England v Panama, 13:00 BST, BBC.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Should be 30 degrees so the excuses will be ready.

Hat puns incoming.

No Dele Alli for this one.

[Globalgunner]

Should be 30 degrees so the excuses will be ready.

Hat puns incoming.

No Dele Alli for this one.

What's wrong with him?. Dont tell me. He`s exhausted from having his pecker fellatioed all night.

[Marc Overmars]

Alli has been mostly useless for England so it’s probably a blessing.

I expect another slog but surely it will be another 3 points?

2-0.

[Globalgunner]

Sterling too is another waste of space. Dump him as well and i may not root for Panama

[Goonermerree]

Talk of Sterling starting, Rashford should start in my opinion, he might manage to score a couple of his chances. Wonder if Lingard will start after all of those misses he made.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England: Pickford, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Trippier, Loftus-Cheek, Henderson, Lingard, Young, Sterling, Kane.
Subs: Butland, Rose, Dier, Vardy, Welbeck, Cahill, Jones, Delph, Rashford, Alli, Alexander-Arnold, Pope.

Panama: Penedo, Murillo, Roman Torres, Escobar, Davis, Barcenas, Cooper, Gomez, Godoy, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Perez.
Subs: Calderon, Cummings, Gabriel Torres, Diaz, Machado, Pimentel, Arroyo, Ovalle, Tejada, Avila, Baloy, Alex Rodriguez.

[Goonermerree]

England: Pickford, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Trippier, Loftus-Cheek, Henderson, Lingard, Young, Sterling, Kane.
Subs: Butland, Rose, Dier, Vardy, Welbeck, Cahill, Jones, Delph, Rashford, Alli, Alexander-Arnold, Pope.

Panama: Penedo, Murillo, Roman Torres, Escobar, Davis, Barcenas, Cooper, Gomez, Godoy, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Perez.
Subs: Calderon, Cummings, Gabriel Torres, Diaz, Machado, Pimentel, Arroyo, Ovalle, Tejada, Avila, Baloy, Alex Rodriguez.

Dunno what Rashford has to do to get a start.:shrug:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lineker and Shearer hugging. :sick:

[Goonermerree]

Lineker and Shearer hugging. :sick:

I saw that, yuk.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Day of the Lords?!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Klinsmann and Zabaleta being the enablers saying England can go really far.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ah Lingard is an impressionist, not a footballer.

It makes sense now.

[Globalgunner]

Klinsmann and Zabaleta being the enablers saying England can go really far.

As far as the first decent opponents

[Globalgunner]

No way Jose playing for Panama.
England beware

[Globalgunner]

England have no rhythm.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I've yet to hear Panama's anthem. :cloud9:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lingard gets whacked in the face.

Torres pretends it was a clash of heads. :lol:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Not sure how VAR didn't pick up on it though.

England haven't had much luck with it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Godoy. :haha:

What was that?

[Marc Overmars]

Panama were in there :haha:

A better side would have punished us

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Sloppy pass from Lingaard was the cause of that. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 1-0 Panama, Stones.

[Marc Overmars]

STONES!!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

This should end about 7-0


STONES!

[Marc Overmars]

Football’s coming home playing :bow:

[SMatthews]

Hopefully that will open up the game.

[Globalgunner]

Stones with a good header, Panama defence parted like the Red sea there.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

We're like the best at set pieces.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

They're such dirty bastards :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cooper booked.

As blatant a kick as it gets. :lol:

[Cripps]

Maguire is awful.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kane should have been but too slow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcenas hits it, not that far wide.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ah getting on the dirty foreign bastards for their diving.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Panamania is running wild brother!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Murphy is right. Panama were playing on when they had the ball and then they suddenly expect us to put it out as soon as they lose it. Fuck off.

[Goonermerree]

I've gone of this Panama side, they're cheating whotsits, going down clutching heads when they elbowed someone, holding at free kicks and corners. Going down poleaxed when they've done it to themselves. I hope we thrash 'em.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

I've gone of this Panama side, they're cheating whotsits, going down clutching heads when they elbowed someone, holding at free kicks and corners. Going down poleaxed when they've done it to themselves. I hope we thrash 'em.

