International Football 23rd-29th March

[Giggles]

Wednesday 23rd March 2016
Croatia v Israel 17:00
Slovenia v Macedonia 17:00
Gibraltar v Liechtenstein 19:00
Romania v Lithuania 19:00
Poland v Serbia 19:45

Thursday 24th March 2016
Malta v Moldova 14:00
Estonia v Norway 17:00
Greece v Montenegro 17:00
Denmark v Iceland 19:00
Ukraine v Cyprus 19:00
Czech Rep v Scotland 19:45
Italy v Spain 19:45
Turkey v Sweden 19:45
Wales v Northern Ireland 19:45
Friday 25th March 2016
Armenia v Belarus 15:00
Luxembourg v Bos-Herze 19:15
Slovakia v Latvia 19:30
Netherlands v France 19:45
R. of Ireland v Switzerland 19:45
Portugal v Bulgaria 20:45
Saturday 26th March 2016
Azerbaijan v Kazakhstan 16:00
Russia v Lithuania 16:00
Austria v Albania 16:30
Poland v Finland 16:30
Hungary v Croatia 17:00
Germany v England 19:45

Sunday 27th March 2016
Romania v Spain 19:45

Monday 28th March 2016
Andorra v Moldova 16:00
Liechtenstein v Faroe Islands 18:00
Ukraine v Wales 19:00
Northern Ireland v Slovenia 19:45

Tuesday 29th March 2016
Estonia v Serbia 17:00
Montenegro v Belarus 17:00
Macedonia v Bulgaria 18:00
Greece v Iceland 18:30
Georgia v Kazakhstan 19:00
Gibraltar v Latvia 19:00
Norway v Finland 19:00
Luxembourg v Albania 19:15
Austria v Turkey 19:30
Sweden v Czech Rep 19:30
Switzerland v Bos-Herze 19:30
Belgium v Portugal 19:45
Germany v Italy 19:45
R. of Ireland v Slovakia 19:45
England v Netherlands 20:00
France v Russia 20:00
Scotland v Denmark 20:00

[John Arne]

I've just started re-watching the Germany-Brazil World Cup semi. 5 mins in , it's 0-0, and David Luiz has already made one marauding run up the right wing.

[John Arne]

1-0. Luiz decides to ignore marking Muller off the corner.

Also, ITV's font for the World Cup really was nice. Propa Mexico 70.

[-james-]

Some Israeli has just murdered Dario Srna.

[Jeet]

Who is gonna take over Woy then after the Euros?

[Giggles]

Who is gonna make over Woy then after the Euros?

Nailed-on Curbs.

[Magic]

Cannavaro being linked with Leeds.

:harold:

[Shindig]

It'll be Paolo.

[simon]

1-0. Luiz decides to ignore marking Muller off the corner.

Also, ITV's font for the World Cup really was nice. Propa Mexico 70.

I seem to remember Marcelo being somehow worse than Luiz in that game.

[ItalAussie]

We beat Tajikistan 7-0 in a home qualifier, which means unless Jordan manage to win their next game, beat us in Sydney, and find an 11-goal turnaround, we're safely through to the next stage of qualification.

[John Arne]

I seem to remember Marcelo being somehow worse than Luiz in that game.

It finished 7-1, and yeah, Marcelo was awful - but I don't think he was as bad as David Luiz, or Fred. These two heat maps say it all...

Fred
http://d1p3t35jiqtse7.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/2014/07/fred-heat-map.jpg

Centre back David Luiz...
http://d1p3t35jiqtse7.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/2014/07/david-luiz.jpg

[John Arne]

For reference, this is Thiago Silva's heat map from the previous game against Colombia

http://d1p3t35jiqtse7.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/2014/07/thiago-silva.jpg

[leedsrevolution]

Some Israeli has just murdered Dario Srna.

I thought you meant literally. Started scrambling around Google.

[Reg]

It finished 7-1, and yeah, Marcelo was awful - but I don't think he was as bad as David Luiz, or Fred. These two heat maps say it all...

Fred
[image]

Centre back David Luiz...
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Those are great. :D David Luiz the free role centrebackstriker and Fred the kick off taker.

[Jeet]

On my FB timeline a post about Shawcross and how Zlaten's hat-trick ruined his Int career was posted - turned into a debate over Ramsey's leg and how a Stoke fan said his leg was already broken before the tackle :D

[Angelsaint]

Belgium game is away because of the " terror".

[John]

I reckon Smiffy might have been behind the card display before this Welsh game.

[John]

The top tier of the main stand appears to be doing the YMCA.

[Giggles]

The fuck? :D



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT8BQxC8_ok

[-james-]

Italy been impressive here, doesnt look like their best side either. Entering the Euro 2016 outright market with a crisp £50 note on them at 19.

[Andy]

Isn't Pelle their number 9? They've got no chance.

[-james-]

He's been alright here. Not sure what Eder's deal is though.

