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We made them look poor because we dealt with them. Job done, Berlin here we come.

Bearing in mind the Eastern bloc countries, it’s a lot more; East Germany, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and so on…

Well, most Mediterranean countries had experiences with dictatorships in the 1970s e.g. Francois Spain. Germany had Nazism less than 100 years ago and before Gaullist France, there was close to a communist government, likewise in Italy. On Italy, their political system is complicated and anti...

All you whiners can shut up about Southgate now. Case closed, goodnight x

We scored more Argentina before we got knocked out. In the groups they were not great and even lost to Saudi Arabia. Fair play to Spain, Yamal’s goal was something special and the difference between the two teams. Down the left hand side, because they play a 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 and Dumfries operates...

Decisive majorities, in my personal opinion, is better. That’s just one school of thought, on the continent, the prevailing belief is that politics by consensus is inherently more desirable. Like most things in politics, left or right, FPTP or PR, there is no definitive correct answer...

Still the most popular party. How would you feel if a Labour government was beholden to a Green/Lib Dem minority elected by an even smaller % of the electorate. Or on the flip side, a party you voted for could only form a government with support of a smaller party or two - who you didn’t vote...

France also uses a majoritarian system, just over 2 rounds of voting. How would PR improve our democracy and governance? To use this election as an example, Labour would’ve needed to enter a coalition with the Lib Dems and Greens to form a government. Hypothetically, there could be a situation...

This is great news! Maidenhead are now my local team so wishing they do well! I’ll try get to a few more games this season.

£750 for Cat 3 is criminal! You can get them on the UEFA portal for €600 category 1! Even prime seats at €900. Do you need a link?

Just a heads up to anyone out here with no ticket, the ticket portal occasionally shows the cheaper tickets. Be quick and regularly check the portal! Currently available at an eye watering €600. I was tempted to get a ticket to tonight’s game at €195 but it was impractical to get to Munich.

I don’t think he’s a bad player at all, he’s found himself out the team and struggling to make the desired impact - especially since we’ve changed formation. That could change, he’s got a 4 year contract but if we’re looking at new LBs it’s not a good sign. Even someone like Collins, is a...

How many were signed to be first teamers in the starting XI? That’s the important point. Players like Wakefield and Kane weren’t signed for that purpose. Pretty much all of those players have improved us when you consider the circumstances they were brought in. Not to single out JDS, he’s...

There was a really interesting twitter thread on the psychology of England’s penalties this weekend. One thing Pickford started to do was meet our penalty takers and walk down to create a 2 v 1 against the Sommer. The referee clamped down on this but not the other shenanigans such as...

Both times he ended up at LWB, he was covering someone which makes sense. I agree that he doesn’t look 100%. Where we differ is that he’s still our best player in that position. He has 2 goals in 5 games which is more than Mbappe and others. He’s our captain and if a chance falls to him in the...

We definitely need more shots on target. The nature of international football is more boring than in club football. Our game had 6 shots on target (3 a piece), France v Portugal had 10 shots on target (5 each), Netherlands v Turkey had 8 shots on target (4 a piece) and the most entertaining...

Still the best option we have and that isn’t even worth debating. He was up against Akanji who is a world class CB and Switzerland were a stoppage time equaliser away from winning their group ahead of Germany. Watkins nor Toney have lit up the team when they’ve played for England. Kane faced...

On what basis would Watkins and Toney improve us? Between Watkins and Toney, they have 4 international goals. Neither have proven they can realistically challenge Kane for a starting berth. There’s a lot of amnesia here, before the Euros it was consistently said that England struggle for goals...

So one instance in 120 minutes and not even a guarantee he would’ve got to the cross? Whenever Watkins has started in qualifiers and friendlies, the narrative is that England struggle to create or score without Kane. Neither are the answer, however, Toney has really proven that he’s a reliable...

All I care about is winning tournaments. For too long we’ve not even been in the picture. Make no mistakes, failure to beat the Netherlands on Wednesday and this tournament would be considered a failure and the end of the Southgate era. Even if we don’t win the tournament, I do believe that...