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Euro 2024 AH thread

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    #2072
    Caquas
    Registered Users Posts: 1,446 ✭✭✭Caquas


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122345892#Comment_122345892

    Ronaldo, Mbappe? I want my money back!

    Educate yourself with this. American sport writers are not shy about money in sport

    The knockout bracket looked unbalanced before a ball was kicked. It has been unbalanced further by France’s failure to win their group, meaning they join Spain, Germany, Portugal and Denmark in the top half of the bracket.

    …….
    Some competitions are based on a free draw, such as the FA Cup. Others, such as the NFL or NBA, see teams ranked on their regular-season record, which should theoretically ensure the two strongest teams in either conference end up on opposite sides of the draw.

    Why do the NFL and NBA fix their competitions to keep the strongest teams apart? The same reason they do anything- money. If Switzerland or Turkey win this thing, heads will roll and rules will change.


    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5592003/2024/06/26/euro-2024-draw-england-favourites/


    You give abuse, I don’t. Bye-bye.



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    #2073
    Musicrules
    Registered Users Posts: 1,856 ✭✭✭Musicrules


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122345850#Comment_122345850

    Hopefully Switzerland win to finally end the constant talk about England. Although it probably won't stop there. We're not Little England, they're just another country in these euros and there's a far more exciting game on at 8 tonight.



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    #2074
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 29,418 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122345987#Comment_122345987

    This is nonsense. You plainly dont know what you are talking about nor does the writer you copied and pasted.

    The NFL dont fix draws to keep teams apart. Even the excerpt you posted clarifies it is based on regular season ranking. This is as much fixing as UEFA does with Euro seedings and groups. The NFL dont redraw the playoff rankings when they realise a big team didnt win their conference.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #2075
    Hamsterchops
    Registered Users Posts: 3,184 ✭✭✭Hamsterchops


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122345990#Comment_122345990

    Netherlands 🇳🇱 Vs Turkey 🇹🇷

    Quarterfinal / 8pm Kick-off.



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    #2076
    Musicrules
    Registered Users Posts: 1,856 ✭✭✭Musicrules


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122346087#Comment_122346087

    Typical Little England response, they're known as Türkiye.



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    #2077
    Hamsterchops
    Registered Users Posts: 3,184 ✭✭✭Hamsterchops


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122346103#Comment_122346103

    Netherlands 🇳🇱 Vs Türkiye 🇹🇷

    Quarterfinal / 8pm Kick-off



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    #2078
    Musicrules
    Registered Users Posts: 1,856 ✭✭✭Musicrules


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122346109#Comment_122346109

    You got there! 🤣



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    #2079
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,207 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122346011#Comment_122346011

    Thank you. The article mentions nothing about sponsors complaining either. In fact, it just looks at the vagaries of cup football, which we all know about.

    Also, it's written by Oliver Kay, an English (not American) journalist.

    And one last time - it's the last eight. It's almost unavoidable having a big clash at this stage. And arguably that's what the sponsors want to generate interest. A huge tie with one of the favourites guaranteed to be leaving.

    On this afternoon's game - I wasn't expecting a thrill-fest from Portugal v France given how they'd played to date, but I still expected it to be better than England v Switzerland. I very much hope I'm wrong...

    Switzerland are usually dreadful when it comes to the knockout stages but at least were lively enough against a poor Italy. England - well we all know about Southgate.

    There's a Swiss win there if they fancy it or believe in it. But how much do the non-top teams get spooked just by the name "England"?



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    #2080
    gym_imposter
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122345892#Comment_122345892

    Thought England were always seen as the money whale ?



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    #2081
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 29,418 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    Saw this on Twitter..

    I know technically no crime has been committed but I feel like both Deschamps and Martinez should be arrested for this.

    https://x.com/paul_c_watson/status/1809332552416538827

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #2082
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 33,334 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122346103#Comment_122346103

    If no one laughed at "Little England", it's not because they missed it.

    Never repeat a joke that fell flat the first time.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    #2083
    Deub
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122346387#Comment_122346387

    in fairness, it is Deschamps trademark and it seems to work (4 semi finals in 5 competitions).



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    #2084
    archfi
    Registered Users Posts: 5,185 ✭✭✭archfi


    Tony O'Donoghue's intro (and standing in his jeans and trainers) was top RTE cringe.

