Dan

History tells us it won't be.

Another one where we've ended up taking on risk. He was a good player and if he's anything like Ipswich Chaplin then yeah, fair enough. But signs of drop off are there and, as ever, we've gone too heavy on the contract length.

It's murky. This just isn't standard stuff.

It's true. I do remember this sort of thing about Cifuentes as well and it turned out a load of rubbish.

Bring it on. This is what it's all about.

Argentina's luck is beyond belief

Tonight reminded me a bit of a Euro 2024 game. We were pretty bad by most measures but we still won it against a pretty good side. We are clearly of a pretty good level now. I do think we'd have to up it a notch against Argentina though.

I tell you what, I don't think we'll quite go all the way, but we are there or thereabouts pretty much every tournament nowadays. One of them's going to click for England. Maybe it is this one.

Signing him would take a bit of pressure off the board. For that reason, no.

Think in terms of shot stopping his numbers were remarkably even worse than Ward's. Which is utterly extraordinary. No but I'd not be one bit surprised either. Fallen down the pecking order at Southampton, played under Martin, plus the very obvious Southampton link in general. It'd be a very us signing.

Good luck to him. Got a bit more time for him after he signed that deal.

If we sign Bazunu we won't make the top 6. He's abysmal. Like Ward bad.

Harry Souttar

I'd sooner face Spain than France I think for England. These two look like the best two sides in the competition, but France are the pick. The attack is ridiculous.

Is funny when you randomly cross paths with these players again on football trips. I ended up seeing Ndidi, and Cengiz Under miss a penalty for Besiktas - come to think of it that's actually the only time I ever saw Under play live.

Good. Get him out. Twat.

No I wouldn't funnily enough. But history tells us they'd turn down £7.5mil and then lose him for nothing in a year.

FFS

Yeah he's been disappointing. Went into it with a knock but hasn't really done loads... yet.

Sums up their lack of self awareness. They think everyone else is as stupid as us.

A sick part of me wants to see Okoli play in a Martin team I can't lie.

Well then

Belgium and Morocco have offered sod all.

Starting to feel a bit 2018, I think the two strongest sides are likely to meet in the Semis, which sure enough was France then - weirdly could be them against Belgium again but I can't see that happening. Actually think England are being a bit underrated in parts compared to Argentina. I think we could beat them. I don't think we'd beat France though.

Absolute madness. As correctly pointed out on here by numerous this wasn't a hindsight thing. The majority thought it at the time - like the Ayew signing.