Engerlund vs Malta

[Markthehorn]

2 minutes ago, City Rocker said:

Yes, it hit Kane. But more to the point, how come VAR chose to check that, and not two penalty shouts, one of which was a pretty 'clear and obvious error'? 

It did - guess they thought otherwise and the Kane one seems to have divided opinion .

 

Rashford could have got an indirect free kick for obstruction if a foul had been given .

[alexukhc]

Sorry to break it to you guys and girls, but we ain’t gonna win the World Cup 

[PHILINFRANCE]

1 hour ago, handsofclay said:

In Wales that would be considered rather daring.

And result in a speeding fine.

[Alex_BCFC]

Terrible game but expected as nothing on it and joke formation first half.

No idea why JWP not in squad and Henderson continues to play 

[transfer reader]

All said and done, as shocking as that game was, Henderson coped well with the step up in quality compared to his domestic football.

[Charlie BCFC]

15 minutes ago, Alex_BCFC said:

Terrible game but expected as nothing on it and joke formation first half.

No idea why JWP not in squad and Henderson continues to play 

Far from the worse player on the pitch for me, awful game but 3 points and we’re already through

[James54De]

31 minutes ago, alexukhc said:

Sorry to break it to you guys and girls, but we ain’t gonna win the World Cup 

By the time of the World Cup we’ll hopefully have a manager capable of using the wealth of talent we currently have. 

[REDOXO]

43 minutes ago, alexukhc said:

Sorry to break it to you guys and girls, but we ain’t gonna win the World Cup 

I’ll take winning the European Championship way before thinking about the World Cup!

[Engvall’s Splinter]

Players look too “deconditioned”. 

[Markthehorn]

28 minutes ago, James54De said:

By the time of the World Cup we’ll hopefully have a manager capable of using the wealth of talent we currently have. 

Who is that going to be though?

 

Seems to be the tricky age old question.

Howe

Potter

An overseas manager .

[transfer reader]

9 minutes ago, Markthehorn said:

Who is that going to be though?

 

Seems to be the tricky age old question.

Howe

Potter

An overseas manager .

Nigel Pearson Liam Manning

[pillred]

2 hours ago, alexukhc said:

Sorry to break it to you guys and girls, but we ain’t gonna win the World Cup 

So based on a result where we had no reason to win whatsoever because we had already qualified, and the World Cup which is a completely different competition is not for another three years you have the foresight to predict that, well done. 

[North London Red]

4 hours ago, Markthehorn said:

 

Rashford could have got an indirect free kick for obstruction if a foul had been given .

As there was contact between Rashford and the defender, I think any deemed obstruction would have resulted in a penalty, not an indirect free kick. 
 

I think an indirect free kick for obstruction only arises if a player is obstructed without any contact AND with the ball being deemed to be out of playing distance for both players, which is quite rare. It’s also why players shepherding the ball out of play while being harried by an opponent, or taking the ball to the corner flag to waste time towards the end of a game, generally aren’t penalised for obstruction. 

[Alex_BCFC]

10 hours ago, Charlie BCFC said:

Far from the worse player on the pitch for me, awful game but 3 points and we’re already through

Maybe so on the night but it’s about what he adds long term for the squad v a JWP who would be genuinely good backup. 

[sticks 1969]

5 hours ago, North London Red said:

As there was contact between Rashford and the defender, I think any deemed obstruction would have resulted in a penalty, not an indirect free kick. 
 

I think an indirect free kick for obstruction only arises if a player is obstructed without any contact AND with the ball being deemed to be out of playing distance for both players, which is quite rare. It’s also why players shepherding the ball out of play while being harried by an opponent, or taking the ball to the corner flag to waste time towards the end of a game, generally aren’t penalised for obstruction. 

Are you going on Monday ? If so I’ll try and catch you for a drink and chat 

[Bazooka Joe]

This poor performance against the Maltese made me cross.

[RedRock]

Inductee to the ‘Dolman Early’ Club here.

Gently, nodded off during later periods of the first half and then finally lost the will to live on the 60 minute mark and went off to bed. May be watching Gareth Southgate’s England could be added to NHS sleep therapy courses.

Woeful. Just really awful. 

 

[sticks 1969]

3 points 

a clean sheet 

going to Germany next year 

topped the group 

ok a shit game but it could be a lot worse 

[Henry]

I wouldn’t even let Rashford, Henderson and Gallagher on the plane as cabin crew, based on last night.

