Euro 2016 Group A, France v Switzerland & Romania v Albania, 8PM

GreNoLi

Shaquiri ripped a bicep.

Chardee MacDennis

Green Fella wrote: »

Are the Swiss posing France any problems?

nope.

That_Guy

Wow, Sissoko just did all of his work for the next 6 months in one burst of pace. Must be wrecked. Have a sit down lad.

Irish_rat

Should have given the FK further in, ref is dubious

Mr.Nice Guy

Lorik Cana returns to the tournament after his red card.

siblers

It'll be a bit odd for whoever finishes third between Romania/Albania, will have to hang around for a couple of days till they know if they can qualify or not.

Lackey

Another Swis jersey gone
They lucky to hold onto the draw

Irish_rat

Wtf is up with the shirts

Skylinehead

Xhaka is burning through shirts!

Graigmanliam

Just wondering, do Penneys make the jerseys.

caviardreams

Made for Payet.

jester77

Danger here

Mr.Nice Guy

I've enjoyed Romania vs Albania. Not a great game technically, but very absorbing; and the Albanians have worked their socks off.

Kobe248

Pity Romania can't grab a goal, would be great for Ireland

Irish_rat

Ref misses blatant penalty for the Swiss, shock, not

Johner

France would have got a penalty for that.

That_Guy

That's a penalty for Switzerland all day. How's the ref/5th official missing that?

PeterTheEighth

There's been a lot of that behind the back, discrete, jersey pulling. That's the last thing that we need in the game.

Guy:Incognito

FFS nearly through on goal and turns away to make a beeline for the corner to run the clock down :rolleyes:


I really want a 10 yard anything goes no mans land around the corner flag. Thatll sort that crap out.

PTH2009

siblers wrote: »

It'll be a bit odd for whoever finishes third between Romania/Albania, will have to hang around for a couple of days till they know if they can qualify or not.

Prob have a training session or two just in case they get through

whoever finishes fourth will have a giant piss up tonight and go home 2morrow

siblers

Kobe248 wrote: »

Pity Romania can't grab a goal, would be great for Ireland

Not necessarily, Romania would have superior goal difference to Ireland should Romania and Ireland finish on 2 points. 2 points won't be enough anyway, Ireland will have to beat Italy.

nehe milner skudder

pogba can't control a game ala modric,iniesta,xavi. he is a playstation player.

A Primal Nut

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

FFS nearly through on goal and turns away to make a beeline for the corner to run the clock down :rolleyes:


I really want a 10 yard anything goes no mans land around the corner flag. Thatll sort that crap out.

Or even give free kicks for obstructions just like they do everywhere else on the pitch.

The Talking Bread

Kobe248 wrote: »

Pity Romania can't grab a goal, would be great for Ireland

no it wouldnt??

Green Fella

France benefiting from dubious refereeing once again. I feel it is now becoming a feature of every international tournament that the home nation have the referees on their side. You almost have to take it into account, this is "home advantage" coming into play.

Referees probably not paid off, maybe scared to call it fairly.

Mr.Nice Guy

Romania going out with a whimper. Albania have been great.

Skylinehead

nehe milner skudder wrote: »

pogba can't control a game ala modric,iniesta,xavi. he is a playstation player.

Yes, there's different types of midfielder!

nehe milner skudder

Graigmanliam wrote: »

Just wondering, do Penneys make the jerseys.

its a great idea.highlights shirt pulling

Green Fella

nehe milner skudder wrote: »

pogba can't control a game ala modric,iniesta,xavi. he is a playstation player.

I'd rather a playstation player than the traffic cones in the Ireland midfield

Paully D

3 points but a goal difference of -2. It'll be a nervy few days for the Albanians but it should get them through ahead of group D and E.

irishguitarlad

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Romania going out with a whimper. Albania have been great.

Seriously impressed with them, its a pity that the other two games didnt go their way.

Red Kev

"5th Official" makes a valuable, incisive contribution by telling the goalie to hurry up. That should guarantee their positions for another 4 years. :rolleyes:

BoJack Horseman

credit to Albania.

but Romania have been terrible.
One of the worst sides of the tournament. . (alongside Turkey & Russia)

A Primal Nut

siblers wrote: »

Not necessarily, Romania would have superior goal difference to Ireland should Romania and Ireland finish on 2 points. 2 points won't be enough anyway, Ireland will have to beat Italy.

