Off Topic International Break Thread

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Reece James has been replaced by Nico O'Reilly due to injury.
That leaves Spence as the only right-back in the squad, which isn't ideal for us.
 
littleDinosaurLuke said:
So another break when the season’s barely started.
Am I alone in feeling intense disappointment when the PL fixtures end on Sunday evening and we have the best part of 2 weeks to wait for another game?
And I am alone in caring little about how England will scrape past inferior opponents unconvincingly in the intervening period?
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You are not alone
 
littleDinosaurLuke said:
So another break when the season’s barely started.
Am I alone in feeling intense disappointment when the PL fixtures end on Sunday evening and we have the best part of 2 weeks to wait for another game?
And I am alone in caring little about how England will scrape past inferior opponents unconvincingly in the intervening period?
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Your next fixture's Liverpool. Be careful what you wish for! <laugh>
They have been **** though, to be fair. Very fortunate results given the performances.
Tough run of games coming up, too.
 
PleaseNotPoll said:
Your next fixture's Liverpool. Be careful what you wish for! <laugh>
They have been **** though, to be fair. Very fortunate results given the performances.
Tough run of games coming up, too.
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Gives them time to regroup.
And for Utd to implode.
A break would certainly seem to be of greater benefit to them to try to end their recent cycle of defeats.
I can’t think of a solution to the scheduling problems (ditto cricket, which has similar issues), but surely there must be some better way?
And if 48 teams qualify, a lot of the jeopardy is removed from qualification, so are all these games necessary and desirable?
 
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littleDinosaurLuke said:
So another break when the season’s barely started.
Am I alone in feeling intense disappointment when the PL fixtures end on Sunday evening and we have the best part of 2 weeks to wait for another game?
And I am alone in caring little about how England will scrape past inferior opponents unconvincingly in the intervening period?
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Nope, you are not. And one of them is a friendly....
 
littleDinosaurLuke said:
Gives them time to regroup.
And for Utd to implode.
A break would certainly seem to be of greater benefit to them to try to end their recent cycle of defeats.
I can’t think of a solution to the scheduling problems (ditto cricket, which has similar issues), but surely there must be some better way?
And if 48 teams qualify, a lot of the jeopardy is removed from qualification, so are all these games necessary and desirable?
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Next year has no October break, but an extended September one, instead:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq5jl744pwpo

Still ****, obviously.
 
littleDinosaurLuke said:
So another break when the season’s barely started.
Am I alone in feeling intense disappointment when the PL fixtures end on Sunday evening and we have the best part of 2 weeks to wait for another game?
And I am alone in caring little about how England will scrape past inferior opponents unconvincingly in the intervening period?
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I’m with you there.

Especially as Spurs aren’t losing most games atm and Tuchel just doesn’t suit being England manager imo.

I’ll enjoy the World Cup but all the qualifying and nations league feels a chore to watch.
 
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KingHotspur said:
I’m with you there.

Especially as Spurs aren’t losing most games atm and Tuchel just doesn’t suit being England manager imo.

I’ll enjoy the World Cup but all the qualifying and nations league feels a chore to watch.
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Yeah, about that: last week FIFA meekly mentioned that a few matches will air in Europe post-midnight, having neglected to mention this minor detail in the years prior

And that's ignoring the other obvious reason the World Cup is going the resemble the London Beer Flood of 1814, if it was a sewage plant that exploded rather than a brewery...
 
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Kudus, Simons, van de Ven, Porro, Bergvall, Romero, Johnson, Davies, Vicario, Udogie, Spence, Palhinha, Danso, Richarlison, Sarr and... Bissouma?
Well, isn't that interesting?
 
Some international fixtures:

England:
Wales (H) Thursday 9th October 7.45pm. Friendly. ITV.
Latvia (A) Tuesday 14th October 7.45pm WCQ. ITV.

Scotland:
Greece (H) Thursday 9th October 7.45pm. WCQ. BBC2.
Belarus (H) Sunday 12th October 5pm. WCQ. BBC2.

Wales:
England (A) Thursday 9th October 7.45pm. Friendly. ITV.
Belgium (H) Monday 13th October 7.45pm. WCQ. BBC3.

Republic of Ireland:
Portugal (A) Saturday 11th October 7.45pm. WCQ. Amazon Prime.
Armenia (H) Tuesday 14th October 7.45pm. WCQ. Amazon Prime.

Northern Ireland:
Slovakia (H) Friday 10th October 7.45pm. WCQ. BBC2.
Germany (H) Monday 13th October 7.45pm. WCQ. BBC2.
 
Archie Gray starts for England U21s, which is on Youtube at 5pm:
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Hearing that Bissouma got injured (again) playing for Mali yesterday...<doh>

FFS! Gets sidelined for repeated lateness, picks up an injury training before he gets back in the squad and now is injured playing in an international game.

Getting him off the books is going to be a challenge, isn't it!
 
Left on the Shelf said:
Hearing that Bissouma got injured (again) playing for Mali yesterday...<doh>

FFS! Gets sidelined for repeated lateness, picks up an injury training before he gets back in the squad and now is injured playing in an international game.

Getting him off the books is going to be a challenge, isn't it!
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Add to that him wanting to stay in the UK for a year to qualify for a passport, meaning it's highly unlikely we'll be able to banish him to The Oilfields come January
 
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