MikeM

I'm torn, it would be epic to see England finally achieve the sporting holy grail and lay the ghosts of 66 to rest once and for all - on the other side, I win £35 if France win it. Still, it's only a Semi final at the moment, so realism hat firmly in place.

While I'm starting to believe we might just do it - I've been around the block a few times with England, and nothing is ever certain. We need to deal with each game as it comes, underestimate Sweden and we'll be on the plane home before you can say "it's coming".

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England - snatching mediocrity from the jaws of victory since 66.

Played WWE2K18 for the first time since January I think.

True. There's also the political situation developing with Messi's influence over Argentina - supposedly he and Javier Mascherano were basically picking the team. After a disastrous tournament, I strongly suspect that there will be a massive inquiry and stock take of the national team - and that possibly the new regime may see phasing Messi out as a necessary step to improving. I've read that in Argentina, Messi is not actually as universally loved as you'd assume he would be. A lot of people supposedly (according to the article I saw) see him as being more Spanish, as he's lived there since a teenager. With Ronaldo, I think it would be much harder for Portugal to let him go, and he'd be more likely to even be included as a squad player - for his experience alone. Portugal generally seem to field older players longer than some other countries. Quaresma is in his mid thirties I think.

"I suddenly heard the voices of a thousand advertisers cry out in terror, and were suddenly silenced". Ronnie's got one more World Cup tournament in him, I don't think Messi has. I dunno, he'll be 37 then and Messi will be 35. Messi is more likely to have another in him If it were normal players then I'd agree with you, but Ronaldo is a phenomenal athlete and I think there's more chance he's still in good shape come 2022. Ronaldo is also far more likely to be able to adapt his game as he loses his physical pace, and can operate as an Ibrahimovic type #9 striker. With Messi, I think he relies more on his pace and stamina.

"I suddenly heard the voices of a thousand advertisers cry out in terror, and were suddenly silenced". Ronnie's got one more World Cup tournament in him, I don't think Messi has.

Romelu in Beast Mode in this thing, hope he saves some goals for United

Batman Return to Arkham Asylum. God I HATE the Scarecrow levels. I'd much rather have thugs to face and gargoyles to do inverted takedowns from - proper Batman takedown tactics.

MGSV is only £7 on PS shop - I'm getting it next Friday, I miss it.

As an Englishman I take no delight in the shambolic world cup display of Argentina. Not one iota. As a Ronaldo fan, I am drinking in the abject failure of Lionel Messi to do anything while Ronny is banging in goals for fun. Also at this rate, Marcos Rojo will be back in Manchester by the weekend, can have a holiday and then be ready for the plane to Los Angeles with the lads.

Sadly, Johnny's NBA trials didn't go as well as he expected.

Did anyone else laugh when the commentators talked about "Kane being wrestled in the box"? I had this mental image of Tunisia's defence being chokeslammed throught the penalty spot.

England should have wrapped this up with the chances they've created. It's usually these types of games that bite you in the ass.

Be very interested to see if Mexico can put in a shift like that again. Workrate was amazing.

Germany might struggle comparatively today, they're not traditionally fast starters, but they tend to hit form when it matters.

Thankfully he saves this form for Spain. Cristiano Ronaldo is the God of football.

Yep, I'm on the hype train for this one now.

Batman Return to Arkham Asylum. Damn, I'd forgotten how much fun this is. Separating one minion and getting his heart rate to "terrified". Also just completed Transformers: Devastation. Superb game.

The final is set to take place at MetLife Stadium in New York. I'm guessing the Semi Finals would be in places like Atlanta, Seattle, Toronto and Miami. With the exception of Atlanta, Toronto and Seattle, I don't see any MLS stadia really being used - as their capacities are probably too low for World Cup venues.

There was a superb docu/drama about Freddie on Channel 5 it was called "The Great Pretender", and it didn't pull any punches about his lifestyle, or his illness. 1:43 STARSCREAM!!! They look a lot more in keeping with the G1 characters, maybe this can salvage the franchise - although it looks a bit sappy in that trailer. Presumably this is a reboot from Bayformers?

I've always said that Bryan May's guitar work is every bit as responsible for Queen's sound, as Freddie's vocals. As for Freddie having HIV - Maybe they're saving that for a sequel? We don't yet know (I assume) where this movie's story ends. It would be a huge omission in my book, because it was so important - Freddie wrote and performed so many poignant songs as a result of his battle, and ultimately I think his bravery and battle against basically a death sentence, is a huge part of Freddie's mythos - you can see how ill he is in videos like "I'm going slightly mad" and again for me, it adds something haunting to the videos and the song. I do agree that it would be nice to tell the whole Queen story, rather than just Freddie's - again, maybe they'll visit that in the future.

Wow this is the first I'm hearing of this. Big fan of both Queen and Freddie Mercury so I'll definitely be checking this out. Not heard much about it, but like you I'm a huge Queen / Freddie fan so I'm looking forward to it. Rami certainly looks the part.

Any good? Still playing Watchdogs II, just so much better than the first one. Transformers Devastation is still giving me great gameplay as well. Plus I've just got an Option File for PES18 that has given me all the National team squads and kits, so I'm having fun playing random exhibition matches.