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Euronly official After Hours soccerball thread

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  • #332
    saywhatyousee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,511 ✭✭✭saywhatyousee


    Say Your Number wrote: »
    Ouch!

    What a header

    Similar to ray houghtons in euro 88


  • #333
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,626 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Are the riots going to be shown anywhere live?

    Surely there's a live streamer doing his thing... it's an awful thing to say but the aftermath would be better viewing than the match


  • #334
    hairyslug
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,561 ✭✭✭hairyslug


    Didn't take long, by the looks of it, they are already smashing 7 shades of sh1te out of each other in the stadium


  • #335
    Wonzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 100 ✭✭Wonzy


    England won't get anywhere with Sterling and Lalanna in the team. Horrendous players. Vardy, Sturridge and barkley on the bench.


  • #336
    Arsemageddon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,129 ✭✭✭Arsemageddon


    Souness is right the Russian wall was very badly positioned.


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  • #337
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,626 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Why are English pundits so dry and up themselves?

    It's awful stuff.

    "We done everything right"

    "Kept Russia down to nothing"

    Are they banned from having a go at the team or something? People give out about Dunphy but ffs, I'd take him over these placid beige **** any day.


  • #338
    Barry Badrinath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,460 ✭✭✭Barry Badrinath


    Arsemageddon wrote: »
    Souness is right the Russian wall was very badly positioned.

    Defo not as good as the Germans.


  • #339
    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,566 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    Arsemageddon wrote: »
    Souness is right the Russian wall was very badly positioned.

    Souness always has been and always will be, a ****.


  • #340
    saywhatyousee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,511 ✭✭✭saywhatyousee


    Harry kane was awful tonight


  • #341
    Elmer Blooker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,592 ✭✭✭Elmer Blooker


    I can already see signs of whats to come - the rioting in Marseille is caused by Russian thugs (probably backed by Putin) and the English fans are innocent victims.Watch the media in the coming days. Take the 2018 World Cup from Russia !!


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  • #342
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,417 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    saywhatyousee wrote: »
    Harry kane was awful tonight

    Huh he was on the pitch :)


  • #343
    gramar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,045 ✭✭✭✭gramar


    hairyslug wrote: »
    Didn't take long, by the looks of it, they are already smashing 7 shades of sh1te out of each other in the stadium

    UEFA said that the violence in the streets is none of their business. Only if it's inside the stadium perimeter...looks like they'll have to get their hands dirty now.


  • #344
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,626 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    You can tell that Peter Crouch is straining to speak his mind but is afraid to.

    Silly bint now calling Russia's goal a 'sucker punch'

    The team played better than Russia tonight, no doubt about it

    But anyone watching this shitshow of an analyses won't pity them for it. English fans and talking heads need to get a grip on themselves


  • #345
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 22,384 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Elmer Blooker wrote: »
    I can already see signs of whats to come - the rioting in Marseille is caused by Russian thugs (probably backed by Putin) and the English fans are innocent victims.Watch the media in the coming days. Take the 2018 World Cup from Russia !!

    The thuggery was probably not backed by Putin. Much of it comes from Russian neo Nazi elements...evidently history not being their strong point. Then again, given the choice between being shot by the Germans or shot by your own for not being part of the meat grinder in Stalingrad...maybe many of them genuinely wished Germany won.

    But the bribery and threats used to get the WC to Russia does bear his fingerprints. The holiday pics with Chuck Blazer etc. So agree the WC should be taken off them.


  • #346
    Tin Foil Hat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,678 ✭✭✭Tin Foil Hat


    My name is URL wrote: »
    Why are English pundits so dry and up themselves?

    It's awful stuff.

    "We done everything right"

    "Kept Russia down to nothing"

    Are they banned from having a go at the team or something? People give out about Dunphy but ffs, I'd take him over these placid beige **** any day.

    English sports punditry has always been closer to propaganda than analysis. Pundits and commentators have to refer to the English team as 'we', even when those broadcasters are Scottish or Welsh or Irish. England are always the best, always contenders for the tournament. Scottish, Welsh and NI sports people (and others) are always British on a good news day, but are Scottish, Welsh or Irish on a bad news day. All in all, they're a pain in the hole.


  • #347
    Maireadio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 662 ✭✭✭Maireadio


    Wonzy wrote: »
    England won't get anywhere with Sterling and Lalanna in the team.

    And Rooney, according to my fella!


