I think we could win this, we need to take Roy at his word and attack and not put out a team that is more worried about how the opposition play. This is a young squad and should be full of ambition, they just need to be let loose.
I agree Lallana hasn't had a great season, but he always plays well for England and he is a very creative and technical player which would suit us well, we haven't brought an awful lot of pacey player to the tournament this year. We would lose defensive shape against the bigger teams with Sturridge. It would be a perfect role for Ox had he been fit. I agree on Vardy, but I don't like Sterling so I was trying to edge him out of the team.
Not at my place I'm putting a TV up for the staff and allowing a beer/wine each. Rather them turn up than call in sick. At least this way we can enjoy it together!
I can see it now at work. We will be watching the game with some of the punters. England get a penalty, and then suddenly the screens will switch for the 2:32 at bloody gruff park
The rewards of being your own boss! I'm going to cram in jobs and do late days in the first half of the week, then take Thursday afternoon off! Although for some reason the score 1-1 is stuck in my head for that one, which would be a bit disappointing. I really don't get the feeling we will beat them.
There's this wonderful new thing that employers offer employees these days, it's called 'Holiday Entitlement', Google it!! I myself have taken advantage of this step forward in Workers' Rights to take the day off to watch said match!! Hope this helps!
I remember a similar mid-afternoon kick off on a work day for England's first game in the France World Cup 1998. We were playing Tunisia. I was working in London and our boss basically said tools down and off to the pub at about 2pm. We squeezed into our local boozer in time to see the beginning of the BBC's show, with the camera zooming in on Des Lynam. He looks up from his papers and says to the camera, "shouldn't you be at work?".... Cue massive cheers from a packed pub!
I recall similar in the 2002 World Cup in Japan/South Korea. Working in Virgin Wines call centre at the time, the old Jarrold's Mill on Whitefriars, opposite the back of the magistrates court. England vs Argentina, afternoon kick off But the management and supervisors knew the entire country would be watching and so 'volunteered' to man the phones for the duration of the match. So most of us buggered off down to Green's leisure centre on Barrack St, who had a big pull-down screen...and cold beer Beckham won it with a penalty kick.
I did this for my staff in the 90's can't remember which year now but the agreement was, as the kickoffs were early mornings we would get breakfasts in, Bacon tools mainly, and have a telly in the meeting room. Work hours would be made up over the coming weeks. We got reported for not having a TV licence!! So had to abandon it!
Only one problem there Welly, nearly all of our staff handed in a holiday slip so it was vetoed as the boss, for obvious reasons, didn't want to be accused of favouritism
I was in Sydney by then. That game was a perfect sunny late afternoon kick off here. My sister text messaged me after Beckham's goal to let me know i'd become an uncle too.
I finish work at 1.45PM and home before 2pm so not a problem for me, but I booked next week off work not realising that's when the tournament is on, so a bit of luck.
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The Irish Song is a good one: http://www.joe.ie/sport/lyrics-irel...ull-for-you-to-learn-off-for-the-euros/548438
