I'm off down the road to Salou for the semis and an overdose of it's coming home and, bollox, why the fook not.

Just wondering whether Southgate's immaculate attire is deliberately intended to take the piss out of the scruffiest coach ever in the history of football. I probably don't need to specify who that is but we are sure going to knack them if we both reach the final.

This is naughty of me reposting this, especially as I felt exactly the same...but bugger me that Pickford lads proved a few of us wrong!

Was the question about Henderson-who's been one of the best central midfielders at the World Cup?
Also what do you reckon her majesty's knockers will look like?

I know it's wrong but I was creased with laughter at a Youtube video of England fans facing off against Swedish fans. To the tune of Go West: “You're shit, but your birds are fit".

Dave Jones is managing in the World Cup???

The concerns were justified after his performance against Belgium, he looked well dodgy have had nothing to do in previous games but what character he's shown and he looks like he's growing and loving every minute on the biggest stage. I think giving him man of the match yesterday gives a bit of a misleading narrative though. Yes he made three good saves one excellent one the low down to his right save just after Alii scored, the save from the header and the tip over you'd expect your keeper to make but it just suggests Sweden were in the game more than they actually were, I'd have given the MOTM to an outfield player, probably Henderson he did everything he was asked to very well though and has been brilliant. Credit to Southgate again, if Fat Head Sam had taken us to Russia we'd be home now and the likes of Rooney and Hart would have been still in the team.

The social media shite about Stirling continues. He finished bottom of the player ratings on the BBC website as he has every game apparently, anyone who thinks he was England's worst player yesterday shouldn't be allowed to watch any more of the World Cup. Sweden are a notoriously tough team to break down England pulled them all over and they were absolutely terrified of Stirlings pace, he was really unlucky with the chance were the keeper came out to close him down, his movement and first touch was excellent it was isn't quite happening for him in front of goal. He is one of the first names on the team sheet though however much clueless tripe the haters say and absolutely pivotal to how England set up. I don't get the mindset of individuals who always look for a negative, who always seek a target. Especially when the team have achieved something they haven't for nearly 30 years it's absolutely pathetic, clueless bellenders.

There's no doubt about it his time at Darlo was the making of him..

I've said and thought Sterling is and has been shite but yesterday he was immense....I now see what he brings to this England team!!!!

Do be careful,Monty . The Police had their batons out in upmarket Benidorm yesterday. Thankfully the rolls of fat on some of our lads saved them from more serious injury.

Don't be bullied by PJ into sharing his views

Sterling ran himself into the ground, his poor finishing still evident but no one can argue he wasn't instrumental in the team performance. I'm desperate for him to score, Alli has finally turned up now the big games have started and I'm getting more and more excited by the team rather than any one individual.

I’m not sure his poor finishing was evident yesterday he had the one were the keeper did well his touch was excellent from the long ball he did nothing wrong it just didn’t quite fall right and the ‘chance’ when he was miles offside and he knew he was.

I know it’s about the team but I’m puzzled why a vital cog in the system is constantly singled out?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44753849

Good article and hopefully one of our boys will do this one day.

You’d be better of just admitting you haven’t got a clue what you’re talking about.

That wouldn’t be much of a post would it!?

Care to tell me why?

Rashford ties em up and plays with them for fun ...We'd have to ask Wommers if he's worth at least 20 minutes on the pitch though.

Writing Pickford off as ‘nowhere near good enough’ after a B team game we went out to lose is why.
He’s been the best English keeper in the Premiership for the last couple of seasons playing for poor teams.

Writing Pickford off as ‘nowhere near good enough’ after a B team game we went out to lose is why.
He’s been the best English keeper in the Premiership for the last couple of seasons playing for poor teams.

Are you ignoring that post I made after the Belgium game then? I made that comment during it, you are always a bit less considered in the moment, and his performance wasn’t great. He’s been brilliant when called upon in the last two games and shown a real mental toughness I couldn’t be happier to see a young lad in an England shirt do that.

Like I say, you don’t need 3 paragraphs to explain how wrong you called it.

Is reading not your strong point?

No and footballl isn’t yours

The Croatia keeper looks dodgy? That Subasic fella who has saved 1 in 3 of all the penalties he's faced, including 3 in the penalty shootout against Denmark and 1 in the shoot out against Russia when he was injured? Best just beat them in normal time then

He did during the game the other night, especially the way England have delivered set pieces it’s certainly an area we could be a real threat.