[-james-]

I don't really think Italy will win it, I just find it a bit :cab: that they're longer than England or Belgium.

[Angelsaint]

I think I will also jump on that train. A Italy with a naturalized Brazilian and a striker called Pele.
Easy money ever.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Spain is the one to trade, unless they're down at stupid odds. Should win every match up to the semis very easily.

Portugal too as they would have to field the disabled side not to win their group, but the second round tie will be tougher.

[Lewis]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/24/johan-cruyff-death-holland-france-14th-minute-silence

The French ought to have gained enough perspective to have shut that one down.

[Shindig]

Hopefully a promising move is crushed by it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I thought a big orange card display with a '14' would have been more tasteful.

We'll have to top it next week as well. Red Arrows?

[Shindig]

Louis van Gaal singing "Wind Beneath My Wings" before kick-off. Followed by a 14 minute applause.

[SincereTheRebel]

End to end shit in this chile vs aregentina game. Its 1-1 after 20 minutes. Chile have had two players go off already with hamstring issues.

Edit: 2-1 to argentina. Some darker skin defender ive never heard of

[John Arne]

Stage 1 of Operation World Cup was successful last night. Vietnam beat Charlie's shitemob 4-1, and Thailand held Iraq to a 2-2.

Vietnam travel to Iraq (in Iran) next needing to win, and some other group runners-up to get beat, to the qualify for the final group stage. Unfortunately it's probably going to be 5-0 to Iraq.

[Baz]

All aboard the Italy train then.

[Disco]

Some quality African games on this evening, Nigeria v Egypt to start and then maybe Ivory Coast v Sudan a bit later.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Swaziland holding Zimbabwe at the moment to remain inexplicably top of their group.

[Giggles]

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[CJay]

Why is Netherlands vs France on MUTV? :cab:

http://www.live-footballontv.com

[Smiffy]

.....

[Magic]

The crowd at the Egypt game. :D

[Giggles]

Because their manager managed them once upon a time and so the club are using it as an attempt to gain a steady increase on the 650,353,642,242 supporters.

You don't become the biggest club in the world by passing up any opportunity.

[Giggles]

Decent start.

[Waffdon]

Offffffffft

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graphic i suppose

[ItalAussie]

Swaziland holding Zimbabwe at the moment to remain inexplicably top of their group.

It's really quite bizarre that many of the teams in ACN qualifying have already been eliminated from World Cup qualifying, despite it being a later tournament.

[SincereTheRebel]

just watching this brazil vs urugauy game, and the Ricardo Oliveira is on the brazil bench

[Giggles]

Just seen the picture Kevin Doyle tweeted of his leg. That's a gash and a half :sick:

[Max Power]

The United States Men's National Team lost to Guatemala. Klinsi's boys struggling a bit.

[Giggles]

Just ugh.

http://www.balls.ie/football/sky-are-considering-making-some-radical-changes-to-their-live-football-coverage/328691

[niko_cee]

Good Friday with Tony Cascarino doesn't sound that bad.

[Giggles]

I'd spend any Friday with Tony.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The United States Men's National Team lost to Guatemala. Klinsi's boys struggling a bit.

I only just clocked they are outside the qualification places for the next round at the moment. Surely if there is anything that will make FIFA deploy the bent referees, it is that.

Brazil not exactly off to a flier either.

[Davgooner]

A fucking escalator.

[Jeet]

Pathetic cut back from Clyne

[Lee]

Commentators always seem to thin we're playing well. Why can't they see that, although we occasionally get ourselves into decent positions (quite often by accident), our players have absolutely fuck all idea what to do with the ball when there. For all that the Germans haven't done anything yet they at least look as though they've met one another before.

[Lewis]

We're not looking too bad here bearing in mind we're without Gerrard/Lampard/Rooney.

[Max Power]

Am I going mad or did the linesman actually not put his flag up there? :cab:

[Waffdon]

Mario Gomez button at the ready, m8s.

England need Heskey

[Jeet]

Gomez! Thought he was dead.

Clyne having a great game....

[John Arne]

Alli and Lallana are class. Clyne and Cahill are dogshite.

[Jimmy Floyd]

We have a problem with centre backs post Rio and Terry. Smalling is good but not seeing a lot else out there.

[Jeet]

What about Phil Jones? Apparently he could become the best player in Manchester United's history.

[Jeet]

Bloody hell Welbz

[CJay]

Welbeck's still winding himself up for that shot...

[CJay]

Speaking of positional problems - Germany's full back options. :sick:

[Lewis]

Philipp Lahm retiring was pure laziness.

[Jeet]

Unlucky Robert Green

[Max Power]

Time to bring the big hitters off the bench second half then Roy

[CJay]

Lol at that.

[Browning]

Not sure why Forster wasn't starting anyway, given the form he's been in.

