Euro 2020/21 (more football, sorry Brian)

kingstongraham

Sterling was unbelievable.

Stevo_666

kingstongraham said:

Sterling was unbelievable.

And Kane is back.

kingstongraham

seanoconn said:

Complete domination. Playing with kind of composure as some of the great Germans teams of old.

Who were the numpties that suggested dropping Kane?

Remarkable how different he looks if you play the ball into the box to him. (And he doesn't get marked by two defenders.)

seanoconn

kingstongraham said:

seanoconn said:

Complete domination. Playing with kind of composure as some of the great Germans teams of old.

Who were the numpties that suggested dropping Kane?

Remarkable how different he looks if you play the ball into the box to him. (And he doesn't get marked by two defenders.)

Remarkable, who’d have thought a world class striker would score two goals and nearly a third if you had a little patience to stick with him 😉

kingstongraham

seanoconn said:

kingstongraham said:

seanoconn said:

Complete domination. Playing with kind of composure as some of the great Germans teams of old.

Who were the numpties that suggested dropping Kane?

Remarkable how different he looks if you play the ball into the box to him. (And he doesn't get marked by two defenders.)

Remarkable, who’d have thought a world class striker would score two goals and nearly a third if you had a little patience to stick with him 😉

And change the way the team plays so you actually give him chances.

Pross

focuszing723 said:

Pross said:

The media are going to be unbearable tomorrow.

Why not just say well done England?

It was a convincing win but I've already heard the BBC talking about the final when they haven't even played their semi. I've got no problem with the England football team, Wales are out and I don't really care who wins. It's just all the build up to every match and, if they happen to lose, the big post-mortem into what went wrong again as the media and large parts of the supporters have decided they'll win.

Oh, and that fucking song - they were singing in the pub watching the England v Scotland game on my stag do and it's my silver wedding anniversary in a few weeks. It has now been nearly as long since it came out as the 30 years of hurt they mention and it still hasn't come home

Stevo_666

Pross said:

focuszing723 said:

Pross said:

The media are going to be unbearable tomorrow.

Why not just say well done England?

It was a convincing win but I've already heard the BBC talking about the final when they haven't even played their semi. I've got no problem with the England football team, Wales are out and I don't really care who wins. It's just all the build up to every match and, if they happen to lose, the big post-mortem into what went wrong again as the media and large parts of the supporters have decided they'll win.

Oh, and that censored song - they were singing in the pub watching the England v Scotland game on my stag do and it's my silver wedding anniversary in a few weeks. It has now been nearly as long since it came out as the 30 years of hurt they mention and it still hasn't come home

At least we have a chance of it coming home

Pross

Stevo_666 said:

Pross said:

focuszing723 said:

Pross said:

The media are going to be unbearable tomorrow.

Why not just say well done England?

It was a convincing win but I've already heard the BBC talking about the final when they haven't even played their semi. I've got no problem with the England football team, Wales are out and I don't really care who wins. It's just all the build up to every match and, if they happen to lose, the big post-mortem into what went wrong again as the media and large parts of the supporters have decided they'll win.

Oh, and that censored song - they were singing in the pub watching the England v Scotland game on my stag do and it's my silver wedding anniversary in a few weeks. It has now been nearly as long since it came out as the 30 years of hurt they mention and it still hasn't come home

At least we have a chance of it coming home

Semi finals are pretty easy, Wales has a 50% success rate of making it that far.

Stevo_666

Pross said:

Stevo_666 said:

Pross said:

focuszing723 said:

Pross said:

The media are going to be unbearable tomorrow.

Why not just say well done England?

It was a convincing win but I've already heard the BBC talking about the final when they haven't even played their semi. I've got no problem with the England football team, Wales are out and I don't really care who wins. It's just all the build up to every match and, if they happen to lose, the big post-mortem into what went wrong again as the media and large parts of the supporters have decided they'll win.

Oh, and that censored song - they were singing in the pub watching the England v Scotland game on my stag do and it's my silver wedding anniversary in a few weeks. It has now been nearly as long since it came out as the 30 years of hurt they mention and it still hasn't come home

At least we have a chance of it coming home

Semi finals are pretty easy, Wales has a 50% success rate of making it that far.

In 2024?

womack

Quelle Suprise!!

All four semi finalists played all their group games at home.

focuszing723

womack said:

Quelle Suprise!!

All four semi finalists played all their group games at home.

The Ukrainian fans were doing a great job of supporting their team with drums and slow-fast clap. I thought there was a firework display outside the stadium to start with.

rick_chasey

Stevo_666 said:

kingstongraham said:

Sterling was unbelievable.

And Kane is back.

