UEFA-EURO 2012

Mike Lucey

Yeah, after I realised there was little hope of coming out with anything that would look respectable I started to enjoy watching the skill of Spain even if it was painful on another level.

Yes, the Irish fans are the best in the World! Every last one of them singing away doing their bit. There will be a lot of talks at HQ when the team comes home! One thing I would like to see happening is a combined Rep of Ireland and Northern Ireland team for future championships, like in Rugby!

This, I think, would be good for the Country and further gel the new relationships we have been all enjoying on our little island of 6.5M over the past number of years.

solo

One thing every nation can learn from the Irish is how to support their teams, through thick or thin the 'Blarney Army' is out in force, I saw them in South Africa coming in droves to support their rugby and cricket teams. And in Rugby y'all hold your own pretty damn well.

solo

What a great game, England beats Sweden 3:2 in an action packed game, I liked seeing England fighting and not sitting back, personally I expected England to have beaten Sweden easily, but the Swedes refused to concede, once again brilliant game to watch.

sepo

@solo said:

What a great game, England beats Sweden 3:2 in an action packed game, I liked seeing England fighting and not sitting back, personally I expected England to have beaten Sweden easily, but the Swedes refused to concede, once again brilliant game to watch.

...still smiling.

TIG

The two youngsters came on and showed the oldies that real football is about wanting to win and trying your damnedest, not the money.
So either it's the brilliant new manager or just dumb luck - but who cares? we won !
Walcot's equalizer was lucky, but... as my wife [!] says... if they don't kick the ball towards the opponents' net they'll never score a goal - so it's better to try ten times and score once, than to try zero times and never score at all...
It ain't rocket-science...

Now all we have to do is draw with the Ukraine - who of course must win to stay in... and are a 'home-nation' - so no problems there then...

solo

Now it depends on how Sweden plays against France and y'all do against Ukraine, you need to do well and hope the worst for France or else you get to face Spain in quarter finals, that will be a huge hurdle.

solo

Well done Greece, you squeaked through to the 1/4 finals. However if Germany wins tomorrow you will play them next.

Starling75

Huff, sorry Rzeczpospolita, seems to me that Russians go home. Well done Greece!

michaliszissiou

@unknownuser said:

However if Germany wins tomorrow you will play them next.

Funny, I thought we play with them today.
Oh may, this is the UEFA-euro thread. Apologies.

solo

@unknownuser said:

I thought we play with them today.

That's a whole other ball game, a more serious one, with no winners I'm afraid. Good luck today, I do not know enough to even offer an insight, I do know a vote for the left is one that could see y'all exit the Euro and a vote for the right means austerity....sounds like a rock and a hard place.

Mike Lucey

Looks like Ronaldo is in form! When he is, he can rip good teams apart! I'd say Portugal's odds have gone up quite a bit!

michaliszissiou

@pete
We lost the first one.
Maybe football is more forgiving.
I don't think so.

solo

Today was drama...

Spain scored an off side goal, played crap and committed a foul that should have been a penalty for Croatia. Italy beat Ireland (so surprise)

So Greece will play Germany on Friday, England play Ukraine tomorrow and France play Sweden, wonder what surprises are to come.

Would LOVE to see England progress to face Spain, I believe they may just be good enough to beat them.

liam887

@solo said:

Today was drama...

Spain scored an off side goal, played crap and committed a foul that should have been a penalty for Croatia. Italy beat Ireland (so surprise)

So Greece will play Germany on Friday, England play Ukraine tomorrow and France play Sweden, wonder what surprises are to come.

Would LOVE to see England progress to face Spain, I believe they may just be good enough to beat them.

Ill be watching England after work, did well last match but lets see what happens!

solo

I see Rooney will be starting.

liam887

@solo said:

I see Rooney will be starting.

yeah he has finished his suspension and Walcott is back too. Will be interesting at least. What time is it on for you in Texas when the game is on, early morning?