Going to be on the Eurostar for the second half of Belgium v Iran tomorrow. They’d better have good WiFi.
World Cup Sweepstake
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I’d have sent him off for doing the same thing to get the referee’s attention. Not that it helped them in the end. Stabby bastards out after two games in a dross group.
Should've been booked as well for the imaginary card wave and the signalling for VAR. Or 2, as both are yellow card offences.
No one likes a grass.
Stfu bro.Brb
62 shots no goals
For some reason when I got Turkey I thought they would be ok, clearly not.
The worst team of the tournament award is up for grabs. Some of the top contenders somehow nicked a point.Stfu bro.
For some reason when I got Turkey I thought they would be ok, clearly not.
Remember all prizes will be revealed after the tournament.
Sweden v Holland and Germany v Cote d'Ivoire for me today
Should be good games
Them's the rules and for good reason
He could be saying all sorts of racist ****
The south American bastard
Anyway I thought the ref was epic with the way he delivered the news
I got 'This is Sparta' vibes off him
Once I've dealt with toonboy I'll have taken out two Geordies, so I'm sure I'll be winning something good.
We’re all chipping in for a sunbed session and some TRT for your next birthday anyway
Overnight success for Curacao against supposedly good Equator has thrown the worst team award wide open. More football today of some sort.
5pm Now, there ain't no way that you could kill the beast dead, I got Middle East women and Middle East bread. It’s Saudi v Spain @petersaxton v @Number 1 Jasper
8pm assuming the Iran team are let out of Guantanamo and the traffic isn’t bad it’s @Libby v @Citizen Kane.
11pm the darlings of the first round of games, Cape Verde face Uragay @Diego v @Big Ern
2am Enoch Powell v Tony Benn, @duggie2000 v @Archers Road
Good luck to all
5pm Now, there ain't no way that you could kill the beast dead, I got Middle East women and Middle East bread. It’s Saudi v Spain @petersaxton v @Number 1 Jasper
8pm assuming the Iran team are let out of Guantanamo and the traffic isn’t bad it’s @Libby v @Citizen Kane.
11pm the darlings of the first round of games, Cape Verde face Uragay @Diego v @Big Ern
2am Enoch Powell v Tony Benn, @duggie2000 v @Archers Road
Good luck to all
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Sunday DRAMA has thrown the third place line out the window so now basically any **** who scrapes a win in this neverending nonsense is into the last 32
6pm the Nazi derby for the teams if not the posters @remembercolinlee v @leeds down south
10pm Chirac v Iraq the streets of Paris are buzzing already based on the three brown blokes sinking cans in the park outside my tube station this morning @Zanjinho v @kiwiqpr
1am Haaland and the lads pillaging Africa for gold and goals @Rorschach v @pompeymeowth
4am Jordan v Algeria if anyone is arsed.
6pm the Nazi derby for the teams if not the posters @remembercolinlee v @leeds down south
10pm Chirac v Iraq the streets of Paris are buzzing already based on the three brown blokes sinking cans in the park outside my tube station this morning @Zanjinho v @kiwiqpr
1am Haaland and the lads pillaging Africa for gold and goals @Rorschach v @pompeymeowth
4am Jordan v Algeria if anyone is arsed.
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Turns out Egypt know how to beat New Zealand, even if England's cricketers don't.
What do I win btw?
What do I win btw?
Why is everyone supposedly scared of a flag
England’s most patriotic street defies Greens to hang St George’s flags
Residents hang bunting for World Cup after council warns to remove ‘unwelcoming’ England flags
Flags of St George's Cross on Torrington Avenue
Bristol city council has said flags will be removed from public property because for ‘health and safety’ reasons Credit: Tom Wren/SWNS
England’s most patriotic street has defied a Green-run council that told them not to put up St George’s flags for the World Cup.
The residents of Torrington Avenue in Bristol have long been known for festooning their road with the flag during international football tournaments.
However, that tradition seemed to be in doubt this year when the Green-controlled council said residents would not be allowed to “fly flags on lampposts or railings or any public property” for “health and safety” reasons.
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Tony Dyer, the council’s leader, warned that flags raised for the World Cup would be taken down and a spokesman for the authority said the flags were not “welcoming”.
Those living on Torrington Avenue in the city’s Knowle West council estate did not put up the flags before England’s 4-2 win in their opening game against Croatia last week.
But the street has now been draped in St George’s Crosses as Thomas Tuchel’s men prepare to play Ghana on Tuesday, with ropes hanging over the road from house to house, adorned with flags for its entire 300m length.
St George's Cross flags hanging on Torrington Avenue
Torrington Avenue residents have said they have hung England flags for international tournaments ‘for generations’ Credit: Tom Wren/SWNS
Riley Han, a 31-year-old resident, told The Times: “This is England, this is our country, and we are entitled to have flags to support our team. It’s a joke. This has been going on for generations.”
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Another resident, Linda Pickford, 65, added: “You can’t have Torrington without flags … It brings the community together. They can’t fine everyone for having flags up. The council is getting so pathetic.”
However, George Ferguson, a former mayor of Bristol, said the flags were “chilling”.
