9 hours ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

You should see how much the robbing bastards charge you for fines at grass roots level 

True-87/88 Corinthian Casuals, had worst single season disciplinary record in their history. Same year Sunday football got a lifetime ban from the Morden and District Sunday League. Had to work Saturday mornings to pay off fines 

 

15 hours ago, POCH OUT said:

Dermot Gallagher on Talksport last night, asked if it was a penalty said "no way, both players had their feet raised and Kane kicked Dumfries,it's not a clear and obvious mistake and he shouldn't have been sent to review it, when he went to the screen i thought he wouldn't change he's mind"

Kane going down like he'd been hit by a howitzer added to the colour. He kicked Dumfries in his follow through. Never a clear and obvious error.

4 hours ago, dermott said:

Kane going down like he'd been hit by a howitzer added to the colour. He kicked Dumfries in his follow through. Never a clear and obvious error.

I liked and smiled at the idea of kane getting hit by a howitzer...oh god, I'm a terrible person!

Mehhh

18 hours ago, Timmy Elms said:

True-87/88 Corinthian Casuals, had worst single season disciplinary record in their history. Same year Sunday football got a lifetime ban from the Morden and District Sunday League. Had to work Saturday mornings to pay off fines 

 

We just had the opposition goal keeper smack one of our supporters after beating them in the cup final a few weeks ago. FA have decided to give my club a £150 fine for 'failing to control our supporters' pmsl even though he was the victim and its Sunday league ffs how are we supposed to control anyone 

18 hours ago, Timmy Elms said:

True-87/88 Corinthian Casuals, had worst single season disciplinary record in their history. Same year Sunday football got a lifetime ban from the Morden and District Sunday League. Had to work Saturday mornings to pay off fines 

 

Hi mate.

We played a team over Clapham Common once who everyone knew had a reputation for violence. Before the game a couple of our lot had coshes in their kit bags... And lemon jiffy's filled with ammonia  and were letting the other lot know about it.

Nothing happened during the game, but one of them attacked the ref afterwards.

I think the story was they were a North London mob who had been banned from every where over that side. They were the only all black team around at that time .

 

18 hours ago, Timmy Elms said:

True-87/88 Corinthian Casuals, had worst single season disciplinary record in their history. Same year Sunday football got a lifetime ban from the Morden and District Sunday League. Had to work Saturday mornings to pay off fines 

 

Weren't the Casuals famous for deliberately not scoring from penalties as they considered it ungentlemanly or something?

I played in a final at the Dog Kennel Hill stadium years and years ago, I think the casuals shared it with Dulwich Hamlet ? 

But I never envied Sunday morning refs, gotta admire anyone who took it on back then in the 70s.

How are our England fans feeling? Confident?

2 hours ago, axman2526 said:

How are our England fans feeling? Confident?

Nope, but looking forward to it. They'll either destroy us or it will be a boring-ish draw till one team scores and the other huffs and puffs to equalise. Hahaha.

 

Tbh, I'm more fed up of the insane amount of Southgate love articles...even when he's not the subject of the article they will somehow get him into it.

In the few days there's been no football he's somehow went from a nervous tactically inept but great man manager to the messiah that will deliver and return what is rightfully ours as we own football!

Edited July 14, 20242 yr by Simplymo

This one from a few days ago has at least more than just a sentence or two by palmer. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cjerlqzvx73o

 

I hope he comes on in the final and does something amazing. The kid deserves it.

16 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

Weren't the Casuals famous for deliberately not scoring from penalties as they considered it ungentlemanly or something?

I played in a final at the Dog Kennel Hill stadium years and years ago, I think the casuals shared it with Dulwich Hamlet ? 

But I never envied Sunday morning refs, gotta admire anyone who took it on back then in the 70s.

The not saving penalties thing had died out before my time. Yes I believe they did ground share with Dulwich Hamlet. My season we ground shared with Molesey, the year before they played on the pitch inside the running track at Wimbledon Park. Our team were distinctly not traditional Corinthian. The team were pretty much all builders, roofers, dodgy types. We played the annual friendly against Cambridge University- smashed then 7-0 and kicked lumps out of them. The post match dinner was in the main hall of Trinity College. Very grand setting, a bit of a pompous occasion- little Wrighty having eaten his food proceeded to walk to the main table bowl in hand 

“ Please Sir. Can I have some more”

Our manager Colin “ Humpy” Humfries

” Pack in in. Your f**king out of order “

What a riot…Humpy was just as bad. He hated The London Fire Brigade team. Urinated in their kit bag once.

Oddly enough I had to do a bit of community service, which involved doing bits for Casuals- painting, weeding etc at their new ground at Tolworth many years later. The club was pretty much run by two retired twin brother accountants- fanatics as you quite often get at lower league football who devote their life to running the bar, doing maintenance etc. A pointed myself out in a team photo in the clubhouse, and made my penance a doddle. Funnily enough in 66 they bought some sort Wembley mini ticket and watched all the games including the final. Hope they’re still around to enjoy today

A mate of mine is working in Madrid for a few days. He sent me a message yesterday to say he might hide tonight!

A possible Wimbledon and Euro win for Spain in the same day.

17 hours ago, axman2526 said:

How are our England fans feeling? Confident?

Nope,  but it feels good to go into a final with no expectations.  I just hope we make a game of it.

Juan Mata on the BBC panel

5 hours ago, Boyne said:

Es volver a casa, es volver a casa. El fútbol vuelve a casa! 🇪🇸

They are not great at the best of times however don’t football pundits reach a new level of utter crap on occasions like this ? 😂😂

All the best England. 
 

1 hour ago, AlexTommo said:

Juan Mata on the BBC panel

He's quite attractive 

Vamos España

Why do I feel like Morata is gonna score. 

Just now, AlexTommo said:

Why do I feel like Morata is gonna score. 

Be just like him to bang in a hat trick. How is he captain? His mental state has never been a strong point.

Good luck from Northern Ireland. Hope you guys win tonight!

It's been haunting me for weeks: what exactly is the point of those quick close ribbons on England's jackets? Do the players keep their diamond ear studs in their breast pocket? Or a chocolate bar? A letter from their mum?