The Euros

Yes, good to see Gareth Southgate doing so well. Also great to be enjoying this with an English manager at the helm. It was a national disgrace that for years we couldn’t find anybody good enough from our own ranks to manage the national team - some didnt even speak English, unbelievable!

Great win hope we can go all the way, just not happy that we are going to allow 2k+ UEFA officials into the country for the final without making them self isolate and i thought it very bad that Italy were shouting that they would host the final if the UK did not want it, how hipocritical after they banned English supporters from yesterdays game unless they self isolated for 5 days .

Liked headlines today Injection of freedom that will make Britain the envy of all Europe, I think we already are, just hope for England v Italy Final and we sock it to them

Crikey.........l.🥳😁🤩

Well done England👏👏👏

Well earned win too👍🏻. I thought the crowd(Danes too) were in fine voice👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Hopefully Southgate will put the missed penalty from his playing days to bed now & forgive himself-he deserves it.

An element of luck, I feel (the penalty), but we were due some. That said, I thought we put on a good performance and overall, a deserved win. I just hope (🤞) we play the final with a bit of confidence and flair, don’t be afraid. Come on England!

probably deserved the win overall....just....so well done to the team and Gareth Southgate...

but its pretty obvious what the two most important training routines are...

falling over and taking free kicks.

i dont weigh much, never have, and used to get the s*** kicked out of me in my playing days, but one thing for sure was that i stayed on my feet, because if you didnt, the oppos had the ball...

no ref ever gave a free kick for the light touch our players seem to be poleaxed by...

these days, im afraid its the opposite...if theres the remotest chance that someone else actually touched you, let those knees buckle (Harry Kane) or do your best Tom Daley (Sterling)...or all of the above, Jack Grealish.

...and so Jack was the player who fell over the most in the last two Premier League seasons....he looked in good form last night, literally covered every blade of Wembley (with his postrate form) and not a hair out of place.

i love it when England do well but is this the way we want to play football?...

I suggest Gareth has a good look at the Italy/Spain semi and try and understand what 'the beautiful game' is all about...

I suggest Gareth has a good look at the Italy/Spain semi and try and understand what 'the beautiful game' is all about...

He might notice the Italians are masters of the art of falling over and dying in agony! Yes it was a soft penalty, nevertheles VAR agreed it was a foul. It hasn't always gone Englands way. May the luck continue.

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As somebody who doesn’t usually watch footie, I was taken by the degree of physical contact. Obviously within the rules I assume, but seemed more like Rugby than Football at times, especially the set pieces when they’re all shoving and climbing over each other. Good to see them win tho’.

I think "we" may have got carried away with that very easy win against a tired and less gifted opposition in Ukraine in the previous round! 

This was a workmanlike performance and a (just about) deserved win. But then Italy, who have been superb throughout the tournament, also looked below par and workmanlike against Spain.

The "soft penalty" may yet come back to haunt England if a similar situation arises in the final. 

Fingers crossed for a bright, attacking and captivating match, but I suspect it will be a pretty dour affair, maybe decided on just a single goal. 

Just to take things slightly off topic, though still relevant, is anyone else bemused by the amount of coverage this gets on the national news? I mean the first 15 minutes of yesterday's lunchtime BBC news was solely about this semifinal - no lockdown news then, ltitle mention of PMQs, etc. Is football really that important? 

Well it makes a change Moulesy. Just a release from other things? I hear the Italians have a propensity for drama so I think we're in for an entertaining evening.

I hope we win. Our opposite neighbour will then take his flashing football lights down!!