Euro 2016 Discussion

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Fri 17 Jun - 19:54

First topic message reminder :

Duty281 wrote:Sterling and Rooney have been woeful thus far and need to be dropped (but 1 of them certainly won't be), but I would favour giving Kane one final chance. He's had an excellent couple of seasons, and England shouldn't jettison him at the first sign of difficulty.

Rooney woeful? I'm not his biggest fan but he's been pretty good so far, working well alongside Dier allowing Alli to push on further

by westisbest Thu 23 Jun - 18:50

Looking at the draw, could be Ireland v England in qf.

Not looking past France though.

Will be tough on sunday.

Will enjoy the next few days.

by Stella Thu 23 Jun - 18:51

Roy would have to be a fool if he didn't expect criticism for changing half the team in a game which we had to win. I'm not saying we would have won but still, don't f..k around. Italy did last night, though the result didn't matter to them, apart from having the negative vibes of a loss.

by Guest Thu 23 Jun - 20:42

Every England fan's mantra should be, "I can deal with the despair, it's the hope that's killing me."

I have very low expectations and therefore rarely disappointed but occasionally England can still manage it.

by Roller_Coaster Thu 23 Jun - 22:53

DAVE667 wrote:Hodgson reports that Raheem Sterling is struggling for form and the hostility from the crowds and from social media isn't helping. So......

Raheem, if you're reading this, stay off social media you f*cking idiot.

by Marky Thu 23 Jun - 23:12

My predictions in bold;

Switzerland - Poland
Croatia - Portugal
Wales - N.Ireland
Hungary - Belgium
Germany - Slovakia
Italy - Spain
France - ROI
England - Iceland (on penalties)

by MIG Thu 23 Jun - 23:15

My predictions in bold;

Switzerland - Poland
Croatia - Portugal
Wales - N.Ireland
Hungary - Belgium
Germany - Slovakia
Italy - Spain
France- ROI
England - Iceland

by Stella Thu 23 Jun - 23:16

My predictions in bold;

Switzerland - Poland 0-1
Croatia - Portugal 2-1
Wales - N.Ireland 2-1
Hungary - Belgium 0-1
Germany - Slovakia 2-0
Italy - Spain 1-1 (pens)
France - ROI 2-0
England - Iceland 2-1

by MIG Thu 23 Jun - 23:17

Same winners at pretty much the same time Stella!

by Stella Thu 23 Jun - 23:20

MIG wrote:Same winners at pretty much the same time Stella!

Thought I'd duplicated my post for a split second.

by President Trump Thu 23 Jun - 23:40

Switzerland - Poland
Croatia - Portugal
Wales - N.Ireland
Hungary - Belgium
Germany - Slovakia
Italy - Spain
France- ROI
England - Iceland

by westisbest Thu 23 Jun - 23:58

Poland
Portugal
Wales
Belgium
Germany
Italy
England

France-Ireland.

All the pressure on France.

I think the fact that France have had a few more days rest may come into factor.
Fancy it to go to extra time, with France going through 2-1.

But hey, lets hope im wrong.

by westisbest Fri 24 Jun - 0:11

I'm going for Italy to Beat Belgium in the final.

Now watch them both lose in the last 16 Very Happy

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Fri 24 Jun - 1:29

My predictions in bold

Switzerland - Poland
Croatia - Portugal
Wales - N.Ireland
Hungary - Belgium
Germany - Slovakia
Italy - Spain
France- ROI
England - Iceland

Theyre not exactly wild. Croatia and Germany are my two teams to support outside of England. And Payet.

by Ent Fri 24 Jun - 2:54

Poland
Portugal
N Ireland
Belgium
Germany
Spain
Ireland
Iceland

No bias at all there....

by SecretFly Fri 24 Jun - 3:09

Why weren't Australia let into the Euros, btw??? Any legitimate reason offered??

by **Crimey** Fri 24 Jun - 4:48

Switzerland - Poland
Croatia - Portugal
Wales - N.Ireland
Hungary - Belgium
Germany - Slovakia
Italy - Spain
France- ROI
England - Iceland

by daraghj82 Fri 24 Jun - 17:12

Switzerland - Poland
Croatia - Portugal
Wales - N.Ireland
Hungary - Belgium
Germany - Slovakia
Italy - Spain
France - ROI
England - Iceland

by **owen10ozzy** Fri 24 Jun - 19:07

Do Iceland get a walkover now we've left Europe? Next time around we may be playing in the Copa America Wink

by Marky Fri 24 Jun - 19:34

owen10ozzy wrote:Do Iceland get a walkover now we've left Europe? Next time around we may be playing in the Copa America

That's the dumbest joke I've ever read.

