Dan

It's one of them that just seems so utterly ludicrous that we couldn't possibly entertain it. But then that's just simply the adjusting period to what we truly are today. Even signing him on a loan deal would seem pointless. Are we cooking the books here? It's the only solution that makes any sense.

Have I misunderstood things and that there wasn't quite a rush to sell before 1st July after all? Or are we just setting up for more sanctions?

We'll have the shots but no xg. We've been one of the least creative teams in the tournament. He's blown it with his ridiculous ommission of a left back.

I don't agree with the notion that Vestergaard needs "Enzo's system" because by the end I don't think it was even particularly beneficial to him. Enzo's system and Vestergaard in the top flight? Scary hours. He was getting carded and done for pace in the Championship. To be fair to the bloke though he actually looks alright for Denmark a lot of the time.

It's just an unbelievable draw again isn't it. Such a golden opportunity. But I'm really unconvinced. There is something wrong with England this time.

Not English so it didn't happen.

It's Southgate. It's Slovakia.

This tournament has gone back to being shite like 2016 in the last week or so. The format has done its thing again. I'd sooner 8 from 24 went through than 16. It's nonsense how much reward there is for a draw.

It's the luckiest manager in football getting another lucky run that will con people into thinking he's a good manager. England having these runs wasted on Southgate is a massive blown opportunity. The difference with this tournament however is we don't look at all convincing even against the weaker sides. In previous you could at least say we were getting by the poorer sides without much trouble. We've been poor in every game so far. We're right set up to lose to somebody 'weaker'.

I see England's draw luck and think that there's a chance he could spawn his way through this. Then I see the actual performances, this sort of narrative, the playing the victim in the media from the players and think we've absolutely no chance. We have every hallmark of a surprise exit. The feel good factor has vanished. We're in a position where we have a fantastic opportunity yet not even the most blindly optimistic believe. It's staggeringly bad. It just needs a Slovakia loss in the round of 16 and he's fully matched Euro 2016. The FA have today cost England our chance of the tournament by not getting rid.

I think this too, which is why it's negligence for the FA to have kept him in the job today. Take drastic action. England have a fantastic potential route to the final and we're wasting it on somebody who has clocked out. Use Southgate's luck to get the good draw and then get a proper manager in to navigate it.

I think most decent managers have us not only in the final, but fairly fresh for it as well after whoever we'd face have had a far more taxing run. We're that bad though I think even despite his luck we might actually go out to a Slovakia. This is genuine 2016 level stuff at this point. We've got that howler in us. I'm braced.

Really think it is about time this country concedes the fact he hasn't won anything isn't some anomaly. The biggest flat track bully in football.

That Lewandowski penalty is an utter disgrace. How can we have it so that he can do that in the run up yet the goalkeeper is penalised for what he did? Such boring manufactured 'entertainment'.

Relative to the ability of the squad we're the worst team in the tournament and I include France in that. What an absolutely golden opportunity having probably the best four sides on one half of the draw, that we're wasting on Gareth Southgate. Absolutely woeful. This is Euro 2016 all over again. I really do think anybody with a modicum of organisation can beat this England side.

It would be absolutely piss poor to go out to this Italy side. They're so ordinary. But you could completely see it.

To be fair, for all I think we're a soft touch I do think we have a breaking point. The super league was past the line for us. The line is admittedly way further down than it should be.

This myth about Scotland's support. Their anthem was great particularly in the last two games but heard very little during the games.

They're properly on the defensive aren't they. This response to the criticism thing is very Maddison tweet after Southampton. Can tell they've been sheltered from any criticism for so long when this is the response. Only one way this ends. Buckle in

Potentially going to try and do Standard Liege v KV Mechelen on the Friday night. Has anyone been there before and how easily sorted was it?

Called this pre-tournament. You don't need a worldy player - just somebody used to playing there and in familiar systems. Germany have done this with Mittelstadt. We should've called up Tyrick Mitchell. This is all very pre Southgate. Stupid pitfalls.

Why was a Swedish playing starting for Belgium?

These transfers just sum up again what a mess things actually are. Young players pawns in the game to avoid the stupid rules. If the rules incentivise clubs trading young players then the rules are wrong, as simple as that. Predictably though we will not be involved at all and will cost ourselves.

Glorious.

New ground for me. Said this year I wasn't going to do any unless I got a new ground.