The *ONLY* After Hours thread about the European Championships.

kfallon

Did Mario storm off down the tunnel at the end?

hondasam

Super-Rush wrote: »

He knew he'd miss it if he went himself.

we will agree to disagree on this one. I still think he is a great footballer.

Micky Dolenz

hondasam wrote: »

Did you enjoy the tournament ? you converting to the footie?

Kinda, My Polish neighbours got me out playing on the green after most of the first round games for the craic. I really enjoyed that, missed the man marking you get in football and Gaa.

The diving and head holding drive me cracked though and ruin the game as a whole for me. It's still a bit ghey but not as ghey.

kfallon

Fair play to Spain, played very well tonight. Italy can hold their heads high, they had a great tournament when everyone thought they would be useless in this competition.

Oh and a special message to the German team...."Fook off you cunts, cost me a fortune" :pac:

Micky Dolenz

hondasam wrote: »

we will agree to disagree on this one. I still think he is a great footballer.

Wasn't he joint top scorer or right up there?

S-Rush is only bitter

Maire2009

Torres has won the Golden Boot

Flippin Germans and Benzema taking all my money - well PaddyPower has :mad:

hondasam

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Wasn't he joint top scorer or right up there?

S-Rush is only bitter

Ya he was.

Super bitter nah I don't think so, well not so you'd notice

I think rugby is more ghey :pac:

Sunnyisland

Mario balotelli is like a child, he only lost the European championship :-)

kfallon

Maire2009 wrote: »

Torres has won the Golden Boot

Flippin Germans and Benzema taking all my money - well PaddyPower has :mad:

Ladbrokes have mine

Kiera

realies wrote: »

Mario balotelli is like a child, he only lost the European championship :-)

Big huffy head on him

realies

realies wrote: »

Mario balotelli is like a child,

He always is though, that's why I like him, he's got a touch of the crazies

Micky Dolenz

hondasam wrote: »

Ya he was.

Super bitter nah I don't think so, well not so you'd notice

I think rugby is more ghey :pac:

I support my local rugby team and in turn support Irish rugby. if ye footie folks did the same we may have a different national team but we'll save that argument for another day. :P

People around here going mental, lots of horn blowing and singing, feel a bit sorry for the Italians.

kfallon

Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser!

Glad ye don't get to see me after I lose a game of 5-a-side

hondasam

realies wrote: »

Mario balotelli is like a child, he only lost the European championship :-)

He did not want to be seen crying on the pitch. Poor baby you got to feel sorry for the losing team.

Micky Dolenz

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

I support my local rugby team and in turn support Irish rugby. if ye footie folks did the same we may have a different national team but we'll save that argument for another day. :P

Trolling your own forum Micky?

Sunnyisland

fallon wrote: »

Ladbrokes have mine

Mine is with william hill or billy as I called him when I was giving him my money :mad:thought we where friends .

Kiera

kfallon wrote: »

Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser!

Glad ye don't get to see me after I lose a game of 5-a-side

The Irish team?

hondasam

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

I support my local rugby team and in turn support Irish rugby. if ye footie folks did the same we may have a different national team but we'll save that argument for another day. :P

People around here going mental, lots of horn blowing and singing, feel a bit sorry for the Italians.

Oh look at you we will argue for sure no doubt

Ya I always feel sorry for the losing team too.

Micky Dolenz

Deleted User wrote: »

Trolling your own forum Micky?

I didn't bring rugby into it That would so survive a drp :pac:

Super-Rush

Great thread btw folks.

Well played.

kfallon

Kiera wrote: »

The Irish team?

I don't think the players were happy to lose, see Keith Andrews at the Italy game

hondasam

Deleted User wrote: »

Trolling your own forum Micky?

Nah winding me up more like.

he is good at that daisy. :pac:

kfallon

realies wrote: »

Mine is with william hill or billy as I called him when I was giving him my money :mad:thought we where friends .

I wouldn't give William Hill the steam off me piss, thank God they are gone out of Ireland :mad:

ScummyMan

Eamonn Dunphy just commented that it was interesting that no Spanish players sang their national anthem.









There's no words in the Spanish national anthem......

kfallon

Super-Rush wrote: »

Great thread btw folks.

Well played.

I've enjoyed it, apart from the nonsense when England got knocked out.

I'm gonna miss ye guys

Maire2009

Eamon Dunphy reckons that "none of the Spanish players sang the national anthem to show they were unified and would not get involved in the politics between Madrid and Catalonia." OR, just maybe, their national anthem has no lyrics you complete and utter moron.

Micky Dolenz

Super-Rush wrote: »

Great thread btw folks.

Well played.

100% agreed, For the very most part it was good humoured and a real pleasure to drop into now and again.

hondasam

Super-Rush wrote: »

Great thread btw folks.

Well played.

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

100% agreed, For the very most part it was good humoured and a real pleasure to drop into now and again.

