England v Slovakia SUPERTHREAD

Ruffers · 2017-09-05T17:31:03.295Z

Oh fair enough then.

Kallgeese · 2017-09-05T17:35:28.052Z

Looking forward to not watching Ireland lose disappointingly to Serbia tonight. Absolutely no way there could be any other result.

profk · 2017-09-05T18:02:39.277Z

You’re not allowed to reference your own joke, man, however great it might have been.

Ruffers · 2017-09-05T18:04:42.047Z

I’m just trying to make it a rolling name
It’ll catch, it’ll catch

profk · 2017-09-05T18:05:15.262Z

I’m completely onboard, but you gotta play it…cool

anon5266188 · 2017-09-05T18:09:28.963Z

1-0 down already

Bens-Glenn · 2017-09-05T18:15:06.299Z

Seeing the starting line-ups for tonight’s games it’s just confirming for me how awful british & Irish football currently is.

About 4 decent players between the lot of us

AQOS · 2017-09-05T18:42:55.587Z

Really hopeful of at least one minor African team making it. Cape Verde, Gabon and DR Congo are currently beating South Africa, Ivory Coast and Tunisia. What the flup.

The prospect of a Panama vs. Syria or maybe an Australia vs. USA playoff match is pretty fun

kiyonemakibi · 2017-09-05T19:25:15.105Z

Saudi Arabia qualify, Australia play Syria in a playoff with the winners playing USA/Panama/Honduras

urbanfox · 2017-09-05T19:40:55.672Z

I hope Honduras qualify again. I enjoyed watching them kick everyone off the pitch at the last WC. Love how their badge is just a massive ‘H’ too.

anon5266188 · 2017-09-05T19:56:47.635Z

Finished 1-0 despite Uganda probably being the better side. Need a favour from Ghana or Congo now and for the Cranes to win their last two games. Big ask.

kiyonemakibi · 2017-09-05T20:02:25.624Z

I keep thinking Senegal are regulars at the World Cup and then I check and realise 2002 was their only appearance

TKC · 2017-09-05T20:08:37.367Z

I imagine Papa Bouba Diop is still playing too

Aggpass · 2017-09-05T20:10:36.541Z

recently turned 25

Kallgeese · 2017-09-05T20:15:56.166Z

Kallgeese:

Looking forward to not watching Ireland lose disappointingly to Serbia tonight. Absolutely no way there could be any other result.

FUCK

cutthelights · 2017-09-05T20:32:05.172Z

It’s like Serbia are doing everything in their power to let Ireland equalise and Ireland are still fucking it up

profk · 2017-09-05T20:33:28.919Z

dad called me up to boast about Spain being 2-0 up within 15 minutes against Liechtenstein.

Some people eh.

kiyonemakibi · 2017-09-05T20:39:25.155Z

Croatia’s group looks pretty open

en.wikipedia.org

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group I was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Croatia, Iceland, Ukraine, Turkey, Finland, and Kosovo. The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Kosovo was added to the group after the draw, after becoming FIFA member...

boxtoboxelder · 2017-09-05T23:21:25.118Z

My word, America are shite. Kinda weird how the growth of the MLS has strengthened their neighbours.

bluto · 2017-09-06T00:11:54.277Z

Absolutely impossible not to to read any of his quotes in Motty’s excitable voice

the Guardian – 5 Sep 17

John Motson almost ready to hang up his sheepskin and end the boys’ own story

Motson will call it a day at the end of the season after 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships and more than 2,000 matches

“I also don’t want to go into the area where people say: ‘He’s been there too long, he’s lost it… I didn’t want to carry on and then people say: ‘Oh dear me, we’ll have to get rid of him.’”

Ignore that bit