Staff and customers at the Billy Wright pub, Wolverhampton, give their thoughts on Sunday's big England game!

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00:00Paul Jenkins Express and Star.com, the atmosphere is building at the Billy Wright for Sunday's

00:06game, England vs Spain in the Euro final. The beer's being delivered here, the big screen's

00:13being delivered, Tracy the landlady's putting out the flags for Sunday, they've already

00:18got a great atmosphere. We're going to go in there and speak to some of the customers

00:21and staff to see what they think and more importantly, what do they think the score's

00:27going to be on Sunday. How's it been for the part of the atmosphere? It's been like a coming

00:32together kind of thing, like everybody's kind of rooting for the same thing, we're all together,

00:37it's like a happy vibe. Yeah, been very busy? Yeah, to be fair. Because I mean, the Billy

00:44Wright pub, this is one of the few pubs that's named after a footballer, a famous footballer

00:48obviously, Wolves of England captain, are you a football fan at all? I am a little bit

00:53when it comes to England, yes. Do you work here during the Wolves game as well? Yes I do,

00:58I get quite busy then as well. So what are you expecting for Sunday? Tracy, the landlady

01:04said she's putting the flags out. Yeah, we've got quite a lot of decorations, we're doing

01:09a buffet, we've got t-shirts and balloons, those kinds of things. Going to be a busy

01:17day then, how do you think England will do in their final? Well, obviously we're all

01:22hoping that we win, given the way they've played so far, I think we'll be OK. I was

01:29getting tips of others before I thought about England going to win, and I'm thinking two,

01:34after they've gone to the final, third time lucky. You told me off camera you've had a

01:41good tip, what's the score going to be? Now I've had two votes, two to one, England,

01:48Trap Corner Insurance did by two to one Spain as well. What do you think the score's going

01:57to be? Look, it was 11 to 4 when I got the last numbers for England to win the Euros

02:07outright, that was the top of the week. Do you think England will win, yes or no? Yes

02:13I do. Good. There you are. It's going to be a fever pitch on Sunday isn't it? It's going

02:17to be mental in here, anything from the last games in here, it's going to be crazy in here,

02:22absolutely crazy. How's it been the tournament for you so far in terms of numbers of people?

02:27It's been very busy, especially the last two games, it's really, really busy. We've had

02:32the music going before the games, putting in all the old England tunes, especially when

02:39we're scoring in the last minutes, the place just erupts, it goes mental. Of course you're

02:44responsible for putting the tunes on, so you've got them all lined up, the three lions?

02:48It's all ready, three lions, Shades of England, it's all there. So the beer's been delivered

02:54here, we've seen a big screen TV being delivered for the occasion on Sunday, so it's going

03:00to be a big one on Sunday. What time are you on from? We start at about five o'clock, there's

03:05a free buffet on as well, the music on all night then. Good stuff, and what about you,

03:12you're a football fan yourself? Massive. What's your prediction for Sunday? 3-1. Good stuff,

03:19come on England. I'm here with John Constable who's created this artwork at the Billy Wright

03:27pub out the back, how are you doing John? Same. Obviously a big Wolves fan looking at

03:32the shirt, tell us a little bit about this creation here. When the play's out I'll just

03:39do it to your name, but Wolves fans, and as I say it's been all over the world, Netherlands,

03:46it's been everywhere really. Wolves fans all over the world. Thousands of people have had

03:53their photographs taken here. How long did it take to do? It only took me about half

04:00an hour to make. OK, but it's an everlasting impression. And as well as being a Wolves

04:06fan, are you an England fan? Oh definitely. What do you think of the tournament so far?

04:11Absolutely brilliant. Maybe if we're going to win it, they've got to play the attacking

04:18maybe in the second half as well and carry on the same, and I think we'll win 3-2. Who's

04:25been your best player so far? It's got to be Harry Kane. Sorry I'm just a bit nervous.

04:38No that's fine. Are you going to watch the final? Oh definitely, here at the Billy Wright.

04:43Go on England then. Yeah, go on England. It's coming home.

04:48It's coming home. It's coming home. It's coming home. Football's coming home. It's coming home.

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