I see football in America has arrived at the 1970’s
Copamerica final delayed by fans rushing the gates to get in free and arrests.
Does not bode well for the World Cup and a serious media silence.
Concacaf Final was an utter clusterfuck
https://x.com/brennanjp/status/1812679514415092074?t=NRTffdYbKxwP2TQ46OVFSQ&s=19
Small reference to this on BBC news
Just before anyone pops on the rose tinted spectacles remember Southgate would have played Harry Maguire, instead of Guehi, if he was fit.
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Gareth…my Gareth…you’ll be Soooooo missed. 
Shame - he has done more for the mens national squad than everyone since Ramsey - we expect to be in finals now - before we were nervous about getting out of the groups
I would happily take him as Director of Football at saints
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The never-ending saga.
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They are going to be so fucked
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Pray all you want, but they’ll slither out of it. They always do.
I’m probably very late to realising this (my caveat being that I care very little for football north of the border) but what kind of ungodly mess is the scottish league format? Phase 1 and phase 2, league splits in 2 after 33 games, can’t go up or down in 2nd phase regardless of points? As if scottish football wasn’t bad enough 
That’s so Rangers Celtic and Aberdoom can never be relegated or only on a technicality of going bankrupt every 10 years or so.
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Mate Paul moved up thrre goes to watch Stirling Albion most weeks.
Loves it
We have Cardiff away in the League cup
Russell Martin (Southampton)
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Russell Martin led Southampton to promotion in his first season in charge at St Mary’s
There were a lot of similarities between Martin and Maresca last season.
Both were appointed in the summer, both had their passing-based style criticised by swathes of the support - and both led their teams to promotion from the Championship.
Former Scotland defender Martin, who left Swansea for Southampton a year ago, took the Saints up through the play-offs.
Unlike Maresca who left for Chelsea, Martin signed a new three-year deal at St Mary’s this summer.
“I know possession won’t win you games,” said Martin after beating Leeds in the Wembley final.
“But it is a vehicle for us to give ourselves the best opportunity to show the best version of ourselves.”
The former MK Dons boss led the Saints to a club-record 25-game unbeaten run from September to February.
Former Southampton midfielder Jo Tessem, now a BBC Radio Solent summariser, said: "He used the style of football perfectly for the players that he has got in the squad.
“He will need to be a bit smarter with his style next season.”
BBC Wales football correspondent Rob Phillips said Martin “finally confirmed that zealous adherence to his possession-based football principles can bring success” after polarising the Swansea fans during his two years there.
Off the field, 38-year-old Martin speaks out about the environment, co-owns a vegan restaurant and is interested in Buddhism.
I can’t understand why his wife fucked off. 