[Davgooner]

'Fack me'

Roy. :D

[Giggles]

Is Robert Green really playing or was that a joke? Does he even play in the Premier League these days?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I see we're going down to the Championship for our 3rd/4th keeper. What a sorry state of affairs.

[John Arne]

Dier was just as much at fault as Butland for that. Close the fucker down.

[Browning]

Is Robert Green really playing or was that a joke? Does he even play in the Premier League these days?

No it was Butland, but he's gone off injured.

[Lee]

Now a couple of minor injuries to Kane and Alli please.

[John Arne]

"He's literally heartbroken". Fuck off.

[Weaver]

Pressman for England is one step closer to being a reality.

[Lee]

There's my Easter Sunday viewing sorted.

[Jeet]

Seriously haven't England got any wide players that we are using Lalallna and Welbeck.

The stick Theo has gotten for being in the squad is harsh considering Drinkwater who has 1 goal and 1 assist all season.

[Max Power]

Mad how Dele Alli is basically England's best player now

[Jeet]

Chan looks so much like Can for Liverpool.

[Jeet]

You could see what Germany was gonna do before Khedira made that pass.

[Adamski]

Seriously haven't England got any wide players that we are using Lalallna and Welbeck.

The stick Theo has gotten for being in the squad is harsh considering Drinkwater who has 1 goal and 1 assist all season.

Are you joking?

[John Arne]

Comparing Walcott to Drinkwater :D

[Browning]

That was class from Kane.

[John Arne]

Cahill and Smalling can't defend for shit. Absolute crap.

[Kikó]

Love that turn and finish from Kane. He's a class forward.

[Davgooner]

Fuck me.

[Max Power]

Vardzzzzzzz

Delighted for him

[Lee]

Vardy. :cool:

[-james-]

There definitely hasn't been a more likeable top two than Vardy and Kane in my time.

[Davgooner]

If Rooney starts in France I'll fucking pre-empt the locals and detonate myself.

[Browning]

That was fucking good.

Shame Rooney has to come back....

[Kikó]

Mint goal. England look good with proper mobile skillful forwards.

[Waffdon]

This England team is v likable.

[John Arne]

Amazing what happens when you don't pick plodders.

[igor_balis]

Cum in my pants. Lol @ Rooney inevitably slotting right back into this team at the Euros.

[Browning]

Rooney, Lampard and Gerrard will all start.

[Jeet]

Won the World Title - WTF,?

[Max Power]

Serious danger of England being good value this summer. I'm sure the captains inevitable return will kill that vibe but we'll see

[Lewis]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23963416

:uhoh:

[Kikó]

Great tribute to Cruyff that goal from Vardy.

[Browning]

Won the World Title - WTF,?

Was out the room and only half caught that comment... what was he talking about?

[Lewis]

Lovely tribute to Cruyff that.

[Jeet]

Gotze came on and Clive Tyldesley said 'Here's the man that won the World TItle'

Ali with a sitter!!!!

[Lee]

I fucking love Vardy.

[Lee]

Gotze came on and Clive Tyldesley said 'Here's the man that won the World TItle'

Ali with a sitter!!!!

Well he did win the world title.

[Max Power]

Not just saying this because LEICESTER but England have looked great since Vardy and Barkleys introduction and the slight change in shape

[Giggles]

And so it begins :drool:

[Browning]

Neuer should have gifted us 2 goals with basically the same mistake and we failed to take either.

[phonics]

Gotze came on and Clive Tyldesley said 'Here's the man that won the World TItle'

Ali with a sitter!!!!

He scored the winner in a World Cup final. I think it's the very definition of winning a world title.

[phonics]

Neuer should have gifted us 2 goals with basically the same mistake and we failed to take either.

Their dedication to the short goal kick when were directly setting up against it is either commendable or fucking idiotic.

[Jeet]

We're gonna win the euro title!

[Max Power]

It's all downhill from here...

[Davgooner]

Get in.

You yid cunt.

[John Arne]

Is the ref a woman?

[-james-]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJqimlFcJsM

[Lewis]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23963416

:uhoh:

In case it got lost on the last page.

[Max Power]

The diamond makes so much sense. There are no good/in form wide players, you get the two hottest forwards up top with width provided by some pretty dynamic full backs

[P_3]

Glorious come back. We looked magnificent at times. :drool:

[simon]

If Rooney starts in France I'll fucking pre-empt the locals and detonate myself.

:D

We could really do with him tearing his hamstring in May.

[Jeet]

yeah 4-3-3 sucks, playing two players out wide out of position aswell

[-james-]

It's so fucking depressing that Rooney's going to start up top. If anyone wants to set up a bear trap outside his then they're on par with Ramsey for me.

[Samadini]

If you're going to blow yourself up, Dave, do it at that Virgin Media houseparty please.