He was too far off his line it was nowhere near the corner, it was a routine save if he wasn’t that far out. Decent strike but not great keeping he had a few other dodgy moments plus people need to stop pulling up posts I make during games, especially from Saturday as judging by how I felt yesterday I was almost certainly pissed and looking for angles to justify why it would be better to play Croatia even though they are a miles better team than Russia. Plus my Nana would have saved the penalty in the shoot out it was an absolute shocker. The blokes a clown, the Croatian Jan Budtz.

Fair Do's

What's your opinion on England's WC goalkeeper?

I thought he was too small, too inexperienced and I probably would have gone with Butland. Which just shows what I know...

These tickets for the final promised to those adventurous Thai lads, now they're almost all out of the cave it's become clear they won't be medically fit to attend the match. Anyone got Infantino's number? I can get stuck in my garage between tomorrow night and Saturday if it helps my cause.

Tight game tonight but the better all round team went through for me, it didn’t quite happen for Hazard and De Bruyne on a night when I think it had to be on the top of their game, not for the want of trying De Bruyne was about 6 inches away from the best pass I have ever seen late on.

But whoever beats France deserves to win the World Cup, they have no real weakness, maybe ther lack a World Class number 9, but Mbappe and Griezmann more than compensate for that and the midfield and defence are disciplined and strong. It’s obviously coming home but they must be quite big favourites to win it, mind they were against Portugal two years ago with home advantage.

France didn't impress me enough to scare me if they play England. They were overrun in the first half by a Belgian team who had the misfortune to leave their shooting boots at home. I'd much rather play and beat France in the final.

I’d rather beat them because it’s France but I think they have become a team that tend to do enough rather than overly impress which is often the key, Mbappe does overtly impress me by the way! 19!!?

Croatia will be tough, but France I think would have been my second choice. They have pace we have not faced that defensively yet. Belgium have been outstanding though I almost think they have too many options though especially in midfield and Martinez didn’t know his best combination. Fellaini was a good pick against Brazil but I’m not sure he was tonight.

We've done well this time by concentrating on beating what's in front of us, to look beyond that is foolish, lets get Croatia dispatched in any way we can then wallow in the glory of the final.

Aw come on man. Speculation's half the fun. I'm already shortlisting our play-off/promotion rivals for this season.

France are strong in almost every area. They didn't impress as they were playing another top side in my opinion. The only weakness I could see were left back and the goalkeeper who has a mistake in him but is still very good. Thankfully that's two more weaknesses than we have.

If we get there it's one game, anything can happen. Got a very good, if a little tired, Croatia side to beat tonight.

France gave Belgium a huge amount of respect and pretty much shut up shop once they got their noses in front. Despite having some great attacking players it's not Deschamps' style to try to flatten opponents and if it does turn out to be an England - France Final it could be a very cagey affair till the first goal. Hopefully that would come in the 89th minute via Harry Kane!

But first, Croatia...

Im surprised no one has mentioned the over the top commentary on mbappe last night, must of been only me who thought it was cringeworthy the plaudits he was getting for doing ok in a game dominated by the french defence.

wish their was a way to watch the game without having the sound on. commontators and cringeworthy go hand in hand for me. only listen because i,m not sure which players are which.

i thought he had scored a hat trick and tortured the belgian defence by the end of the the game.

The main culprit was Danny Murphy. The Beeb seem to have got shot of Danny Mills, be great if it was #Time's Up for the other Danny's no-insights commentating career.

Can't stand Danny Murphy's commentaries....nearly as bad as Phil Nevile's!!!!

Again a blatant(at least it should of been to VAR) dive results in a goal and goes unpunished. Not against France as they've got a fantastic team that I would of fancied against England, but I can't stand cheating.

VAR spoiling the World Cup Final.

Can't argue with the pen but it took one replay for me not 10 that the VAR team and ref needed.

It’s never a penalty. He can’t see the ball because of the player in front of him.

How is that a clear and obvious error?

Well despite being in the minority I'd be pissed off that a player clearly lowers his hand in an unnatural motion, as they say these days, to stop ball. It may not have been intentional but it was certainly instinctive.

Slow motion is very deceiving how can you jump without moving your arms?

I can, I just did it to prove a point!
His leg came up at the same time, his arm came down very quickly. I just think it was instinctive when the ball hit Matuidi.

Loloris!!!

Lloris is Karius. The cheats!

Keepers are loving high profile errors this year.