And Its Smith

1 minute ago, IAmNick said:

Blimey. Have you tried sharing this strategy with the club??

Thankfully they are quite good at it. That’s why they will loan out Max and not just release him. 

Just now, IAmNick said:

Yes and I remember when about 50 other players were going to be top performers for us and then got quietly forgotten... what's your point?

Blindly back everyone because sometimes they come good when people don't rate them? Weird.

Nope. Identify which ones have the potential to make it and back those. Simple 

8 minutes ago, Engvall’s Splinter said:

Writing off or sharing an opinion? Blimey fella, you are relentless against those who have a different view to you. 

You are the one who wrote ‘god help us’ !

4 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

I like Max & would dearly love a local lad to be our first choice, but you’re not exactly comparing like for like here.

Semenyo really was a kid (19 or 20) when people were saying he wouldn’t make it (not going to lie, I wasn’t convinced myself & was 100% wrong), but as I said earlier Max will be 26 next season & has already had 3 different runs in the side amongst his 27 league appearances & we don’t appear to see him as a first choice.

A loan spell is either letting him down gently or kicking the can down the road, he’s highly unlikely to have a significant improvement in performance at 27, is he?

Can work differently for a keeper.  How old was Basso when we signed him?  Max has played 50 league games, the same as Semenyo had before this season.  
 

Nice to see so many people writing off Max.  Beggars belief this forum at times.  Young for a keeper and surely it’s clear to see he has a lot of strengths.  I remember when Semenyo was never going to be good enough….

17 minutes ago, petehinton said:

O’Leary going on loan. Again. Just let him go on a free imo. What good is another loan doing for him at 25/26

No point in letting him go on a free if we can find a club to loan him too and cover his wages. If Bentley leaves in 12 months and Max has had a progressive season on loan then we will be glad we didn’t release him 

Good half from England. First game for a while so not completely polished but created a lot of chances and should be winning. Belgium kind of half pressing which looks a bit lethargic.  

Hopefully bye bye Bentley. Get a bit of money for him and he’s probably on decent money. 

4 minutes ago, Engvall’s Splinter said:

Interesting conversation yesterday on talksport where Leanne Sanderson seemed to suggest that only the premier league would be a step up for Emma Hayes should she come over to the mens game. Thought it was laughable to be honest. Any of the four divisions would be a step up I’m sure. 

Well she’s not going to have from top end Prem and Champions League to League Two.  Give her any job and I’m sure she’d do well 

The first of the 3 warm up games start tonight on ITV4. No real surprises in the squad with Houghton missing out through lack of fitness.  
 

Team for tonight against Belgium 

England XI: Earps, Bronze, Stokes, Walsh, Bright, Wubben-Moy, Mead, Williamson, White, Stanway, Hemp.

Subs: Daly, Hampton, Kirby, Toone, Parris, Kelly, Greenwood, England, Scott, Roebuck, Russo, Carter.

Interesting to see how we do in the middle of the park.  Very good chance we go a long way In the Euros under a good manager. 

5 minutes ago, Lorenzos Only Goal said:

You know our fans right, we lose a couple of friendlies and the haters will be all over Pearson. 

There are fans who use football as an avenue to moan and be negative.  Think it’s getting worse as well.  

1 minute ago, Sheltons Army said:

Funny how , when you get a response to your nonsense comments that it’s always ‘it was a lighthearted comment / joke’ 

 

Well clearly I don’t think that Pearson Out comments will happen if we lose the first two games!!  If we are in the bottom 3 in November though, there will a fair bit of it.  

Just now, Sheltons Army said:

You clearly don’t get the difference between Club Management and International and being Manager of England

Even ignoring it was one of our few chances to prepare for the WC and fwiw it was the equivalent of us losing 4-0 at home against Stockport which undoubtedly attract many calls for Pearson’s head

 

Ill remind you

Remaining doubts about his defensive mind and lack of tactical nous

4 games , 

Two defeats to Hungary

1 goal , a penalty

Outplayed for significant periods by Italy and Germany when Pickford And Ramsdale saved defeats

And the WORST home defeat by margin (Ignoring the fact it was Hungary , not an all conquering Brazil side)

IN 94 YEARS

 

Thats some achievement

 

You appear to have your blind faith in Johnson syndrome reoccurring 

What a bizarre rant in response to a light hearted comment about fans short term thinking.  For the record, I don’t particularly care about the England team or Southgate.  It is funny that you mention the 94 year record and don’t mention that he got us to a major final last year for the first time for ages.  Some fans have a personal dislike for Southgate it seems and focus on the negatives whilst ignoring the positives.  Goodness only knows why 

Anyone who didn’t want Southgate out 4 games ago but does now should probably give their head a wobble 

29 minutes ago, Bristol Oil Services said:

Well, yeah. Cos that would've been then but last night is now. It's all about now, Davo

I look forward to the Pearson out calls if we lose our first two games of next season!

2 minutes ago, RedHienz said:

Good at beating minnows.

Great and winning friendlys.

Been tested 3 times in tournament football and that stands a 0 - 3

He lacks the tactical ability to push on, with the group of players he has the team should be able to compete consistently and imo he has achieved nothing.

He’s got to the final of a major tournament.  Whether you like it or not, that’s an achievement 

Let’s be honest, if we had won that penalty shoot out against Italy there would still be people who want him out now. 

5 hours ago, E.G.Red said:

Does tonight's result mean we are currently a worse team than Northern Ireland? They only lost 1-0

No. Football doesn’t quite work like that!

31 minutes ago, AshtonGreat said:

Bowen was outstanding in the PL this season 

What do you mean?

Put it this way, did Kane need to play his 57th game of the season tonight ?  

People need to relax a little.  Only 5 of this team are in southgates first team and it’s come at the end of a long season 

England fans singing about Hungary fans being racist during their national anthem is as good as this will get.  Southgate will hopefully learn a lot about what Harry Kane can do tonight 

250 boundaries in the match (24 sixes, 226 fours) - the most ever struck in a Test.

Bairstow had that determined look in his eyes from the moment he went out. Astonishing innings. He gets a lot of disrespect but is an incredible talent 

11 minutes ago, Super said:

I think the brainless cricket this morning will come back to haunt us.

Not sure it was that bad. They were 60/3 this morning. We got 2 of those wickets from bouncers as well 

Awful shot from Lees.