Well done to the DRC - now let’s see England bucking the trend of the “big” team drawing with the minor one…

Pete - I’ve just searched back through my own posts back for 10 pages, then I got bored of reading them - I didn’t find a single example of me commenting on someone else’s political post. Please let me know if you find one I’ve missed. Kite - I’ll try to avoid that if you prefer, but as I usually agree with things you say, I might forget from time to time, and I was genuinely interested in your upcoming trip to Bali, etc, and I honestly do hope you enjoy that.

Evening, Mr Kite.

I honestly don't know why you have to comment on my posts at all. Maybe just pass on by?

Why does Roy Keane always look like he's got a wasp up his nose?

48 is the mistake, if they wanted more, go to 16 groups of 4 and the top two of each group progress, second placed teams playing winners. And have two games in the preliminary groups on simultaneously.

If political posts don't bother you at all, don't comment every time one appears.

It is a good job that FIFA ignored those moaners moaning about the expansion of the World Cup. Qatar, Cape Verde and now DR Congo get their first WC points. And previous expansions have seen Morocco and Japan being proper WC nations who will give you a game

Look at Ronaldo - is he gonna cry again…?

OI - indeed.

Well done DRC!

If you post here and aren't Paddington, some other poster here dislikes you and wishes you wouldn't post. Worth remembering before getting in too much of a row.

Kite - your post wasn’t political, and I have said MULTIPLE times that it doesn’t bother me at all (read back if you’ve forgotten). I’m unsure which bit of the wink you don’t understand - if I’d meant it the other way, I’d have obviously used exclamation marks. Thanks for the instruction to stop commenting on political posts - I hadn’t realised that I now must take my orders from you, but here we are… Now, let’s all get on nicely and enjoy the England game together 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

No way does a silly emoji excuse you. That was Martin Drake's modus operandi, so quit commenting on political posts

Kite - again (for the nth time…) the “wink emoji” (or whatever you want to call it) at the end of my comment should have made it 1,000,000% clear that I was NOT in fact calling you out for a political post, but was pointing out that basically “be careful or someone might call that a political post”. I’m very sorry if that didn’t register with you - I didn’t see it as a political post, HENCE the wink, again… I agree with almost everything you say on here, and I’m sorry that one was totally missed/misinterpreted - genuinely sorry.

Get the Um Bongo’s down lads.

Portugal 78% possession and 2 shots, Congo 22% and six shots

a4e, you seem to be the arbitor on what is and what isn't a political post. How is the mention of an MP who resigned in Makerfield a political post. Please explain

..-. --- is what I will be signalling during tennis fortnight. Bastards are only carrying either rich bastards, or strawberries. Why helichoppers can't fly higher so's we don't hear them is anyone's guess.

I live near wittering, cambridgeshire and when low flying is going on the local newspapers and radio are informed

Oh, the look on Goofy's face when the oppo scored. Well worth the wait.

Just read this about Buster Mottram: “In November 2008, Mottram was expelled from the UK Independence Party (UKIP) after attempting to broker an electoral pact with the British National Party. UKIP leader Nigel Farage said there were "no circumstances whatsoever" in which UKIP would do a deal with the BNP” - quite something really, and that’s NOT a political post, it’s just biographical background to inform anyone who doesn’t remember Buster Mottram. Interesting character by the sounds of it….

Pads I didn’t have the thumb stamina for Morse for “f off we’re trying to get some effing sleep”

Ah ok I saw that comment but didn’t link it. Ta!

TF, I didn’t miss your question. It was answered yesterday evening