[John Arne]

https://gyazo.com/eb5cd61d64b77a89e63f6a6c31c96a3d.gif

[Lee]

It's so fucking depressing that Rooney's going to start up top. If anyone wants to set up a bear trap outside his then they're on par with Ramsey for me.

Vardy will have Robert Huth go through the cunt in May, don't worry.

[simon]

We were great tonight. I can't remember an England side playing the game at the kind of tempo you see in the Premier League. It'll make sides like that shit the bed and it's the best way we have to be successful in the summer.

We're in danger of getting found out at the back however.

Also, Lothar Mattheus is ace.

[niko_cee]

What are the chances of old Wazza reprising that hard working left winger role he specialised under Fergie?

I liked the team that finished that game. You can fiddle with the wide forwards, but the rest of it looks solid. It's a tragedy that Spurs got their hands on Alli. He's class. God rest Taz's soul.

[Jeet]

When we win the Euro Title we have to buy that shitty kit.

[Lee]

We were great tonight. I can't remember an England side playing the game at the kind of tempo you see in the Premier League. It'll make sides like that shit the bed and it's the best way we have to be successful in the summer.

We're in danger of getting found out at the back however.

Also, Lothar Mattheus is ace.

Bollocks to the defence, it's shit. We've got players who can score goals, play to our strengths.

Matthaus has the best German accent going. He sounds like the Harry Enfield character who went about apologising for the war.

[Max Power]

Drinkwater for Henderson and we are looking good...

[Browning]

We really should have got more money for Alli. I just hope there's all kind of clauses to bump it up.

[Davgooner]

Beware James Milner.

[Samadini]

Imagine the state of him if he chose Newcastle.

[niko_cee]

Beware James Milner.

Everyone was wetting their pants over 'the diamond' before the last world cup as well . . .

[Lewis]

Matthaus has the best German accent going. He'sounds like the Harry Enfield character who went about apologising for the war.

Taking time out from his busy schedule of upsetting people and getting divorced.

[Magic]

Fucking hell that Vardy goal though.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I only saw the second half but we were rampant and the Germans weak.

Surely you just don't take Rooney. The evidence for picking him comes from a time when Kane was in youth football and Vardy was playing for Shittlethwaite Albion reserves.

[Reg]

Enjoyed that tonight. Alli looks a proper player, can't believe he's only 19.


The diamond makes so much sense. There are no good/in form wide players, you get the two hottest forwards up top with width provided by some pretty dynamic full backs
I agree, although the front three pressed well in the first half. Hodgson has been pretty flexible, and when's the last time you could have said that about an English manager.

[phonics]

Steve McLaren played a 3-5-2 and Scott Carson in goal for a decisive Euro qualifier, I'll have you know.

[Jeet]

Surely you just don't take Rooney. The evidence for picking him comes from a time when Kane was in youth football and Vardy was playing for Shittlethwaite Albion reserves.

Vardy and Kane played together at Leicester when he was on loan.

[Lee]

And what we learnt from that is Harry Kane is a fucking terrible left winger.

[phonics]

And IIRC if I remember the stat is that they both appeared on the bench together more than they did up front.

[Jeet]

And what we learnt from that is Harry Kane is a fucking terrible left winger.

Wenger's training method, stick any player on the wing from Henry, Ozil, Kolo and Eboue.

[Max Power]

Kane, Vardy and Drinkwater were all on the bench ago three years ago when we lost to Watford in the playoffs. Don't even think the latter two played any part at all.

[GS]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CegeWS_WAAEr0Lu.jpg

Leicester City, three years ago.

[Yevrah]

+1 for the inevitable tragedy that is Rooney starting every game in France.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Wilshere too, apparently. I thought Dier was superb.

[CJay]

That was a great game. If only more friendlies were played like that.

[ItalAussie]

England are a good side. I'm not saying that they will definitely win, but they wouldn't look out of place winning the Euros.

Great to see two sides really go for it in a friendly, too. Games are always better when both teams treat them as something that matters.

[Charlie]

It made me laugh how on one page England are shit and hopeless yet on the next we are going to win the Euros.

[Spoonsky]

England winning the Euros with a front two of Vardy and Kane would be immense.

[Angelsaint]

It made me laugh how on one page England are shit and hopeless yet on the next we are going to win the Euros.

Basically 98% of the fans which more or less are the same percentage around here, don't have the slightest clue about football.

Fans are just a group of sheep that follow each other or what the media spits out.
It is very difficult to think by their head.

[ItalAussie]

It made me laugh how on one page England are shit and hopeless yet on the next we are going to win the Euros.

I just think that they're a well-balanced squad at the moment. I don't think they're favourites, but they're right up there. I never said otherwise, mind.

[John]

It made me laugh how on one page England are shit and hopeless yet on the next we are going to win the Euros.

Four people mentioned the possibility of England winning the Euros. One of them was saying it might be a good value bet on that performance, one said they wouldn't look out of place, and one posted after you did. Since Diljeet was the only poster you could have been referring to, are you now taking him as representative of the board?


