Everything Euro 2012!

darkman2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy9KUW05wVM

So 3 weeks to go until it all kicks off! Hope we can use this thread for everything related (except Ireland, already threads for us) to the tournament!:)


Thank god we are not located in Ukraine at least for the group stage! Ditto England!




German fans getting ready for Euro 2012






Germany's Euro 2012 "Ireland" strip





Euro 2012 official football (it's bigger than we thought)




:cool:

darkman2

Here is the Alan Shearer guide to tv punditry

Eathrin

That is a wonderful German kit.
I wish we had it tbh!

kitakyushu

For that jersey alone Germany deserve to win the tournament! Don't mess with the classics.

plasmaguy

Those don't look like German fans to me, they are all dark skinned. I think that photo must have been taken in South Africa where the locals adopted Germany as a team to support.

TaosHum

I wonder is the hooligan issue in Ukraine as bad as the media are making it.

After seeing the report on Sky Sports News, you would be abit apprehensive if your going over, but in the meantime, those yobs that they featured seemed to have wanted no part of the police.

darkman2

This ad makes me want England to win

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRV5iv66rBE

dreamers75

TaosHum wrote: »

I wonder is the hooligan issue in Ukraine as bad as the media are making it.

After seeing the report on Sky Sports News, you would be abit apprehensive if your going over, but in the meantime, those yobs that they featured seemed to have wanted no part of the police.

Pats fans escorted in and out of the country last season in EL. Watched the entire time by an squadron or some **** of coppers.


Nasty nasty place by all accounts, we played in Lyviv last season.

kitakyushu

darkman2 wrote: »

This ad makes me want England to win

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRV5iv66rBE

Day 2 : Learn how to boo during other countries national anthems.

(good use of the police academy theme tho.)

darkman2

You can always trust the sun

Football’s staying home
Only 3,000 England Euro 2012 tickets sold

Supporters have been put off by drab host cities, the threat from bigoted local thugs and the unfancied prospects of Theo Walcott and Co.

The 52,500-seat football stadium in Ukrainian mining city Donetsk will hold a mere 2,000 England fans when the Three Lions take to the field there during Euro 2012.

The national team is playing two of its three opening group games at the Donbass Arena next month.

But although the Football Association has made 9,000 official supporter seats available, it has been met with a wave of apathy.




Menacing ... Ukrainian soccer thugs 'train' with knives in forest

Only 1,000 more fans are expected at England’s other group match in Ukraine’s capital Kiev.

Fans have been put off by the drab host cities, travel headaches, rip-off hotel prices and unfancied England’s prospects. They are also wary of the threat from local hooligans, including neo-Nazi thugs out to target ethnic fans, and Ukraine’s heavy-handed police.

Kevin Miles, international director of the Football Supporters’ Federation, said: “A strikingly low number of England fans are travelling from the UK. It’s hard to remember so few going abroad to support the team.”

[...]

The local police are also a concern. They have been training for months to crack down on what they regard as England’s soccer “savages”. But Mr Holt has been trying to convince them the image no longer applies. And he hopes they will not “go steaming in” at the slightest hint of trouble. Around 20 uniformed British officers will travel to the Euros to help police the England games.

www.thesun.co.uk

UnitedIrishman

darkman2 wrote: »

German fans getting ready for Euro 2012

"Germany begins invasion of Poland.. " - The Sun (1939 and 2012)

darkman2

Italy Jersey

darkman2

kitakyushu wrote: »

Day 2 : Learn how to boo during other countries national anthems.

(good use of the police academy theme tho.)

Of course Des Lynham is Irish but don't tell them!

Sir Gallagher

darkman2 wrote: »

Of course Des Lynham is Irish but don't tell them!

I never knew that, nice one. Speaking of legends who happen to be Irish. Michael Gambon is from Cabra.



What any of that has to do with football is anybody's guess. Anyway, the euro's, wahey gonna be great craic. :pac:

Danye

plasmaguy wrote: »

Those don't look like German fans to me, they are all dark skinned. I think that photo must have been taken in South Africa where the locals adopted Germany as a team to support.

That's a bit stereotypical? :rolleyes:

How do you "Look" like a German fan? Paul McGrath didn't "look" like an Irish player?

