Premier League VAR creating havoc is it?

What I’ve discovered over the last week is that United fans (on the whole) have a lot of faith in Big Jim and his boys. I really hope that gets repaid in the coming weeks.

Won’t be many England fans in the Azteca I reckon.

‘Kevin De Brunner’.

Good hit son.

Anyone know any “marquee” signings out there for £50m?

Just keep waiting United, there’ll definitely be someone left… 👌

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England to face Mexico in Mexico (at c8000ft) in the last 16? That’s where it ends then.

Smash. And. Grab.

Strong start. Appalling organisation at the back and terrible keeping.

Elliot Anderson starting every answer with ‘yeah’ is different.

There’s a guy in the tennis with a red racket and now I want to take up tennis.

The sad reality might be we actually can’t sign those A-listers right now. It might not be a lack of desire, it might simply be players would rather sign for City, Arsenal, Liverpool, PSG, Real, Barca. And for that reason, we’re just not getting involved for players those clubs might also want.

To a man, my timeline is happy United walked away from another deal ‘because it was too much’. How does everyone know this? The market moves so quickly. £85m and £200k p/w might just be what talented midfielders cost this summer? We can’t be the only club saying ‘we’re not doing that’.

Ordered the blue United shirt from the Chinese lads. Sad to report they’ve adjusted their sizing. 😞

Increasingly my views on United seem to be at odds with the majority. Maybe it’s an age thing. Getting even grumpier & more cynical by the day. I think 20 years of the Glazers has worn me down, & I just don’t trust anything they or Brexit Jim & the INEOS crew, say. Seems most still do though, so… 🤷🏼‍♂️

Sweden's mistake was defending with a flat pack four. (Trad Arr.) #TheFootball

Imagine Olise regrets his decision to declare for France.

Heard some people thought a team other than France was going to win this tournament.

I think the reason United are linked with loads, but reluctant to actually bid for any is because they’re simply scared of being gazzumped. We can’t ‘lose’ out on any players we didn’t actually bid for. Instead we wait for other clubs to make their move first. If it’s too rich for us, we walk away.

Amad World. Cup.

Did United buy that land instead of a midfielder?

As I’ve said to others, I’m not fussed about Fernandes specifically. I have no real idea if he’s good enough to be worried about. What is clear is that top midfield talent costs a lot of money now. So simply saying ‘we shouldn’t be paying that’ isn’t going to get it done. Do ‘something’ United.

Numbers will continue to go ‘beyond where MUFC are willing to go’. Two down…

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I think I know this one.

😂 Fuck off.

Britain’s love affair with tennis amuses me. We have (what we’re desperate to tell everyone) is the premier tournament in the sport. But we can’t play it for shit. Any other examples of nations throwing money at something with no tangible success? Give it up lads, it’s simply not our thing.

Hearing Nagelsmann has been consigned to the scrap heap because Germany had a poor tournament. Another supposedly good manager down. Myth busted. Be advised ‘footballer managers’, if you’ve ever lost a game, you’re a sham.

3 years!? What are they going to do with him for the last 2?

Sol Campbell is not well.

Has the football left Europe?

England could feasibly win a penalty shoot-out at this tournament.

Fucking forgot Wordle. 107 day streak gone. Thats enough to keep me awake.

Germany missed more pens in that shoot out than in their entire history.

Natural instinct is to want Paraguay to win. But France/Germany would doubtless be a much better game than France/Paraguay. And as France will beat whoever they face anyway, I think I might want Germany to win. On penalties.

Vini just casually throwing in some Maradona ‘86.

As I was saying. I’d have given him another year. 👀

‘1 more year, 1 more year Casemiro.’ Names were taken.

There’s a very good chance we’ll never have another PM that is considered acceptable. Mentality now seems to be that everyone demands 100% satisfaction. It’s not difficult to understand how this isn’t possible. However good a politician is, the electorate will always be looking for better.

‘Alfa in the garage, I know, I know, it’s serious.’

The rate at which the England cricket team has regressed since Rob Key took the reins is truly astounding. A level of incompetence rarely seen in any job in any industry at any time. He’s an absolute charlatan, promoted way above his abilities. Who’s his boss? His dad? Get him gone ffs.

Taken me all day to get Worlde too and that has not improved my mood. 🚮

Having endured it for this long, if this game ends in anything other than a penalty shoot out I’m going to be furious.

There was a pass on there…

Bit galling that the best looking tie of the round is being played in the middle of the fucking night. Who’s in charge of this shit-show?

Who said 48 teams was too many?

This game has lived right up to expectancy.

Laura Woods used to seem such a natural presenter. She seems really hesitant now. Weird regression.