Euro 2020 - AH Official Thread *READ OP BEFORE POSTING*

mloc123

Who is this on the panel with duff?

Bobblehats

This is JK on da radio

insert name here 123

Damien Duff a real moan bag.

Morphing into Roy Keane ^_^

This game could be 3-3

retalivity

I haven't seen one of those 4-colour biro's Duff has in about 20 years

pimpmyhat

mloc123 wrote: »

Who is this on the panel with duff?

Gender equality to tick boxes it's all gone ridiculous

AllGunsBlazing

Delighted for him.

Bobblehats

Pen

Bobblehats

Justice!

AllGunsBlazing

It's all happening now.

Bobblehats

StevenToast

F*cking danny murphy is a painful c*nt to listen to

insert name here 123

Not watching at moment, Pen to whom?

StevenToast

StevenToast wrote: »

F*cking danny murphy is a painful c*nt to listen to

But stephen kelly is worse

Arghus

StevenToast wrote: »

But stephen kelly is worse

He's pretty bad, he provides zero insight.

Arghus

One of the main reasons I can't warm to Lewandowski. He's always pretending and looking for stuff, great and all a player that he is.

mzungu

Solid performance from Poland.

Muahahaha

https://twitter.com/TrollFootball/status/1406243367407603714

Arghus

A bittersweet day really lads. Today was the last of the football overkill days with games at 2, 5 and 8.

fryup

Normally i'd be up for an international tournament but this.....nah

quarter full stadia no atmosphere, nah ...couldn't care less

and another thing it was a big mistake to increase it to 24 teams it dilutes the quality, a 16 team tournament was much better, 3 teams qualifying from a group of 4 is a joke

insert name here 123

fryup wrote: »

Normally i'd be up for an international tournament but this.....nah

quarter full stadia no atmosphere, nah ...couldn't care less

and another thing it was a big mistake to increase it to 24 teams it dilutes the quality, a 16 team tournament was much better, 3 teams qualifying from a group of 4 is a joke

Is that you Duffer?

fryup

no its me..Muffer

crooked cockney villain

fryup wrote: »

and another thing it was a big mistake to increase it to 24 teams it dilutes the quality, a 16 team tournament was much better, 3 teams qualifying from a group of 4 is a joke

I'd have originally thought this but Hungary, Scotland and Slovakia have shown that they aren't just making up the numbers to be fair.

YFlyer

Commentator said yesterday their draw against France was their greatest result. Does he know how good they were in the 50s and 60s?

Arghus

fryup wrote: »

Normally i'd be up for an international tournament but this.....nah

quarter full stadia no atmosphere, nah ...couldn't care less

and another thing it was a big mistake to increase it to 24 teams it dilutes the quality, a 16 team tournament was much better, 3 teams qualifying from a group of 4 is a joke

I agree with what you're saying to an extent. Having only partially full stadiums and the tournament scattered all over the place does undoubtedly kill off a big element of what makes an International tournament memorable.

Likewise, I'm not a fan of three out of four making it out of 2/3rds of the group. So 71% of the games only eliminate 33% of the teams. And there's going to be a fair few dead rubbers now in this round of fixtures, matches where both teams need a draw - or not even that - to progress.

Having said all that though, I have been really enjoying the tournament. Sure, the stadiums aren't full, but it still feels more involving and meaningful in comparison to the domestic and European season just gone, which seemed to go on forever, but in an entirely airless fashion. That's what I'm comparing the tournament to really and it feels much more riveting and crucial than that, by a distance.

The quality argument is one that I've made myself, but, honestly, the standard has so far been great - a huge improvement over 2016.The only game I've watched that I thought was genuinely bad was Croatia vs The Czechs.

Italy to win easily today for me, think we are looking at the eventual champions.

Bobblehats

Arghus wrote: »

I agree with what you're saying to an extent. Having only partially full stadiums and the tournament scattered all over the place does undoubtedly kill off a big element of what makes an International tournament memorable.

Another thing with it scattered around is you want a sense of a specific place, and it’s people that has been diluted - nobody can be on location either can you remember what it felt like to lounge around on the cocacabana beach admiring the scenery? They really took us there.

Thelonious Monk

crooked cockney villain wrote: »

I'd have originally thought this but Hungary, Scotland and Slovakia have shown that they aren't just making up the numbers to be fair.

Yes it's also worrying that if Ireland had qualified we would easily have been the worst team. Even North Macedonia can play a bit of ball. Scotland and Wales are so far ahead of us.

Bobblehats

Well I’m looking forward to this, how keen are Wales for top spot?

The potential to be as highly as strung Gareth Bale’s top knot.

odyssey06

Bobblehats wrote: »

Well I’m looking forward to this, how keen are Wales for top spot?
The potential to be as highly as strung Gareth Bale’s top knot.

Italy have made 8 changes... a draw would suit both teams, although the step-in Italian guys might be looking to impress and make a claim for a starting place.

Bobblehats

Swiss are 1 up already. What hope?

odyssey06

The Swiss into an early lead v Turkey (on Saorview via RTE News Now)

Bobblehats

Shaq attack! There’s 2

AllGunsBlazing

Turkey stuffed.

Bobblehats

The Italian bench will have relayed events to the welsh players?

HerrKapitan

Ray Haughton comments highlight why Ireland have not got the attitude to be a good footballing nation. "The free kick wasn't great, it was too low" "deflection"

It was a fantastic free kick that was obviously practised in the training ground.

Bobblehats

AllGunsBlazing

A solitary goal would be a victory of sorts for this Turkish side.

Swaine

Muahahaha wrote: »

https://twitter.com/TrollFootball/status/1406243367407603714

https://twitter.com/etonrifle_/status/1406205236629446656

Tilden Katz

That’s two games blown up before the time had fully elapsed. Happened in the Germany v Portugal game too.

odyssey06

Tilden Katz wrote: »

That’s two games blown up before the time had fully elapsed. Happened in the Germany v Portugal game too.

I've heard the TV clock is out by 15 seconds... dunno why nobody trying to resolve it, been going on all week.

youtheman

All I can see is that Liam Brady is missing a button from his sleeve. Amateur!.

Bobblehats

youtheman wrote: »

All I can see is that Liam Brady is missing a button from his sleeve. Amateur!.

He’s only concerned with Wales missing a big guy up front

Thelonious Monk

I hope Wales go out but they look dangerous when they go forward, still in with a chance as long as Italy don't score again

nazmoalex

youtheman wrote: »

All I can see is that Liam Brady is missing a button from his sleeve. Amateur!.

Didi's belly showing through, thankful someone copped it and had the camera higher after the break

Bobblehats

- so the 4 best placed 3rd place teams go through now as well?!
:rolleyes: bollox.

dxhound2005

Bobblehats wrote: »

- so the 4 best placed 3rd place teams go through now as well?!
:rolleyes: bollox.

If they had called the Groups 1 to 6 instead of A to F, you probably would have worked out the mechanism for getting 16 teams.

Bobblehats

dxhound2005 wrote: »

If they had called the Groups 1 to 6 instead of A to F, you probably would have worked out the mechanism for getting 16 teams.

Nobody’s workin out who’s straight-up going home anymore though are they.

Bobblehats

Can’t get up for this now, lost its fizz. Load of toss!

AllGunsBlazing

Thoroughly deserved red.

Bobblehats

Goal. Turks