    I don't care who wins this one, I just want a good game and not a replay of Por-Fra

    Now Shay Given is landing thick with the political/election puns

    Now for some reason it's a defence of Southgate due to his activism, from O'Donoghue and Sadlier!

    The issue is never the issue; the issue is always the revolution.

    The Entryism process: 1) Demand access; 2) Demand accommodation; 3) Demand a seat at the table; 4) Demand to run the table; 5) Demand to run the institution; 6) Run the institution to produce more activists and policy until they run it into the ground.



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    #2085
    Musicrules
    Registered Users Posts: 1,856 ✭✭✭Musicrules


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122346391#Comment_122346391

    Sometimes a joke flies over people's heads but you've somehow bamboozled yourself with a regular comment that wasn't even a joke. Fair play to ya. 🤣



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    #2086
    jj880
    Registered Users Posts: 4,746 ✭✭✭jj880


    https://youtu.be/wiUe9V_VjBw?si=hFGP0_IB59wmR_94

    Very sanitised studio these days. Dunphy and Bill. What a team.



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    #2087
    Manc-Red_
    Registered Users Posts: 369 ✭✭Manc-Red_


    Swiss getting their priorities put out there

    image.jpg

    Better Born Lucky Than Rich.



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    #2088
    extra-ordinary_
    Registered Users Posts: 1,493 ✭✭✭extra-ordinary_


    Who the fk is that commentator on RTE who never shuts the fk up?



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    #2089
    archfi
    Registered Users Posts: 5,185 ✭✭✭archfi


    Very mediocre half, England, for what it's worth, on top.

    Unimpressive stuff.

    The issue is never the issue; the issue is always the revolution.

    The Entryism process: 1) Demand access; 2) Demand accommodation; 3) Demand a seat at the table; 4) Demand to run the table; 5) Demand to run the institution; 6) Run the institution to produce more activists and policy until they run it into the ground.



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    #2090
    Jack Daw
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    Ronnie Whelan talking some shite "this has to be a penalty" over a complete nothing incident.

    You'd think he'd at least try and hide his bias while he's a commentator.



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    #2091
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 33,334 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122347550#Comment_122347550

    Nah, i got it - just wondered after i posted it was overthinking it!

    They seem to be doing OK at the moment though. Certainly more urgency…

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    #2092
    Montage of Feck
    Registered Users Posts: 3,598 ✭✭✭Montage of Feck


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122346103#Comment_122346103

    And Germany is known as Deutschland, Spain as España etc.

    🙈🙉🙊



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    #2093
    Hamsterchops
    Registered Users Posts: 3,184 ✭✭✭Hamsterchops


    ….. not forgetting Éire 😊



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    #2094
    Manc-Red_
    Registered Users Posts: 369 ✭✭Manc-Red_


    Yet another hard watch.

    Hoping tonight’s game has more action

    Better Born Lucky Than Rich.



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    #2095
    jj880
    Registered Users Posts: 4,746 ✭✭✭jj880


    Dire stuff. Was just looking at the lidl ads around the pitch to see what food theyd show.



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    #2096
    shockframe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭shockframe


    Is it wrong to think that international football is the most overrated and disappointing in all of sport?



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    #2097
    maximus15
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    Ronnie wengland won't agree with any decision given against England. Can't wait for them to get knocked out so can go back to English channels for rest of games . Rte commentary unbearable and no way can listen to bias bbc and itv while they are still in tournament .



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    #2098
    archfi
    Registered Users Posts: 5,185 ✭✭✭archfi


    Still unbearable after 70 minutes.

    Really, really poor from both.

    The issue is never the issue; the issue is always the revolution.

    The Entryism process: 1) Demand access; 2) Demand accommodation; 3) Demand a seat at the table; 4) Demand to run the table; 5) Demand to run the institution; 6) Run the institution to produce more activists and policy until they run it into the ground.



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    #2099
    wazzzledazzle
    Registered Users Posts: 1,257 ✭✭✭wazzzledazzle


    This is as bad as last night’s borefest



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    #2100
    jj880
    Registered Users Posts: 4,746 ✭✭✭jj880


    Xhaka pretending he couldn't see when he got up 🤣. Pathetic but funny.



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    #2101
    jj880
    Registered Users Posts: 4,746 ✭✭✭jj880


    Yeeeeeeeoooooooohhhh!!!!



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