Football

The local club used to have a Croatian coach.

There's no value at the bookies for England.

@aggi breggsit innit.

FiveThirtyEight also have England as favourites, and they're not a bookies... https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-world-cup-predictions/matches/

They update the graphs live as well, which is often almost as exciting as watching the match

I got 10/1 for them loosing the final.

Come on England.

The bookies seem to be backing England. Which is a pleasant surprise

Bookmaking odds depend, primarily, upon the money being wagered rather than any form of evaluation of form. As a consequence Odds for England will always be more optimistic than form would call for as fans’ optimism is reflected in bets and therefore the odds.

If bookmakers operated on the same basis everywhere, you would be best off using a Croatian bookmaker for a bet on England.

Edit/Andy beat me to it.

But we are the favourites. Stop with your project fear.

I'm stock-piling football. In case it doesn't come home after all.

Surely an equal amount of pessimism.
Although there does always seem like a home sway in the market.

Can I give up the thread trope of statto now please?

Well that won't happen.

Jorge valdano, putting into words my love and admiration for Luka Modric

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/11/luka-modric-croatia-world-cup-england-miracle-worker?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

I see ITV are doing their very best to turn the whole match into a cringe fest with loss of ‘celebrity’ video messages about something coming home.

We always play shit on ITV, they should take the TV rights off them forever if we lose tonight.

Expecting total silence on here tbh.

Excited.

Has Mike made a prediction yet?

Get in!!!

Madly open for a game this early.

Does Sterling never play on, and always cry for the whistle?

How many chances does Lovren get before a yellow?

How did that not go in?

Get in Kieran. Had the fear when Ashley young stood over the ball.

No point in playing on the counter a goal up and not making your opportunities count. We’ve been a bit wasteful and are inviting Croatia to get up a head of steam.

Another yellow goes begging