Kevin S. Assilleekunt 1 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Aye I was in the toon watching that. Me mate had £20 on Holland HT/Czech Rep FT, and I never even got an extra pint off the cunt, despite him winning best part of £600! 2-3 I think it was. What a tight bastard. As for Germany, they will bring out the krutzeinsgrappen when they need it in my opinion. They can turn nasty when they need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17252 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Anyone remember Czech Rep vs Dutch? Was it 3-3 or 4-3, cracking game. Nedved is one of my all time favourite players. class as you say...the Euros always seem to have better games than the WC....the Portugal v France semi in 2000 is one of the greatest games I've ever seen in my life...in fact thats the best tournament I've seen full stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Germany will be far from shite imo Portugal should be no where near 10/3 to beat them imo. Then they face Holland who individually are better in my view. Will be the best group by a mile. On paper one of the best groups in living memory. Germany are as mentally strong as any country, we know that, it's because they're brought up like robots, they're a robotic nation as Parky regularly confirms. They don't show emotion they just do it, and that's it. However their recent games against France, Ukraine and in particular conceding five against Switzerland show any side if you have a go at them you can do what you like. They have the players to play counter attacking superbly though as we know as well as anyone. That group could go any way, I think Portugal and Holland will get through though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I went to Euro 2000, and I saw England 2 Portugal 3 in Eindhoven, what a fucking exhibition Figo and Nuno Gomes gave that night. We could've been 4-0 up at one point, but even in between our goals they were all over us. I enjoy the Euro's as much as the World Cup me like, better quality games generally. We do Asia a favour really letting them play in the World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) Think we need 2 draws and a win. Tricky group iyam. The German side are tense as everyone here expects them to win it. Edited June 6, 2012 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Think we need 2 draws and a win. Tricky group iyam. The German side are tense as everyone here expects them to win it. What was their explanation for losing to France, conceding three against Ukraine, and five against Switzerland recently then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) What was their explanation for losing to France, conceding three against Ukraine, and five against Switzerland recently then? Edited June 6, 2012 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenL 0 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 If we draw with Sweden, and that means we finish top of the group and they don't, does that count as beating them? Felt like we were winners that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 you've beaten sweden once in the last 13 attempts and that was only the other week. you've beaten sweden once in the last 13 attempts and that was only the other week. Aye I donno if you've been supporting the toon long enough to remember this Ant, but Newcastle had a very similar problem with Southampton too which we overcame eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30598 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Would you not be better just giving that to charity though? You're betting on something that's only happened once against England in a competitive game on foreign soil in 140 years of football history. Speaking of giving to charity...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42417 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Stevie testing his blades there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Stevie testing his blades there Euro 2012 Football Focus on BBC1 right now, Rooney talking to Shearer, Sheva, looks a canny show up to now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Platini has stated that players leaving the pitch because of racial abuse will be booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 This is the first time ever, no one expects us to do anything at all. I think we'll be hard to beat, they're all Premiership players and if we were another country we'd probably be saying, they're not great, no flair, but fuck me they're no mugs and it's true. Four 1-0 wins out of five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13863 Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 I reckon we'll get beat off France (quite narrowly though) and we'll have similar performances to Belgium against the other two. Like everything in England, we're either the best team since 66 or the shittest thing since Derby 07/08. Like you say, we're organised and defensively quite strong, we'll be hard to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Platini saying it's nowt to do with him if the tournament turns into a racism filled disaster, and also that players will be booked if they walk off due to racist abuse. What an absolute Cath word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4156 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Good luck to you all but personally I'd be gutted if a team with the likes of Downing and Henderson in it won anything. Just wouldn't be right. Notwithstanding Lollerpool did win the Carling Cup with those two in it so who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9399 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Platini saying it's nowt to do with him if the tournament turns into a racism filled disaster, and also that players will be booked if they walk off due to racist abuse. What an absolute Cath word. He also said refs have the power to stop a game if there's racial abuse, can be the only way tbh. Black player who's team is down 2-0 with 10 minutes left walk off stating racial abuse, it has to be left to the ref. It's all a bit messy tbh. Not sure what "stopping the game" means in real terms, finish at whatever score it was at the time?, empty the stadium and restart? couldn't do replays. Ukraine take the lead, monkey chants (or suchlike) start, what's the ref to do ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I really can't see Henderson getting much game time at all. I certainly hope not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10856 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 what the fuck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10856 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Ah. So he's a mental then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenL 0 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I quite like it actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 He also said refs have the power to stop a game if there's racial abuse, can be the only way tbh. Black player who's team is down 2-0 with 10 minutes left walk off stating racial abuse, it has to be left to the ref. It's all a bit messy tbh. Not sure what "stopping the game" means in real terms, finish at whatever score it was at the time?, empty the stadium and restart? couldn't do replays. Ukraine take the lead, monkey chants (or suchlike) start, what's the ref to do ???? I suppose, but he could have gone about it in a way where he didn't threaten players with disciplinary action for standing up to racists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin S. Assilleekunt 1 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 If football games were stopped due to there being racists amongst the crowds, there'd never be a game finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15524 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 If football games were stopped due to there being racists amongst the crowds, there'd never be a game finished. Or a training session started: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jun/07/euro-2012-holland-racist-abuse?CMP=twt_gu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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