Until we let these players off the leash we'll be also-rans

Watching Spain ping it around in their game last night, was a reminder of how over-coaching our own grown is stifling the great players we have.
There is no real joy in trying to grind out narrow victories against nations with a 10th of our own population.

Posted By: MonkeyPuzzle on July 1st 2024 at 07:54:56

Message Thread

I'm not feeling the love for England (Other Football) - LowestoftBoy, Jul 1, 07:50:31
- If you can't enjoy (Other Football) - Chair_of_the_Bored, Jul 1, 09:41:17
- I’ve found i enjoy tournaments more since i care less about England (Other Football) - littletinyphil, Jul 1, 09:05:20
- Struggling to remember when I last cared. (Other Football) - Snakepit Divorcee, Jul 1, 08:30:14
  - I look at the fans and shake my head. (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 08:46:47
    - why (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 1, 08:53:59
      - Thugs (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 08:56:34
        
        wow just wow (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 1, 09:03:12
        
        There are too many to call 'a few idiots' I'm afraid. I stand by my viewpoint (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 09:19:04
        
        Bloke in the crowd in WW2 era RAF peaked cap (Other Football) - LowestoftBoy, Jul 1, 10:27:33
        
        Unacceptable (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 13:05:41
        
        I suspect many here care more about the war stuff than the Germans do (Other Football) - Captain Bligh, Jul 1, 09:56:26
        
        bigot (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 1, 09:26:01
        
        If my dislike of racists makes me a bigot I’ll accept the charge (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 09:41:57
        
        Which England games have you been to? (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 1, 09:46:10
        
        I don’t go to England games (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 09:55:19
        
        I wasn’t involved in WW2 either, but the footage is telling (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 10:03:17
        
        go on then link us up (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 1, 10:07:52
        
        Just search ‘nazi Germany’ on Google (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 10:09:47
        
        Have a look at Twitter or the socials (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 10:31:38
        
        Why do people respond to this twat,he's a troll ffs. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 1, 12:11:57
        
        Or encourages debate? (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 13:07:52
        
        Did you ask ChatGpt to write that for you? (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 1, 10:36:46
        
        Maybe I would think differently if I attended Simon (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 10:46:33
        
        Hmm...I think you're romanticising (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 1, 10:57:46
        
        i think you are over thinking (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 1, 10:52:27
        
        My thoughts are with those who risked everything GOBB (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 11:08:54
        
        Sorry I meant footage of England fans (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 1, 10:14:11
        
        I see. (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 1, 10:02:15
        
        again you have no evidence (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 1, 09:45:53
        
        Irony. (Other Football) - Snakepit Divorcee, Jul 1, 09:39:34
        
        Lots of decent England fans (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 1, 09:09:17
        
        VMT - but the same applies to all football fanbases (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 1, 09:44:48
        
        From my one experience of an international tournament.... (Other Football) - JD3, Jul 1, 10:07:34
        
        I don't doubt that (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 1, 10:27:56
- Until we let these players off the leash we'll be also-rans (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 07:54:56
- Cos it’s like watching Wagnerball (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 1, 07:52:48
  - It’s worse than Wagner ball (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 1, 08:02:50

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