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If you are watching the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚽️ tonight where are you and what are your plans?

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Urmstongran Sun 14-Jul-24 18:47:42

We are in our pj’s on the bed, tv on already! We’ve eaten our tea and are ssettled, ready. I’ve got a rosé wine poured it’s on my bedside table. We know how to live!

I’ve just peered over the balcony. The main road is empty! One lone cyclist, then a taxi passed. That’s the sum of traffic right now in usually busy Urmston. It’s like a ghost town …. So quiet! The bars up the road will be buzzing, just not the one below us as they don’t have TV screens and closed early to let their staff go to enjoy the game. Himself told me most of the bars are ‘ticket only’ tonight as on NYE!

What are YOU doing?

C’mon England!

Galaxy Sun 14-Jul-24 18:50:55

Currently eating popcorn, and half heartedly faffing about with work emails. Later it is beer and curry in front of match. Joggers and slippers on, but may take inspiration from you and change to pyjamas! Popped to Tesco earlier, lots of people buying beer, and all the pizzas had gone.

Anniebach Sun 14-Jul-24 18:52:41

No, haven’t watched football since 1976 , hope everyone enjoys

Calendargirl Sun 14-Jul-24 18:52:53

Reading Gransnet at the minute.

No plans to watch the football myself, not a fan, but DH will have it on and no doubt keep me updated.

I hope they win, for Gareth Southgate. I like him.

Urmstongran Sun 14-Jul-24 18:54:06

Just a thought … Spain won Wimbledon. (Congratulations!).
Please could we win the football?
Fair do’s! 🤣

Rekarie Sun 14-Jul-24 18:55:31

Exactly what I said!

fancythat Sun 14-Jul-24 18:55:41

Been out to someone's party. Just got back home. Changed back into casual clothes.
Cant decide if I need anything further to eat or not.

Will watch the start of the match.
If it gets too nailbiting, will switch the match off and on.

Urmstongran Sun 14-Jul-24 18:55:54

😁

Urmstongran Sun 14-Jul-24 19:04:47

I’m imagining you’re all eating BBQ food, pouring drinks with family/friends. Or enjoying a pre-match takeaway!

Tenko Sun 14-Jul-24 19:05:44

We’re going to friends to watch the match . I’ve got my Zero Sauvignon Blanc as I’m driving . And Percy Pigs just cos I like them .

NotAGran55 Sun 14-Jul-24 19:18:08

Currently on my sofa with the preamble on the TV in the background, messing about on the iPad, a few crisps to nibble on while the Camembert gets to room temperature.
Trying to decide between Aperol spritz or Pinot Grigio 🤔 decisions, decisions.
DH on his sofa, beer in hand, planning his work schedule for tomorrow.

Jaxjacky Sun 14-Jul-24 19:25:09

Urmstongran

Just a thought … Spain won Wimbledon. (Congratulations!).
Please could we win the football?
Fair do’s! 🤣

Exactly Urms they’ve had their go 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.
Oven F&C with mushy peas in 5 minutes, beer for MrJ, shandy for me 🍻 there will be wine, later.

GrannyGravy13 Sun 14-Jul-24 19:25:50

PJ’s on
Makeup off
Wine in hand
Fingers crossed 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

TerriBull Sun 14-Jul-24 19:26:29

We've just consumed roast beef cooked by moi, husband?'s washed up and cleared the decks. I have a large glass of Malbec, I'm about to go out on the patio and enjoy the evening sun hallelujah!"where've you been sun?" I shall come in when it goes down and read my book on the sofa in the kitchen. I may briefly crerp in the living at 9ish grab my lap top to watch the Jenna Coleman drama. I expect other half to have morphed into one of the tens of thousands of Ron Managers around the country shouting at the tv by then, whilst the kids are furiously WhstsApping. Thank God, apart from the tears of joy/despair, tomorrow It'll all be over!

crazyH Sun 14-Jul-24 19:28:03

On my lonesome here - I’m surprised my youngest son hasn’t invited me to his house to watch it with the family - probably watching it at a friend’s house or has friends over. Never mind - I’m too old to shout enthusiastically or jump in the air.
Btw who likes Alex Scott’s trouser-suit ? Trousers are too wide for my liking, just saying….

Urmstongran Sun 14-Jul-24 19:28:20

Thanks for joining in everyone! It’s just nice to come together saying what we’re all doing.

Himself is delighted when the tv pundits happen to echo his thoughts. 🤣

Cabbie21 Sun 14-Jul-24 19:33:51

I’m not watching it but my son is at the stadium in Berlin!

NotAGran55 Sun 14-Jul-24 19:33:54

Cheers 🥂Urmston for starting the thread.

Oreo Sun 14-Jul-24 19:34:45

Galaxy

Currently eating popcorn, and half heartedly faffing about with work emails. Later it is beer and curry in front of match. Joggers and slippers on, but may take inspiration from you and change to pyjamas! Popped to Tesco earlier, lots of people buying beer, and all the pizzas had gone.

You could have gone to Tesco in pjs and slippers and been on trend.😁

Blinko Sun 14-Jul-24 19:37:10

DS2 has joined his brother in law who lives in Norway - they drove down to Berlin through Denmark yesterday. Tonight they're at one of the fan zones (or whatever they're called) -enjoying the craic no doubt.

DH who never, ever watches sport of any kind is thinking of watching the match.

Come on, England!

Oreo Sun 14-Jul-24 19:38:10

We decided to eat by 7pm then chill out with a drink or two and now waiting for the 8pm kick off.Me and DP here with both our son-in-laws. Stocks of crisps and peanuts and beers in the kitchen for later.Enjoy, everyone.🍀

rafichagran Sun 14-Jul-24 19:47:52

I am with my partner who has cooked my dinner. All garden watered, kitchen all cleaned down, lying on the settee reading Gransnet.
My daughter loves football but she is mid flight to America so will miss it. Son is watching in a pub in the North West near Lytham.
Neighbour warned us we would hear him shouting, I think we will all be.
Enjoy the game everyone whatever you are doing and let's hope for a 🏆

crazyH Sun 14-Jul-24 19:51:38

Btw I believe one of the players just turned 17 yesterday. Did I hear right ?

MiniMoon Sun 14-Jul-24 19:53:02

I'm at home, expecting the imminent arrival of DSiL and grandsons to watch on our telly because its bigger than their's.

crazyH Sun 14-Jul-24 19:56:08

God save the King !