Match Day Thread General matchday thread.

Can't sleep, **** knows what I'm going to do.

 

Marcus Rashford statement

“I don't even know where to start and I don't even know how to put into words how I'm feeling at this exact time. I've had a difficult season, I think that's been clear for everyone to see and I probably went into that final with a lack of confidence. I've always backed myself for a penalty but something didn't feel quite right. During the long run up I was saving myself a bit of time and unfortunately the result was not what I wanted.

I felt as though I had let my team-mates down. I felt as if I'd let everyone down. A penalty was all I'd been asked to contribute for the team. I can score penalties in my sleep so why not that one? It's been playing in my head over and over since I struck the ball and there's probably not a word to quite describe how it feels. Final. 55 years. 1 penalty. History. All I can say is sorry.

I wish it had of gone differently. Whilst I continue to say sorry I want to shout out my team-mates. This summer has been one of the best camps I've ever experienced and you've all played a role in that. A brotherhood has been built that is unbreakable. Your success is my success. Your failures are mine.

I've grown into a sport where I expect to read things written about myself. Whether it be the colour of my skin, where I grew up, or, most recently, how I decide to spend my time off the pitch. I can take critique of my performance all day long, my penalty was not good enough, it should have gone in, but I will never apologise for who I am and where I came from.

I've felt no prouder moment than wearing those three lions on my chest and seeing my family cheer me on in a crowd of 10s of thousands. I dreamt of days like this.

The messages I've received today have been positively overwhelming and seeing the response in Withington had me on the verge of tears. The communities that always wrapped their arms around me continue to hold me up. I'm Marcus Rashford, 23-year-old black man from Withington and Wythenshawe, South Manchester. If I have nothing else I have that.

“For all the kind messages, thank you. I'll be back strong. We'll be back stronger.”

So much class

I'm prouder of this bloke more now than I was before the tournament.

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Boom!

 

She's getting pelters due to his response. Good job.

 

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Love the avatar btw

 

Goes down as a flounce.

Not606 rules

 

The 90s was a unique time really, for English football, and street culture generally. Since then we've regressed a bit.

Mostly, the problem is spanners who can't hold their drink. In the 90s the same ****s would have been E'd up and hugging everyone.

 

you can tell him that when he gets back

Mornin bro

 

Quite a few disappear when the footy finishes.

 

He knows already

Marnin’ btw

wha gwan today bro ?

 

still trying to get my head around that run up by Rashford apart from that all good bru…wet and muggy here today…sticky work

 

I don't like the idea of having a pre defined list at all tbh. Everyone should practice them so everyone has a spot and then you should see who fancies it in the heat of moment imo.

 

I don't understand why people get into these arguments, I suggest putting each other on ignore if you dislike each other that much. Can't be good for you getting into such intense arguments.

 

Not in the middle of the day surely

I don't think the behaviour of those morons was all down to drink tbh. Most weren't drunk and I'd go as far as to say it's the other way round - they need the drink to have the balls to behave like ****s. Scum the lot of them.

 

We're a nation full of ****s and a nation full of drinkers which isn't a great mix. It's been said by police that we don't really get hooligans with England anymore. It's more anti social behaviour and so called 'lad culture' - you'll see people acting in such ways across city centres every weekend.

Think there was far more trouble after losing in 96 then there was on Sunday. I was actually surprised yesterday morning when I woke up to no reports of widespread trouble. Hopefully the ****s who forced entry and fought stewards etc are identified.

 

Having an official day to stop Covid restrictions was a genius idea, the aftermath will be spectacular.

 

Did find it funny that all day Sunday would be getting pictures/videos of people climbing on traffic lights with their tops off smashing loads of bag, being pissed right up and smashing up their own towns/cities and then got sent one of Rome and they were all just happy chilling

 

He is a real role model. But the way people covered up the horrible racist slur on his picture shows that the racists will never win.

 

There's a lot of truth to that. I was just thinking I could be pissed but I wouldn't be looking to start attacking stewards and Italians - more likely hoping just to find my seat tbh

Yeh I said earlier maybe I have a romanticised view of '96 so was wondering if anyone remembers it differently. I was in and around London at the time and I don't remember the trouble after the loss at all tbh. Of course with social media and "global 24/7 news" you can see it moreso now.

 

True words bro