The Football.....

[Accy cyclist]

The "lucky" lion's been dumped.

 

[AndyRM]

We must be the laughing stock of the football world. I wonder what the German, Italian, French and most other international players thought watching that last night?

Probably, "These are pish, LOL."

 

[vickster]

Arsenal.

Unlikely given he signed a new Leicester contract last week

 

[swee'pea99]

 

[shouldbeinbed]

May as well put the kids out and rest the talent for the last 8

If only they had

Or the Dagenham girl pipers
Or the telletubbies
Or me with my shoelaces tied together.

 

[MarkF]

That has to go down as one of the best nights of my life, watching England lose to Iceland, in a pub packed with crusader clad types AND England scoring first. It just couldn't have gone better.

There was no team, just "stars" and whoever the spotlight has fallen on recently, like Kane & Alli, leaping over players much further forward in their careers, for no good reason. The worse thing is, they will do it again, the calls for Rashford are just following the same well worn failure path. So Rooney is no longer "up to it" to be a top level striker, so he immediately becomes one of the 2 best CM's in England, eh? No doubt that when he is no longer "up to it" in that position, then he'll be the number HM, a guy who was past it (at the top) in 2006........:confused:

I see England had the worst shot per goal ratio and it's seems Hodgson gave the strikers a dressing down after a similar ratio was achieved IN TRAINING! All the time a top striker, able to focus for 90 mins whilst operating alone with a superb & long term chance per goal ratio, sits at home, because he plays for Sunderland and is not in the spotlight.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I think last nights result was a cunning plan so we didn't have Toulouse to the French ....

 

[ianrauk]

An Englishman, Scotsman and Irishman went into a bar.....
To watch the Welsh....

Though Belgium is going to be a tough call.

 

[swee'pea99]

I know it's easy to be wise after the event, but I had a sneaking suspicion we'd lose last night. I thought the vikings would park the bus, grind out a charmless draw and then beat us on penalties, 'cos we always lose on penalties. Next time I'll know better than to let my optimism run away with me...

 

[Brandane]

Funny. But shouldn't the logo on the side of the van read "Good news, Iceland! We're not as good as we think we are."

 

[Fab Foodie]

Yellow card

C'mon Ref .... it was at least worth a Red?

 

[Dayvo]

Unlikely given he signed a new Leicester contract last week

Yes, I know. It is as unlikely that Vardy would go to Arsenal as it would be that England play Leicester City.

 

[Dayvo]

I think Roy deserves some credit for technical nous: he did let Joe Hart take the goal kicks, thus allowing Harry Kane to save his best kicks for the corners and free kicks.

 

[Sixmile]

We (Northern Ireland) went out the same round as you guys and were disappointed too, we know how it feels to be beaten by inferior opposition (Bales).

Last night in Belfast, we'd a heroes open air reception for the N Irish team, one big sing song between the players and fans. It's really not just about winning you know, it's about enjoying yourself even in defeat. We're dead proud of our team of nobodies and had the time of our lives in France. Maybe it's the English fans that need to change their outlook and expectations.

 

[User482]

We (Northern Ireland) went out the same round as you guys and were disappointed too, we know how it feels to be beaten by inferior opposition (Bales).

Last night in Belfast, we'd a heroes open air reception for the N Irish team, one big sing song between the players and fans. It's really not just about winning you know, it's about enjoying yourself even in defeat. We're dead proud of our team of nobodies and had the time of our lives in France. Maybe it's the English fans that need to change their outlook and expectations.

Yebbut qualifying was a huge event, and you gave it a good go against much better-resourced teams. Lots to be proud of...