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TheScreamingEagles

First like England I hope

TheScreamingEagles

My loins are being girded right now.

ExiledInScotland

TheScreamingEagles said:

My loins are being girded right now.

Three loins on your shrit? I hope Sean T won't tell us about his loin activity again. There are youngsters present.

GIN1138

Must admit hearing "Three Lions" "It's Coming Home" everywhere I go is grating now...

not_on_fire

https://twitter.com/ajmpolite/status/1017058683602251777?s=21

PeterMannion

ExiledInScotland said:

TheScreamingEagles said:

My loins are being girded right now.

Three loins on your shrit?

Jewels remain still cleaming?

malcolmg

GIN1138 said:

Must admit hearing "Three Lions" "It's Coming Home" everywhere I go is grating now...

you mean it has not always been

williamglenn

https://twitter.com/steve_hawkes/status/1017085395094384640?s=21

malcolmg

FPT to TSE


TheScreamingEagles said:

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You fell for fake news.

Ian Blackford spent £40k on travel and accommodation last year

http://www.theipsa.org.uk/mp-costs/your-mp/ian-blackford/


Angus MacNeill spent 20k

http://www.theipsa.org.uk/mp-costs/your-mp/angus-macneil/

So that's 60k for just two SNP MPs, so do we really think the other 33 had just 2k worth of expenses between them?

I knew it had to be fake but what the heck, any chance to slag the Tories

SquareRoot

GIN1138 said:

Must admit hearing "Three Lions" "It's Coming Home" everywhere I go is grating now...

It was grating before it was on all the time...

GIN1138

malcolmg said:

GIN1138 said:

Must admit hearing "Three Lions" "It's Coming Home" everywhere I go is grating now...

you mean it has not always been

Evening Malc.

You'll be supporting England tonight yes?

TheScreamingEagles

GIN1138 said:

Must admit hearing "Three Lions" "It's Coming Home" everywhere I go is grating now...

Here's the two definitive bits of world cup music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re4aDJL3heA

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqzz7B7V2IE

Sod Three Lions.

GIN1138

SquareRoot said:

GIN1138 said:

Must admit hearing "Three Lions" "It's Coming Home" everywhere I go is grating now...

It was grating before it was on all the time...

Yeah but at least you hardly ever heard it (as we usually went our early in tournaments or didn't qualify)

TheScreamingEagles

GIN1138 said:

SquareRoot said:

GIN1138 said:

Must admit hearing "Three Lions" "It's Coming Home" everywhere I go is grating now...

It was grating before it was on all the time...

Yeah but at least you hardly ever heard it (as we usually went our early in tournaments or didn't qualify)

How old were you in the summer of 1996?

I was 17 and I heard it a lot more then than in this tournament.

HYUFD

May avoids Trump handshake at NATO summit and passes him over to Jeremy Hunt instead

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5942419/Theresa-dodges-Donald-trump-handshake-Nato.html

dixiedean

Re face. FPT. China needs to decide if it considers itself a world power or not. If the answer is yes, we could be in big trouble with tariff warfare. Either Trump or China will need to lose face bigly. Wouldn't hold my breath for that happening quickly.

Nemtynakht

Just got in - heard Thornberry for the first time at PMQs on radio today - how posh did she sound? Not sure she would go down well in the North

Scott_P

GIN1138 said:

Evening Malc.

You'll be supporting England tonight yes?

Malky posted a picture on Twitter, so we know it's genuine...

rottenborough

HYUFD said:

May avoids Trump handshake at NATO summit and passes him over to Jeremy Hunt instead

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5942419/Theresa-dodges-Donald-trump-handshake-Nato.html

Good for her.

Scott_P

https://twitter.com/SkyBet/status/1017088580315959299

rottenborough

Off to the pub now. Come on England!

Stark_Dawning

TheScreamingEagles said:

GIN1138 said:

Must admit hearing "Three Lions" "It's Coming Home" everywhere I go is grating now...

Here's the two definitive bits of world cup music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re4aDJL3heA

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqzz7B7V2IE

Sod Three Lions.

Always thought the 'World in Motion' one was incredibly patronising - why get poor old John Barnes to do that godawful rap just because he was the only black bloke in the squad?

Scott_P

https://twitter.com/Coral/status/1017088980481970177

dixiedean

Nemtynakht said:

Just got in - heard Thornberry for the first time at PMQs on radio today - how posh did she sound? Not sure she would go down well in the North

? Theresa May doesn't sound posh? All youse lot sound posh to us.

rkrkrk

dixiedean said:

Re face. FPT. China needs to decide if it considers itself a world power or not. If the answer is yes, we could be in big trouble with tariff warfare. Either Trump or China will need to lose face bigly. Wouldn't hold my breath for that happening quickly.

Trump, for the moment at least, still needs to win elections. China doesn't. At the very least I would expect China to hit back hard on tariffs designed to hurt Trump in the midterms. They can always drop the tariffs later if they want to back down.

DavidL

England expects every man to do his duty.

Even Sterling.

grabcocque

Niiiice http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5942419/Theresa-dodges-Donald-trump-handshake-Nato.html

TheScreamingEagles

Stark_Dawning said:

TheScreamingEagles said:

GIN1138 said:

Must admit hearing "Three Lions" "It's Coming Home" everywhere I go is grating now...

Here's the two definitive bits of world cup music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re4aDJL3heA

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqzz7B7V2IE

Sod Three Lions.

Always thought the 'World in Motion' one was incredibly patronising - why get poor old John Barnes to do that godawful rap just because he was the only black bloke in the squad?

He did it ad lib and it was incorporated into song/video.

Plus he wasn't the only black player in the squad, on the day of semi final how could you forget Paul Parker?

Plus there was super Des Walker.

TheScreamingEagles

grabcocque said:

Niiiice http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5942419/Theresa-dodges-Donald-trump-handshake-Nato.html

Poor Jeremy Hunt.

JosiasJessop

If "football is coming home," does that mean it's coming to Parker's Piece in Cambridge?

Pulpstar

FPT: Thanks,

It's showing £80.75 as the profit on my bet, unfortunately premium charge will take some out.

AndyJS said:

Congrats to Pulpstar on his 20/1 bet on Anderson.

Big_G_NorthWales

grabcocque said:

Niiiice http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5942419/Theresa-dodges-Donald-trump-handshake-Nato.html

Good for her and made it look seemless

williamglenn

Stark_Dawning said:

TheScreamingEagles said:

GIN1138 said:

Must admit hearing "Three Lions" "It's Coming Home" everywhere I go is grating now...

Here's the two definitive bits of world cup music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re4aDJL3heA

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqzz7B7V2IE

Sod Three Lions.

Always thought the 'World in Motion' one was incredibly patronising - why get poor old John Barnes to do that godawful rap just because he was the only black bloke in the squad?

Hopefully novelty records with English football players won’t become a thing after this World Cup.

https://youtu.be/T1urq4Vb0XM

ydoethur

Nemtynakht said:

Just got in - heard Thornberry for the first time at PMQs on radio today - how posh did she sound? Not sure she would go down well in the North

Doesn't seem to have hurt Corbyn, or Miliband, or Blair.

Admittedly none of them had fathers who were senior figures at the UN, or husbands who are High Court Judges, or resigned after making xenophobic remarks about the English, or pretended to be senior army officers.

Big_G_NorthWales

Anyway - wall to wall football now across the Nation but with some exceptions maybe

AndyJS

England are 2.3 with Betfair to win the match in normal time:

https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/football/market/1.145333868

GIN1138

TheScreamingEagles said:

GIN1138 said:

SquareRoot said:

GIN1138 said:

Must admit hearing "Three Lions" "It's Coming Home" everywhere I go is grating now...

It was grating before it was on all the time...

Yeah but at least you hardly ever heard it (as we usually went our early in tournaments or didn't qualify)

How old were you in the summer of 1996?

I was 17 and I heard it a lot more then than in this tournament.

I was 18 in 1996.