:gp:

Fuck em.

[Marc Overmars]

Penalty!

[Goonermerree]

Pen, come on

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to England.

Not sure about that. :lol:

[Cripps]

Panama are a dirty team :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 2-0 Panama, Kane.

El Salvador's 10-1 humping from Hungary is in jeopardy.

[Marc Overmars]

KANE!

[Cripps]

Kane :bow:

Wenger :doh:

[Goonermerree]

Two nil

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mowbray still thinks we're playing Tunisia. :haha:

[Cripps]

Playing three lions after every England goal :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Hope they keep going for goals and don’t turn it into a training game because of the heat.

[SMatthews]

I've gone of this Panama side, they're cheating whotsits, going down clutching heads when they elbowed someone, holding at free kicks and corners. Going down poleaxed when they've done it to themselves. I hope we thrash 'em.
That’s South American teams in general really

[Goonermerree]

The ref just gives them a free kick the minute they fall down. Loftus-Cheek booked, didn't see it as a booking.

[Goonermerree]

Lingard has got to do better than he is when he gets in their box - penalty aside.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That’s South American teams in general really

They're from Central America! Though the same is true.

[Marc Overmars]

We’ll be seeing plenty of other trash like Panama when they increase it to 48 teams. :doh:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Panama are up there with Pulis' Stoke when it comes to shithousery and thuggery.

[Goonermerree]

We’ll be seeing plenty of other trash like Panama when they increase it to 48 teams. :doh:

That is going to be a big mistake. Boring, boring world cup when that comes in.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rodriguez murders somebody in the crowd.

[Marc Overmars]

Panama’s final ball is atrocious :lol:

[SMatthews]

They're from Central America! Though the same is true.

Meh I was close. Who needs accuracy when you can just be ignorant?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

England's defence is dodgy though. A better team will punish these mistakes unless they improve.

[Goonermerree]

The Belgium match will be a good test for this England team. A better team would have scored a couple against us by now I'm sure. They need to sort the defence out.

[SMatthews]

England's defence is dodgy though. A better team will punish these mistakes unless they improve.

Not seen a good defence this WC yet, apart from those with ten behind the ball.

[Cripps]

Wow

[SMatthews]

Great goal

[Marc Overmars]

LINGARD!

What a goal

[Letters]

It’s coming home tbh

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Me. :haha:

[Goonermerree]

Lingard has got to do better than he is when he gets in their box - penalty aside.

Just like that!!!! Three nil.

[Marc Overmars]

Should be able to top Russia’s 5-0 v Saudi Arabia.

[Goonermerree]

Goal defecit with Belgium down to three now. Not sure finishing first or second will make much difference though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think I'd rather see San Marino at the World Cup.

[Master Splinter]

Double pack DVD of the the first 20 minutes against Tunisia and the first 36 minutes versus Panama up for pre-order soon.

[Cripps]

Well played :bow:

[Goonermerree]

STONES!!!!

[Marc Overmars]

STONES!!

Well worked free kick!

[Master Splinter]

Sterling still couldn't score. :haha:

[Cripps]

Sterling misses in typical fashion :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-0. :haha:

Goal machine Stones.

[Cripps]

Football's coming home :bow:

[Goonermerree]

Does the goalkeeper not play Stones onside by parrying it.

[Letters]

Wenger :bow:


:ninja:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Africa and Central America taken apart. :bow:

Stop using VAR for no fecking reason!

[Goonermerree]

Sterling still couldn't score. :haha:

Rashford must be livid.

[Master Splinter]

:haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

This is ridiculous :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Another penalty! :haha:

[Goonermerree]

Another pen

[Cripps]

Stoke City :haha:

[Letters]

Pel :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Larry Kane? :haha:

Another pelanty!

Panama might be the worst ever.

[Thierrymon]

Geez this is ugly for Panama.

[Goonermerree]

I don't know if that Panama guy is trying to kill Kane or have sex with him.

[Goonermerree]

Cheating before the pen again!!!

[SMatthews]

I don't know if that Panama guy is trying to kill Kane or have sex with him.

I don’t want to see Kane’s sex face

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 5-0 Panama, Kane with his second!

