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Do we know if Hull are likely to have any first teamers rested/missing for this?

Fellow football nerds FiveThirtyEight have us as the 178th best team in the world, that's a hell of a difference. Wouldn't have a fucking clue how to work out why that is though. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/soccer-predictions/global-club-rankings/

Yep, put a thin coat on yesterday and turned up as wet with sweat as I would have been with rain.

Foden: "I'd like to play in my favourite position, the one that gets the best out of me and where I can be most creative" Southgate: "Haha woooooah there billy big bollocks, that's not how we do things round here"

The instant flip from sweltering to pissing it down. Can't we just have a balmy 18deg with a bit of sun for a couple of days first?

Scotland v SA has been a belting game so far. The pass for the 2nd SA try was gorgeous, no look cross field kick.

I debated buying tickets to one of those QFs because you're pretty much guaranteed any of those teams v each other. It'll be amazing but my finances just couldn't stretch that far. It's funny because there's resale tickets going for the other QFs, nothing for those.

Starts tonight, France v NZ is a brilliant opening game. I'm doing a long weekend in Lille next month for England v Samoa and Tonga v Romania. Looking forward to it but a lot less excited than I was, just don't see us suddenly finding some form. We'll get out the group but probably bow out in...

Just buy a ticket for the points but don't actually go. That's what all the 1400+ elite do isn't it?

I visited a friend in Dubai and it was the same. Compounds for all the Western residents, house fully stocked with alcohol, bars/clubs etc. Just don't stagger down the street pissed and you're fine. My taxi got stopped at the compound gates once and I was waved through without question. Turns...

May derail the thread a little but have just seen this and thought it was interesting

You can add that shitshow to the thread as it goes. Off to Lille in a month watch England v Samoa, a lot less excited than when I bought the tickets a year ago. Doesn't help that one of the guys I'm going with is a Scotland fan.

Don't make 'em like they used to On the day of the games, [Mark] Hughes played for Wales in a 2-0 defeat to Czechoslovakia. Then, rushed out of the changing room to a car with its engine revving. After slaloming through the Czech countryside to the airport, Hughes boarded a private jet...

I said something similar to my mates. Although it might be a hollow gesture, giving a chunk of his Saudi salary to LGBTQ+ charities might at least make it look like he still cared and be a gesture nonetheless.

Bairstow's on one, 43 from 20 so far

New TV show where Howard Webb explains on-field and VAR decisions starts this week after it was trialled at the end of last season. Fundamentally a good idea, more transparency etc. I wonder if they'll go that deep into shit decisions like the Onana tackle v Wolves as well. Wednesday 8pm on...

I was going to that but can't make it anymore. Was meant to be in Cov for a mate's BBQ but it's been cancelled so I'll stay local and take in some North West Counties Premier Division instead.

"Firstly, I’m not a politician..." Supported a cause but seemingly abandoned it for a new career opportunity and large amounts of money? Sounds a lot like a politician to me.

International breaks, no City for 2 weeks is shit. Good chance to watch some non-league though.

My plan was to bring Romero and Bowen in, and bring Archer off my bench in place of Watkins. Managed to let my brother talk me out of it and bring in 2 players who got me a combined 3 points and leave Archer where he was. Absolutely fuming. I blame myself tbh, I outscore him every season so no...