Basically 98% of the fans which more or less are the same percentage around here, don't have the slightest clue about football.

Fans are just a group of sheep that follow each other or what the media spits out.
It is very difficult to think by their head.

You don't actually read the board, so you should stop talking about it as though you do.

[Giggles]

It made me laugh how on one page England are shit and hopeless yet on the next we are going to win the Euros.

The Liverpool of international football every time there's a tournament, this was always coming. Makes the flame out all the better when they actually believe.

[niko_cee]

No one is going to believe anything when England roll out all the top top shite that wasn't starting last night.

The Spurs' players were superb. Hadn't given it much though but that whole thing could be shaping up fairly spectacularly on the classic-giggles-anti-everything front. A successful England team staffed mainly from Spurs and Liverpool players?

Obviously, at the last World Cup everyone was thinking the then in-form Liverpool players were going to carry England to some sort of improbable diamond driven glory, but it turned out the best player in that team actually knocked England out - guess that would be Belgium in the case of Spurs. At least Algeria aren't in it.

I just hope Hodgson has the balls to go with Alli. He's still rough round the edges, but he looks like he could be a match winner. Hopefully he doesn't get sent off in one of the warm-up games

Still not sure about Lallana but he seems to have been drawing a lot of plaudits of late. If he had any composure whatsoever he'd be a serious player, but that's England's problem. Look how clinical a poor Germany were when given the chance (including that dirty bastard Kroos) whereas we must have skied/fluffed half a dozen decent chances (mostly Henderson and Lallana).

The midfield and attack will probably end up being Wilshere, Carrick, Henderson, Milner, Welbeck and Rooney. :sick:

[Multi]

I haven't read this thread yet, but just want to chime in with wondering why Lallana is even in the squad? And surely, surely Rooney can't be forcing Kane/Vardy out with the form they're in? Great match overall.

[Byron]

If the likes of Rooney, Wilshere, Milner and Carrick make the squad then I'm done with football. I'll probably join Dav in blowing up the nearest metro.

[Ian]

Racist strikers. :drool:

I bet Kane hates immigrants or something as well, the loveable scamp.

[Shindig]

He'll be going to France shitting himself as soon as he sees an Asian fella with a backpack. Hopefully Woy's team talks are good.

"Look, we're here for a month. I've found a chippy ran by this lovely couple from Margate. If you need anything else, just talk loudly to the locals and they'll probably understand. Lets win this thing for England, hate it all the way and then tell everyone it was the happiest time of our lives."

EDIT: Seeing the goals for the first time. Glenn Hoddle said direjectory.

[leedsrevolution]

I turned the game off after2-0 ffs.

[Ian]

Bulldog spirit, mate.

[Multi]

Lol'd.

[Sam]

If Rooney goes it'll be a joke, it's a crying shame that he will.

[Angelsaint]

Ok, this is going too far. #98% again spitting bullshit.
Rooney is one of the best in the world, therefore there is always place for him.
If it will be on the bench or in the XI it's up to Hodgson.

Remember Hodgson? The one the 98% predicted that would embarrass England.

OHHHH not supposed to talk about your guys embarrassing comments not so long ago?
Fucking #98%

[Jimmy Floyd]

The argument for picking Rooney is not too dissimilar to the one for picking Gary Lineker.

[Lee]

Well Hodgson has been shit so far. I'll start getting enthusiastic if we line up against Russia without Rooney, Wilshere or Milner in the starting XI.

Kane is a proper player. He reminds me of Shearer. He'll be scoring goals for years.

[Yevrah]

Remember Hodgson? The one the 98% predicted that would embarrass England.


He did embarrass England in the last World Cup. We were a fucking shambles. A very good comeback in a friendly doesn't change any of that, particularly not if he's going to stick with players like Rooney in the starting line up when it actually matters.

[Davgooner]

Rooney is one of the best in the world


:lol::lol::lol:

[Sam]

Well Hodgson has been shit so far. I'll start getting enthusiastic if we line up against Russia without Rooney, Wilshere or Milner in the starting XI.

Kane is a proper player. He reminds me of Shearer. He'll be scoring goals for years.

It's the worst feeling knowing this will happen. Tonight, we were fun to watch and you could see the potential. Alli is going to be one hell of a player, Kane was brilliant and Vardy had the much needed impact, we were good to watch. Which makes it all the more sickening when Rooney returns.

[randomlegend]

Rooney to bang in a hat-trick in the final.

[Shindig]

I feel like to get the best out of Rooney you've got to stop using him like a number ten. Stay up top and get on the end of things.

[Jeet]

Four people mentioned the possibility of England winning the Euros. One of them was saying it might be a good value bet on that performance, one said they wouldn't look out of place, and one posted after you did. Since Diljeet was the only poster you could have been referring to, are you now taking him as representative of the board?.

Only said that to get the 'title' joke in.

