World Cup Quarter Finals Live Match Chat
Welcome to World Cup Quarter Finals Live Match Chat. And then there were eight. Well, England plus another seven 😉 Some surprises along the way mixed with some familiar names progressing sees us arrive at the quarter-final stage with everything to play for. Like any tournament the continued presence of the home nation is generally seen as a positive, except by Spain of course who have already departed for the more familiar surroundings of Costa Blanca. We have also waved goodbye to Messi and Ronaldo and a new superstar has been born in Mbappe.
Sadly we said farewell to the gallant Japanese but with England facing Sweden, expectations continue to reach epic proportions. It’s coming home. Isn’t it?! Ah c’mon, let us dream!
We have the next two days off until we reconvene on Friday, so plenty of time to think over plans and transfers. Is it time to play a Chip or have they been utilised/wasted already?!
From a fantasy point of view we have 3 free transfers for this round and we can now own a maximum of five players from any one team.
THE GAMES IN FULL
Friday 6th July
Uruguay vs France (3pm)
Brazil vs Belgium (7pm)
Saturday 7th July
Sweden vs England (3pm)
Russia vs Croatia (7pm)
So that you have them to hand in one place here’s a reminder of the substitution rules, transfer allotment, wildcard and boosters. AKA the rules…
SUBSTITUTIONS
TRANSFERS
Keep track of all the action, the goals, the talking points, right here at FF247 Live Match Chat, an interactive chat which encourages you to keep involved and share your thoughts and emotions as the matches take place.
Good luck!
RedVT
Get in!!!
Horse
11 million for Sterling????
RedVT
Hahaha, I was thinking the same thing Horse!!
Horse
Remember when he cost 4.5 million?
Great game though Red!!!
Tekno-kun
He’s in my team!
Elleffcee
I mentioned earlier, Sterling us shit.
Elleffcee
Is
Matt
Alli, Sterling and Lingard have been the biggest wastes of spaces in this entire tournament!!! Bloody done SFA except for one goal against bloody Panama!
Cookie
Bit harsh on Lingard, excluding my bias.
Don’t think Sterling has been as bad as people say. As for that first half, that’s normal for Raheeeem..,.give him another couple of chances and he’ll score….this is what he does.
As for Alli, he’s been dreadful!
Matt
Lingard has been the best of them all but think of all the chances he’s missed. Just wandering around the place doing nothing right now. Sterling has atleast been getting into the box in this match but he’s not passing it enough and is being very greedy.
You’ve hit the nail on the head for Alli haha
inittowinit
Alli needs to go for RLC. Other two are a threat, especially Sterling. Rashford for Jesse in about 20/25 mins I reckon.
Matt
I’d have Rashford for Alli personally but I’d agree with you there.
Kop Warrior
Alli was poor for a significant part of the season as well
Kop Warrior
#itscominghome
The Gallant Pioneer (@MitchellC_FF247)
That Leffe must be strong!
hammerfan_lm
Yeah the old site was was a good place to hang out. only found out about this site as I emailed the site administrator of ff first. They said he closed it down. shame really. am hoping this site has similar ff team assistance. yeah am good thanks mate. glad you are well. yeah am hoping Pelle does well for us if the dildo brothers give him transfer money. shame about Lanzini but think we should cope . We still have Arnie, who I see has been made a striker on fpl. buggered my draft up already.
inittowinit
Welcome hammer. Yeah you’re more than covered with FPL assistance here!
secretzorro
Innit, congrats on your winnings. Being as you’re now the betting guru, go and stick a fiver on Scotland winning 2022, nice please.
inittowinit
Funnily enough I got free £5 because of that £10 single. But yeah, I’m not that daft! 😉 Russia Croatia draw after 90 I fancy?
secretzorro
Draw at 90 with Modric to score first?
inittowinit
That might be pushing it!
secretzorro
Ya just won 75, risk a tenner & save the fiver for next round. What’s the odds though? Tens?
inittowinit
They’re not playing ball on that with the Request A Bet thing on Sky Bet. 0-0 is 11/2. A draw with Modric to score in 90 is 12/1. Quite like the latter.
secretzorro
12s? take it mate. Dunno how you look at betting, but if I’m 75 up & lose 10, I’m still 65 up. Or I’m about to be 195 up
inittowinit
Think I’ll have the free fiver on that one and maybe splash out another £5 on a straight 0-0. I rarely bet to be fair! The more I think about it though the less I like 0-0.
secretzorro
I can’t see nil all, but it’s not my dosh so just do the fiver and save the tenner for next time then maybe better?
inittowinit
Got the Modric and draw at 14’s now so took that. Plus an odd one at double odds caught my eye so took that too.
inittowinit
Took the straight draw too
hammerfan_lm
Thank you intowninit. great to be here. look forward to a new fpl season, giving and receiving advice. just ask secretzorro, I’m good at that..lol
inittowinit
Good stuff, I’m sure more of your First mates will take the same journey you did when they log back in and realise what’s happened. We’re a bit skeleton here too yet but that’s to be expected with people taking a break. Similarly friendly forum to what you had there though so I’m sure you’ll find no issues fitting in.
hammerfan_lm
If not, those that are here will help one another throughout the season to the best of out abilities
I don’t remember many from the first site.
