Bill

Unbelievable

Are you serious?

Seems Hagi has signed on until June 2026.

That was some comeback from the wreckage of the first half. Well done everyone in a blue shirt tonight. The changes at halftime with Jack then Davis steadying the defence was impressive and a good start from Beale.

It's sad to see the captain is still carrying that injury

Exactly. He CAN play but for some reason (such as loss of confidence) he hasn’t delivered for ages. Will new management change that?

Sensible tactics.

It's too cold and too far for me tonight and I don't usually agree with this kind of thing but this one seems appropriate.

Is it a secret how long Hagi has contracted for?

To see if Mr Beale has made any impression these last 2 weeks all we need to do is watch Kamara, who has been utterly feckless for months. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a different Kamara tonight. If so, it beggars the question, why has he been short-changing us for so long.

Looks good ... apart from Morelos. I just hope this doesn't mean Colak is injured.

The real final will be fought out in TV studios by commentators and pundits fawning over Mbappe and Messi and vying for World Cup’s arse licker supreme.

Frankly, I'm not sure who I believe. Players and managers are adept at covering their own backs.

Strange there's no mention of how long this extension is for.

Croatia 2 - 0 Morocco Argentina 1 - 2 France JOKER

Do you mean "hasn't played enough games"? 😉

Stop it. There're people here who will think you're serious.

I'm slightly surprised no one had the good sense to ask Tavernier why he spent the last two months playing like a sedated spaniel. Because no one needs to pick up their performances more than our illustrious captain. Starting tomorrow against Hibs.

Toby Young is a good bloke. His best asset is the ease with which he triggers leftist foot soldiers but his intervention in the sad underwhelming world of QPR is best ignored.

I hope the other new contract is Ryan Jack. Still the best midfielder at the club.

The greatest player of all time? Every generation seems to have had its Messi and they were all claimed to be the greatest player ever to play the game. The truth of course is that none of them were. They were all just great players of their time, nothing more, all comparisons utterly meaningless. The fact that the usual suspects are always prolific goal scorers and that great defenders or goalkeepers are never seen as contenders should confirm the utter futility of the notion of the greatest-ever player. I'm fairly sure Pele, Maradona, Ronaldo, Messi or Mbappe wouldn't be lauded if they weren't goal scoring forwards.

The biggest surprise for me has been realising how good an idea it is to hold the WC tournament in December or possibly January. We were all told this WC would be a moral and organisational disaster, how wrong they were. Also, having heard that not a single England supporter was arrested in Qatar, perhaps we should hold every WC in a country with authoritarian regimes 😄

For some reason this WC seems to have run its course for me. I couldn't raise the enthusiasm to watch beyond the penalty tonight and drifted off to do other things. I think it's because once more we will have no new winner and it will yet again be won by one of the same countries that always wins the trophy. From domestic leagues all over the world to the World Cup itself, success in football is the preserve of the very few and it's as boring and inevitable as hell. I absolutely enjoyed the cricket from Pakistan though.