[Angelsaint]

He did embarrass England in the last World Cup. We were a fucking shambles. A very good comeback in a friendly doesn't change any of that, particularly not if he's going to stick with players like Rooney in the starting line up when it actually matters.
How exactly were you a fucking shambles?

[Yevrah]

How exactly were you s fucking shambles?

I'm out.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Getting 1 point from our 3 games, for a 0-0 draw with Costa Rica, is probably a hint.

[mugbull]

Walker starting over Clyne, which he undoubtedly should, would make it 5 Spurs players to start. Heady days :drool:

[Angelsaint]

Getting 1 point from our 3 games, for a 0-0 draw with Costa Rica, is probably a hint.
You could have won all 3 games. It was simply football. Not bad management.
Then again I doubt #98% would see that.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Scotland could have won every World Cup since the war.

[Max Power]

It's just a shame there were other competent teams in the group. Had it been Jordan, Gibraltar and Chad then England might have made it through.

[Angelsaint]

Scotland could have won every World Cup since the war. Difficult because they were in very few of them.

Even if they were, it's a absolute shambles comparing to England performance last World Cup.
Against Costa Rica they played against the best keeper in the world at the moment who probably did the best game of his career.
Against Italy they were without a doubt the best on the pitch.
Against Uruguay both sides deserved to win.

Unluckily for you guys I saw all games and I don't belong to yours #98%.

[John Arne]

I'm with you Saint. Who on earth judges a manager based on his results - fucking morons, eh?

#WeAreThe2%

[Browning]

I'd completely forgotten that Neuer played for Costa Rica against us.

[randomlegend]

Against Uruguay both sides deserved to win.


I think that's my favourite.

[niko_cee]

On the subject of Neuer, I'm no keen observer of him, or Bayern, but whenever I have seen him of late he's looked a fucking liability. Is that Guardiola making him even more of an arrogant cunt or is he just getting caught out more (ie having his errors lead to goals/chances more often)? He's still obviously great at actual goalkeeping, but his sweeper keeper shit seems to lead to at least one gilt edge chance per match, which really isn't that great.

[Angelsaint]

I'm with you Saint. Who on earth judges a manager based on his results - fucking morons, eh?

#WeAreThe2%
Football is a lot more then just results...then again for #98% it's just that.

[John Arne]

You don't have to tell me, bro. Spread the word amongst these heathens.

[Lewis]

Difficult because they were in very few of them.

Even if they were, it's a absolute shambles comparing to England performance last World Cup.
Against Costa Rica they played against the best keeper in the world at the moment who probably did the best game of his career.
Against Italy they were without a doubt the best on the pitch.
Against Uruguay both sides deserved to win.

Unluckily for you guys I saw all games and I don't belong to yours #98%.

We had one shot on target.

[Davgooner]

Turns out he missed 98% of the game.

[Angelsaint]

We had one shot on target.I strongly doubt it. I do remember Navas being MoM. Must have been a hell of a save.

[Lewis]

FIFA gave him the Man of the Match (http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186484/), but their own statistics (http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/38/40/66/40_0624_crc-eng_crc_playerstatistics.pdf) credit him with one save. So yeah, must have been a hell of a save.

[Angelsaint]

Strange, even in the game analysis I read at least 2 Navas saves.

[Charlie]

I thought the 2% just watched games and now you are telling us you read analysis. This is shocking.

[Charlie]

Four people mentioned the possibility of England winning the Euros. One of them was saying it might be a good value bet on that performance, one said they wouldn't look out of place, and one posted after you did. Since Diljeet was the only poster you could have been referring to, are you now taking him as representative of the board?



You don't actually read the board, so you should stop talking about it as though you do.

I find it really weird that you still pop up to try and correct things. Especially comments that are as unimportant as mine was.

[Angelsaint]

We 2% read and see the most we can, in the end is out head that decides, not like the sheep that are the #98%.
About this case in particular I am referring to the statistics in the article that don't match with the game analysis.

Hard to swallow that I am right? rub some Vaseline and it goes smoothly.

[igor_balis]

You're a cool guy, Angelsaint.

[Charlie]

So was it one save or two? Doesn't sound like the best game of someone's career, but I suppose his kicking might have been really great.

How could it be suggested that England played well if they only managed 2 shots on target.

Here I am being all serious

[Angelsaint]

So was it one save or two? Doesn't sound like the best game of someone's career, but I suppose his kicking might have been really great.

How could it be suggested that England played well if they only managed 2 shots on target.

Here I am being all serious

You are asking questions to the wrong one.
Please send it to FIFA. Navas was mom.
Just Google can't be hard to find their email.

[CJay]

Butland fractured his ankle and is out for 2 months. Poor chap.

[Waffdon]

714193078588977157

[randomlegend]

Is that midget football?

I know it's much more likely to be kids, but it somehow doesn't look like kids. I think it's the orange players' enormous kits.

