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Evo1883

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  • May 22, 2021
  • #1
3 weeks yesterday .

Friday 11th Turkey v Italy in Rome 8 pm

Winners france for me


Dark horses Italy

Skybet odds
 
Last edited: May 22, 2021
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ccfc92

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  • May 22, 2021
  • #2
I'm amazed we're such short odds.

Southgate needs to unleash our attacking power, we can't play with 10 holding midfielders.
 

Tommo1993

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  • May 22, 2021
  • #3
Kane, Rashford, DCL, Grealish (hopefully), Foden, Sterling, Mount, Sancho.

Not exactly convinced by any defenders, and England haven’t had a world class keeper for years.

Got enough up front to win it. The rest lets it down.
 
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Deleted member 11652

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  • May 22, 2021
  • #4
Favourites really? Is that just because everyone in England is throwing money on it or are those odds the same at foreign bookmakers?
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • May 22, 2021
  • #5
If Portugal can successfully navigate what is a tough group, 8/1 is a cracking price.
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • May 22, 2021
  • #6
Boosh said:
Favourites really? Is that just because everyone in England is throwing money on it or are those odds the same at foreign bookmakers?
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I think it’s partly down to that France, Portugal and Germany are all in the same group whereas England’s is easier.
 
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chiefdave

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  • May 22, 2021
  • #7
Boosh said:
Favourites really? Is that just because everyone in England is throwing money on it or are those odds the same at foreign bookmakers?
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Got to be that hasn't it. Bookies limiting their exposure. Nobody who has watched England play recently can seriously call them favourites.
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • May 22, 2021
  • #8
Tommo1993 said:
Kane, Rashford, DCL, Grealish (hopefully), Foden, Sterling, Mount, Sancho.

Not exactly convinced by any defenders, and England haven’t had a world class keeper for years.

Got enough up front to win it. The rest lets it down.
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Trouble is we've got a coach who is defensive minded, so chances are most of this lot will be stifled to add in people like Phillips, Dier and Henderson. If we;re to win it it would have to be going out taking the game to other teams. Southgate won't do that.
 
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CJ_covblaze

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  • May 22, 2021
  • #9
Can’t wait for this. Finally got to buy our tickets again this week along with the two warm ups at the Riverside. Hoping the minuscule chance of a game abroad does come off. Will take anything at the moment though. If we play 6 games at Wembley for once I won’t be complaining about it!

International football does tend to be more defensive and the teams that set up in that way do tend to fair better.
 

Frostie

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  • May 23, 2021
  • #10
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
Trouble is we've got a coach who is defensive minded, so chances are most of this lot will be stifled to add in people like Phillips, Dier and Henderson. If we;re to win it it would have to be going out taking the game to other teams. Southgate won't do that.
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I'm not a massive Southgate fan but he's on a bit of a hiding to nothing as we're just so unbalanced with the talent pool.

The attacking options are excellent, almost too good tbf as you'll end up shoehorning players into roles that don't suit. Meanwhile we are weak at the back, even moreso if Maguire isn't fit.
You have to try & shore that up which means sacrificing some of the attacking flair unfortunately. Teams that win tournaments are generally solid defensively.
 
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TM8792

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  • May 23, 2021
  • #11
Not at all excited by this with that clown in charge. Never forget we only played 3 tough(ish) games at the last World Cup (Belgium x2 & Croatia) and lost all three. We also scraped through against a Colombian team whose only good player was out.

We've got zero chance of winning the way Southgate sets up, so I genuinely hope we lose every group game and he gets sacked ASAP.
 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #12
Squad picked no Maddison or Wilson, picked Ramsdale the leagues worst goalkeeper though.
 

SlowerThanPlatt

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #13
Terry Gibson's perm said:
Squad picked no Maddison or Wilson, picked Ramsdale the leagues worst goalkeeper though.
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Wilson is injured again, Maddison has struggled recently and also back from injury


Bamford surprise omission, he’s had a great season.
 

Sick Boy

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #14
Terry Gibson's perm said:
Squad picked no Maddison or Wilson, picked Ramsdale the leagues worst goalkeeper though.
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Surely Bamford deserved a call up too.
As a long suffering RoI fan it’ll be good to be able to enjoy the football without the inevitable embarrassment.
 