Never left tbf.

rick_chasey

womack said:

Quelle Suprise!!

All four semi finalists played all their group games at home.

Last 4 are all in top 7 of Europe on ELO aren’t they? And they all knocked out the other three

womack

rick_chasey said:

womack said:

Quelle Suprise!!

All four semi finalists played all their group games at home.

Last 4 are all in top 7 of Europe on ELO aren’t they? And they all knocked out the other three

Which begs the question why give the top seeds even more advantage?

tailwindhome

Kids are bored and watching highlights of previous games on BBC iPlayer.

The Swiss knocking the French out a huge moment in the Tournament

tailwindhome

Irritating how hard to dislike Southgate and this bunch of players are.

orraloon

tailwindhome said:

Irritating how hard to dislike Southgate and this bunch of players are.

Well, there appears to be a core element of Ingerlaand supporters who make it loud and clear they don't like. Wonder why? 🤔

focuszing723

orraloon said:

tailwindhome said:

Irritating how hard to dislike Southgate and this bunch of players are.

Well, there appears to be a core element of Ingerlaand supporters who make it loud and clear they don't like. Wonder why? 🤔

Care to quote the examples?

orraloon

focuszing723 said:

orraloon said:

tailwindhome said:

Irritating how hard to dislike Southgate and this bunch of players are.

Well, there appears to be a core element of Ingerlaand supporters who make it loud and clear they don't like. Wonder why? 🤔

Care to quote the examples?

Replay some of the group stage matches, say the pre kick off and at half time whistle in Scotland game for example. See if you can hear anything 'wrong'.

focuszing723

orraloon said:

focuszing723 said:

orraloon said:

tailwindhome said:

Irritating how hard to dislike Southgate and this bunch of players are.

Well, there appears to be a core element of Ingerlaand supporters who make it loud and clear they don't like. Wonder why? 🤔

Care to quote the examples?

Replay some of the group stage matches, say the pre kick off and at half time whistle in Scotland game for example. See if you can hear anything 'wrong'.

Do you think you'd hear them now the team is performing well?

Stevo_666

orraloon said:

focuszing723 said:

orraloon said:

tailwindhome said:

Irritating how hard to dislike Southgate and this bunch of players are.

Well, there appears to be a core element of Ingerlaand supporters who make it loud and clear they don't like. Wonder why? 🤔

Care to quote the examples?

Replay some of the group stage matches, say the pre kick off and at half time whistle in Scotland game for example. See if you can hear anything 'wrong'.

Maybe some people were expecting more than a draw against Scotland, given the relative strength of the two teams?

orraloon

The 'element' in discussion were described in one of the kickball podcasts, can't recall which, as a bunch of middle aged overweight white blokes with their tops off which made them look like thumbs. That would be the bunch who build the rapport with 'their' team by booing the taking the knee and so on and so on.

orraloon

And as a comparison, Scotland got completely out-Modriced and sent packing. Sad. Home crowd applauded them off the pitch at the end. That is support.

First.Aspect

orraloon said:

And as a comparison, Scotland got completely out-Modriced and sent packing. Sad. Home crowd applauded them off the pitch at the end. That is support.

They make do with sectarianism during the league season.

focuszing723

Do you mean akin to how the British general public voted for Sir Chris Hoy, Geraint Thomas, Sir Andy Murray (twice), Ryan Giggs and Joe Calzaghe in recent years to win Sports personality of the year award?

The people you quote aren't a reflection of the general public Orraloon. In fact you are as bad as the people you quote for your bias stance.

tailwindhome

It's notable that elements within the government completely miscalled the public reaction to the players taking the knee.

orraloon

Biased? Me? #ABE

focuszing723

orraloon said:

Biased? Me? #ABE

I think I will just try and ignore your posts, because most of them don't make any sense anyway.

orraloon

First.Aspect said:

orraloon said:

And as a comparison, Scotland got completely out-Modriced and sent packing. Sad. Home crowd applauded them off the pitch at the end. That is support.

They make do with sectarianism during the league season.

Oh that's just Glesca. Oh and Embra. And Dundee sort of.... anyways, Aiberdeen disnae bother wi' that sort o' shite.

DeVlaeminck

orraloon said:

focuszing723 said:

orraloon said:

tailwindhome said:

Irritating how hard to dislike Southgate and this bunch of players are.

Well, there appears to be a core element of Ingerlaand supporters who make it loud and clear they don't like. Wonder why? 🤔

Care to quote the examples?

Replay some of the group stage matches, say the pre kick off and at half time whistle in Scotland game for example. See if you can hear anything 'wrong'.

Difference between not like and disagreeing with decisions.