Tonight's games

[Hibbyradge]

Cracking goal from Sterling puts England 0-1 up in Spain.

[KDY Hibs]

Cracking goal from Sterling puts England 0-1 up in Spain.

Spain now 29/20, free money!

[bingo70]

That Betis stadium is a thing of beauty.

[bingo70]

Spain now 29/20, free money!

How much is that money now? 😉

[KDY Hibs]

How much is that money now? 😉

Lol.......

[hibsbollah]

Can we send them Wee eck?

[Newry Hibs]

Reminds me of when England won 5-1 in Germany. Spain do all the nice stuff and then England break and score.

Edit 3-0!

[Hibbyradge]

0-3 unbelievable!

[HibbyAndy]

0-3 unbelievable!


No really

If it was a world cup qualifier Spain would tuck them away

[heretoday]

Great ball by Barkley.

[Sir David Gray]

England very impressive in that first half.

Three well taken goals.

[Billy Whizz]

England very impressive in that first half.

Three well taken goals.

I’d just give them the Cup now

[SirDavidsNapper]

I’d just give them the Cup now

It's coming home again

[theonlywayisup]

I’d just give them the Cup now


It's coming home again

I honestly believe this England team is going to be a major force in the years to come.

Joke all you want, but England might be serious contenders in the next two World Cups.

Meanwhile, Scotland...............

[blackpoolhibs]

Spain 22/1 now, free money. :greengrin

[IGRIGI]

The cringers will be ripping the tap aff it...

[KDY Hibs]

Spain 22/1 now, free money. :greengrin

Lol...........never know!

[Smartie]

Lol...........never know!

I would LOVE it if that one came in.

[CockneyRebel]

[QUOTE=Newry Hibs;5577023]Reminds me of when England won 5-1 in Germany. Spain do all the nice stuff and then England break and score.

Its called playing to your strengths.

[Sir David Gray]

I’d just give them the Cup now

Hopefully not but that was certainly the most impressed I can remember being by an England performance for some time.

[brianmc]

It's probably my fault for betting on Spain 🙄

[stoneyburn hibs]

I honestly believe this England team is going to be a major force in the years to come.

Joke all you want, but England might be serious contenders in the next two World Cups.

Meanwhile, Scotland...............

Hi Garreth 😁

[Scouse Hibee]

No really

If it was a world cup qualifier Spain would tuck them away

Yawn

[Smartie]

No really

If it was a world cup qualifier Spain would tuck them away

England are solid in qualifiers.

It's the last 8 of tournaments where they need to improve.

[Sir David Gray]

3-1

[blackpoolhibs]

Spain 16s now :greengrin

[bingo70]

Shocking decision from the ref there.

Definitely a pen.

[B.H.F.C]

What is the point in these guys behind the goals?

[David_D]

How that wasn’t given as a penalty is ridiculous. Assistant behind goals should have seen Pickford have a grab at the Spain player. Anywhere else on the pitch and that’s a free kick.

[KDY Hibs]

Spain 16s now :greengrin

Free money.....lol

[we are hibs]

I honestly believe this England team is going to be a major force in the years to come.

Joke all you want, but England might be serious contenders in the next two World Cups.

Meanwhile, Scotland...............

They'll bottle it when it really matters like they always do.

[Hibbyradge]

They'll bottle it when it really matters like they always do.

Like Hibs in that respect.

Oh wait ...

[bingo70]

I still think the lack of English players playing in their premier league bound to stop them making the next step up to become tournament winners.

That was a terrific result for them tonight though, rode their luck int he second half but you’ve always got to do that against the top sides.

During England’s recent struggles when they kept changing one high profile manager for another I wonder how many would have picked Gareth Southgate as the one to turn it around? I think there’s similarities with Scotland there. We need to forget appointing ‘a name’ and find someone with a genuine vision and a plan. Imo the best person will probably be someone most people aren’t thinking of or possibly even heard of.

[SChibs]

Henri Anier scored for Estonia tonight and Glen Kamara scored for Finland.

[Smartie]

Henri Skier scored for Estonia tonight and Glen Kamara scored for Finland.

