Love it or loathe it, you can’ t ignore it: England’s recent World Cup run has been another positive distraction bringing the country together, with only opinions on team selection, line-ups, formations and substitutions divided. Okay, so there was plenty to argue about, but it was all done in the best possible taste and humour.

The southern end of the bar, temporarily renamed the Southgate bar, was suitably adorned with flags and the all-important World Cup Chart. With the mediterranean weather we have been experiencing it was easy to imagine you were watching the matches in one of Lineker’s bars rather than the Staines Riviera.

The result in the end left the fans over-the-moon and at the end of the day it was a game of two halfs, hundreds of pints and plenty of crisps.

Egging On England!