Hodgson - I dont know why I'm here; smint?

[ChesterDave]

35 minutes in and Shrek finally gives brave England the lead against the mighty San Marino

Penalty mind, keeper should have saved it too

[Leyton388]

We're going to win the world cup!!!!!!!!!

[certifiable]

Aw man, it's gonna be a long second half for us (Ireland)
The Germans looking germanically ominous

[Fredo]

I enjoyed hearing Alan Green ridicule Hodgson during yesterday's 5Live commentary. After attacking him for Tubegate, he then said he was looking forward to hearing Hodgson describe San Marino as "formidable opponents".

Talked about "we're looking for a solid performance", "while we'd like to entertain the public..." and "making sure we respect our opponent". He's such a ****.

[ChesterDave]

One of those pesky foreigners just dived to win a penalty... - in the Wales v Scotland game.

[Maxiedge]

Shelvey coming on

[Mattshark]

Aw man, it's gonna be a long second half for us (Ireland)
The Germans looking germanically ominous

It has not been a good half for you has it.

[Gibbo]

Shelvey's done more in 5 minutes than Cleverly has done all game.

[Liverpel]

6-0 to Germany now.

No surprise there.

[ChesterDave]

Pat Nevin, at Cardiff City Stadium for BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
"Bale has clipped his own heels for me. It's tight, but if there is the slightest contact there it is a penalty kick. Bale has been the best player on the park by a million miles. He's tried to create chances for everyone else who have not been able to take them, so he creates a chance for himself and takes it. He was looking for it, but he got the slightest of touches and went down. And that is what a forward should do.

When did it become a no contact sport?

And a striker SHOULD dive?

[Kenneth]

Shelvey's done more in 5 minutes than Cleverly has done all game.

he's a class act.

[Liverpel]

Get in! Ireland pull one back.

[Neil Young]

Pat Nevin, at Cardiff City Stadium for BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
"Bale has clipped his own heels for me. It's tight, but if there is the slightest contact there it is a penalty kick. Bale has been the best player on the park by a million miles. He's tried to create chances for everyone else who have not been able to take them, so he creates a chance for himself and takes it. He was looking for it, but he got the slightest of touches and went down. And that is what a forward should do.

When did it become a no contact sport?

And a striker SHOULD dive?

We can all see he's trying to justify a distinction he has chosen to make between people who dive genuinely (usually British and heroic) and those who are dirty cheats (typically untrustworthy, very possibly swarthy and perhaps Uruguayan). I think Nevin is generally ok, even though I agree with him no more than others, but he's way off drawing such a hard and fast distinction.

And it was a dive. The contact Bale felt was one of his feet clipping the other. None of the angles I've seen definitively show any contact with the Scotland player.

[Liverpel]

Get in! Ireland pull one back.

That was the worst result since the Battle of the Boyne.

[certifiable]

Aw man, it's gonna be a long second half for us (Ireland)
The Germans looking germanically ominous

It has not been a good half for you has it.

As bad as i thought it would be

Oh the pain, please give me something for the pain!!