So say all of us

It was fun and enjoyed the banter.

awec

Your wee lad alba is a speedy wee fcuker, isn't he ?

Great thread. I don't have the balls for the soccer forum so it was brilliant to have this here

Until Brazil lads

prinz

Nodin wrote: »

Why do players get a yellow card for taking off their shirt? The risk of overciting the wimminz (and a few of the menz)? Making the rest of us with the curved bellys nature intended look odd?

Rather than the sponsorship explanation earlier IIRC it was to clamp down on players with messages etc on tshirts under their jerseys. AFAIK there was a few incidents of players scoring then whipping off the jersey to reveal insults etc to opposing fans. They nipped it in the bud rather than risk a player inciting a riot with some rubbish under his jersey.

Sunnyisland

See yis all for the world cup :-) keep well.

kfallon

Are we having a megathread for the Olympics? Will have to brush up on my Gymnastics, dressage and weightlifting tho I'm not sure I want to talking about some female Bulgarian weightlifter's 'snatch' :pac:

DoneDL

Gutted but well done to Spain.

kfallon

Deleted User wrote: »

Great thread. I don't have the balls for the soccer forum so it was brilliant to have this here

Until Brazil lads

Yeah it gets a bit heavy over there, I've enjoyed the lighthearted look at these championships

kfallon

realies wrote: »

See yis all for the world cup :-) keep well.

Don't forget to write :pac:

Micky Dolenz

kfallon wrote: »

Are we having a megathread for the Olympics? Will have to brush up on my Gymnastics, dressage and weightlifting tho I'm not sure I want to talking about some female Bulgarian weightlifter's 'snatch' :pac:

Any beach volley ball?

Micky Dolenz

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Any beach volley ball?

They were showing that alongside the rugby in a Belgian bar I was in in Italy. I didn't know which to be watching :pac:

kfallon

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Any beach volley ball?

Watch it with the sound down

Micky Dolenz

Deleted User wrote: »

They were showing that alongside the rugby in a Belgian bar I was in in Italy. I didn't know which to be watching :pac:

Considering the game and when you were in Italy, the beach volleyball was probably a better bet

kfallon

C'mon now round it off with a good Apres Match!!!

prinz

kfallon wrote: »

C'mon now round it off with a good Apres Match!!!

Doubtful, most of their new stuff has been dire. I think that's where the classic Apres Match idea came in.

kfallon

prinz wrote: »

Doubtful, most of their new stuff has been dire. I think that's where the classic Apres Match idea came in.

The voiceover one was good and the Craig Doyle one!

paddy147

At least the Germans didnt win it and we didnt have to see Merkil jumping up and down,pretending to be a football fan and looking as if she knew what was happening

prinz

OK that one is good. :pac:

kfallon

"I'm gonna get it on me hoop Bill" :pac:

T1978

Unreal isn't he? He's worse than most ignorant fools you'd overhear in the pub. My problem is he gets paid good licence payer's money to spout his ignorance over the airwaves. He can't help trying to be the controversial populist. This doesn't work when you are such a grossly ill-informed fool.
I just sent a complaint into RTE about. It would be nice if they allowed some younger,smarter blood to replace these old fogies. To half quote the fool himself, let's hope they "don't buy into this [anti-Spanish] rubbish".

Man.UnitedLad wrote: »

Eamonn Dunphy just commented that it was interesting that no Spanish players sang their national anthem.









There's no words in the Spanish national anthem......

rmchmufc

Two things to say

1) Spain were were worthy winners and I was thoroughly impressed with how
they won it.

2) Eamon Dunphy should have a listen to the Spanish anthem.

starbelgrade

I was in Spain when the semi-finals were on. Portugal gave them a good run for their money - if they had a half decent striker instead of that useless git Almeida , they may even have beaten them. But they didn't & the street parties that night were amazing!

I thought Italy played really well throughout the tournament - having seen them disassemble a really good German team, I thought they'd stand a decent chance against the Spanish, but they were thoroughly outclassed tonight by a far superior team.

The game reminded me of watching a bullfight - two goals left Italy shocked and reeling, like they had been lanced by the Toreros. Then the spectacle began - Spain, the Matadors, playing with the injured Italian bull until it became so weak & defenceless, that it was time to finish them off with the sword. The final blows through the neck & into the heart of the Italians delivered skilfully by Torres & Mata.

So many big finals are a disappointment, but this was a spectacle deserved of the occasion. And fittingly, Ramos finished off the display with a mock waving of a Matador's cape for the assembled press - Spain's first and only sign of showing off, but hey, who can blame him?

A good tournament all round it has to be said, with some great games and for a change, some excellent referreeing. Roll on the World Cup!

Pherekydes

The best team won emphatically! Enjoyed this thread. You can comment with others in a civilized fashion.

Thanks to the other contributors and thanks to the mods.