But Albania winning means they are 3rd with 3 points ??? Surely worse for Ireland than Romania 3rd with 2 points.

Lackey

Albania played with heart

The Talking Bread

Green Fella wrote: »

I'd rather a playstation player than the traffic cones in the Ireland midfield

Do you have to take a pop at Ireland in EVERY post???

Mr.Nice Guy

All over. Albania finish with 3 points and third place. A deserved win.

Not sure if it will be enough for them as they might curse the game with the Swiss where Cana was sent off.

Johner

If Albania don't get through they can count themselves unlucky, they've performed admirably in all three games and should probably have more than 3 points. Fair play to them, would love to see them get through.

OwaynOTT

First win and first goal in euros for Albania and they have a chance of getting through to next round.
This best third place stuff is a bit of a farce.
Obviously Albania are Delighted but only scoring one goal in three games potentially gets you through to next round. Kinda making a mockery of a knock out tournament.

ebbsy

Now require us to win and one of England or Germany to win.

I think.

Paully D

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

credit to Albania.

but Romania have been terrible.
One of the worst sides of the tournament. . (alongside Turkey & Russia)

I thought they were very good and unlucky against France and were okay against Switzerland too. Certainly poor tonight but I've enjoyed their contribution to the tournament overall despite them picking up just the 1 point.

Francie Barrett

A Primal Nut wrote: »

But Albania winning means they are 3rd with 3 points ??? Surely worse for Ireland than Romania 3rd with 2 points.

Makes no difference. Even on 2 points, Romania would have had a superior goal difference. We pretty much have it in stone now, a win against Italy puts us through. Manager and team will have to play in such a way to get that result, however difficult it is likely to be.

adox

A Primal Nut wrote: »

But Albania winning means they are 3rd with 3 points ??? Surely worse for Ireland than Romania 3rd with 2 points.

No team is going to go through on 2 points and Ireland can't finish on 3 points so a draw or Albanian win were the offered results for Ireland and both equally as valuable.

Red Kev

A Primal Nut wrote: »

But Albania winning means they are 3rd with 3 points ??? Surely worse for Ireland than Romania 3rd with 2 points.

If Romania had drawn they would have 2 points a a difference of -1.

If we draw against Italy we would have 2 points and a difference of -3.


So it doesn't matter, to finish above the 3rd place in Group A, we need to beat Italy, which gives us 4 points automatically (W1, D1, L1).

DeadHand

Is it just me or is Stephan Hunt as thick as the London fog?

TPF2012

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

credit to Albania.

but Romania have been terrible.
One of the worst sides of the tournament. . (alongside Turkey & Russia and Rep of Ireland)

Don't like to have remind you.

callaway92

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

credit to Albania.

but Romania have been terrible.
One of the worst sides of the tournament. . (alongside Turkey & Russia)

Ya, I was saying this to another poster (that Romania are useless) in a thread after the France match and got awful stick for saying it. Romania are honestly the worst team in the tournament. Going out on a whimper against an equally poor (albeit hearty) Albanian side was bad.

SlickRic

nehe milner skudder wrote: »

pogba can't control a game ala modric,iniesta,xavi. he is a playstation player.

He's not there to control the game.
He's not there to pass and keep the ball.
He's there to break forward and do something different.

callaway92

Johner wrote: »

If Albania don't get through they can count themselves unlucky, they've performed admirably in all three games and should probably have more than 3 points. Fair play to them, would love to see them get through.

I can't get over the passion of their fans. Win, lose or draw they f'ing love it. They're the best fans in the world in my eyes.

Green Fella

DeadHand wrote: »

Is it just me or is Stephan Hunt as thick as the London fog?

Standard of analysis on Irish TV is at appalling levels. Hunt making the point Swiss player didnt deserve a penalty because someone else didnt get one. And forget the rules he wouldnt have got the ball. Emma Byrne earlier hoping Chile play at the next Euros.

At least when Dunphy goes on one its funny, this is tragic