Wales v Slovakia 5 PM BBC One and RTE TWO

Red Kev

There's a couple of thousand empty seats there.

BoJack Horseman

Red Kev wrote: »

There's a couple of thousand empty seats there.

Slovak support seems sparse... a lot of Welsh fans intermingled into it.

mansize

Red Kev wrote: »

There's a couple of thousand empty seats there.

Not exactly huge countries only 8 million between them

mansize

mansize wrote: »

Welsh fans in full voice now

Terrific to hear fans singing. Far better then that continuous trumpet shíte their nearest neighbours churn out.

Arthur Daley

Red Kev wrote: »

There's a couple of thousand empty seats there.

The venues in the Groups may not suit the fixtures always. Wales vs England is on in Lens, which is only 35,000 capacity. As it's northern France you can imagine the demand for that one coming across the channel

mansize

mansize wrote: »

Not exactly huge countries only 8 million between them

I can remember Ireland playing Slovakia twice in Bratislava and it was more like a home game. There doesn't seem to be much of an appetite for football in Slovakia. Is there any one left in Wales by contrast? That said Wales probably have quite alot of bandwagoners as we do and im sure its going to be the same for England and the North

Angron

Bah, missed the first 10 minutes of the game and I missed a goal.

Irish_rat

Waste of a free kick.

The Talking Bread

Kirby wrote: »

So was mine! I just wanted to join in.

Awww cute! Don't be shy! Join in!!

mansize

Slovaks prefer their ice hockey
Wales their rugby

murpho999

mansize wrote: »

Not exactly huge countries only 8 million between them

Yes, but the stadium only holds 42,000 so should be full.

That_Guy

Bar the defensive lapse early on, Wales have bossed this game. My only concern for them is how high a tempo they're playing with. May burn themselves out.

Johner

Good tackle.

mansize

Slovak manager looks like Bill Beaumont

monkey9

Deleted User wrote: »

Terrific to hear fans singing. Far better then that continuous trumpet shíte their nearest neighbours churn out.

Christ i hate that trumpet group. They must know they're not popular or wanted at all.

mansize

murpho999 wrote: »

Yes, but the stadium only holds 42,000 so should be full.

It's hardly a glamour tie

Wales play their home matches at Cardiff City Stadium
Hosts 33,000

That_Guy

Robbie Savage talks some amount of shíte.

SantryRed

Bale doesn't look bothered. Is he carrying any knocks? Just isn't really running much...

Kirby

SantryRed wrote: »

Bale doesn't look bothered. Is he carrying any knocks? Just isn't really running much...

I'm not seeing that at all. He is showing for the ball at every opportunity. He doesnt always get it....and when he does he has 3 defenders around him. But hes trying in my book.

SantryRed

SantryRed wrote: »

Bale doesn't look bothered. Is he carrying any knocks? Just isn't really running much...

Bit extreme to say he doesn't look bothered!

Awful tackle

Hmm on second look maybe not

monkey9

monkey9 wrote: »

Christ i hate that trumpet group. They must know they're not popular or wanted at all.

Like the hooligans. The only difference is swap bottles or fists into the face for rule britannia played by trumpets

monkey9

murpho999 wrote: »

Yes, but the stadium only holds 42,000 so should be full.

Wales had to downgrade from the Millenium stadium to Cardiff and Swansea's stadium because they just don't get the crowds. Slovakia wouldn't be a big nation at all.

In saying that, you'd think the stadium would be full, even with locals going in to watch it.

That_Guy

That is a disgrace!!

BoJack Horseman

what are those goal-line officials for?

Johner

Skrtyl is a horrible player.

Ol' Donie

monkey9 wrote: »

Christ i hate that trumpet group. They must know they're not popular or wanted at all.

Hate them. Oh, god, i hate them.

mansize

How was that not a penalty???

citytillidie

Skrtel crazy as always, UEFA need to sort out the big screens they are going to cause a riot

murpho999

That_Guy wrote: »

Robbie Savage talks some amount of shíte.

Jim Beglin on RTE is much better.

Call Me Jimmy

Those 5th officals are absolute spas

callaway92

Pathetic by the 5th official. You are there for a reason - grow some balls and advise the ref of a pen.

Kirby

Extra Officials...are...pointless.

Red Kev

Straight red. No question.

They need to get rid of the 5th assistants behind the goals as they seem to miss so much stuff and I think I can count on one hand the amount of matched that I've seen where they've actually made a relevant contribution.

murpho999

Skrtel is a player who has never learnt to defend and not foul.

SantryRed

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Bit extreme to say he doesn't look bothered!

Yeah, not bothered was definitely the wrong word looking back. I dunno, he just isn't throwing himself around or busting a gut kind of. Maybe I've just honed in on it I dunno :pac:

Kenjataimu

citytillidie wrote: »

Skrtel crazy as always, UEFA need to sort out the big screens they are going to cause a riot

No replays would solve that risk. Just have the main stream on screen.

mansize

Playing the big decisions back are only going to incense the crowd

irishguitarlad

Skrtel trying to cut the head off williams

murpho999

SantryRed wrote: »

Yeah, not bothered was definitely the wrong word looking back. I dunno, he just isn't throwing himself around or busting a gut kind of. Maybe I've just honed in on it I dunno :pac:

He was never that type of player and they are winning.

callaway92

callaway92 wrote: »

Pathetic by the 5th official. You are there for a reason - grow some balls and advise the ref of a pen.

As Joe Brolly called their gaa counterparts aka umpires last sunday...chocolate teapots

The soccer ones are no different. Utterly useless

mansize

SantryRed wrote: »

Yeah, not bothered was definitely the wrong word looking back. I dunno, he just isn't throwing himself around or busting a gut kind of. Maybe I've just honed in on it I dunno :pac:

Busting a gut and running around like a headless chicken doesn't mean you're not committed

BoJack Horseman

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Hate them. Oh, god, i hate them.

They are no more though aren't they?

That_Guy

mansize wrote: »

Playing the big decisions back are only going to incense the crowd

Given how amped up the English fans are at the moment, could you imagine the same decision broadcast within the stadium.... Christ, there'd be murder.

murpho999

mansize wrote: »

Playing the big decisions back are only going to incense the crowd

Surprised at that. They did in the World Cup in 2002 and Fifa were not long dropping it during the tournament.

DerekDGoldfish

monkey9 wrote: »

Wales had to downgrade from the Millenium stadium to Cardiff and Swansea's stadium because they just don't get the crowds. Slovakia wouldn't be a big nation at all.

In saying that, you'd think the stadium would be full, even with locals going in to watch it.

A lot of the empty seats are in the middle of the stadium, you can bet a significant about of these are corporate tickets, and the guests are to busy enjoying the corporate entertainment to come out and watch the match.

When I was at the last Euros and a Europa Leage final the tickets in the middle didn't even begin filing up till 15 mins into each half while most of the rest of the stadium was packed.

citytillidie

Kenjataimu wrote: »

No replays would solve that risk. Just have the main stream on screen.

That is what it is meant to be in the ground but it seems they have the broadcast stream with replays

Glico Man

monkey9 wrote: »

Ramsey looks like a bloody nineties raver.

Stolen from twitter

Aaron Ramsey looks like he writes letters to Eminem

:pac:

mansize

murpho999 wrote: »

Surprised at that. They did in the World Cup in 2002 and Fifa were not long dropping it during the tournament.

They need to show soothing tranquil scenes at England's matches

blueser

murpho999 wrote: »

Skrtel is a player who has never learnt to defend and not foul.

It's staggering how he's managed to carve out a career as a professional footballer. The bloke is a liability.