UpTheSlashers

plasmaguy wrote: »

Those don't look like German fans to me, they are all dark skinned. I think that photo must have been taken in South Africa where the locals adopted Germany as a team to support.

http://www.ppp-civic.org/new/

you're right, go to the photo gallery

kitakyushu

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

What any of that has to do with football is anybody's guess. Anyway, the euro's, wahey gonna be great craic. :pac:

I hear the quidditch european championship is just weeks away. Griffindors away kit looks amazing. Reminds of their world cup winning gear back in 1974.

Sir Gallagher

Danye wrote: »

That's a bit stereotypical? :rolleyes:

How do you "Look" like a German fan? Paul McGrath didn't "look" like an Irish player?

Stop trying to make something out of it thats its not theyre clearly not German.

briany

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

Stop trying to make something out of it thats its not theyre clearly not German.

The look of the street, the trees in the background and the Diaicel sign on a shopfront would indicate that it's somewhere in the Caribbean.

SantryRed

Just got tickets for the Spain game so all sorted now

Many people from the forum heading over?

Sir Gallagher

briany wrote: »

The look of the street, the trees in the background and the Diaicel sign on a shopfront would indicate that it's somewhere in the Caribbean.

Yeah and the fact that every last one of them is black.

leposean

Squad lists will be updated bit by bit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2012_squads

Im intrigued by England and Ireland actually having their squad numbers out. Anyone know anywhere to confirm this? I'm looking at getting James Mc on my jersey

bijapos

briany wrote: »

The look of the street, the trees in the background and the Diaicel sign on a shopfront would indicate that it's somewhere in the Caribbean.

.......along with the fact that it isn't a German flag either tends to give it away.;)

(The Germans have horizontal stripes, not vertical)

darkman2

Anyone seen much in the way of flags or bunting or car flags out around the place?


I have not seen much yet myself.


I reckon one or two cars might have these attached to the wing mirrors soon. This one seems to be the wrong way round.:D

kitakyushu

darkman2 wrote: »

Anyone seen much in the way of flags or bunting or car flags out around the place?


I have not seen much yet myself.


I reckon one or two cars might have these attached to the wing mirrors soon. This one seems to be the wrong way round.:D

Probably just hedging their bets with Ivory Coast in the African Cup of Nations.

101001

darkman2 wrote: »

Anyone seen much in the way of flags or bunting or car flags out around the place?


I have not seen much yet myself.


I reckon one or two cars might have these attached to the wing mirrors soon. This one seems to be the wrong way round.:D

Thats actually the way they're designed to go. Basically the flag appears the correct way around when you view it through a mirror.

True story...

Fenix

101001 wrote: »

Thats actually the way they're designed to go. Basically the flag appears the correct way around when you view it through a mirror.

True story...

You sure about that? ...

batistuta9

leposean wrote: »

Squad lists will be updated bit by bit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2012_squads

Im intrigued by England and Ireland actually having their squad numbers out. Anyone know anywhere to confirm this? I'm looking at getting James Mc on my jersey

I'd say it'll be on the UEFA website after the 29th may when the official squads have to be in.

or they might even be wearing the proper numbers in the friendly against bosnia on saturday

batistuta9

Sindri wrote: »

AIDS and HIV is quite common among prostitutes in Ukraine as is underage prostitutes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS_in_Ukraine

good job ireland are playing in poland for the group stage them

101001

Fenix wrote: »

You sure about that? ...

Hundred percent....

Trust me, Im from the Internet

Skid

darkman2 wrote: »

Of course Des Lynham is Irish but don't tell them!

"I do, but nobody knows that, Terry, and that's the way I'd like it to remain"

Looking forward to some new Apres Match this year too. When they are form they can be terrific.

briany

Skid wrote: »

"I do, but nobody knows that, Terry, and that's the way I'd like it to remain"

Looking forward to some new Apres Match this year too. When they are form they can be terrific.

