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I think there’s one eye on Waghorn providing that cover.

Afraid I can’t find it anywhere, but it was a stat I heard when watching a Champions League shootout about 2-3 years ago (I think it was that recent).

Yep. At the outset of this “it’s just flu” was a bit of a slur that I’m sure a good proportion of us fell into. “Treat it like flu” will literally mean that we have vaccines now and are likely heading towards boosters, so it is broadly similar to the way we manage flu season.

And if we were to go 4 at the back, it pretty much rules Fadz out of contention.

Agree. It’s the first potential decider. I’ve no doubt that it was a ‘lead from the front’ type decision but I’d actually put your weakest taker of the 5 first.

If I’m not mistaken, the team who: - take the first penalty - miss first - are the away team (technically they were) have a statistical advantage of winning a shootout. Just so happened that Italy ticked all of the boxes. Might be a bit of a stretch but I think Kane going first was wrong...

With 18 months more of top-tier football under his belt, is Bellingham that player?

Just woken up. Gutted (and sleep deprived). We sat back a bit too much and didn’t have the pace on the counter that would have forced them back. But hey, it’s a system that worked against Germany and others, and I think Southgate had bought the trust to do what he saw fit last night. It didn’t...

You say “stage one complete”. If you listen to the video, stage one was for England to win the u20 World Cup in 2017. We did. We’ve now completed stage two.

Is this having fish and chips on a particular day or ever? Because I can’t give up fish and chips forever.

Shame as he looked good when coming on vs Denmark.

But now you’ve started a different argument. Norwich lost 7 games last season and won the league at a canter. If the game against Forest was make or break I’d get it. It’s not, so I don’t.

That’s mental.

I think people are a little misguided if they think winning tomorrow won’t really make a difference, and it’ll be just back to usual with the friendlies and qualifiers. This would be massive for the entire country, the general elation would be immense. Even non-football fans getting swept up by it.

Ah, David Platt. Who knew that he’d go from scoring that volley vs Belgium to having such a successful career on Coronation Street.

Some of the stuff in there is fucking mind bending. Sample size of 1,025 adults and 26% of them want nightclubs and casinos permanently closed? Mandatory quarantine after holidays? 10pm curfews forever? Who have they asked?!

And with someone like Bellingham potentially developing into a starter. Not that Rice and Phillips haven’t impressed, but any improvement is good.

At the outset of the tournament I predicted Italy to beat us 1-0 in the final. Wishing I had money on it now. To be honest, though, with how it’s gone it wouldn’t be a disaster to lose the final. France lost the 2016 final and followed that up with winning the World Cup.

Fortunately, the pub I’ve been watching at has just rolled our bookings over throughout the KO stage. Really good.

IF I WANT TO LICK SHOPPING TROLLEYS THAT IS MY GOD GIVEN RIGHT AND YOU CAN’T TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME.