Re. Monty Python, I guess you didn't read the article. (Of course, there is also a point when comedic effect gives way to tired and cheap cliché and barbs, to wit: "Woy" in this thread.)

And, no, I'm not kidding. Comparing micky-taking of a regional accent with micky-taking of a speech impediment seems to suggest that maybe you don't quite get what the issue is.

lol I get it, but perhaps I just don't care as much as you, all credit to you for careing and being the moral compass that usually only fwequents up in arms and has found it ways to the sports area 

I'm a bit surprised by the Germany score last night; thought they'd have enough to beat Ghana after their performance against Portugal early last week. That said, Ghana last night showed just how poor Portugal were against the Germans.

Will be interesting to see how the remaining games in that group pan out.

Plus David Platt and Stuart Pearce, whom along with Gazza were three of the stalwarts of the Italia 90 team.

Interesting from 'Arry. I wonder who he's referring to?

http://www.sportal.co.nz/football/world-cup-2014/redknapp-players-tried-to-shirk-england-duty/104e36vfj6lsp1gwrjubzto3s5

Don't know of this has already been posted or mentioned in this thread, but I came across this from Sven-Goran Eriksson just before the World Cup began:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27847989

He was proved right when he thought that England would struggle at this World Cup, but as for his claim that nobody else was better than England in 2006? Sorry Sven, but 4 other teams were better than your side that year, namely Italy, France, Germany & Portugal who all got through their quater-finals! And his comments about Sepp Blatter at the end about being "great for FIFA" are laughable.

This day 28 years ago we saw the best and worst ever goals scored against England

What a woeful day that was

'86 '90 and '96  three chances to win a major comp , missed out on all of them .........................only just

I was 6 back in 1986 and have a vague recollection of watching that game at the time. However I've got the full BBC coverage of it on DVD as I mentioned yesterday, and IMHO I reckon that even if the notorious first goal for the Argies hadn't stood, they would probably have beaten England anyway. England did very little in that match in terms of attacking while the score was still at 0-0, apart from Peter Beardsley going round the keeper early in the first half and then hitting the side netting. England only really started to play and put the Argies under any pressure after Maradona's wondergoal for 2-0 and SBR sent John Barnes on. Had Barnes been on much earlier, the final result may have been different, but we'll never know.

Too much money mate, that's the biggest problem.

This sums up the vast gulf between us and the top sides in world cups and euro`s. Even that bad german side made it to the

FINAL,a poor England side goes out after 2 group matches,the good/better England sides have not made a final since `66

imo the best England side was the one that went to Mexico in 1970,better than the team that won in `66

On paper they are. I thought they looked awful today. They had fewer goal attempts than England against Uruguay.

TBH I only saw the last 20 mins of the game. Also I didn't rate England's performance against Italy but I know plenty of pundits far more knowledgeable than me said it was very good.

So in other words your post was a complete waste of time, and not based on any actual knowledge or having seen most of the game. And your opinion as to what counts as a good performance is in any case suspect given your view of England/Italy. Glad we got that sorted then. 

Young team full of talent and potential. But like I said before the world cup, not a team / country that is tournament tough. Up againt the likes of Germany, Netherlands, Argentian or Brazil they will fall down. but on their day could potentially give them a good game.

Perhaps Belgium are a bit like England used to be - expectations, potential but probably won't deliver on the big stage. They will probably go out on penalties at some stage.

Could be one to watch at Euro 2016 if Belgium improve further, they certainly have the players to do well in that one.