5-0 and not even HT yet.

Pinnacle of our sport. :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

KANE!

What is this game :lol:

[Letters]

5 :lol:

[Goonermerree]

5-0 goal deficit with Belgium down to 1. Come on!!!!!

[Cripps]

Southgate :bow:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Panama :haha::haha:

[Marc Overmars]

They’re so dirty :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Despicable?

They're just letting them know they're there!

[Goonermerree]

It's important the we just keep our cool, don't want any sendings off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 5-0 Chile 1962, HT.

:haha:

2 time World Champs. :bow:

[Goonermerree]

England 5-0 Chile 1962, HT.

:haha:

2 time World Champs. :bow:

It's happening!!:yippee:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pace.

Passing.

Pace of the passing.

Shearer straining every sinew for his vocabulary.

[Marc Overmars]

At least Iceland still attempt to play football despite being farmers.

I have no idea what Panama are trying to do.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

At least Iceland still attempt to play football despite being farmers.

I have no idea what Panama are trying to do.

Iceland's coach is a dentist so he has them well drilled.

WAHEY!

[Master Splinter]

It's 5-0, with two of the goals from set-pieces and two from pelanties. Sums up the World Cup so far really.

England will probably get a good result against a massively changed Belgium side and then the giddiness will reach stupid heights.

Only to get knocked out by Senegal.

[SMatthews]

Shearer plugging his documentaries

[Goonermerree]

Iceland's coach is a dentist so he has them well drilled.

WAHEY!

That's quite good actually.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's like the WWE.

It's like the Royal Rumble.

I don't think it is.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shearer plugging his documentaries

Alan Shearer investigates.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Kind of feel like England wasted that rehearsed set piece against Panama. Should have saved that for a better team.

[SMatthews]

Alan Shearer investigates.

The Werner Herzog of football

[Letters]

Right. 10-0 or #southgateout

[McNamara That Ghost...]

John Stones has more World Cup goals than Wayne Rooney.

Wazza. :haha:

[Goonermerree]

Sterling needs to do more in this match.

[Goonermerree]

John Stones has more World Cup goals than Wayne Rooney.

Wazza. :haha:

It didn't take much did it?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Did Mowbray just say England are playing football as good as Barcelona?

:unsure:

[SMatthews]

Panama scored 9, let in 10 during qualifying and still made it here.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Panama's keeper is called Penaldo. :unsure:

[Master Splinter]

Welbz could become England's leading goalscorer of all time if he gets on here.

[Goonermerree]

Welbz could become England's leading goalscorer of all time if he gets on here.

He could set a record for scoring the most goals from different parts of the body.

[Cripps]

Welbeck would probably come on and put it into the goal

His own goal

[Goonermerree]

Come on, at least two more goals.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vardy and Delph coming on. :unsure:

[Goonermerree]

Vardy coming on to fill his boots.

[Cripps]

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 6-0 Panama, Kane pubs a hat-trick!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That will be disallowed.

[Goonermerree]

Hat trick for Kane. Didn't knew anything about it though. Looks off side though.

[Letters]

:lol: straight off the training ground.

[Cripps]

That will be disallowed.

:pal:

[Cripps]

Kane 3 goals

Wenger :haha:

[Letters]

That will be disallowed.

VAR :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nope, the goal stands! How? :haha:

Kane off, Delph on.

[Marc Overmars]

Kane with the most pub hattrick of all time :lol:

[Master Splinter]

There'll surely be no challengers to that for the worst hat-trick ever?

[Goonermerree]

Level on goal diff with Belgium.

[Goonermerree]

Nope, the goal stands! How? :haha:

Kane off, Delph on.

If that wasn't off side, Lacazette's off side goal should have stood that time when the linesman couldn't possibly have spotted it an got lucky.

[AFC Leveller]

This should end about 7-0


STONES!

could be right

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Henderson is still Henderson.

Comforting to know.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Level on goal diff with Belgium.

Nah we're above them now. + 7 versus + 6 for them (they beat Panama 3 - 0 and Tunisia 5 - 2).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nearly 6-1!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Welbz won't be coming on.

