I'm quite pleased to see things like shops having plans in place to close early if England reach the final. It's a pretty major event and it's good to see employers actually considering their staff albeit there is likely a realisation they won't be too busy anyway.
We had a family event at the weekend and a few of the people attending were English. They were quite obviously excited about their chances after seeing their team beat Sweden relatively comfortably; it's a first WC semi final in nearly 3 decades, you'd have to be a pretty miserable ******* not to be excited. Of course it could all come crashing down but I can't imagine people in Brussels, Paris or Zagreb are any less excited right now and every single side has every right to believe they can go all the way now.
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10-07-2018 12:04 PM #31PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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10-07-2018 12:10 PM #32
My employer has announced everyone gets the day off on Monday if England win.
More than happy to support them :)
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10-07-2018 12:44 PM #33
'It's coming home' is up there with '#letsgo' and 'goingfor55' in the annoying stakes.
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10-07-2018 12:50 PM #34This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
My youngest refused to go to school yesterday
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10-07-2018 01:00 PM #35
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10-07-2018 01:13 PM #37
In all fairness, I think they've done very well.
However, Belgium are going to win the tournament.
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10-07-2018 01:23 PM #39
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Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
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10-07-2018 01:34 PM #41
The best side they have beaten in 90 minutes is an average Swedish team. I actually think they have done quite well and the manager and team all seem fairly likeable but I genuinely don't think they will win it as they don't have enough quality overall.
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10-07-2018 01:52 PM #43
They've played pretty well and are a good team but the fact is that they've managed to get to this stage without playing a decent team(Belgium game discounted as both were trying to lose that one). Just makes all the fawning over everything the players do a little more unbearable. At least if they were to win it they'll have to have beaton 2 good sides in the last 2 games. Glad we've got Hibs to take the mind off of it if they do it though
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10-07-2018 01:53 PM #44
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10-07-2018 02:16 PM #48
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The English FA have stated that the three lions come from the standard carried into battle by English Kings. Henry 1 (known as the Lion Of England) had one lion on his standard then added another when marrying a wife with a lion on her family crest. Henry 11 added a third lion for the same reason and Richard 1 carried the 3 lions on his standard which showed 3 gold lions on a red background and this then appeared on all future Royal coats of arms. The FA decide that it was fitting for this to be part of the team badge and a slightly different one for the Cricket team.
Some historians speculate that lions were not known in the time of Henry 1 etc. but history shows that Henry 1 was known as the Lion of England which would have been extremely difficult if lions were not known. The QI programme stated that some historians believed that they were leopards or another similar sounding name but if lions were not known why would leopards be known? They both come from Africa.
The bottom line here is surely that if they have been called lions and believed to be lions for all these years what is the problem?Last edited by CockneyRebel; 10-07-2018 at 02:21 PM.
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All this “it’s coming home pissss “ stinks of arrogance akin to how most Germans come across.
We the Scots first invented football 😜
Yes you have very good chance to get to the final , but let’s be honest, you have not beat a decent team yet .
Hibs /Scotland fans can win and lose with a bit class . The same cannot be said of England fans .SCOTTISH CUP WINNERS 2016
GGTTH
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10-07-2018 02:28 PM #52
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1. How many? have you done a poll? what is the count? Pure propaganda.
2. You're still not sure then?
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10-07-2018 02:29 PM #53
I'm down south now and it's really horrible. Unbearable. Full of ****s.
And the football isn't helping either.
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10-07-2018 02:33 PM #55
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The poster actually asked what was wrong in believing you can win it? You did not answer that.
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10-07-2018 02:40 PM #56
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10-07-2018 02:43 PM #57
We really are a bitter bunch.
The “It’s coming home” stuff is just a bit of hopeful fun. Don’t get me wrong I think it’ll be a laugh when they lose, but some people are a bit OTT.
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10-07-2018 02:45 PM #58
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If you get off on other people's disappointment, that's up to you.
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10-07-2018 02:46 PM #59
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England fans saying they are going to win are no different to the balloons on here who thought all we had to do to beat Hearts at Tynecastle was to turn up.
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