I meant we haven't heard it much since 1996 (as we've never got this far in a tournament)

Recidivist

not_on_fire said:

https://twitter.com/ajmpolite/status/1017058683602251777?s=21

The Brexiters' side have already been knocked out by Croatia.

dixiedean

After my confident prediction of Belgium yesterday, I think I will go for Croatia, you'll be relieved to hear.

CarlottaVance

https://twitter.com/alexmassie/status/1017092450064781312?s=21

not_on_fire

AndyJS said:

England are 2.3 with Betfair to win the match in normal time:

https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/football/market/1.145333868

Surely a lay?

CarlottaVance

GIN1138 said:

TheScreamingEagles said:

GIN1138 said:

SquareRoot said:

GIN1138 said:

Must admit hearing "Three Lions" "It's Coming Home" everywhere I go is grating now...

It was grating before it was on all the time...

Yeah but at least you hardly ever heard it (as we usually went our early in tournaments or didn't qualify)

How old were you in the summer of 1996?

I was 17 and I heard it a lot more then than in this tournament.

I was 18 in 1996.

I meant we haven't heard it much since 1996 (as we've never got this far in a tournament)

I remember 1966 and being distinctly unimpressed that Dr Who had been delayed by some football match...

Big_G_NorthWales

dixiedean said:

After my confident prediction of Belgium yesterday, I think I will go for Croatia, you'll be relieved to hear.

I am just on England - depends how many of the team turn up - 200% needed from all of them

David_Evershed

Scott_P said:

https://twitter.com/Coral/status/1017088980481970177

Are Croatia a bit iccky?

AndyJS

not_on_fire said:

AndyJS said:

England are 2.3 with Betfair to win the match in normal time:

https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/football/market/1.145333868

Surely a lay?

Not sure.

ydoethur

Big_G_NorthWales said:

dixiedean said:

After my confident prediction of Belgium yesterday, I think I will go for Croatia, you'll be relieved to hear.

I am just on England - depends how many of the team turn up - 200% needed from all of them

So you're saying they will score exactly half the number of goals the other side do, given 100% is the maximum they can give?

MikeSmithson

I think that this will go to penalties - it is on ITV after all

ydoethur

CarlottaVance said:

GIN1138 said:

TheScreamingEagles said:

GIN1138 said:

SquareRoot said:

GIN1138 said:

Must admit hearing "Three Lions" "It's Coming Home" everywhere I go is grating now...

It was grating before it was on all the time...

Yeah but at least you hardly ever heard it (as we usually went our early in tournaments or didn't qualify)

How old were you in the summer of 1996?

I was 17 and I heard it a lot more then than in this tournament.

I was 18 in 1996.

I meant we haven't heard it much since 1996 (as we've never got this far in a tournament)

I remember 1966 and being distinctly unimpressed that Dr Who had been delayed by some football match...

Was it Hartnell or Troughton?

Edit - as Troughton didn't appear until October, must have been Hartnell.

OblitusSumMe

dixiedean said:

Re face. FPT. China needs to decide if it considers itself a world power or not. If the answer is yes, we could be in big trouble with tariff warfare. Either Trump or China will need to lose face bigly. Wouldn't hold my breath for that happening quickly.

With the US acting antagonistically towards the EU there is always the potential for a partial realignment that would bring China and the EU closer together. Osborne would have worked for that if the referendum hadn't been lost.

dixiedean

Big_G_NorthWales said:

dixiedean said:

After my confident prediction of Belgium yesterday, I think I will go for Croatia, you'll be relieved to hear.

I am just on England - depends how many of the team turn up - 200% needed from all of them

Tbh, I am supremely relaxed. Win or lose we have had a good tournament. We also have a team who will be around in 4 years time, and only strengthened by our successful age group teams. For a change.

Big_G_NorthWales

ydoethur said:

Big_G_NorthWales said:

dixiedean said:

After my confident prediction of Belgium yesterday, I think I will go for Croatia, you'll be relieved to hear.

I am just on England - depends how many of the team turn up - 200% needed from all of them

So you're saying they will score exactly half the number of goals the other side do, given 100% is the maximum they can give?

Just got a bit over the top on my percentages !!!!

ExiledInScotland

CarlottaVance said:

https://twitter.com/alexmassie/status/1017092450064781312?s=21

He will also be beyond the British courts in the event of another divorce. Might save him a bit.

glw

Don Trump now demanding 2% of GDP from NATO members "IMMEDIATELY, not by 2025".

Big_G_NorthWales

dixiedean said:

Big_G_NorthWales said:

dixiedean said:

After my confident prediction of Belgium yesterday, I think I will go for Croatia, you'll be relieved to hear.

I am just on England - depends how many of the team turn up - 200% needed from all of them

Tbh, I am supremely relaxed. Win or lose we have had a good tournament. We also have a team who will be around in 4 years time, and only strengthened by our successful age group teams. For a change.

Absolutely

OchEye

An English man and a French man walk into a bar.
The English man says that his team is playing Croatia tonight.
"That's amazing," said the French Man, "we're playing them on Sunday"

HYUFD

CarlottaVance said:

https://twitter.com/alexmassie/status/1017092450064781312?s=21

To observe from a sunny Caribbean island

Scott_P

https://twitter.com/Coral/status/1017096235143004160

OblitusSumMe

ydoethur said:

Big_G_NorthWales said:

dixiedean said:

After my confident prediction of Belgium yesterday, I think I will go for Croatia, you'll be relieved to hear.

I am just on England - depends how many of the team turn up - 200% needed from all of them

So you're saying they will score exactly half the number of goals the other side do, given 100% is the maximum they can give?

You could define 100% to be the average performance, then 200% of average would be possible. Big G didn't define what 200% was of.

I reckon a 2 sigma performance should be enough.

Pulpstar

HYUFD said:

CarlottaVance said:

https://twitter.com/alexmassie/status/1017092450064781312?s=21

To observe from a sunny Caribbean island

He was a supporter:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5389635/Brexiteer-artists-come-closet.html

ydoethur

OblitusSumMe said:

ydoethur said:

Big_G_NorthWales said:

dixiedean said:

After my confident prediction of Belgium yesterday, I think I will go for Croatia, you'll be relieved to hear.

I am just on England - depends how many of the team turn up - 200% needed from all of them

So you're saying they will score exactly half the number of goals the other side do, given 100% is the maximum they can give?

You could define 100% to be the average performance, then 200% of average would be possible. Big G didn't define what 200% was of.

I reckon a 2 sigma performance should be enough.

You are Mel Brooks and I claim my £5.

Sandpit

not_on_fire said:

AndyJS said:

England are 2.3 with Betfair to win the match in normal time:

https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/football/market/1.145333868

Surely a lay?

Yeah, then either you win money or England are in the World Cup final!

T minus 30:00

ydoethur

Scott_P said:

https://twitter.com/Coral/status/1017096235143004160

That photograph always puzzled me. Am I the only one who thinks the angry girlfriend is much better looking than the one he's ogling?

(Amusingly, autocorrect turned turned 'thinks' to 'hunks!')

tlg86

ydoethur said:

Scott_P said:

https://twitter.com/Coral/status/1017096235143004160

That photograph always puzzled me. Am I the only one who thinks the angry girlfriend is much better looking than the one he's ogling?

(Amusingly, autocorrect turned turned 'thinks' to 'hunks!')

Her name is Laura:

https://imgur.com/gallery/QopqU

GIN1138

CarlottaVance said:

https://twitter.com/alexmassie/status/1017092450064781312?s=21

I thought he was quitting Britain over the Leaveson II being shelved?

HYUFD

Pulpstar said:

HYUFD said:

CarlottaVance said:

https://twitter.com/alexmassie/status/1017092450064781312?s=21

To observe from a sunny Caribbean island

He was a supporter:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5389635/Brexiteer-artists-come-closet.html

As were many Brexiteers from sunnier climes

malcolmg

GIN1138 said:

malcolmg said:

GIN1138 said:

Must admit hearing "Three Lions" "It's Coming Home" everywhere I go is grating now...

you mean it has not always been

Evening Malc.