Fuck you Southgate!

[Goonermerree]

Nah we're above them now. + 7 versus + 6 for them (they beat Panama 3 - 0 and Tunisia 5 - 2).

Is that right? We're scoring 'em so fast I can't keep up.:d I was forgetting our +1 to their +6 at the start. As it stands, a draw with Belgium tops the group.

[Goonermerree]

Welbz won't be coming on.

Fuck you Southgate!

Would have thought Rashford would get some time too.

[Cripps]

So we're 6-0 up in the heat today but last game it was a hindrance :unsure:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Is that right? We're scoring 'em so fast I can't keep up.:d I was forgetting our +1 to their +6 at the start. As it stands, a draw with Belgium tops the group.

Yes though topping the group may not be the best thing to do considering the other groups. :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcenas off, Arroyo on.

Gomez off, Baloy on.

Trippier off, Rose on.

[Goonermerree]

So we're 6-0 up in the heat today but last game it was a hindrance :unsure:

Yeh, but we're 'hot' today so we match the temperature.

[Goonermerree]

Yes though topping the group may not be the best thing to do considering the other groups. :unsure:

I know. Brazil and Germany not doing to well so could get either of them. It sent myself crazy trying to work out the permutations so stopped for my own sanity.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Murillo booked. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgdPBo3X0AA1Mpj.jpg

:haha:

Panama are the finest collection of bakers, welders, miners, sewage workers and janitors ever.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yes though topping the group may not be the best thing to do considering the other groups. :unsure:

England would only be playing the team from Group H in the next round.

[Goonermerree]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgdPBo3X0AA1Mpj.jpg

:haha:

Panama are the finest collection of bakers, welders, miners, sewage workers and janitors ever.

That looks like a bloody orgy.:d

[Goonermerree]

England would only be playing the team from Group H in the next round.

It gets complicated beyond that, should we get beyond that.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

England would only be playing the team from Group H in the next round.

From what they were saying on the Guardian (or the Totally Football) podcast today, basically the winner of this group will be lumped together with Brazil, Argentina, Germany, France in one half of the draw whereas in the other half you only really have Spain. :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fernando Torres shows up!

[Cripps]

From what they were saying on the Guardian (or the Totally Football) podcast today, basically the winner of this group will be lumped together with Brazil, Argentina, Germany, France in one half of the draw whereas in the other half you only really have Spain. :unsure:

:insure: :bow:

[Goonermerree]

From what they were saying on the Guardian (or the Totally Football) podcast today, basically the winner of this group will be lumped together with Brazil, Argentina, Germany, France in one half of the draw whereas in the other half you only really have Spain. :unsure:

I think Belgium will beat us anyway.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Torres fucks it up. What a surprise.


:insure: :bow:

:unsure:

What are you talking about?

[Marc Overmars]

6-1!!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

6-1!!!!

BALOY!!!!

[Master Splinter]

England :haha:.

[Letters]

6-1 :sulk:

Southgate hates momentum <_<

[Goonermerree]

Can't say you weren't warned England. They've had a few chances in the last few minute. Don't use those subs again, useless.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Quite bad that goal was building over the last 10 minutes or so.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

England :doh:

Should be ashamed conceding a goal to these pubbers.

[Cripps]

:unsure:

What are you talking about?

:pal:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Maguire & Young :doh:

[Marc Overmars]

From what they were saying on the Guardian (or the Totally Football) podcast today, basically the winner of this group will be lumped together with Brazil, Argentina, Germany, France in one half of the draw whereas in the other half you only really have Spain. :unsure:

I don’t think it really matters, it’s England. They will make hard work of any side with a modicum of quality.

Have to be confident for the last 16 though, group H teams haven’t looked great.

[Goonermerree]

Rose brought a lot of pressure on for that goal by kicking the ball out for a corner for no reason. Stupid Spud.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling misses. :faint:

[Letters]

Rose brought a lot of pressure on for that goal by kicking the ball out for a corner for no reason. Stupid Spud.

Agree with the last sentence, obviously.
The rest is a bit of a reach though.

[Goonermerree]

If Sterling starts against Belgium I'll eat my England shirt.

