Euro 2012 - A.K.A - FOOTBALLS!

[Rose and Thorn]

England/Great Britain is my first, with Germany as my second. Ireland is my third I guess?

I'll be cheering for France also!

 

[Hazy992]

We better beat Ukraine by three or more goals and hope Sweden make sure that France only beat them by one goal.

Why, who will we face next round if we come second in the group?

 

[Total LOLige]

We better beat Ukraine by three or more goals and hope Sweden make sure that France only beat them by one goal.

Why, who will we face next round if we come second in the group?

If we finish second we'll play probably end up playing against Spain but if Croatia beat Spain then we'll play Croatia. Croatia and Spain are tied on 4 points in group C.

 

[Hazy992]

We better beat Ukraine by three or more goals and hope Sweden make sure that France only beat them by one goal.

Why, who will we face next round if we come second in the group?

If we finish second we'll play probably end up playing against Spain but if Croatia beat Spain then we'll play Croatia. Croatia and Spain are tied on 4 points in group C.

Oh right yeah that'd be kinda bad. What about if we're top of the group?

 

[Total LOLige]

We better beat Ukraine by three or more goals and hope Sweden make sure that France only beat them by one goal.

Why, who will we face next round if we come second in the group?

If we finish second we'll play probably end up playing against Spain but if Croatia beat Spain then we'll play Croatia. Croatia and Spain are tied on 4 points in group C.

Oh right yeah that'd be kinda bad. What about if we're top of the group?

Well if we win the group we'll play whoever is second in group C. If Spain beat Croatia and Italy win against Ireland then we'll play Italy. If Italy fail to win against Ireland then we'll play Croatia. However if Italy beat Ireland by five goals and Spain and Croatia draw then Italy will top the group, that makes Italy a potential opponent if we come second but I can't see Italy winning by five goals and Croatia drawing with Spain. The most likely opponent is Croatia and I'm confident that we could take them.

EDIT: Well Italy or Croatia are the most likely. Most likely Italy now that I've looked at the table again.

 

[Hazy992]

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Right that's cleared things up, cheers guys

 

[SckizoBoy]

Yeah, I think he's jumping the gun just a smidgen there. XD I mean if by some miracle France draw against Sweden or Croatia beat Spain and we subsequently get the former in the quarters, then I think we can get to the Semis at best (which honestly I'd pretty damn impressed with :3) but I feel the moment we go up against a top calibre side we'll fold. >.>

Well, let's see how Rooney performs, 'cos he can be rather unpredictable at international level... though yeah, I'd be damned impressed if England get to the semis...

No what banner? Was it Long Cox

Not really sure just how it was supposed to go down with viewers (particularly Spanish/Irish ones) but a bunch of Irish supporters held up a massive flag of Ireland proclaiming: SPAIN vs IRELAND ... 'Group of Debt'

>_>

 

[Zetsubou-Sama]

Portugal one and put one of the top seeds and picks to win on the early bus home, can't say I'm not please, finally Ronaldo starts pulling his weight.

As much as I dislike Pepe he's doing a great job keeping the defense solid as well as Coentrão

 

[Zetsubou-Sama]

2-1 is not fair, 4-1, maybe 5-2 would represent better how the game went. Portugal dominating almost the whole match, except the first 12 minutes and near the end where it was balanced.

All the team were great, specially Pepe, Ronaldo, Moutinho and Coentrão. Custodio did well as a replacement for Meireles.

We have Portugal vs Chech Republic and Germany vs Greece for the quarted finals.

Go Greece, kick Germany out of the Euro!

Dude we both know that Greece has the habit of screwing us over, don't want to play them at all.

 

[Wadders]

ooh Balotelli,
hes a striker,
he's good at darts,
hes got an allergy to grass
but when he plays he's fucking class,
he drives around Moss Side with a wallet full of cash!

Yeah...

Glad he got a goal, and a really nice one too, the fucking madman.

 

[Broady Brio]

I've got bets on England drawing or losing against Ukraine. And I have the worst luck with betting.

Meaning England shall win at the cost of my bet. Well, one can hope.

 

[Total LOLige]

I can't believe Croatia didn't beat Spain, a free header and headed it right at the keeper. Shocking. Croatia wasted too many chances but they did play very well. If you want Spain out of the cup you've got to do it yourself, come on England. I'm actually quite confident that England will beat Spain if we have to play them, I'd say Italy is the harder game because they do something other than pass the ball around for 90 minutes. Then again they only beat Ireland(didn't watch the match) by two goals so I'd fancy our chances against them as well. If we draw with Ukraine we'll get humped in the next round, a convincing victory and I'll be confident of making the semis.

