Hundreds of people have gathered at Lancashire’s biggest Euro FanZone to cheer on England as they take on Denmark

Blackpool Gazette

Hundreds of people have gathered at Lancashire’s biggest Euro FanZone to cheer on England as they take on Denmark. Almost 500 football fans from across Lancashire have gathered at The Olympia Exhibition Hall in Winter Gardens Blackpool tonight.

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00:00Hello there, I'm with this crew. I'm in the Winter Gardens. What's your name, please?

00:07Kevin. Kevin? Kevin. Right. What do you think England's chances are of going really far in the tournament?

00:15It's coming home! And who's been England's best player so far?

00:20Duke Ellingham all the way. Righty. What do you think of Gareth Southgate's sort of plans?

00:27Do you think Gareth Southgate is good as a manager? Do you think he's doing the right thing?

00:32No, he's not the right manager, but he'll do for now. Right. Fair enough. What about you? What do you think?

00:38I think they're gonna go! Righty. What about yourself, man? How far can England go in the tournament?

00:45Second half of the World Cup. How far? Two nil, really. England go second. Righty. Excellent. Any views on yourself?

00:55It's coming home! Excellent. Alright. What about our prediction for tonight? Any scoreline?

01:03Two nil. Only one can score. It's coming home. Hooray! Thank you.

01:10Hello. I'm with the Gazette. I'm with the Blackpool Gazette. Alright. Now this is a little video. It's a video.

01:21So, do you think England can win the tournament? Do you think England can win the tournament?

01:28England can! England can! England can! Right. Okay then. What's the score gonna be tonight?

01:39Three nil. Hooray! Thank you. Thank you.

01:44So, that's that. It's very loud. It's hard to hear people. The music's blaring away.

01:50But the atmosphere here is really good. The big screen out there. There's about four minutes to kick off.

01:56People are getting their drinks in, they're very excited, you've got this green turf here, this artificial pitch,

02:02you've got all the flags out here, a really pumped up atmosphere, people are excited,

02:09wondering whether England are going to win or not.

02:12Here we come, big screens come on.

02:27So let's hope England win, and we'll see how wild this place goes.

02:33It's Richard Hunt at the Gazette, thank you.

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