England vs Wales

[AJ 1,224]

Well, here we go then - thought we may as well get thing rolling with a thread for today''s small matter across the pond.

England must win to stand a chance of going through, unless we''re to expect some kind of Mike Bassett style luck!

A Welsh win would almost certainly see them through, whilst a draw would probably be enough to put one foot into the next round.

Predictions everyone?

I''m expecting a score draw myself, however, the most predicted result is a 2-1 England victory. I''d love to see both Wales and England progress, but would not want to see Wales progress instead of England!

[Move Klose 303]

2-0 England win. Alli & Vardy on the score sheet 😉

[Yellow Green Army 237]

3-1 England. Lallana 2, Sterling.

[im spartacus canary 0]

At least Mike Bassett knew his preferred formation !!!

[BroadstairsR 2,186]

Your second para is not quite correct AJ.

The top two from each group go through and the best FOUR of the third placed teams go through to the knock-out rounds.

It is difficult to fail actually, even for England.

Three more points should do it from the next two games.

[AJ 1,224]

Fair pointBroadstairs, you are quite right. In the most confusing fashion possibly by Eufa, most 3rd place teams will actually qualify for the next round.

England are unchanged from Russia. I''d agree with that, as long as Kane can find the net today!

[im spartacus canary 0]

The only change I''d make from the Russia game is the idiot in the dugout

[FCC 76]

I''m not convinced by Kane, thought we might have started with Vardy.

[djc 0]

Lose today, and England are as good as on the plane home. Still, our fans could always run rampage around France and get us kicked out....

[GJP 79]

Need to see more from Kane, Sterling and Alli.

[curious yellow 184]

We need Woy to go if we want to do well in the World Cup.

[Move Klose 303]

In 4 out of the 6 groups the top 3 go through. So to say if we lose today we are as good as out is probably wrong. If we do lose today and win vs Slovakia will put us on 4 points. I suspect that''s enough to go through.

[Molly Windley 76]

I just hope that Bales pretentious top knot falls out again so everyone can see that it`s just there to cover his big bald patch.

[AJ 1,224]

Having done some quick maths, Move Klose is right. In most cases a win and draw would be enough to progress, just 1 win might be enough to see some teams through. 3 draws might be cutting it tight though!

[TIL 1010 4,773]

I have decided to sit at home and watch the game and already i am regretting the decision.......Bale is currently being interviewed on BBC1 and ''Er Indoors has just asked me if he plays for England !!!!!! [:''(]

[lake district canary 4,540]

I''m not anti-Welsh as such, but just for once, I''d like to see us thrash them 6-0. 

[AJ 1,224]

What does Sterling do apart from run around like a headless chicken and miss glorious chances time after time?!

[city4eva 213]

[quote user="AJ"]What does Sterling do apart from run around like a headless chicken and miss glorious chances time after time?![/quote]

He shouldn''t be anywhere near the team

[Crabbycanary3 994]

You''re right AJ.

If Sterling is worth £49M, then surely Redmond must be worth £48M?

[ricardo 7,395]

England abysmal so far. All too slow.

[FCC 76]

Kane is lethal with the dead ball. No one is safe behind the goal!

[Blurboy1980 36]

Did anyone notice 2 flags in the back.

https://d2kmm3vx031a1h.cloudfront.net/4SP9Ve3CTCOPuUjYwZ58_GettyImages-540658688.jpg

[Crabbycanary3 994]

John Ruddy would have caught that

[ricardo 7,395]

Pathetic from Hart.

[im spartacus canary 0]

Is there some sort of rule that keepers have to let bale free kicks in ?

[GJP 79]

Look forward to seeing how Roy and the team fix this. Milner time?

[FCC 76]

Pathetic from England. Manager should have gone two years ago!

[AJ 1,224]

I''m sure we''ve also got better free kick takers than Kane in the team too?

Sterling is frustrating with no end product.

can''t help but feel we''d be better off with Vardy of Sturridge on the field as well...

[AJ 1,224]

Once again we''re just folding at the tournament. I can''t help but feel he''s thrown away the good glimpses we shew against Germany by playing the way we are - Rooney is great and all that jazz, but he slows play down too much.

[Kanadyan Kanary 121]

[quote user="im spartacus"]Is there some sort of rule that keepers have to let bale free kicks in ?[/quote]

Exactly but you must admit, its tough to stop a ball hit from 40 yards out at the middle of the goal at a perfect height for the keeper. At least he got both hands to it... w**ker.