[Alex_BCFC]

28 minutes ago, sticks 1969 said:

Are you going on Monday ? If so I’ll try and catch you for a drink and chat 

How are we all getting there? I’ve had a fair few flights cancelled but doing it via 5 flights

[sticks 1969]

4 minutes ago, Alex_BCFC said:

How are we all getting there? I’ve had a fair few flights cancelled but doing it via 5 flights

Flying from Luton direct Monday morning wiz air then back into Gatwick on Tuesday via Austria. Had the original flights cancelled so a little bit last minute dot com

 

[MarcusX]

I’ve been to almost every home game for the last few years now and that’s probably the worst performance since Hungary battered us at Wolves.

I’ll caveat it by saying, dead game, already qualified and got the win. That’s all that really matters.

No team plays brilliant every game, even Man City have bad games and get wins - I feel the criticism is harsher when England do it, maybe because the games are less regular?

All that said, I think Southgate got loads wrong tonight. Tomori at left back seems bizarre. He’s never played there and he’s right footed - at least put him RB and trippier LB if that’s the experiment you want to do.

Henderson doesn’t need to be there any more. I don’t think JWP is good enough, but for this game it’d have been worth trying him. Why play rashford when he’s so out of form? Could have started Palmer.

It was a very well drilled Malta side to be fair, and it was only when the likes of Saka, Rice and Palmer came on that we started to pull them apart a bit.

No panic though, a full strength side would have demolished them. Watching that and saying we’ve no chance at the World Cup (what about the Euros first?) is just silly.

[MarcusX]

8 minutes ago, Alex_BCFC said:

How are we all getting there? I’ve had a fair few flights cancelled but doing it via 5 flights

How are you guys getting tickets? How many caps do you have?

Ive been unsuccessful in every ballot so far 

[Sir Leigh of Somerset]

1 hour ago, Bazooka Joe said:

This poor performance against the Maltese made me cross.

And if we lose to Switzerland when we next play them, i'll be really cheesed off...

(That was a pretty awful game last night though - reminiscent of the fare served up during my occasional foray to A.G. over the last few years)

[southside]

I'm glad I decided to only watch the 'highlights"

[Davefevs]

20 minutes ago, southside said:

I'm glad I decided to only watch the 'highlight"

Fixed

[bcfc01]

22 minutes ago, southside said:

I'm glad I decided to only watch the 'highlights"

I'm glad I switched off after 20 minutes and not bothered with watching the highlights.

 

[Markthehorn]

2 hours ago, MarcusX said:

I’ve been to almost every home game for the last few years now and that’s probably the worst performance since Hungary battered us at Wolves.

I’ll caveat it by saying, dead game, already qualified and got the win. That’s all that really matters.

No team plays brilliant every game, even Man City have bad games and get wins - I feel the criticism is harsher when England do it, maybe because the games are less regular?

All that said, I think Southgate got loads wrong tonight. Tomori at left back seems bizarre. He’s never played there and he’s right footed - at least put him RB and trippier LB if that’s the experiment you want to do.

Henderson doesn’t need to be there any more. I don’t think JWP is good enough, but for this game it’d have been worth trying him. Why play rashford when he’s so out of form? Could have started Palmer.

It was a very well drilled Malta side to be fair, and it was only when the likes of Saka, Rice and Palmer came on that we started to pull them apart a bit.

No panic though, a full strength side would have demolished them. Watching that and saying we’ve no chance at the World Cup (what about the Euros first?) is just silly.

Seemed to be a lack of pace and general foward thinking until the subs came on.

Showed how much we would miss Bellingham already.

[RedorDead BCFC]

14 hours ago, handsofclay said:

In Wales that would be considered rather daring.

We get excited when we see a 30mph zone. The boy racers are blocking up the 3/4 mile stretch by my house in the 40mph zone. 

[Alex_BCFC]

2 hours ago, MarcusX said:

How are you guys getting tickets? How many caps do you have?

Ive been unsuccessful in every ballot so far 

I’m on 36 caps so snuck into the cut off as I was on 32 at time.

Keep going to every home game and applying though / I got Bulgaria and Germany in ballot against the odds and then once you get to those kinds of games you’ll move right up. 

Edited November 18, 2023 by Alex_BCFC