You'll be supporting England tonight yes?

I have my Croatia shirt on Gin and if required will have a prime order for French one ready to go tonight. They would be better getting stuffed tonight than have all that hype and then get thrashed by France.

rcs1000

OblitusSumMe said:

dixiedean said:

Re face. FPT. China needs to decide if it considers itself a world power or not. If the answer is yes, we could be in big trouble with tariff warfare. Either Trump or China will need to lose face bigly. Wouldn't hold my breath for that happening quickly.

With the US acting antagonistically towards the EU there is always the potential for a partial realignment that would bring China and the EU closer together. Osborne would have worked for that if the referendum hadn't been lost.

I think a big announcement that a Chinese airline is cancelling a Boeing order and going Airbus instead is almost inevitable.

rcs1000

Very annoyed no one found my joke about the A400M and defence spending funny.

malcolmg

tlg86 said:

ydoethur said:

Scott_P said:

https://twitter.com/Coral/status/1017096235143004160

That photograph always puzzled me. Am I the only one who thinks the angry girlfriend is much better looking than the one he's ogling?

(Amusingly, autocorrect turned turned 'thinks' to 'hunks!')

Her name is Laura:

https://imgur.com/gallery/QopqU

look like carbon copies to me

HYUFD

malcolmg said:

GIN1138 said:

malcolmg said:

GIN1138 said:

Must admit hearing "Three Lions" "It's Coming Home" everywhere I go is grating now...

you mean it has not always been

Evening Malc.

You'll be supporting England tonight yes?

I have my Croatia shirt on Gin and if required will have a prime order for French one ready to go tonight. They would be better getting stuffed tonight than have all that hype and then get thrashed by France.

No as that would still be the first England World Cup Final for 52 years. Tonight is just the first England World Cup Semi Final for 28 years.

Sandpit

rcs1000 said:

Very annoyed no one found my joke about the A400M and defence spending funny.

You reckon that 2% of French and German GDP is enough to clear the cost overruns on that project? Over a decade, maybe just about.

RochdalePioneers

HYUFD said:

malcolmg said:

GIN1138 said:

malcolmg said:

GIN1138 said:

Must admit hearing "Three Lions" "It's Coming Home" everywhere I go is grating now...

you mean it has not always been

Evening Malc.

You'll be supporting England tonight yes?

I have my Croatia shirt on Gin and if required will have a prime order for French one ready to go tonight. They would be better getting stuffed tonight than have all that hype and then get thrashed by France.

No as that would still be the first England World Cup Final for 52 years. Tonight is just the first England World Cup Semi Final for 28 years.

For 3 years. It's 28 years for the men

malcolmg

Scott_P said:

GIN1138 said:

Evening Malc.

You'll be supporting England tonight yes?

Malky posted a picture on Twitter, so we know it's genuine...

My physique is multiple times better than that Scott, you bounder. No six pack or rippling muscles.

CarlottaVance

OchEye said:

An English man and a French man walk into a bar.
The English man says that his team is playing Croatia tonight.
"That's amazing," said the French Man, "we're playing them on Sunday"

Ho ho.....

The only time I cheer England’s opponents is when they’re playing Scotland.

GIN1138

malcolmg said:

GIN1138 said:

malcolmg said:

GIN1138 said:

Must admit hearing "Three Lions" "It's Coming Home" everywhere I go is grating now...

you mean it has not always been

Evening Malc.

You'll be supporting England tonight yes?

I have my Croatia shirt on Gin and if required will have a prime order for French one ready to go tonight. They would be better getting stuffed tonight than have all that hype and then get thrashed by France.

Charming as always Malc.

CarlottaVance

GIN1138 said:

CarlottaVance said:

https://twitter.com/alexmassie/status/1017092450064781312?s=21

I thought he was quitting Britain over the Leaveson II being shelved?

He claims he’s going to Nevis - I doubt 30 Square miles and 12,000 inhabitants will be remotely big enough for his ego...

kle4

ydoethur said:

Scott_P said:

https://twitter.com/Coral/status/1017096235143004160

That photograph always puzzled me. Am I the only one who thinks the angry girlfriend is much better looking than the one he's ogling?

