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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5804   
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Gareth Southgate article on the BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44715244 At the very least he is a gentleman, humble yet who leads from the front, talks sense, remains controlled and considered, but can also wear his heart on his sleeve. But he is fast becoming a bit of an England legend: 
Consolling the Colombian who missed from the spot. True character...  Click image to enlarge And what winning means to him. True leader... Click image to enlarge I'm no football fan, reserving my viewing solely for Worls and Euros, but GS has really brought something special into the England set-up and created a team that is more than the sum of its parts, but who for the first time since I gave up watching in 1991, genuinely feel an England shirt is bigger than their club, and the team is bigger than anyone player. They've exceeded expectation, lead admirably by GS, I hope this run continues.  Monsieur Le Grenadier
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5th Jul 2018 10:48am |
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| BLACK LAB Member Since: 07 Dec 2016 Location: AYRSHIRE Posts: 165  
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Is that England won the world cup now or something ?
Beaten by Belgium and narrowly scraped through against an imploding Columbian team on goals all scored from the penalty spot ........ Hopefully they can get their act together and start scoring more goals from open play instead of just the two the currently have already . Luck is certainly on their side for now to have progressed to this stage. 
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5th Jul 2018 12:30pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3254 
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Southgate is a classy chap and it was a nice gesture, typical of the man. However some of the England players were as bad as the Columbians. Diving and rolling, clutching faces and falling like they'd been shot by a sniper. It was embarrassing but even worse was Glenn Hoddle on commentary. When a Columbian acted up they were cheating but when one of ours did the same it was "clever play". I really hope the next England game is either on the BBC or Hoddle gets ill and replaced by Garry Neville. |
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5th Jul 2018 1:31pm |
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| discomog Member Since: 09 May 2015 Location: Notts/Lincs Border Posts: 2526 
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Zed, perhaps I should have said, "It's a pity that some of the players didn't have the same standards as GS", and left out the word Columbian.
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5th Jul 2018 2:49pm |
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| Outlaw1 Member Since: 11 Aug 2016 Location: east sussex Posts: 267  
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[quote="BLACK LAB"]Is that England won the world cup now or something ?
The whole of scotland WILL know if we win the world cup again . There is no doubt about that 
At least not as boring as hours of bat and ball that's now on |
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5th Jul 2018 4:43pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5109  
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Southgate is probably the best manager England has had for years he seems to have the right attitude and the England team, though perhaps not the best we have ever had, seems focused and because they are mostly young players fame has not yet gone to their heads. For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..
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5th Jul 2018 5:28pm |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1972
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Fame has not yet gone to their heads?! Mmmm, look up the salaries, WAGs, cars, houses and lifestyles....although I give you this group do appear a bit more grounded than the generation or two before. Southgate seems like a decent chap, good set of values etc. Isn’t it odd how the same organisation can appoint a pikey like Allardyce one minute and Southgate the next? That says a lot to me about the calibre of the top bods at the FA. Can you imagine fat Sam running the show in Russia?
I really hope England go on and win it, all things are possible in the knockout stages. France look like an explosive package to my non footballing eye- youth, pace and raw confidence are game changing in any sport. |
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5th Jul 2018 5:54pm |
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