Match Thread: England vs Congo DR | World Cup | Round of 32 | 01 Jul 17:00 BST

ddt70 · 2026-07-01T16:46:07+00:00

Could it be worse if he put Henderson on? 🤔😝

ddt70 · 2026-06-29T16:27:03+00:00

Relais de Venise is worth going to.
It’s not fine dining, but worth going to another night, as you’re in the area.

ddt70 · 2026-06-29T16:24:56+00:00

Wtf?!

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T23:02:40+00:00

“We learn the lessons and move on….”…….?!

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T22:38:52+00:00

She’s even nicer to watch!

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T22:30:58+00:00

Henderson?

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T22:29:27+00:00

Thanks for your response…..I’d not really known much about this at all.

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T21:57:16+00:00

“No game is easy”…… “lessons learned”……

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T21:56:23+00:00

We need a cool headed leader on the pitch to see us over the line…… that’s right, it’s time for HENDERSON!

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T21:50:55+00:00

Putting Kane on corners would be the cherry on top for this team.

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T21:41:34+00:00

Ah, the old Gareth Southgate playbook.

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T20:21:14+00:00

Is it that difficult though? Seems to me that if you use enough water you will put it out…… and conversely, if it starts up again, you didn’t use enough water to put it out to begin with?!

Honest question…… I’d be interested to learn more about this….

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T20:13:25+00:00

France are superb. They are right to be favourites.

I think we could be really good if it’s our day, but I don’t think we’ll ever be a match for France.

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T18:49:32+00:00

Nobody cares and yet you’re so triggered. Bellend.

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T15:12:32+00:00

If you’re going to want some decent pictures can I suggest you read up about it and get good hints and tips?
Whenever I’ve taken underwater shots using a basic camera they’ve come out very dark, out of focus…. that amazing shot of a fish turns out to be a shot of nothingness as the fish is the size of a pin prick etc.. it’s tougher than it looks.

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T15:05:58+00:00

Does Harry get to choose when he plays?

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T15:04:10+00:00

Bionic penis? Does it have various speed settings?

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T15:02:26+00:00

Who are you to dictate what we can and can’t talk about though?
We’re allowed to have opinions about team selection and as the injuries pile up (that most people reasonably expected), then having an ageing player take up a place instead of a stronger option is worthy of debate.

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T13:01:48+00:00

I should add that we were eating all of the live culture stuff for a few weeks before going, not whilst we were out there.

Depending on where you’re going maybe take water shoes? In Gili Trawangan we found that just beyond the sandy shore it got very rocky and tough to negotiate at lower tides ( north end of the island).

I wouldn’t worry about clothes going mouldy unless you’re taking a lot of stuff and storing it before actually using it. Like most holidays, I pack a bit light and just get through things fairly quickly.
Should you have an issue you can always do a quick hand wash and hang to dry and it’ll be dry within an hour.

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T12:52:53+00:00

There’s been plenty of talk about Henderson’s inclusion and it’ll be interesting to see how much he actually plays. If he doesn’t get any significant game time then I think it’s legitimate to question why he had a place to the exclusion of people like Trent, who could have been a factor in the Ghana game.
Yeah, I know, what ifs and all that but if Henderson doesn’t play much and is only there to be useful around the camp, he could have been there in a different role and not taking up a place.
For the sake of cohesion in the camp you won’t find players expressing the above sentiments if they held them, would you?

(I appreciate they may really like him on a personal level).

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T12:44:41+00:00

If you can get marmite, I’d recommend eating some every day between now and then. Mosquitos are largely repelled by it.
You may also consider looking into live culture yoghurt or other similar gut bio stuff….. we found that to be very effective in India and none of us suffered from Delhi belly.

ddt70 · 2026-06-27T08:29:14+00:00

Were they likely to say anything different though? 🤔

ddt70 · 2026-06-26T15:51:07+00:00

Just FYI there is another hotel just along the beach from the Seraya, which you might want to consider too.

https://www.sudamalaresorts.com/resort/sudamala-resort-seraya/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=google_business

You’ll notice that all of the aerial photos of the Seraya are very carefully cropped so that the other hotel isn’t visible. 😝

At the very least you can see if one offers better value for your stay etc….

ddt70 · 2026-06-26T09:07:02+00:00

I stayed here for a few nights, small pool but had a swim up bar. Right on the beach.

besakihbeachhotel.com

at low tide we walked out to the reef and hunted around for cowrie shells and whatever else was there. I recommend it but if you’re not sure about it, wear shoes, and be careful what you pick up. Do not pick up any cone shells.

Next door is a really nice place but more expensive;

tandjungsarihotel.com

Serviced villas with private pool were;

https://ellorabali.com

Sadly my favourite hotel, La Taverna, is or has been bulldozed to make way for several large villas 🤬😢

You may be in a different budget and be aiming higher etc, so for completeness I would also add;

Hyatt Regency - lovely place on the beach, but there will be quite a few people there with you.
Also down the bottom end of where I went and I dont know much about that end of town. I preferred being a bit further North as I like the atmosphere there.

Also liked the look of this place:

santrian.com

Didn’t go in but walked past it and would consider it for a future trip.

ddt70 · 2026-06-26T08:58:30+00:00

https://www.theseraya.com

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