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Terry Gibson's perm

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #15
SlowerThanPlatt said:
Wilson is injured again, Maddison has struggled recently and also back from injury


Bamford surprise omission, he’s had a great season.
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Change the name Maddison for Maguire and he got picked no saying they are like for like but their situations are.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #16
Good news that Eric Dier is out. Not sure what AWB has got to do to get a game unfortunately, think he will play for the DRC now. Personally I would have taken Tomori/Smalling over White/Coady but each to their own.
 

stay_up_skyblues

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #17
Whose setting up a SBT Euros fantasy football league then?

Fiver entry fee payable by bank transfer to J Raffel?
 

covmark

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #18
Terry Gibson's perm said:
Change the name Maddison for Maguire and he got picked no saying they are like for like but their situations are.
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It's nothing like the same thing.

Sent from my SM-G780F using Tapatalk
 

Skybluefaz

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #19
Evo1883 said:
3 weeks yesterday .

Friday 11th Turkey v Italy in Rome 8 pm

Winners france for me


Dark horses Italy

Skybet odds View attachment 20176
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Italy are due something
 

David O'Day

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #20
What's the betting all 4 right backs make the squad, he does like a rb does our Gareth
 
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PVA

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #21
Disappointing that Maddison misses out, even ignoring the sentiment side of things I'd rather have him than Lingard (though he'll probably get dropped from the initial squad anyway).

We've got a very strong squad, particularly in attack. I think we've got a very good chance.
 

Cityandproud87

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #22
PVA said:
Disappointing that Maddison misses out, even ignoring the sentiment side of things I'd rather have him than Lingard (though he'll probably get dropped from the initial squad anyway).

We've got a very strong squad, particularly in attack. I think we've got a very good chance.
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I'm glad his missed out, Foden and Grealish are x10 better than he'll ever be.
 

Frostie

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #23
No surprises there.

I'd have had Tomori in main squad so not to even make provisional is a real shame.

Bamford very unlucky, I'd have had him ahead of Greenwood & Watkins but doubt either will make final squad anyway.
 
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PVA

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #24
Cityandproud87 said:
I'm glad his missed out, Foden and Grealish are x10 better than he'll ever be.
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I didn’t say he is better than them, I said I’d rather have him than Lingard.
 

Skybluefaz

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #25
PVA said:
Disappointing that Maddison misses out, even ignoring the sentiment side of things I'd rather have him than Lingard (though he'll probably get dropped from the initial squad anyway).

We've got a very strong squad, particularly in attack. I think we've got a very good chance.
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Lingard is in the form of his life. Be mad not to take him.
 
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Sick Boy

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #26
Boosh said:
Favourites really? Is that just because everyone in England is throwing money on it or are those odds the same at foreign bookmakers?
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This is the Italian Oddschecker

 
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PVA

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #27
Pickford

Walker - Maguire - Stones

Trippier -------------------------------------------------- Chilwell

Rice - Bellingham

Foden - Mount

Kane


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Or if he goes 433:

Pickford

Walker - Maguire - Stones - Chilwell

Mount - Rice - Bellingham

Foden - Kane - Sancho



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Bit weak at centre back and need Maguire fit, but otherwise it's a very strong team/squad and I think we have a great chance, best chance since the golden generation.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #28
Bellingham just has to play. Him and Foden are both generational talents.
 
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PVA

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #29
Ccfcisparks said:
Bellingham just has to play. Him and Foden are both generational talents.
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Agreed. Just hope he doesn't bottle it and play Phillips or JWP next to Rice.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #30
PVA said:
Agreed. Just hope he doesn't bottle it and play Phillips or JWP next to Rice.
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Phillips is just awful, hopefully hes dropped from the squad when he cuts it down.
 

David O'Day

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #31
Southgate's Team

Pickford

Walker
Stones
Maguire

Rice
Phillips
David Batty
Nobby Stiles

Kane
 

SBAndy

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #32
PVA said:
Agreed. Just hope he doesn't bottle it and play Phillips or JWP next to Rice.
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I’d imagine Henderson will start next to Rice.
 

David O'Day

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #33
stay_up_skyblues said:
Whose setting up a SBT Euros fantasy football league then?

Fiver entry fee payable by bank transfer to J Raffel?
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Includes free canal coat trip to the opening home game?
 
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PVA

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #34
SBAndy said:
I’d imagine Henderson will start next to Rice.
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If fit. He hasn't played since February though.

Bellingham all day for me.
 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • May 25, 2021
  • #35
covmark said:
It's nothing like the same thing.

Sent from my SM-G780F using Tapatalk
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True Maddison is fit and been playing unlike Maguire form wise both no better than ok.
 
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