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So we have:

Brazil-Argentina
England-Italy

Resembles a WC semifinal grouping.

Who wins and what are the scores?

 

England 2-0 Italy

BRAZIL 1 0 Argentina

 

England have been on two WC semi finals in 30 years. Or three, in 80 years

 

Argentina 2:1 Brazil

England 2:1 Italy

 

Italy are now worse than 2/1.

England 13/8

There must be serious cash coming in on England, as the bookies themselves are responding to the England money rather than their own innate faith in England.

 

I don't know a whole lot about this stuff but isn't that pretty much automatic? If England were playing Liechtenstein in the final and boatloads of money were on England the line has to move.

 

Yep the odds would always move but they are only moving because of England/fan optimism rather than bookie skepticism. I don't think the bookies have a clue who is winning this.

I think a lot of the commentary has been a bit manic.

I'm reading a book called "The Hour Between Dog and Wolf" and its all about the changes that the body and mind goes through during moments of elation or stress etc.

Its deep stuff. It focuses on traders who place huge bets and get sucked into a vortex of risk and reward and how cortisol and adrenaline and above all else testosterone play a role in our response and both affect and effect our emotional intelligence.

Ive seen that creeping in a bit in the padt few days. Women fans-jyst like female traders- are far more cautious and circumspect than the men.

 

You know what I'm not bothered.... Southgate has an embarrassment of riches and if anything this might reduce the possibility of over confusion of the affair.

One less bucket of paint for them to gild the lily with as it were

 

Funny.... There's a lot less in it when it comes to who the ultimate victor is rather than the winner in 90 minutes.

 

GET THE SPITFIRES OUT

 

Funny that... The hero figures of tbis tournament were also present- and were the only ones present at that- from the last team at tge Euros.

Walker, Sterling and Kane have all won rave reviews for their performances but are the only survivors from the shit fest 5 years ago.

Makes you wonder if Maguire, Rice, Phillips and friends haven't had a disproportionate impact relative to the hype bestowed on the others.

 

Sounds a bit White Privileged and violent.

 

Sounds like some meaningless public relations to me. Have English football fans ever needed additional encouragement to be loud? "Vladimir Putin asks Russians to drink vodka."

 

I think he means to make up for the deficit in numbers- remember it is not a full house.

 

Ministers warned not to use phrase ‘it’s coming home’ as it does not ‘go down well overseas’

 

Games are a lot different i've noticed over the years when South American teams are playing within CONMEBOL.

Rougher but also dirtier. Some true heavy fouls followed immediately by some soft touches and guys hitting the ground in "agony". Absolute nightmare to officiate.

 

Di Maria with a cool finish. Pretty early in the game but i wonder if Argentina are already going to go into bunker mode.

 

That was a hell of an entertaining match.

Argentina break the curse.

 

Glad Messi got a trophy with Argentina so that storyline can be put to bed. Yeah i know it's relevant, but it doesn't need to be mentioned 500 times during a broadcast.

Not a great game to say the least. For those on the other side of the pond in a different time zone you didn't miss much. Cynical shit football. Looking for the referee to give an advantage nearly from the start. (by both sides)

 

Football wise no. But the bodies flying around everywhere especially toward the end was good.

 

Honest to christ...

 

New Storyline: "Lee O Nell Messi, who never won the BIG ONE with Argentina........."

 

It's not even the World Cup. It's the fucking Euro's.

And Scotland can claim to be the only side that didn't lose to the eventual Champs.

WEE VICKTREES!! WEE VICKTREES!!

 

Thats (almost) 2.5 : 1.25 - England are basically deemed (almost) twice as likely to win.

 

I sense a hint of bias coming from that newspaper.

 

I sense a hint of news, but that's all, a hint.

I mostly detect hints of rancour and BS

 

That's as embarrassing as the English tabloid jingoistic shite.

MTF