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In case you haven’t heard, he’s got 2 years left on his current deal. We’re not in a position where we have to sell. Are Reading prepared to pay around £1m for him? Probably not because his record outside of L2 isn’t great.

We haven’t actually created a lot chances from open play, Rashford’s chance v Belgium was probably our best chance in open play over the 3 group games. Sterling was a large part of 1 of those goals with some good link up play. Lingard v Tunisia missed 2-3 clear cut chances. Maguire and Young...

This World Cup? Yes, it has. Not his international career as a whole because his time will come eventually. Shearer and Schmeichel also think he's missed his opportunity. If you're not the first choice you have to take your chances, he didn't unfortunately. Sterling hasn't been the worst player...

The phrasing of the question is very narrow if you're asking what has he done at this tournament in isolation. So, I reply with the question of what has Rashford, Sterling or Vardy done at this World Cup to deserve a place? Southgate is right to start with Sterling because he has the better...

Have they still got Flitcroft as their manager? If so, they’ll end up bottling it again haha.

You’re talking about Sterling as if he’s 33, not 23. He’s certainly not past it, is one of our in-form players domestically and it’s in our interests to try and get the most out of him in the national team. Rashford had his chance and didn’t take it. You shouldn’t be glossing over his 1v1 miss...

Complex in a good or bad way? I was tempted to get FM18 but I’ll wait and get 19 when it comes out!

Could be another U23s type player? Stokes as a 2nd choice LB isn’t too bad, but with Brown’s injury, there’s a risk Stokes could end up playing more games. Fair play for Robins being ambitious with his recruitment, it does seem like he’s got the full backing of the board and is being left to...

Have you not heard? We’re splashing the cash since we got promoted!

It’s been a long time, hasn’t it?

That Iran player was my ‘dick of the tournament’... ... until Batshuayi played a 1-2 with the post, ha.

I’m actually glad he said that, because I was unsure whether or not Robins was aware of it. Thankfully, he is aware of it!

If true, this is huge.

What’s your point? People are falling into the hero-worship trap of a young player who’s not proved himself at club or national level. He deserved his shot in the team, looked decent v Tunisia, but he’s not a starter imo. Rashford missed a sitter of a chance last night, if he scores it, he...

You’re moving the goal posts a bit. I’m just saying Dembélé is rated very highly amongst his Spurs teammates, coincidentally, most of whom make up the England squad. Dembélé would start for England for sure, he’s behind De Brunye who’s Europe’s, if not the world’s in-form midfielder right now...

He’s scored against the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy and Wales (semi-finalists in 2016) with 7 goals in 24 caps, which is a goal every 3.4 games.

Which is why I stipulated the year 2004. But in 2006, he was also coming back from a bad injury. Rooney’s international career at major tournaments will be looked back in failure. 1 in 11 in the World Cup and disappointing performances at Euro 2012 and 2016, he never hit the heights of 2004...

Has a better international record than Rashford and is a 20 goal-a-season striker in the Premiership. The stats speak for themselves.

He has the attributes to go far in the game, but he’s no Rooney in 2004.

Belgium just have a better squad than ours. For context, just about every spurs player I’ve seen interviewed in their club roles say that Dembélé is one of the best players they’ve played with, technicality-wise. They have Courtois, Alderwield, Kompany, Vertonghan, De Brunye, Lukaku, Hazard...