Poland vs England

[cambridgeshire canary 6,720]

So, tonight 7:45 live on ITV England face their toughest test yet. Your predictions? Thoughts?

Edited September 8, 2021 by cambridgeshire canary

[Nuff Said 5,141]

A prediction? - you’ll get grief for starting this thread.

[cambridgeshire canary 6,720]

12 minutes ago, Nuff Said said:

A prediction? - you’ll get grief for starting this thread.

I get grief for making threads no matter what they are about so do you really think I care?

[TheGunnShow 5,940]

I predict that the rendition of Poland's anthem is going to be an absolute zinger.

[Canary dwarf 221]

I think it will be a Desmond , I wonder if placheta will play.

[Midlands Yellow 3,985]

Southgate will go ultra attacking for this one. 2 up front and no defensive midfielders in the starting 11. 

[cambridgeshire canary 6,720]

3 minutes ago, Midlands Yellow said:

Southgate will go ultra attacking for this one. 2 up front and no defensive midfielders in the starting 11. 

Southgate? Attacking?

[NFN FC 1,123]

Just now, cambridgeshire canary said:

Southgate? Attacking?

Pretty sure MY was jesting there Cambo

[Midlands Yellow 3,985]

[Fuzzar 1,702]

Comfortable away win.

Shame Placheta's not playing - could have put himself in the sklep window for January. 

[TeemuVanBasten 3,327]

2 hours ago, Midlands Yellow said:

Far too innovative and cutting edge for Southgate

[cambridgeshire canary 6,720]

9 minutes ago, TeemuVanBasten said:

Far too innovative and cutting edge for Southgate

Given we only have two strikers in the squad right now too..

[dylanisabaddog 4,921]

I'm very much in the Poland camp but I'm astonished at people's attitude to Southgate. Do you really think there is anyone better out there? I know the draws have been favourable in the last two big tournaments but surely you couldn't ask more than a semi final and final out of this group of players. And winning 4-0 in that atmosphere in Budapest was very impressive 

[Capt. Pants 4,234]

I predict they will boo our national anthem, boo us taking the knee and racist taunts at our non white players.

[Mello Yello 2,294]

Of the 3 international break games, this is the one I'm most looking forward to....

[dylanisabaddog 4,921]

11 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said:

I predict they will boo our national anthem, boo us taking the knee and racist taunts at our non white players.

Whereas England has no problem with racism whatsoever 😂

[cambridgeshire canary 6,720]

29 minutes ago, dylanisabaddog said:

I'm very much in the Poland camp but I'm astonished at people's attitude to Southgate. Do you really think there is anyone better out there? I know the draws have been favourable in the last two big tournaments but surely you couldn't ask more than a semi final and final out of this group of players. And winning 4-0 in that atmosphere in Budapest was very impressive 

Everyone knows had we kept Sam Allardyce we would have won the last world cup with this team 😉

[wcorkcanary 4,334]

22 minutes ago, dylanisabaddog said:

Whereas England has no problem with racism whatsoever 😂

Aye but the English are equal opportunity  racists , you just have to not be English, colour of skin is irrelevant.👍😉😇

[cambridgeshire canary 6,720]

27 minutes ago, dylanisabaddog said:

Whereas England has no problem with racism whatsoever 😂

Of course we have racism. Racism is everywhere, everywhere in the world.

 

What's more unique here is class. 'classism' has always been a bigger thing than racism here. What kind of a family background you are born into in this country tends to mean a lot more for what your life will be like than what kind of of skin you were born with

[Google Bot 3,278]

1 hour ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

What's more unique here is class. 'classism' has always been a bigger thing than racism here. What kind of a family background you are born into in this country tends to mean a lot more for what your life will be like than what kind of of skin you were born with

This 'Classism' you define works in many directions. 

I know people from well-to-do backgrounds and they struggle to get modest jobs because employers believe they will move onto something 'better' so aren't willing to take them on and invest into them.

[curious yellow 184]

3 hours ago, dylanisabaddog said:

I'm very much in the Poland camp but I'm astonished at people's attitude to Southgate. Do you really think there is anyone better out there? I know the draws have been favourable in the last two big tournaments but surely you couldn't ask more than a semi final and final out of this group of players. And winning 4-0 in that atmosphere in Budapest was very impressive 

I don't think we're ever going to win anything with Southgate. Same thing happened in the Euro final as the World Cup semi. Went ahead early and sat back, he really messed up the penalties. 

There are better managers but perhaps not English. 

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

19 minutes ago, Google Bot said:

This 'Classism' you define works in many directions. 

I know people from well-to-do backgrounds and they struggle to get modest jobs because employers believe they will move onto something 'better' so aren't willing to take them on and invest into them.

I would suggest that what you speak of is a minute percentage. The classes still exist but there are more of them now.

[Google Bot 3,278]

40 minutes ago, keelansgrandad said:

I would suggest that what you speak of is a minute percentage. The classes still exist but there are more of them now.

I used to employ for a manufacturing company and it was common place to bring in people who would warrant the 12 month training investment.  There's a huge amount of people who walk in and believe they're above everyone else, explain how they too good to be there, flounder the rules and become a bad taste.

So I can only speak from that experience really.  Point is, being in the higher class brackets is not a golden ticket to success.  In fact, it all just boils down to money.. If you're in that upper bracket and the road exists, your good. 

But then the same is true of lower classes, you are what you are - I know many people who have zero ambition but they're so much happier and have more in their lives than the stress heads in high-end jobs that I know.

I can't even remember what this topic is even about now, or what point I was making. haha. 🙂

Edited September 8, 2021 by Google Bot

[cambridgeshire canary 6,720]

41 minutes ago, curious yellow said:

I don't think we're ever going to win anything with Southgate. Same thing happened in the Euro final as the World Cup semi. Went ahead early and sat back, he really messed up the penalties. 

There are better managers but perhaps not English. 

*I don't think we/England are ever going to win anything in our lifetimes

 

Fixed it for you 😉

[cambridgeshire canary 6,720]

Can't argue with that I guess

[hogesar 9,674]

4 hours ago, dylanisabaddog said:

Whereas England has no problem with racism whatsoever 😂

I think International football does show that we are significantly further ahead in the fight against racism in comparison to some of these other countries,  however.

[Branston Pickle 3,659]

Wow - what a dreadful ref, in the first 9 mins gives two goal kicks that should be England corners, an obvious throw the wrong way to them, let’s a nasty Polish foul go unpunished within a minute of booking an England player.  Great. 

[Capt. Pants 4,234]

Playing against 12, ref may as well have a Poland shirt on.

[duke63 542]

International football has no appeal for me anymore  made even worse by an England manager who uses the Hughton tactics handbook  

[shefcanary 2,409]

Kane should concentrate on just getting in the box.  Him trying to be a playa is embarassing; **** it up every time.