The Rolling Football Thread 2017-18 (inc Russia World Cup 2018!)

[BelfastBloke]

As in previous years, footy fans please sign in with

1. Which team you support.
2. Which country you support, or will be supporting in the World Cup.
3. Which team(s) and/or countries you loathe.
4. How you are getting your kids to follow the correct team.
5. A thought on this season (Premiership/Championship/Champions’ League/FA Cup/World Cup/all leagues world wide.)

What a goal!

Excellent play.

I wasn't aware that Neymar was playing for Colombia.

Anyone for yellow card bingo?

... and on penalties!

Sad Columbians next door.

I'm sure Colombians will be even sadder.

Clearly, the English team is missing a trick. That's not how they're supposed to finish a penalty shootout.

@Lweji
Sorry - mixed two languages.

I've got to get it right or my gin will be gone:

It is going to be: F, BRA, RU and EN.
(Or is it? As no team plays like it is supposed to.)

What is this Atomic Kitten song some fans are singing?

Southgate ... (number one?)
you still turn me on
football's coming home again..

I've looked it up. Shame England fans can't actually sing. I could hardly recognise the song.

Not very tuneful! I wonder what sparked that particular song.

Anyone care to predict winner of France vs Uruguay? I cannot choose.

What's the name of the song?

France. Without Cavani Uruguay are not as strong.

"Whole Again".
Maybe it was on someone's parent's Atomic Kitten's Greatest Hits CD in the car and they thought, "Hey I can work Gareth Southgate and football's coming home into it".

Imagine is Russia ends up in the final against either France, Uruguay, Belgium or Brazil. The way it's going I wouldn't be shocked. No one would buy it though, if Russia lifts the cup!

Everyone here in Brazil wants Brazil in the final with England, they have been making jokes about it all week. Although when England played Belgium all my daughter's classmates were teasing her, saying that they were supporting Belgium (they didn't know that England was going through regardless). She's loving it now, asking them if they still support Belgium and are they ready to be kicked out of the cup by Belgium! Brazilians are so much fun to wind up! Bit like the a-hem Portuguese

I think Uruguay will win.

I think France can do it but Uruguay are tricky. If Cavani can't play that will be a boost for Les Bleus.

Well done to France. Only one Latin American country left now! Let's see what happens later....

Brazilians are so much fun to wind up! Bit like the a-hem Portuguese

Only if you mean the players. They are definitely easy to win up. The silly buggers.

or even wind up...

They are definitely easy to win up

I could blame predictive text, but only if I lied.

Oooooo not looking good for Brazil.

If England wins tomorrow they could end up facing Belgium again! That will be interesting.

That's right! Should it be possible?

Is it me or did Belgium not bother so much this second half? They may regret it.

Go Fellaini

That's not what I put down, but I like it that way!
One bottle won, one lost.