Formby

Two full backs who can't / won't get forward and can't / won't cross doesn't help matters.

Let's hope Jack Harrison has some tricks in his bag because we have zero creativity in the middle. 

14 minutes ago, MikeO said:

Fiji beat Oz

And deservedly so! It should be two wins from two for them, really. 

2 hours ago, Romey 1878 said:

I do love the shouts of wait and see.

I obviously hope those people are right and 777 don't turn out to be what a lot of us fear but if they're wrong it'll be far too fucking late once we wait and see.

I think we should take some heart in the fact they're not called 666 Partners. 

On 13/09/2023 at 16:14, dunlopp9987 said:

Everton 0-3 Arsenal

None

13 hours ago, Boston Toffee said:

Everton 0  Arsenal 2

No one

Top 2 saying we won't even score. 

Tum ti tum...

But I'm with @London Blue on this one.

Everton 2-0 Arsenal

Beto 

4 hours ago, Cornish Steve said:

Very good! Are you using a translator function?

Mollethi yn Kernewek (kernewegva.com) - my go-to website for all things Cornish.

Sowsnek I guessed from the Scottish - Sassenach.

1 hour ago, Palfy said:

I’m not sure what he’s going to do, but I have a feeling I won’t like it. 

He was asking you to kiss his arse (with a derogatory term for an English person thrown in).  

15 hours ago, Cornish Steve said:

Amm dhe'm gwenn, Sowsnek!

He will do no such thing, you villain! 

17 hours ago, Palfy said:

What I want as a Englishman is to have Cornish Steve arrested for treason and taken to the Tower and be headed before he gets an opportunity to scalp Formby

For obvious reasons, I would like the same thing!!! If you park your cart before the tower, Master Palfy, I can throw turnips at him from behind it for good measure.  

16 hours ago, MikeO said:

Something like this you mean?

Can't be! The last time I checked that thread, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were making out. Or was it King Kong and Godzilla?  

On 08/09/2023 at 21:36, Cornish Steve said:

Wow. I wasn't expecting such a lopsided ODI. After maybe ten overs of the NZ innings, it looked like it would be a close game - but England took no more wickets.

England got their own back today, though. 8 for 3 at one stage and finished 226 for 7! Great resilience. Bowlers ripped through NZ. Sets the last two games up very nicely. 

9 hours ago, Palfy said:

I thought they were the Cornish pirates not the Cornish braves. 

Steve's years fighting with the Cherokees came in pretty useful, then!

2 hours ago, Cornish Steve said:

Come a little nearer and I'll scalp your head bald.

Crikey, Steve - that's more intimidating than the haka! 

47 minutes ago, MikeO said:

Always had faith

George Ford eh?

Amazing stuff!

23 hours ago, MikeO said:

Handy start!! First time ever that NZ have been beaten in a WC group match, bodes well.

Allez France! But a long way to go... 

4 hours ago, Cornish Steve said:

I simply uttered "a teffes dhymm nebes nes, my a bylsa dha benn blogh." It didn't warrant the sin bin.

Can we have the translation? 

2 hours ago, MikeO said:

I'll be watching but I'm not overly excited by it, best that England can do is avoid total humiliation.

Up against Argentina tomorrow. That will be a dull affair, I'm sure. I feel confident they can beat Chile, though!

27 minutes ago, Palfy said:

Cornish Pirates 23-29 Bath 

was that a European cup game.  

Yes, @Cornish Steve scored a couple of tries for the home team, then was sinbinned for foul and abusive anti-English sentiment after Bath were awarded a penalty. Pirates ended up losing. 

Anyone else excited? Really looking forward to it. Les Bleus are my pick. Would like any northern hemisphere team to win, though. 

1 hour ago, Palfy said:

I remember watching one summer when it was first shown, loads a people at time were going a round saying “hey Icky” in a scouse accent.  Sadly even myself

I was hoping someone else admitted that before I did! 

I am a Gray fan, ability-wise, but he has messed up here. Best he is gone.

I will remember the moments of real quality he showed us long after the games he went missing in but wish him well elsewhere. 

2 hours ago, Matt said:

That was a scally thing initially, it's really quite pathetic and sad that its become so prominent. True Scouse is a lovely accent.

It certainly wasn't as exaggerated in the dramas of the 70s / 80s that I remember. Both of these capture the accent and spirit of the time very well.

12 minutes ago, patto said:

Gray is well within his rights to criticise Dyche 

Maybe not publicly - unless he knows he's going and there's no way back.

Sheffield United 1-1 Everton

Beto

On 30/08/2023 at 09:55, Matt said:

Sheffield United 2-4 Everton 

Beto hattrick off the bench.

Doesn't that prediction look great! 

Absolutely need him and I am pleased he's still here.