I heard that Henri slalomed through several defenders before slotting it home. It's downhill all the way for him from here though.

[SChibs]

I heard that Henri slalomed through several defenders before slotting it home. It's downhill all the way for him from here though.

Bloody autocorrect.

[Mibbes Aye]

I still think the lack of English players playing in their premier league bound to stop them making the next step up to become tournament winners.

That was a terrific result for them tonight though, rode their luck int he second half but you’ve always got to do that against the top sides.

During England’s recent struggles when they kept changing one high profile manager for another I wonder how many would have picked Gareth Southgate as the one to turn it around? I think there’s similarities with Scotland there. We need to forget appointing ‘a name’ and find someone with a genuine vision and a plan. Imo the best person will probably be someone most people aren’t thinking of or possibly even heard of.

With regard to the point about English players making the step-up in the EPL, I think Jadon Sancho is probably emblematic of how they address that. There's no doubt that the top academies have talented players who often struggle to force their way into selection contention.

The top European leagues are so visible now and managers and coaches move so frequently between nations that if a Mason Mount or Phil Foden are kicking their heels at their parent club they should be able to get a loan or permanent move to a Bundesliga or La Liga team, albeit maybe not the biggest club but one where they have the chance of regular football and the opportunity to show what they're made of.

[we are hibs]

Like Hibs in that respect.

Oh wait ...

Hibs waited 114 years. I'd be fine with England waiting that long.

[Northernhibee]

I honestly believe this England team is going to be a major force in the years to come.

Joke all you want, but England might be serious contenders in the next two World Cups.

Meanwhile, Scotland...............

Agreed. International football is becoming more and more like club football - you need a tight knit team who are used to playing alongside each other. After years of trying to shoehorn Lampard and Gerrard into the same midfield they’re building for the future.

[we are hibs]

Brazil vs Argentina on Freeport at 7 tonight

[ballengeich]

Ukraine and Georgia are the first two qualifiers for the knockout phase of the tournament.

France beat Germany after being 1 down at half time. Germany have to beat Netherlands to have any chance of avoiding relegation.

Gibraltar win again.

This tournament's working.

[Hibeesmad]

Wales looking excellent without Bale and Ramsey, really good group of youngsters coming through

[gaz1875]

Wales looking excellent without Bale and Ramsey, really good group of youngsters coming through

Wales were fast and comfortable with the ball, something sadly lacking in Scottish football players.

[Sir David Gray]

What on earth's happened to Germany?

Since qualifying for the World Cup, they have only won 3 out of their last 13 matches.

The majority of these have been friendlies but their World Cup campaign was a disaster and they're now on the brink of being relegated from the elite group of nations in the Nations League.

They also had the unwelcome distraction of the incident with Mesut Özil and İlkay Gündoğan, which overshadowed their preparation for the World Cup.

There is something clearly not quite right in the German camp and there doesn't appear to be many signs of things turning around.

[MWHIBBIES]

What on earth's happened to Germany?

Since qualifying for the World Cup, they have only won 3 out of their last 13 matches.

The majority of these have been friendlies but their World Cup campaign was a disaster and they're now on the brink of being relegated from the elite group of nations in the Nations League.

They also had the unwelcome distraction of the incident with Mesut Özil and İlkay Gündoğan, which overshadowed their preparation for the World Cup.

There is something clearly not quite right in the German camp and there doesn't appear to be many signs of things turning around.
Their team is still unbelievable, so much talent. Probably just need fresh ideas.

[Haymaker]

Their team is still unbelievable, so much talent. Probably just need fresh ideas.

:agree:

[Smartie]

Their team is still unbelievable, so much talent. Probably just need fresh ideas.

They seem to have a lot of individual talent but don't look much like a team at the moment.

I actually thought they were a bit unlucky at the World Cup. They played some decent stuff in patches but were wasteful in front of goal and hit with some sucker punches. They looked like the type f team that if they'd scraped through the group might have been one of those who start slowly and grow into the competition.

I can't remember who their striker was but he was guff, and if they'd had a Miroslav Klose (far from the best striker in the world but effective at that level) playing for them then they'd have probably been fine.