“It’s not true patriotism but a deliberate intimidation of minorities,” he said. “Our national flag has, under the guise of supporting England, been captured by those seeking to spread fear.”
The council has not said whether it will take down the flags.
Taking down flags in ‘sensitive locations’
Earlier this month, Mr Dyer urged residents to report anyone who flew the flag from public property on FixMyStreet, a website through which the council is alerted to local problems.
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“If you want to display your team’s flag, please put it up in your own home,” he said. “What people cannot do is fly flags on lampposts or railings or any public property.
“Please do not attach anything to lampposts – it causes health and safety issues. If people see flags on public property, they can report them through FixMyStreet. We are currently taking down flags in sensitive locations as a priority and will be reviewing our strategy for removing other flags on our property.”
A spokesman for the council added: “If you want to support your team by flying a flag, please put it up at home, not on lampposts or other public property.
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“By celebrating responsibly and being mindful of others, we can ensure that Bristol remains welcoming, respectful and safe for everyone during the tournament.”
Bristol city council was approached for comment.
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England’s most patriotic street defies Greens to hang St George’s flags
Residents hang bunting for World Cup after council warns to remove ‘unwelcoming’ England flags
Flags of St George's Cross on Torrington Avenue
Bristol city council has said flags will be removed from public property because for ‘health and safety’ reasons Credit: Tom Wren/SWNS
England’s most patriotic street has defied a Green-run council that told them not to put up St George’s flags for the World Cup.
The residents of Torrington Avenue in Bristol have long been known for festooning their road with the flag during international football tournaments.
However, that tradition seemed to be in doubt this year when the Green-controlled council said residents would not be allowed to “fly flags on lampposts or railings or any public property” for “health and safety” reasons.
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Tony Dyer, the council’s leader, warned that flags raised for the World Cup would be taken down and a spokesman for the authority said the flags were not “welcoming”.
Those living on Torrington Avenue in the city’s Knowle West council estate did not put up the flags before England’s 4-2 win in their opening game against Croatia last week.
But the street has now been draped in St George’s Crosses as Thomas Tuchel’s men prepare to play Ghana on Tuesday, with ropes hanging over the road from house to house, adorned with flags for its entire 300m length.
St George's Cross flags hanging on Torrington Avenue
Torrington Avenue residents have said they have hung England flags for international tournaments ‘for generations’ Credit: Tom Wren/SWNS
Riley Han, a 31-year-old resident, told The Times: “This is England, this is our country, and we are entitled to have flags to support our team. It’s a joke. This has been going on for generations.”
Advertisement
Another resident, Linda Pickford, 65, added: “You can’t have Torrington without flags … It brings the community together. They can’t fine everyone for having flags up. The council is getting so pathetic.”
However, George Ferguson, a former mayor of Bristol, said the flags were “chilling”.
“It’s not true patriotism but a deliberate intimidation of minorities,” he said. “Our national flag has, under the guise of supporting England, been captured by those seeking to spread fear.”
The council has not said whether it will take down the flags.
Taking down flags in ‘sensitive locations’
Earlier this month, Mr Dyer urged residents to report anyone who flew the flag from public property on FixMyStreet, a website through which the council is alerted to local problems.
Advertisement
“If you want to display your team’s flag, please put it up in your own home,” he said. “What people cannot do is fly flags on lampposts or railings or any public property.
“Please do not attach anything to lampposts – it causes health and safety issues. If people see flags on public property, they can report them through FixMyStreet. We are currently taking down flags in sensitive locations as a priority and will be reviewing our strategy for removing other flags on our property.”
A spokesman for the council added: “If you want to support your team by flying a flag, please put it up at home, not on lampposts or other public property.
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“By celebrating responsibly and being mindful of others, we can ensure that Bristol remains welcoming, respectful and safe for everyone during the tournament.”
Bristol city council was approached for comment.
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My best bet of the tournament was going to bed after Mbappe’s first. Onward to Tuesday. Tuchel you’re the one. What you Ghana do when we come for you?
6pm Old Man Ronaldo pathetically ponces about while Martinez refuses to take him off and he’s pocketed by Khusanov. Portugal should still have enough @KingHotspur v @Gessa
9pm send him victorious in this all-toon battle for the ages Munse v @ToonArmy1892
Midnight Panama hats aren’t actually from Panama at all @Schlem Boogerman v @Bumps
Graveyard slot Doctor Congo doing all sorts of voodoo on the newly-elected Colombian Prime Minister and mid-transition James Rodriguez assuming he’s not gone full woman yet and is in the squad . Andres Escobar smiling down on @PINKIE v @chinasaint
6pm Old Man Ronaldo pathetically ponces about while Martinez refuses to take him off and he’s pocketed by Khusanov. Portugal should still have enough @KingHotspur v @Gessa
9pm send him victorious in this all-toon battle for the ages Munse v @ToonArmy1892
Midnight Panama hats aren’t actually from Panama at all @Schlem Boogerman v @Bumps
Graveyard slot Doctor Congo doing all sorts of voodoo on the newly-elected Colombian Prime Minister and mid-transition James Rodriguez assuming he’s not gone full woman yet and is in the squad . Andres Escobar smiling down on @PINKIE v @chinasaint