 

[OmniscientOstrich]

ooh Balotelli,
hes a striker,
he's good at darts,
hes got an allergy to grass
but when he plays he's fucking class,
he drives around Moss Side with a wallet full of cash!

Yeah...

Glad he got a goal, and a really nice one too, the fucking madman.

I love how his team-mate came up to him to cover his mouth as if to say 'dude, no, you'll just make it worse for yourself'. XD Have to admit, Spain really didn't do much to impress me this game other than further demonstrate that bringing on Fabregas as a sub is their ace in the hole. Croatia really seemed the more adventurous side, but I suppose when you have that kind of chance on a plate with that free header, you've really got to take them. =/ Anyway, here's hoping Rooney will help instill the side with a bit more verve, we could really do with a convincing win here tonight. :3

 

[Wadders]

I've got bets on England drawing or losing against Ukraine. And I have the worst luck with betting.

Meaning England shall win at the cost of my bet. Well, one can hope.

Looks like it paid off, for England at least. We owe you one

ooh Balotelli,
hes a striker,
he's good at darts,
hes got an allergy to grass
but when he plays he's fucking class,
he drives around Moss Side with a wallet full of cash!

Yeah...

Glad he got a goal, and a really nice one too, the fucking madman.

I love how his team-mate came up to him to cover his mouth as if to say 'dude, no, you'll just make it worse for yourself'. XD Have to admit, Spain really didn't do much to impress me this game other than further demonstrate that bringing on Fabregas as a sub is their ace in the hole. Croatia really seemed the more adventurous side, but I suppose when you have that kind of chance on a plate with that free header, you've really got to take them. =/ Anyway, here's hoping Rooney will help instill the side with a bit more verve, we could really do with a convincing win here tonight. :3

Yeah, I think it was best for everyone concerned if Balotelli kept his mouth shut and just did his usual nonchalant "celebration."

Rooney looked knackered and my mum could have put that away, not the convincing win you hoped for but to win the group is awesome! Bring on Italy.

 

[Total LOLige]

Well we had an absolutely horrible first half, second half was an improvement. We won and that's the main thing, I'm glad that Sweden beat France but I just wanted them to draw because Sweden(Larsson & Ibra) thought they are a better team than England. Fuck off.

If anybody cares I had my first win as a gambler the other day during the Greece and Russia match, I bet a pound on a 12/1 "Yes or No" Hazah! I almost won on my first ever bet it was an accumulator all my matches had won and then Everton couldn't beat Wigan, fucking Wigan I would have been £700 up from £2.

 

[OmniscientOstrich]

Rooney looked knackered and my mum could have put that away, not the convincing win you hoped for but to win the group is awesome! Bring on Italy.

Yeah, not the most exciting game to watch to say the least, it seems we've been winning ugly quite a bit under Hodgson, but we have been getting the results and really that's the important thing, I think Roy has really helped to bring a sense of pragmatism to the team. Rooney was pretty shocking for most of the game I have to admit, which dissapointed me. Milner continues to be thoroughly underwhelming; though I understand the advantage of utilising Walcott as an impact player rather than starting him and we did have a stroke of serendipity with Sweden trumping the French which I never really expected to happen. Yeah, we're not looking brilliant, but solid would be an apposite term to describe our performances thus far I feel, particularly in defence and I'm certainly a hell of a lot more confident about the prospect of facing Italy over Spain, should be pretty evenly matched and hopefully we can get the better of them. :3 Win or lose, they'll be a lot of drinking done this Sunday. XD

 

[Wadders]

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As you say, its the winning that counts, Hodgson's taken us further than many anticipated so fair play to the fella.

Rooney wasn't the best it has to be said, but I hope he'll find his stride, not for his sake (I harbor an intense dislike for him) but for England's. People expect a lot of him, but he's never been the most consistent and a lot of his goals have come against teams that are even shitter than England (6 goals in 2004, against Iceland, Switzerland and Croatia, 6 in 2009 against Slovakia, Kazakhstan Andorra and Croatia, you get my point) Anyway, enough Rooney-hate

Yeah Milner was frustrating, I love how everyone praises his effort because there is often so little else to say about him. To be fair he had some good games for Man City toward the middle of the season, but so far these last weeks he's been poor especially this evening.

Overall I agree, quietly confident for Sunday oh and come on Greece!