"Football is coming home." Topic

After that rollercoaster ride and actually winning a penalty shoot out is wargaming taking a backburner ?
Sat gaming is off as it's time to bash those Swedes.
No painting , beers in , lucky y fronts ,
ENGLAND EXPECTS.

I'm torn. I'm Canadian, my dad was English but my mum is Swedish-American… who to root for?!?

I am a Scot, so I have a game arranged for Saturday.

I'm a Scot but not a bitter one😊

Just don't get over-excited, England. Getting this far with an unfancied team and without the usual over-hyped press coverage is a success in itself. Don't look beyond the next game.

DBDD

On, on, you noble English!

Wasn't there a report in the press recently that established that the earliest football rules and regulations were published in Scotland.

You guys meant to say "Soccer"

I heard China originated football.

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Hi Jim Duncan ,
I read that report it was commissioned by we crankie Willie Sturgeon on behalf of the SNP .
Part of operation iron bru.
Football is certainly a British invented sport.

20th Maine
Certainly there have been ancient cultures that have played some form ball game but this has no relevance or influence on what football is today a 19c invention.

Actually Dynaman8789 Soccer is an English expression from the 1870's. At the time there was Association Football and Rugby Football. Players shortened them to Soccer and Rugger.

JimDuncanUK – Oldest known Soccer rules date from 1824 and were found in Edinburgh.
Oldest club still playing a form of soccer very close to today's game is Sheffield FC who were formed in 1857.
Scots – we'll find a way to cock it up so be patient.

Nothing at all against the Swedes, who are good folks, but I do hope England manages this one. As others have said, the fact that they got this far is already a tremendous achievement.

The rules for Association Football were created in England. There really is no argument here. That's not to say other rules involving kicking a ball about have not existed of course. In fact we invented most good games played today.

I do not care now if any of the following win
Brazil
France
Belgium
England
Croatia
Uruguay
Sweden

2002 – we get through to the quarter finals, everyone loses their minds, we get battered in the next match and crash out.

2006 – we get through to the quarter finals, everyone loses their minds, we get battered in the next match and crash out.

2018 – well, let's just say I'm not holding my breath. The British Grand Prix though – that's another matter…

Good job its only a game!!!!

Vindaloo , Fat Less
World in motion, New Order
and off course the classic timeless
3 Lions ,
The soundtrack to today's painting output . Are they the greatest football/sports songs ever written?

My old mate Archie McSporran ( collects Jacobite 28mm) prefers
" All'ys Army " arguing it's a far better recording.
Don't quite see it myself but everyone to their own.

its coming home…nuff said

Forgive my ignorance, but what does 'Football is coming home' actually mean? – was it ever away?

It just sounds like gibberish to me!

its the lyrics from the 1996 Three Lions song…

Cheers Eric, that's what I thought!- meaningless!!!!

I am leaning towards Croatia. It's a fun sport to watch, especially when it gets to the kick offs (What happens after regulation and overtime play). Very tense and I couldn't imagine what was going through the players mind when it comes time to kick.

Blimey that's another week coming up of no gaming as we have the semi final on Wednesday.
I had a primed unit of Nap line but pollocks to it .
The nation is going bonkers so enjoy the ride .

Mr Herkybird .
"Football is coming home, " is about emotions. It's the pain we have endured for generations and hope of a second coming .It was never meant to be grammatically correct. It's from the heart .
To bring the World Cup/Euro back to England the birthplace of the global game.

Well put Terry Naylor.

Strange. It's gone quiet