[Magic]

Saint, me, RL and Scouse are the only stat rejecting heroes on here that understand the beautiful game. I realise most of you masturbate over heat maps and pass accuracy.

[Waffdon]

Is that midget football?

I know it's much more likely to be kids, but it somehow doesn't look like kids. I think it's the orange players' enormous kits.

Midget football.

[Spoonsky]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEYQom14NF0

They'd be hard to tackle without fouling you know.

[Browning]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35908204

Fuck sake:

England manager Roy Hodgson insists captain Wayne Rooney is still a major part of his Euro 2016 plans - even though his side beat World Cup holders Germany without the striker.

[niko_cee]

Rooney for Lallana is fine.

[Davgooner]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35908204

Fuck sake:

England manager Roy Hodgson insists captain Wayne Rooney is still a major part of his Euro 2016 plans - even though his side beat World Cup holders Germany without the striker.

That's it.

[Kikó]

You've got to ask serious questions if you're not starting the all out top English goalscorer ever behind some tin pot racist and a deaf and dumb forward.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I just googled 'Harry Kane deaf' to see if he was really deaf, but typoed it to 'Harry Kane dead'. In a plane crash. RIP, but makes selection easier.

[Spoonsky]

You've got to ask serious questions if you're not starting the all out top English goalscorer ever behind some tin pot racist and a deaf and dumb forward.

I'd say he's more of the half-arsed top English goalscorer personally.

[Kikó]

Top top mate. Have some respect.

[Giggles]

Rooney has to start really.

[Angelsaint]

Who is the right back?Fergie showed the solution years before this. The prophet Alex Ferguson!

[-james-]

Spain is the one to trade, unless they're down at stupid odds. Should win every match up to the semis very easily.

Portugal too as they would have to field the disabled side not to win their group, but the second round tie will be tougher.

Hell of an overreaction to Portugal losing to Bulgaria in outright market. Jumped in at 27.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Their group is absolute dirt. Iceland have probably peaked already (if not during 2014 campaign, during which they were unlucky) and Hungary are by far the worst team ever to qualify for a European Championship.

They won't win it but could see them getting down to 10-12 possibly.

[-james-]

Iceland have gone from underrated to overrated pretty quickly.

Austria price against Hungary in the first game is probably a steal, could have been 4-0 up in the first half hour against Albania the other day, and then kind of stopped bothering. The ref getting Lorik Cana to go over to the visiting end and tell his lot to stop setting things on fire was amusing, I'm sure they'll be good fun in France.

[Amigo]

I think our style of football will lend itself pretty well to tournament football. We're at our best when no one expects us to win. It's when we're favourites that things start to crumble.

I wouldn't be surprised if we ended up losing to Hungary and beating one of Portugal/Austria.

[John]

I still have a deep hatred of Iceland thanks to the two quid I spent on a pot of Skyr.

[Angelsaint]

Hungary plays like Greece euro 2004 without the quality of the Greeks. It's a case for the X-Files how they qualified.
The most undeserved presence on the Euros.

[Giggles]

I still have a deep hatred of Iceland thanks to the two quid I spent on a pot of Skyr.

I couldn't remember who it was that had posted here about that. Fucking hell it's vile.

[Disco]

I quite liked it.

[Giggles]

I quite liked it.

Well, you know what they say...

[John]

The consistency was good so I'll try it again if I notice a flavoured version, but the standard one tastes like plaque.

[Jimmy Floyd]

My definitely going to happen draw generator produces a quarter final lineup of:

France v Austria/Russia
Germany v Italy/Belgium
England v Italy/Belgium/Portugal
Spain v Poland/Switzerland

1v2 and 3v4 in the semis.

I think I want to be Spain, by and large.

[Giggles]

This tournament really isn't going to kick off til the semi's is it?

[Disco]

Well, you know what they say...

About yoghurt? No, I really don't.


The consistency was good so I'll try it again if I notice a flavoured version, but the standard one tastes like plaque.

Oh god I didn't realise you could get it unflavoured, I don't think I would want that. I tried the honey and raspberry(?) ones, of those I think the fruity one was better.

[phonics]

My definitely going to happen draw generator produces a quarter final lineup of:

France v Austria/Russia
Germany v Italy/Belgium
England v Italy/Belgium/Portugal
Spain v Poland/Switzerland

1v2 and 3v4 in the semis.

I think I want to be Spain, by and large.

I filled out a bracket and had us going out in the quarters to Spain. Did I fuck something up in the group distribution?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've got us as winner B and Spain as winner D, in which case the earliest we could meet would be the semis.

[Giggles]

I just did the Eurosport one (you just pick 1st, 2nd, and the four 3rds instead of results). Ended up with.