(Amusingly, autocorrect turned turned 'thinks' to 'hunks!')

Well the one being ogled may have a spectacular arse, who knows?

MikeSmithson

England look as though they are wearing chefs outfits

DavidL

I think I need to brush up on my celebs if I am going to fully appreciate ITVs coverage.

SandyRentool

kle4 said:

ydoethur said:

Scott_P said:

https://twitter.com/Coral/status/1017096235143004160

That photograph always puzzled me. Am I the only one who thinks the angry girlfriend is much better looking than the one he's ogling?

(Amusingly, autocorrect turned turned 'thinks' to 'hunks!')

Well the one being ogled may have a spectacular arse, who knows?

Or she went to the loo and tucked the back of her dress into her underwear.

SandyRentool

Croatia: stirring anthem

England: zzzzz

kle4

SandyRentool said:

Croatia: stirring anthem

England: zzzzz

If we're going by anthems then Russia deserved to win. Or Italy, but that was not to be.

CarlottaVance

SandyRentool said:

Croatia: stirring anthem

England: zzzzz

But the crowd did it justice (even if the orchestra didn’t quite keep up)....

DavidL

SandyRentool said:

Croatia: stirring anthem

England: zzzzz

It sounded like Wembley to me. Plenty of English fans have got tickets.

MarqueeMark

SandyRentool said:

Croatia: stirring anthem

England: zzzzz

What's wrong with "On and on"?

HYUFD

England score

kle4

Never rated Trippier, but he's having a great World Cup.

MarqueeMark

Football; "Bags packed, ticket bought....."

AndyJS

A couple of minutes ago a no score draw was the single most likely option on Betfair Exchange.

tlg86

kle4 said:

Never rated Trippier, but he's having a great World Cup.

He took the best penalty against Colombia too.

DavidL

2-0 England was my prediction. Looks modest now.

Sandpit

MikeSmithson said:

England look as though they are wearing chefs outfits

They can wear clown outfits so long as they score goals!

MarqueeMark

Now 83 minutes of nail-biting hanging on to a 1-0 lead?

JosiasJessop

tlg86 said:

ydoethur said:

Scott_P said:

https://twitter.com/Coral/status/1017096235143004160

That photograph always puzzled me. Am I the only one who thinks the angry girlfriend is much better looking than the one he's ogling?

(Amusingly, autocorrect turned turned 'thinks' to 'hunks!')

Her name is Laura:

https://imgur.com/gallery/QopqU

And is serially cheated on:
https://mashable.com/2017/11/21/distracted-boyfriend-meme-backstory/?europe=true

ydoethur

kle4 said:

ydoethur said:

Scott_P said:

https://twitter.com/Coral/status/1017096235143004160

That photograph always puzzled me. Am I the only one who thinks the angry girlfriend is much better looking than the one he's ogling?

(Amusingly, autocorrect turned turned 'thinks' to 'hunks!')

Well the one being ogled may have a spectacular arse, who knows?

Can't see any sign of Boris Johnson...

DavidL

England all over them at the moment.

Mortimer

Hope all our resident PB recently-converted Croatia fans are pleased with the first 14 minutes....

tlg86

JosiasJessop said:

tlg86 said:

ydoethur said:

Scott_P said:

https://twitter.com/Coral/status/1017096235143004160

That photograph always puzzled me. Am I the only one who thinks the angry girlfriend is much better looking than the one he's ogling?

(Amusingly, autocorrect turned turned 'thinks' to 'hunks!')

Her name is Laura:

https://imgur.com/gallery/QopqU

And is serially cheated on:
https://mashable.com/2017/11/21/distracted-boyfriend-meme-backstory/?europe=true

https://twitter.com/ajabernathy/status/932689583279607809

Mortimer

Sounds like most of the crowd are England supporters.

JosiasJessop

Is there a football match on?

I hadn't heard. They've kept this very quiet. How can they expect viewers if they don't tell anyone that the match is on?