If they register here with the same username I might remember.
that’s how I remember secretzorro and ivantheterrible, both good ff lads
inittowinit
There’ll be more than enough mate don’t worry!
hammerfan_lm
i presume all threads are still World Cup talk at the moment.
Will there be easily laid out threads for the FPL?
Do you guys run a league on FPL that everyone can join?
I tried to use the one showing on the homepage but it didnt work
inittowinit
People have been posting FPL stuff too. Feel free to do so. But yeah all articles for now are WC only.
Leagues are here –
https://fantasyfootball247.co.uk/league-codes-intro/
What’s the league on the homepage that doesn’t work please? Difficult to tell if it’s an autojoin one as I’m in them already so doesn’t say either way whether it’s worked or not.
hammerfan_lm
have joined using the code below.
admittedly, the code on the home page is for season 17/18, so maybe thats why it doesnt work.
inittowinit
Can you screenshot the link from the homepage please hammer? Might be me going mad but I can’t see it. Need to change it if it’s wrong but not sure where it is!
secretzorro
Innit, we have the latest tweets, then the tracker & after that is this. It’s like 1 long column vertically
inittowinit
Gotcha, ta. I rarely view on desktop now, such is modern life! Should be fixed anyway. Maybe.
hammerfan_lm
Thanks Secretzorro, exactly what I was going to paste.
Thats what I saw inittowinit. it slightly mislead me, which is easily done!! still showing there now.
Matt
Well to the site hammer!
hammerfan_lm
Thanks Matt.
Kop Warrior
Welcome. And just to make you feel at home…
hammerfan_lm
Not sure how that makes me feel at home, but thanks..lol
secretzorro
It’s his selfie most likely, you know, by way of introduction.
Kop Warrior
It’s Bubbles!!!!!!!!
inittowinit
Context Kop, you have to speak to these West Ham fans slowly 😉
Kop Warrior
I was hoping he might be this intellectual Hammer I’ve heard tales of… 😉
hammerfan_lm
sorry guys, the hot weather has got to me!!!
remember as well, im a newbie here.
be nice
secretzorro
Wilshere’s about to sign, you happy with him?
hammerfan_lm
not sure. good player, bit old, and injury prone.
rather have Payet back seeing as he is being linked again.
Who would you have Wilshire or Payet?
secretzorro
Wilshere’s only 26 mate. Payet? Great player but would the players accept him back? Noble’s more likely to deck him.
hammerfan_lm
good to see some fight in the team though..lol
Cookie
Welcome to the site Hammer, good to have you onboard!
hammerfan_lm
Thanks Cookie
hammerfan_lm
Fab
Kola/Tomkins/Mee
Mili/Salah/Lingard/Cork
Arnie/Kane/Firmino
Pickford/Lovren/Romeu/Ake
0 ITB
Cookie
Interesting Hammer – you not put off Kane by his WC exertions and Spurs playing away in 3 of their first 4? Plus his awful August record?
I’m struggling to justify both him and Salah if I’m honest, it leaves the rest looking somewhat weak elsewhere in my view mate.
hammerfan_lm
Will always stick by Kane, Salah and Arnie.
If I dont pick them, I have to make sure I have the money to get them.
They will be fine for the start of the season.
I still need to tinker with the team as I still think I am weak in places, but higher values havent helped. I need a stronger midfield – maybe Son.
analyst
Morning all. Back in the middle east and back with a RMT. Tough start with many of the high profile bunch running at significant cost, amd the WC may make a few players unavailable at the start.
The Gallant Pioneer (@MitchellC_FF247)
Hi analyst
Couple of initial thoughts.
Love PEA in there.
I think Hennessey and Kolasinac are potentially rotation risks. DCL is.
I’ll need some pre-season form to be convinced by Sanchez in this United team.
I don’t like the lack of Liverpool here, Salah especially.
hammerfan_lm
I am tempted to paste my draft team, but wondered if anyone will start a new thread for this once the world cup has ended.