[Goonermerree]

Agree with the last sentence, obviously.
The rest is a bit of a reach though.

Are you even watching the match?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Are you even watching the match?

Letters :haha::haha:

[Letters]

Are you even watching the match?

Yes. The corner was a bit before their goal, no direct connection.
Indirect one but you could say that about almost any 2 events in a football match

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Vardy's done nothing since he came on. Should have brought on Welbz tbh.

[Letters]

I don’t think England have been that amazing in this game.
Panama are rancid, they gave us 2 stupid goals, a third came off Kane’s arse (sort of).
Couple of good goals but I don’t think this means we will now sweep all before us.

[Goonermerree]

Yes. The corner was a bit before their goal, no direct connection.
Indirect one but you could say that about almost any 2 events in a football match

It was general sloppiness at that time.

[Goonermerree]

I don’t think England have been that amazing in this game.
Panama are rancid, they gave us 2 stupid goals, a third came off Kane’s arse (sort of).
Couple of good goals but I don’t think this means we will now sweep all before us.

Killjoy. We're winning the thing.

[Marc Overmars]

I don’t think England have been that amazing in this game.
Panama are rancid, they gave us 2 stupid goals, a third came off Kane’s arse (sort of).
Couple of good goals but I don’t think this means we will now sweep all before us.

No it means we’re going to win the World Cup. Duh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Should be 6-2.

England. :lol:

England 6-1 Panama, FT!

England. :bow:

Until it all ends in tears.

[Master Splinter]

England are shaky every time they're attacked.

[Letters]

Killjoy. We're winning the thing.

:lol: Just saying.
That Holland 4-1, or the Germany 5-1.
Those were proper good performances which did make me think we were on to something.
Didn’t really feel that today.
Anyway, I expected an unconvincing win so I’ll take it.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

We're above Belgium on fairplay. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Gabby Yorath got beer chucked at her in the first half and now Kane's projectile spit will wash it out of her hair.

[Marc Overmars]

Belgium will take us apart if we defend like we have done so far. Warning signs are there for better quality opponents.

[Goonermerree]

:lol: Just saying.
That Holland 4-1, or the Germany 5-1.
Those were proper good performances which did make me think we were on to something.
Didn’t really feel that today.
Anyway, I expected an unconvincing win so I’ll take it.

Look how those competitions ended. Let's underwhelm and win it.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

https://i.imgur.com/YZUrYeX.jpg

A sort of visual representation why finishing top may not be ideal.

[Goonermerree]

Belgium will take us apart if we defend like we have done so far. Warning signs are there for better quality opponents.

Hopefully, we'll sort it out a bit before Belgium. If not, at least it will give us a chance to learn before the knock out stages.

[SMatthews]

Belgium will take us apart if we defend like we have done so far. Warning signs are there for better quality opponents.

Not sure their defence is up to much either though.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Not sure their defence is up to much either though.

This. They conceded two to Tunisia which takes some doing considering how awful offensively they were against us (they only had that lucky pelanty).

[Cripps]

Southgate :bow:

He's got us playing quite well tbf. 6 points in a tournament :faint:

It was only Panama but Woy would have probably scraped past them.

You can see what Southgate is trying to do with this team. I think he's managed the media well too.

It's a young team and far from the finished article. But so far so good.

Big nose :bow:

[Cripps]

I don’t think England have been that amazing in this game.
Panama are rancid, they gave us 2 stupid goals, a third came off Kane’s arse (sort of).
Couple of good goals but I don’t think this means we will now sweep all before us.

Stop being knee jerk :sulk:

[Goonermerree]

To win or not to win, that is the dilemma! The media has already got us past the last 16 round. I don't suppose either team we meet on Monday or Tuesday is going to be a pushover. Just take a game at a time. For what it's worth, I think we should go with a similar team, maybe swap Sterling for Rashford.

Not v Panama obviously, still awaiting a new thread for tonight.:sulk:

[SMatthews]

It’s going to be a game of who is more willing to lose. Very little incentive to win this game for either side given the teams they could face in the next two rounds.

[SMatthews]

8 changes tonight for England, probably similar for Belgium - a guaranteed shitfest.