:39 AM

[Bluekent]

Deansaunders, on 10 July 2018 - 08:38 AM, said:

This GS love in is embarassing.It's true as they say you're only as good as your last game in many peoples eyes.If England play poorly against Croatia or maybe the final these same people will be saying he doesn't know what he's doing.He should have changed this,he should have changed that.We lost momentum playing a weakened side against Belgium etc.
I desperately what us to go all the way but can we please stop this love GS crap.

No but thanks for your input.

[Westbars Spireite]

Deansaunders, on 10 July 2018 - 08:38 AM, said:

This GS love in is embarassing.It's true as they say you're only as good as your last game in many peoples eyes.If England play poorly against Croatia or maybe the final these same people will be saying he doesn't know what he's doing.He should have changed this,he should have changed that.We lost momentum playing a weakened side against Belgium etc.
I desperately what us to go all the way but can we please stop this love GS crap.

Change your name and photo then we'll talk.

Capiche?

This post has been edited by Westbars Spireite: 10 July 2018 - 08:45 AM

[hilly81]

Deansaunders, on 10 July 2018 - 08:38 AM, said:

This GS love in is embarassing.It's true as they say you're only as good as your last game in many peoples eyes.If England play poorly against Croatia or maybe the final these same people will be saying he doesn't know what he's doing.He should have changed this,he should have changed that.We lost momentum playing a weakened side against Belgium etc.
I desperately what us to go all the way but can we please stop this love GS crap.

Ok then, Dafydd.

[Goku]

spireitetoo, on 10 July 2018 - 07:53 AM, said:

Maybe londoners should learn to speak english then.?

More of a Jamaican patois thing and obviously there’s plenty of black ppl in London.

Can that Dean Saunders bloke stop spreading his **** opinions on here ASAP

[Albert Holmes Slides In]

When I were a lad St Mary's used to be a tiny junior school and a Roman Catholic secondary school that didn't seem to achieve much.

Now it is the best school in Chesterfield and has given us Harry Maguire. Maybe it isn't GS to whom we should be directing our prayers, but the Pope ....... or even that strange immortal creature up top, or in a parallel dimension, him/herself.

My local shop down here in Devon doesn't like Luca Modric much, on here I find Croatia haven't much up front and Dejan Lovren is some kinda handicap. I'm wondering if Specsavers are drugging their lenses. I'm lovin' Southgate's run, but truth is we have only one midfielder who could challenge for a place in Croatia's team, their centre forward Mandzukic?, not all that long ago, was one of the most sought-after players in Europe wasn't he? And at the back their organisation unusually has looked iffy, but individually their players have looked pretty good. We can't expect them to turn out to be Swedes, Turnips or any other kind of headline vegetable can we?

This post has been edited by Albert Holmes Slides In: 10 July 2018 - 11:18 AM

[metallilad]

Deansaunders, on 10 July 2018 - 08:38 AM, said:

This GS love in is embarassing.It's true as they say you're only as good as your last game in many peoples eyes.If England play poorly against Croatia or maybe the final these same people will be saying he doesn't know what he's doing.He should have changed this,he should have changed that.We lost momentum playing a weakened side against Belgium etc.
I desperately what us to go all the way but can we please stop this love GS crap.

So Gareth Southgate masterminds our journey to a World cup Semi final in his first ever attempt and we can't praise him.

[metallilad]

This is just typical of 90% of our country's football supporters.

We make the Semi final of the world cup and we get posts about:-

If it was another manager they'd play different players.

We've not played anybody of any note yet.

We need to have a better midfield before we can enjoy any success.

Ffs!! Why the hell can't we just enjoy being in the last 4 of this tournament? We have 2 games left to play whilst the bigger nation's are Sat at home watching us on Tele just wishing that they were in our position. It's pathetic that we can't heap praise on the manager or be happy with the players that have got us into this position!!