Also, has anyone noticed a few players not in there normal positions? So far I have noticed Masuaku and Arnie not in normal position which hasnt helped me build my team!!
secretzorro
Post away matey
hammerfan_lm
Fab
Kola/Tomkins/Mee
Mili/Salah/Lingard/Cork
Arnie/Kane/Firmino
Pickford/Lovren/Romeu/Ake
0 ITB
Still subject to major changes though.
inittowinit
Hammer, FPL articles will start after the WC, not even contemplating them until then but of course you’re fine to post FPL questions / RMT’s or whatever. Others were doing so within half an hour of launch. All I was going to say though is that we don’t run a separate section specifically for those as per what First did (I think, from memory), we just use the current article. In season we tend to post new articles at around midnight so that it’s a fresh start daily and all questions / RMT’s have had an answer from that day.
hammerfan_lm
Yeah thats fine Inittowinit.
Suppose its just as it was what I was used to, and have to get used to this one, sorry.
Maybe just getting ahead of myself, thats all.
Good call on the posting new articles daily.
Think i just confused myself (easily done) by using this world cup thread.
Btw, my ff team still needs alot of tinkering to be done, as its still weak.
inittowinit
Just use whichever article is the latest one and you’ll be fine mate. Only one we ask people not to use for such things is the Barry & Paul Predictions as it just means more scrolling through for the lads when ‘adding’ up the results. That ones never the primary article though anyway, for that reason.
hammerfan_lm
Barry and Paul Predictions – not come across that yet.!!!
Am sure I will find it in due course.
Might tinker with my team and wait for the WC to finish, then wait for the new thread before posting again.
Dont think this season is going to be as easy as the last one!!
inittowinit
It’s the second article down on the homepage.
Glad you found last season so easy! Where’d you end up if you don’t mind me asking?
hammerfan_lm
In the top 10k for the first time in 12 years.
And finished 1st in my works league, and led the league from the very start, finishing with a 103 point lead.
In all fairness, I got a alot of support from the fff guys (secretzorro and crew)
How about you?
inittowinit
Excellent work mate, well done. Winning your main ML is always the most satisfying thing I find. Wasn’t plain sailing in mine and came down to the final day. In fact it came down to the last 20 minutes! Perez getting a double and TAA scoring late won it for me by 11 points. I’m sweating just thinking about it even now! Finished 900 odd overall so very satisfied as that’s my 2nd best ever. You can link your history and team via your username if you ever want to on here btw. Not sure if that was an option on First? You don’t have to of course, just saying it’s an option.
hammerfan_lm
thanks mate.
Yes very satisfying especially when there were some smug people who wanted to win it, but didnt!!!
yes, we could link on the old site, but i could never figure it out, so I used to always manually write out my team!!! im more old skool!!
inittowinit
Whatever works mate!
You made me go dig out my last day post on that ML battle –
https://fantasyfootball247.co.uk/fantasy-football-live-match-chat-gameweek-38/comment-page-11/#comment-475341
hammerfan_lm
Nice one mate, well done.
That did make me smile.
Good luck for the new season, although alot of tinkering to go before it all starts.
inittowinit
I can guarantee you now I won’t even look at it until the Thursday before KO! I’ll think about it, obviously. I’ll have players in mind and probably more than a rough idea of what I’ll end up with but I won’t put it to practice until then. Helps that you get to see literally thousands of RMT’s prior to it!
hammerfan_lm
you can guarantee i will look at it a thousand times before the start of the season, and changed my players a thousand times.
be glad when it starts!!!
am already going grey!!
IvanTheTerrible
Hi hammer. You are in a good place. Your friend Goldilocks is here as well, the hammers corner is getting stronger 😉
hammerfan_lm
I an The terrible, long time no see.
seems like some of the old crew are here.
have you seen any sign of many of the old crew?
IvanTheTerrible
Yes, there are quite a few around. At the same time many took a summer break and will be here soon.
hammerfan_lm
doubt I will remember them though
IvanTheTerrible
You will hammer, when you see the gravs.
Horse
Welcome Hammer and all FFF. You probably know this already but you’ve found the FPL forum
Horse
*best*
hammerfan_lm
Thanks horse, great to be here
secretzorro
hammer, Told you, they’re a good bunch here
Too many ‘Pool supporters mind rofl. Yup, Arnie transformed himself, still think you need an attacker with Lanzini out, and who’s defensive mid for this season?
hammerfan_lm
Good time to find the with fpl up and running g
everyone seems so friendly.
will get my mate to look at this site as well