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Right, but there is a difference between out of form players being picked because of supposed big tournament mentality and out of form and in terminal decline players (Sterling, Rashford while he stays at ManU).

Though there probably is something in what you're saying too. Southgate to ManU may be playing a part too if there's any truth in it. Robson abandoned his cageyness in what he knew was his last tournament in '90 and almost went all the way. That's the problem with England managers - the bar has been set so low for so long that historically they've known that making the QF will probably keep them in the job so have tended towards cageyness.

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Chelsea were actually really good at times this year and were a proper striker, a full back, and Caicedo becoming good away from a real run imo.

People mocked them a lot for results but they were miles better than their first half of season and better than us/Villa too imo

Yes + injury luck.

Maybe I'm giving too much credit to the front-office but no way this is one of those "results are not good enough, let's get a new manager bump" sacking else they'd have reacted at half the season not after 5 good wins in a row.

Sounds like they must have disagreed on the way forward.

Anyway, stupid as ****, I hope they did not give him a 7 year contract too

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Shall we do a Euros sweepstake if there's enough interest? Payouts for 1st/2nd and worst team so if you get England you still have a chance of winning something

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Shall we do a Euros sweepstake if there's enough interest? Payouts for 1st/2nd and worst team so if you get England you still have a chance of winning something

Stakes? I'm in for up to £100.

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Are Chelsea really going for the Ipswich Town fella ? When we went for Rodgers at least he had a midtable finish in the top tier.

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Lol

De Zerbi in surely

Seems a bad fit. Obviously a decent manager, but pretty combustible.

With Chelsea's set-up, they clearly just need someone to come in a coach the players for a year or two and have little/no input into transfers in or out, and that isn't De Zerbi.

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poch sacked. lolsea.

Good that they’ve got rid to nip their resurgence in the bud.

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pfft

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Stakes? I'm in for up to £100.

I was thinking more tenner each for a £320 pot, doubt we will get 32 so if we can get 16 and have 2 teams each

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I'm in for sweeps

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I was thinking more tenner each for a £320 pot, doubt we will get 32 so if we can get 16 and have 2 teams each

Tenner works, I'm US so will pay relevant fees assuming most people are UK.

Was worried you were going to suggest 300 quid or something lol

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In for tenner sweeps

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Go on then. In

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5 in so far

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Shall we do a Euros sweepstake if there's enough interest? Payouts for 1st/2nd and worst team so if you get England you still have a chance of winning something

In!

The Chelsea I know and hate would of course sack their manager somewhat unjustifiably, but then they’d be immediately linked to taking someone from Juve, Real Madrid, etc. Now I’m Googling Ipswich Town ffs. Lol Boehly.

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Originally Posted by POGcrazy94

I was thinking more tenner each for a £320 pot, doubt we will get 32 so if we can get 16 and have 2 teams each

math wrong

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I read it as £10 a team with 16 players, 2 teams each.

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Yeah I doubt we will get 32 entrants so 16 players with 2 teams each £20 total

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pfft

If King Charles is 24th, Henry VIII (1509) is the first.

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Yeah I doubt we will get 32 entrants so 16 players with 2 teams each £20 total

You do know there are only 24 teams in it, right?

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Good that they’ve got rid to nip their resurgence in the bud.

It is a relief really. As per the BAIDS theorem they made one of the worst moves possible.

Also in for the sweeps

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You do know there are only 24 teams in it, right?

Oh is there? Hahaha oops

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WTF, Kompany is favourite for the Bayern Munich job

Looks like this is happening, make it make sense.

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Looks like this is happening, make it make sense.

Speaks German, that's about it

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