Northern Red

Portugal denying rumours that he threatened to leave the squad when he was dropped the other night. This whole thing has backfired on him spectacularly. For the first time in his career his mouth is writing cheques that his body can’t cash. Sure, he’s going to go to Saudi and earn fortunes, but he'll have likely thought he would have still been able to get a deal at one of the top European clubs, and such is his ego that the personal wealth is a distant second to how he’s perceived. And unfortunately for him, he’s starting to become a laughing stock. He needs to wind his neck in, accept that age is catching up with him and bow out gracefully, or else he’s going to find he has very few friends left when the limelight has faded.

Yeah there's no issue with blackouts or anything, they could show it if they wanted. They've just decided not to.

Might be the best I've ever seen Portugal play.

Only did his first Championship game a few weeks ago, but did take charge of Boreham Wood's routine FA Cup win last weekend.

Thoughts with Graeme Souness at this difficult time.

Tiki Take T***s

Yes!

Oh wow

Next one.

It will be Borthwick, just a question of if they get him now or wait until the end of the season.

Yeah, I've done the same many times. And they obviously aren't risking posting them at the moment with the strikes ongoing. If in doubt I'd give the club a ring.

Now that's special.

England scored 3 that were just as good last night.

Lazy run-up.

£15 seems fairly reasonable, no?

Never in doubt

Let's be honest, even consistently beating the teams that we "should" beat is a significant step forward from where we were.

They have, it's on Sunday next week. Between the two of them they take turns to pick their matches, ITV went for the first choice in the R16 and QFs, whereas BBC have gambled on England getting to the Semis.

Was just about to post something similar. Those 3 goals are as good as you'll see a team put together.

Tidy.

Trying to bounce them out on this pitch is interesting.

Hmm... Well he did say he'd be prepared to lose to try and win.

Yeah, it's only this season that he's become first choice anywhere. A couple of years ago his wife was trying to get him to give up football and join the police.