For a start it would be the Home Internationals...

by **owen10ozzy** Fri 24 Jun - 19:42

I'd forgot about the Home Internationals...although with Scotland and N.Ireland now potentially wanting independence it would be us vs Wales...not much of a home nations

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Fri 24 Jun - 19:46

And we'd still not win it

by Stella Fri 24 Jun - 19:52

Two days without Football is driving me crazy!!!

by SecretFly Fri 24 Jun - 19:59

Stella wrote:Two days without Football is driving me crazy!!!

Turn on the TV. There's plenty to occupy the mind for the duration.

by Stella Fri 24 Jun - 20:03

SecretFly wrote:
Stella wrote:Two days without Football is driving me crazy!!!

Turn on the TV. There's plenty to occupy the mind for the duration.

That'll be depressing news!

by SecretFly Fri 24 Jun - 20:06

So might the Football.

by Stella Fri 24 Jun - 20:07

Well possibly, but eight games in three days is full on entertainment, not that the mrs will allow me that much TV time!

by GSC Fri 24 Jun - 20:33

Hope we play Belgium in the final

by Stella Fri 24 Jun - 21:04

I'd take that!

by westisbest Sat 25 Jun - 18:21

I fancy a NI win, despite picking Wales the other day.

No real reason.

Hope they do it, nothing against Wales.

by GSC Sat 25 Jun - 23:01

Should be 1-0 Poland within a minute, terrible finish

by GSC Sat 25 Jun - 23:02

Shaqiri is genuinely awful.

by Duty281 Sat 25 Jun - 23:06

Switzerland all over the place.

Reminds me of England against Germany in 2010.

by GSC Sat 25 Jun - 23:08

Still should've been level at half time.

by Duty281 Sat 25 Jun - 23:11

What I remember most was Capello throwing on Heskey with 15 minutes to go. Laugh

by GSC Sat 25 Jun - 23:39

1-0 Poland, Blasc-something

by GSC Sat 25 Jun - 23:39

Fairly **** goalkeeping to be fair.

by GSC Sat 25 Jun - 23:47

1-0 at half time, Poland probably deserve it. Work to do for the Swiss

by Duty281 Sat 25 Jun - 23:48

Switzerland's width is good, but their crossing has been abysmal.

Poland can just sit back and hit the opposition on the counter.

by Guest Sat 25 Jun - 23:55

Candreva out of Spain game. Big blow for Italy

by Guest Sun 26 Jun - 0:07

GSC wrote:Shaqiri is genuinely awful.

You've only targeted Shaqiri, because people still think he's a name, in European football. He isn't. He's not very good at all, Inter know that & Bayern know that. He's now at Stoke, which is about his level.

by Duty281 Sun 26 Jun - 0:14

Bit of an overreaction from the commentators.

Yellow's fair.

by Guest Sun 26 Jun - 0:34

I think Lawro is suggesting Arsenal have signed an average player

by GSC Sun 26 Jun - 0:40

Xhaka? Not watching the 2nd half but hes been pretty good at this tournament.

by Duty281 Sun 26 Jun - 0:41

Shaqiri! Moment of magic, as the cliche goes.

Happy for the Swiss fans, they deserve it!

by Guest Sun 26 Jun - 0:41

GSC wrote:Shaqiri is genuinely awful.

Moments player, as that goal has proved. Rest of the time, bang average

by **Afro** Sun 26 Jun - 0:44

Stunning goal from Shaqiri.

by GSC Sun 26 Jun - 0:44

Well he can still do that!

Not convinced about the keeping again mind.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Sun 26 Jun - 0:59

Clattenburg been the best ref I've seen here.

No question on the goalkeeping. He's got no chance to anticipate it and it's perfectly placed and well struck

by Duty281 Sun 26 Jun - 1:07

100 minutes played and Poland have made zero substitutions. Headscratch

by Guest Sun 26 Jun - 1:16

Duty281 wrote:100 minutes played and Poland have made zero substitutions.

Old school.

Every time I see the Swiss fag I feel the need to revive somebody.

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