It is now time to switch to a new Money AM football blog as the world cup is now over and we all look to the future.....World cup 2010 is over, Bravo Espana, and Forlan, once again and bring on the new season !.....I never expected the last thread to be such a success...thanks all.... so this new one might go on for years without the need to edit the title...we shall see...

Welsh fan showing England fans how to behave

And as reported from New Zealand's tvnz.co.nz

This is how to behave: Wales fans at Euro 2016 form guard of honour for newlyweds


"Video shows a group of Wales fans in Bordeaux form a guard of honour as a pair of French newlyweds walk down a street at the weekend.
The jolly Welsh fans, decked in their national colour red, heartily applaud the bride, wearing traditional white, and her groom.
The couple then posed for a photo with the group as they headed to have their official wedding photos taken, walesonline reports".

Yep - fair play to the welsh and northern irish fans - albeit I still maintain its a small minority of English that take part

The rumour seems to be its those northern monkeys ruining our name

That's shite Joe, southern dickheads who can't take their ale, casuals still living in the seventies. But I do agree it is a small minority :0)

That's all it takes.

And in all fairness Joe your lot along with Spurs , West Ham and Millwall fans aren't exactly angels so blaming the north is a bit rich :)

I'm not sure if the last part Dil should be bitch itch.....anyway....well done Eire...played very well.....hope fans behave in Lens.....

Russia just given a suspended disqualification and 150,000 Euro's fine.

Jack Wiltshire saying " we hate them , and they hate us ." not exactly the best thing to say in the present environment is it .But he's a footballer so i suppose .

Opening fixtures:

13 August:

AFC Bournemouth v Manchester United

Arsenal v Liverpool

Burnley v Swansea City

Chelsea v West Ham United

Crystal Palace v West Bromwich Albion

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur

Hull City v Leicester City

Manchester City v Sunderland

Middlesbrough v Stoke City

Southampton v Watford

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36528203

Who've Villa got?

The Last Rites!

I'll stick my neck out on this but i'd say the Slovaks winning is better for Wales than England . England must go for win V Wales .

Much as I love my sport and supporting England in any competition Watching the brain dead "small" group of English supporters causing trouble in Lille tonight I hope we get kicked out. Even if they don't the Welsh can help do the job tomorrow.

There are brain deads amongst our lot too Martini but for the first time since the 60's Cardiff and Swansea fans are respecting each other and even joining up with England if threatened by Russians.

Russians are living in the 80's but this tournament could be a defining moment for UK fans and the final chapter in the bad old days.

Good luck tomorrow mate , whoever wins it our job is to dump those Russian tw*ts out of the tournament by beating them on Monday.

From the BBC : (Vince is head of Cardiff City Supporters Club too)

Euro 2016: 'No threat' of Wales-England fan violence
15 June 2016 Last updated at 13:34 BST
The potential for violence between Wales and England football supporters has "disappeared with the threat from Russians", according to a fans' group spokesman.
Vince Alm, of the Football Supporters' Federation Cymru, is in Lille ahead of the teams' meeting in nearby Lens on Thursday.
Fears have been raised as Russia and Slovakia fans are also there ahead of their match in the city on Wednesday.
Mr Alm said that Welsh and English fans had been "drinking through the night", singing and "partying together".
He said there has been "no issues", adding: "The potential for a flashpoint disappeared with the threat from the Russians."
Max Evans reports.

It seems it is only a small group causing some disturbance......problem is they drink themselves daft....no tickets probably for the game.....no money or very little...nowhere to stay....at home perhaps no job....it becomes a social problem, but from what I can see : it's no worse than Dutch or German football matches that go on all season...even France now and again has a little trouble from rival clubs.......still they are a pain in the neck when they are keeping everybody awake at night in Lille center....

Dil - I keep pressing the 'update' button on post 5041. It's broken.

England deserved to win, no doubt......can top the group now if they win against the Slovaks......the three lions team have the quality to make it to the semis.....

Not exactly what you want to see is it Roy Hodgsons face during a match , don't know why they show it so much .