England are dog shite, were over achieving and maybe just maybe we could fluke it and win it ala Chelski..
Then again.....

Genuine contenders no.

Quarter final/Semi final material? Yes. At most.

Mario will send England home

Penalty shoot out. 0-0 after extra time. Balo will take last if he scores he sends us home.

joe saves it

Not a chance of Joe saving it. Mario is the best penalty taker in the world.
[1] Ice runs in his veins.
[2] The ball will go far left or far right. If Hart moves it will go in the opposite corner.
[3] If Hart doesn't move the ball will go in one corner or the other and be in the back of the net before Hart can even move.
[4] Even if the turf is loosened to give Mario a poor foot-hold the ball will be dispatched accurately as he shoots with barely any back lift.

Engerland are absolutely impossible to like on so many, many levels.

Mario vs scotty .. tasty

All this talk about how poor England are playing has brought back fond memories of a certain 1966 World Cup tournament. We started with a dour 0-0 draw with Uruguay, battled hard to overcome Argentina 1-0, rode our luck against Portugal, arguably the best team in the tournament, before eventually coming good in the final against the second best team. It shows that it can be done.

Who is scotty?