Switzerland v Poland
Spain v Sweden
England v Romania
Portugal v Belgium
Germany v Wales
Italy v Croatia
France v Czech Rep
Russia v Austria

Poland v Spain
England v Portugal
Germany v Croatia
France v Austria

Spain v England
Germany v France

Spain v France

France


That killed 5 minutes.

[Angelsaint]

France winning the Euros :D

#98%

[-james-]

http://i.imgur.com/2eGlwn9.png


Easy.

[Giggles]

http://www.101greatgoals.com/101ggvideos/west-ham-goalie-adrian-runs-length-pitch-score-mark-nobles-testimonial-video/

[Angelsaint]

England beating Portugal? :D

This is getting better by the second

#98%

[-james-]

Yep, just have to pray Rooney can stay fit really.

[SvN]

Hopefully we can keep Gerrard and Lampard firing on all cylinders, too.

[Kikó]

Beckham or Sinclair being fit will be the game changer.

[Giggles]

I was all set for the Irish game tonight and just seen on livescore it's tomorrow :moop:

[-james-]

Mirrror twitter guy has posted the google translated version of the Ukraine side

http://i.imgur.com/wLXAhfx.png

The first one is Oleksandr Kucher to most.

[Browning]

They also have Charlotte playing up front for Wales. :D

[Giggles]

FAI have confirmed a friendly with Belarus in May at Turners Cross. Would be class to get tickets for that one, 8000 capacity :drool:

EDIT: 7400 actually.

[Waffdon]

A home friendly against absolute dross? Sounds absolutely awful.

[Kikó]

That's why he likes it. He's a hipster.

[Giggles]

Kiko knows.

[Matt]

Group A Pld GF GA GD Pts
France 3 7 1 6 9
Romania 3 3 4 -1 4
Switzerland 3 2 3 -1 4
Albania 3 1 5 -4 0

Group B Pld GF GA GD Pts
England 3 4 3 1 5
Russia 3 3 2 1 5
Wales 3 4 4 0 4
Slovakia 3 0 2 -2 1

Group C Pld GF GA GD Pts
Germany 3 8 4 4 7
Poland 3 6 4 2 5
Ukraine 3 3 4 -1 2
N Ireland 3 3 8 -5 1

Group D Pld GF GA GD Pts
Spain 3 5 2 3 7
Czech Rep 3 5 2 3 7
Croatia 3 2 4 -2 1
Turkey 3 0 4 -4 1

Group E Pld GF GA GD Pts
Sweden 3 5 2 3 7
Italy 3 4 3 1 5
Belgium 3 5 3 2 4
Rep Ireland 3 1 7 -6 0

Group F Pld GF GA GD Pts
Austria 3 4 2 2 5
Iceland 3 4 3 1 5
Portugal 3 3 2 1 5
Hungary 3 1 5 -4 0

3rd Place League Pld GF GA GD Pts
Portugal 3 3 2 1 5
Belgium 3 5 3 2 4
Wales 3 4 4 0 4
Switzerland 3 2 3 -1 4
Ukraine 3 3 4 -1 2
Croatia 3 2 4 -2 1


Penalties
Romania 1 2 Poland
England 2 0 Switzerland
Spain 1 1 Portugal 5 4
France 3 1 Belgium
Germany 4 1 Wales
Austria 1 1 Italy 2 4
Sweden 2 1 Czech Rep
Russia 1 1 Iceland 3 4


Poland 1 1 Spain 3 4
England 0 1 Italy
Germany 3 2 Sweden
France 2 0 Iceland


Spain 2 1 Italy
Germany 1 1 France 5 4


Spain 1 2 Germany

[ItalAussie]

Jordan have figured out they aren't going to win, and have decided to see how many Australians they can take out instead.

A bit cowardly.

[John Arne]

Without generalising, the Middle-Eastern teams have a habit of doing that. If they are getting beat, they just start lashing out and trying to injure the oppo.

[Disco]

Did Harry take Joe Jordan with him to manage Jordan? The tracksuits would have been wonderful.

[Magic]

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs6/1976437_o.gif

[Pen]

We got bummed 5-0 by Poland in the first proper game in charge for our new Swedish manager Hans Backe. Will be interesting to see how we'll fare against Norway today as they're not so far ahead of us in quality as the Polish, but if the first game is anything to go by it'll be the same old shit with the same players who haven't really looked like doing anything for a while now.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Jordan have figured out they aren't going to win, and have decided to see how many Australians they can take out instead.

A bit cowardly.

Ital, meet Arab football. If they lose or look like losing, the red mist just descends.

Tunisia must have the world record for stoppage time red cards.

[ItalAussie]

Ital, meet Arab football. If they lose or look like losing, the red mist just descends.

Tunisia must have the world record for stoppage time red cards.

Oh, I'm very aware of the gamesmanship associated with Middle Eastern football sides. Certainly since the Iran match in 1997, which I think is permanently seared in the mind of every Australian football fan. We've never forgiven them.

We've been hating on their sides before it was cool. :cool: