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COV

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,681
TomRad85 said:
Ferguson is thoroughly unlikeable but I respect him a lot with hindsight. Keegan i thought was an alright bloke and an average manager.
Random conversation but I'll take it over politics.

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Good cause it wasn’t meant to be about that, just interesting. I don’t know enough about Shankley and this older managers.

I don’t like Ferguson and his achievements for me came from trying to buy everyone who ever had a good game v Man Utd, luck (the class of 92), and the one thing I would credit him with- drive and aggression. Clough was a genius, I don’t see Ferguson on the same level tbh
 

Grendel

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,682
COV said:
Pretty sure Keegan was too, remember him waxing lyrical about “the working man”
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so 3 Scottish nationalists and Keegan - that’s not scraping the barrel it’s looking under it
 

Flying Fokker

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,683
(6) Facebook
 

TomRad85

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,684
COV said:
Good cause it wasn’t meant to be about that, just interesting. I don’t know enough about Shankley and this older managers.

I don’t like Ferguson and his achievements for me came from trying to buy everyone who ever had a good game v Man Utd, luck (the class of 92), and the one thing I would credit him with- drive and aggression. Clough was a genius, I don’t see Ferguson on the same level tbh
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The very last team Ferguson won the league with proved his genius for me, i too thought there was a lot of luck beforehand, but that team was nowhere near good enough on paper to win a league.

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Grendel

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,685
Sam Allarydyce is a Tory and a more successful manager than Keegan - case closed I guess
 
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Liquid Gold

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,686
I've been pretty confident going into most games but already feel a loss coming on Sunday.
 

TomRad85

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,687
Liquid Gold said:
I've been pretty confident going into most games but already feel a loss coming on Sunday.
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I do think Italy are the slightly better team but we are at home, don't forget that. It's a massive advantage.

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COV

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,688
TomRad85 said:
I do think Italy are the slightly better team but we are at home, don't forget that. It's a massive advantage.

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I’d agree with anyone else apart from Italy.. apart from Germany maybe

I think I saw somewhere on Opta that Italy have a 69% chance of winning- don’t know how they work it out but I think it’s based on all the stats from matches so far
 

COV

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,689
Grendel said:
Sam Allarydyce is a Tory and a more successful manager than Keegan - case closed I guess
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How does Big Sam measure up to Juergen Klopp?
 

Evo1883

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,690

Do you want to discuss boring politics?

Then this is the thread for you! Sponsored by HouchensHead.
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COV

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,691
Liquid Gold said:
I've been pretty confident going into most games but already feel a loss coming on Sunday.
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Here’s the history- we have one competitive win against Italy… ever

https://www.11v11.com/teams/england/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Italy/
 

David O'Day

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,692
COV said:
Pretty sure Keegan was too, remember him waxing lyrical about “the working man”
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Clough was as well. They wanted him to stand as an MP
 

David O'Day

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,693
COV said:
How does Big Sam measure up to Juergen Klopp?
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Or Sir Alex Ferguson?
 
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Deleted member 9744

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  • Jul 8, 2021
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Liquid Gold said:
I can't find a single place to watch it now the bandwagon is full
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Annoyed me at work people who have always been really dismissive and snobby about football going on about how amazing it was last night
 
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wingy

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,695
Shanks was the leader of the pack.
 

Evo1883

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,696
Di canio was a lefty
 
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COV

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,697
Deleted member 9744 said:
Annoyed me at work people who have always been really dismissive and snobby about football going on about how amazing it was last night
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I wonder whether we’ll get another domestic boost if we go and win the thing

Crowds went up after Italia ‘90 and then we had the whole face paint stuff after Euro ‘96 & football got seriously big, if stadiums can open back up and we win the tournament I reckon we’ll see bumper crowds next season everywhere, even at Cov- wouldn’t it feel good to be walking into the CBS Arena off the back of us being European Champions? Fair enough nothing to do with CCFC but I think it would bring a big boost
 

hill83

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,698
Liquid Gold said:
I can't find a single place to watch it now the bandwagon is full
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Got laughed at for booking monday off the second the fixtures came out.
WHO'S LAUGHING NOW DICKHEADS
 
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wingy

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,699
Evo1883 said:
Di canio was a lefty
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Fascist , no?
 

covmark

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,700
hill83 said:
Got laughed at for booking monday off the second the fixtures came out.
WHO'S LAUGHING NOW DICKHEADS
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Haha I did exactly the same. Fucking well proud of myself


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hill83

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,701
covmark said:
Haha I did exactly the same. Fucking well proud of myself


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I had a spreadsheet of all potential fixtures and booked everything I needed off accordingly. But somehow have ended up in the office for a nightshift tonight absolutely hanging out of my arse.
 
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wingy

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,702
Lightweights,big man at night,big man in the morning.
 

Liquid Gold

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  • Jul 8, 2021
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Deleted member 9744 said:
Annoyed me at work people who have always been really dismissive and snobby about football going on about how amazing it was last night
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Just twats that don't want to be seen to be missing out.

The reason it was so good was because we've been through so much shit with them. They'll never understand.
 
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Evo1883

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,704
wingy said:
Fascist , no?
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Yea that was the joke
 

COV

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,705
Evo1883 said:
Di canio was a lefty
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According to google those managerial heavyweights Frank Lampard and Sol Campbell can be added to Big Sam… got to be something in this, I’m telling ya
 
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Evo1883

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,706
According to skybluestalk ..

This thread is about the European championships

This one however

Do you want to discuss boring politics?

Then this is the thread for you! Sponsored by HouchensHead.
www.skybluestalk.co.uk
 
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Liquid Gold

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,707
Fuck off with the politics. One thread please.
 
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COV

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,708
covmark said:
Haha I did exactly the same. Fucking well proud of myself


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I’m working from home, same difference really
 

SBAndy

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,709
Liquid Gold said:
I've been pretty confident going into most games but already feel a loss coming on Sunday.
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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.
 

Liquid Gold

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,710
SBAndy said:
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.
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We're certainly going to be going into the World Cup full of confidence. Only next year.
 
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COV

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,711
Liquid Gold said:
Fuck off with the politics. One thread please.
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Point taken, just messing about

Struggling to work out what to do with no matches until Sunday
 

Evo1883

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,712
Italy England is the final i thought it would be after the stars aligned with the route .(thought we'd lose in the last 16 before that )

I think we can beat them , but we have to get it right .

England 2 - 1 Italy AET

Kane x 2 and tournament top scorer
 

SBAndy

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,713
Liquid Gold said:
We're certainly going to be going into the World Cup full of confidence. Only next year.
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And with someone like Bellingham potentially developing into a starter. Not that Rice and Phillips haven’t impressed, but any improvement is good.
 

COV

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,714
SBAndy said:
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.
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Italy v Spain changed everything for me- I was pretty scared of playing Italy as they’re too smart, but Spain ripped through them seemingly at will. Not saying we’ll do that but my fears receded seeing how they struggled at times. Had they a finisher Spain would be in the final.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Jul 8, 2021
  • #8,715
Who would switch to 5 at the back for this game?
 
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