Where is everyone at with this World Cup? Some utter nonsense going on around it but for me, I’ll always love it.
Would just love to see us in it once in my lifetime. #GAWA
FT: France 🇫🇷 3-1 Northern Ireland
A tremendous effort from our young lads against the best team on the planet.
Thoughts? Will read some out on podcast. #GAWA
HT: France 🇫🇷 1-0 Northern Ireland
Right, let’s take a breath! They are bloody marvellous. We’ve done well to keep the score down.
We’ve played some excellent football and created chances at times. Nervy at times, but far better than lumping it to big Josh.
Jim Magilton, referring to the French squad, has just asked Louis Saha "do they get on?"
Then, worried that the idiom might not translate, added "are they pal-y?"
Never change.
CONFIRMED: Northern Ireland team to face France 🇫🇷
P. Charles
Hume - McConville - Brown
Spencer - S. Charles - McCann - Devenny
Kelly - Donley - Price
#GAWA
What constitutes a good result tonight, against the best team in the world 🙈
I think given we are without Bradley, Ballard, Atcheson, Devlin at the back, 3 or 4-0 would be par.
Would quite like to see something in midfield/attack though, given we have everyone available. #GAWA
What would you like to see tomorrow? People won’t like this, but I feel like he might go with an out-and-out centre forward in Reid… my prediction:
P. Charles
Hume - McConville - Brown
Spencer - S. Charles - McCann - Devenny
Donley - Reid - Price
#GAWA 🇫🇷
I’d say unlikely Galbraith starts given those 10 minutes on Thursday is the first time he’s played since March.
Hume and McCann well rested and their grit will be important.
Can’t see any of the really young lads in from the start but then Michael is full of surprises. #GAWA
Weird but wonderful stat I’ve found reading World Soccer’s outstanding World Cup preview:
Aside from the shock inclusion of 34 year old Neymar, no player in the Brazil 🇧🇷 World Cup squad has scored more international goals than Josh Magennis.