The Richard Keys/Andy Gray sendups were hysterical as were the SSN parodies featuring Terry Venables and "Trevor from Croydon".

bwatson

darkman2 wrote: »

You can always trust the sun



www.thesun.co.uk

FOURFOURTWO magazine suggested that tens of thousands of England fans are travelling. Obviously its word can't be taken as gospel but I think its a far more reliable publication and is certainly more in touch with the world of football supporting in Britain than the Sun!

bwatson

darkman2 wrote: »

This ad makes me want England to win

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRV5iv66rBE

Quite a good ad, but not quite as special as the "team talk" one that carlsberg did. A fair assortment of legends made appearances in that!

They also did the one for the Ireland team in 2002. A great set they have produced so far.

Beefy78

bwatson wrote: »

FOURFOURTWO magazine suggested that tens of thousands of England fans are travelling. Obviously its word can't be taken as gospel but I think its a far more reliable publication and is certainly more in touch with the world of football supporting in Britain than the Sun!

I don't know. That's not the impression I get from the Englandfans forum or from the fact that the two England games in Donetsk are the two slowest-selling of the Group stages.

Of course that could be that neutrals are shunning those games due to England's recent record of stinking every tournament out since 2004.



Whilst I think there's a fair bit of sensationalism in the media coverage (remember how every visiting fan would either be carjacked or shot in South Africa) I'm fairly happy with my decision to travel to Poland instead of Ukraine for the first week of the tournament.

Cokeistan

kitakyushu wrote: »

I hear the quidditch european championship is just weeks away. Griffindors away kit looks amazing. Reminds of their world cup winning gear back in 1974.

And who can forget Ireland beating Bulgaria in the Quidditch World Cup Final back in 2000, mighty craic altogether

markie29

Skid wrote: »

"I do, but nobody knows that, Terry, and that's the way I'd like it to remain"

Looking forward to some new Apres Match this year too. When they are form they can be terrific.

had me in stitches!

briany

markie29 wrote: »

had me in stitches!

I love the way Barry Murphy uses his staple Stapleton for Manuela.

donfers

check out the 3 videos at the bottom of this article:

http://www.footballanalysis.org/

i think a lot of teams have players that misbehave, do we expect players to be angels?

falan

David Villa is out of the Euros:)

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0522/322019-david-villa-is-ruled-out-of-euro-2012/

Felexicon

kitakyushu wrote: »

I hear the quidditch european championship is just weeks away. Griffindors away kit looks amazing. Reminds of their world cup winning gear back in 1974.

It makes me sick that I actually know what you're talking about here

Giggsy11

kitakyushu wrote: »

I hear the quidditch european championship is just weeks away. Griffindors away kit looks amazing. Reminds of their world cup winning gear back in 1974.

Gryffindor is just a school team and they dont have a chance to win world cup as they are not eligible :pac:

Felexicon

Giggsy11 wrote: »

Gryffindor is just a school team and they dont have a chance to win world cup as they are not eligible :pac:

Well if they won the Champions League they could get into the world club championship and technically become world champions

Giggsy11

Felexicon wrote: »

Well if they won the Champions League they could get into the world club championship and technically become world champions

They are school team and eligible for only games agaisnt 3 other teams from the school (Well accoring to movie that is)

Felexicon

Giggsy11 wrote: »

They are school team and eligible for only games agaisnt 3 other teams from the school (Well accoring to movie that is)

Oh right so it's like rugby in Ireland before the magners league

darkman2

Croatia tournament jersey:

Felexicon

Srna looks like he has a bit of a belly on him there

darkman2

Weird Chinese promotion of Euro 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW5DaEWLdMk

It's war!?

briany

I like that jersey. That checkered pattern always makes me think that somewhere there is a greasy spoon with a few bare tables though.

darkman2

briany wrote: »

I like that jersey. That checkered pattern always makes me think that somewhere there is a greasy spoon with a few bare tables though.

I also like the way that beams of light are emitted from the jersey to put the opponents off;)

kitakyushu

briany wrote: »

I like that jersey. That checkered pattern always makes me think that somewhere there is a greasy spoon with a few bare tables though.

To me it suggests a chessboard, a game of intelligence and skill, highly tactical and where every move is measured and thoughtfully made ... much like Croatia's game perhaps?

By comparison Ireland should get a jersey that reminds one of the popular 70's and 80's game "pass the parcel in a Belfast pub" in order to accurately reflect our cultured passing style.