  • #348
    timthumbni
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,845 ✭✭✭timthumbni


    Tin Foil Hat wrote: »
    English sports punditry has always been closer to propaganda than analysis. Pundits and commentators have to refer to the English team as 'we', even when those broadcasters are Scottish or Welsh or Irish. England are always the best, always contenders for the tournament. Scottish, Welsh and NI sports people (and others) are always British on a good news day, but are Scottish, Welsh or Irish on a bad news day. All in all, they're a pain in the hole.

    That's such a load of crap tbh. They always refer to Andy Murray etc etc as Scottish etc . You must be listening to the wrong channel. The only people I hear talking about this are Irish people tbh.


  • #349
    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,566 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    Tin Foil Hat wrote: »
    English sports punditry has always been closer to propaganda than analysis. Pundits and commentators have to refer to the English team as 'we', even when those broadcasters are Scottish or Welsh or Irish. England are always the best, always contenders for the tournament. Scottish, Welsh and NI sports people (and others) are always British on a good news day, but are Scottish, Welsh or Irish on a bad news day. All in all, they're a pain in the hole.

    Yeah, it's so much different to the unbiased, level headed pundits on RTE.


  • #350
    Arsemageddon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,129 ✭✭✭Arsemageddon


    timthumbni wrote: »
    That's such a load of crap tbh. They always refer to Andy Murray etc etc as Scottish etc . You must be listening to the wrong channel. The only people I hear talking about this are Irish people tbh.

    Especially for you Tim



  • #351
    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,566 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    One thing that confused me the other night.

    There was an England flag in a bar in Marseille, with Exeter City across the middle, but with an Ulster red hand crest on one corner.

    Any ideas what the connection might be?


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  • #352
    timthumbni
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,845 ✭✭✭timthumbni


    Arsemageddon wrote: »
    Especially for you Tim


    Hilarious.


  • #353
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,363 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    I fear for our Northern cousins tomorrow. No doubt they will be happy to be there but, jesus, there is some hiding coming for them!


  • #354
    timthumbni
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,845 ✭✭✭timthumbni


    Fratton Fred wrote: »
    One thing that confused me the other night.

    There was an England flag in a bar in Marseille, with Exeter City across the middle, but with an Ulster red hand crest on one corner.

    Any ideas what the connection might be?

    A few English clubs have connections with Northern Ireland. Others just like the flag. The red hand flag looks pretty good too so maybe that's it.


  • #355
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,417 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Oh no means we'll be tarred with that brush too.


  • #356
    Mec27
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 648 ✭✭✭Mec27


    Tin Foil Hat wrote: »
    English sports punditry has always been closer to propaganda than analysis. Pundits and commentators have to refer to the English team as 'we', even when those broadcasters are Scottish or Welsh or Irish. England are always the best, always contenders for the tournament. Scottish, Welsh and NI sports people (and others) are always British on a good news day, but are Scottish, Welsh or Irish on a bad news day. All in all, they're a pain in the hole.

    You do know French, Spanish etc. do the exact same? They are a country of 60 million people, of course they think they should win it.


  • #357
    Elmer Blooker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,592 ✭✭✭Elmer Blooker


    I always thought those French riot cops were the toughest of the tough, they certainly know to get stuck in against leftist demonstrators but for some reason seem to show little interest in dealing with the riots in Marseille.


  • #358
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,309 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    LordSutch wrote: »
    Yeah, come on Russia....

    Home to so many Irish players who have played in the Russian Premiership over many decades ;)

    and... I should care about that why? :pac:
    A game is a game. Some will support Team A and some will support Team B ;)
    timthumbni wrote: »
    I pity the fool........

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=99994043&postcount=16

    Come on lads, Mr T has a lot of quotes you could be roasting me with :pac:


    *awaits witty replies*


  • #359
    guylikeme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 262 ✭✭guylikeme


    Mec27 wrote: »
    You do know French, Spanish etc. do the exact same? They are a country of 60 million people, of course they think they should win it.

    By that logic, China are dead certs for next world cup


  • #360
    Michah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 100 ✭✭Michah


    vicwatson wrote: »
    Oh no means we'll be tarred with that brush too.

    Quite the opposite.
    Speaking to the Press Association, Supt Delmar said: "The Irish fans - they're very, very popular. We can see it here with them. They're very popular throughout Europe. Over here they've been very, very well received.

    "They're very, very well behaved. They're mingling with fans from other countries, and they're getting on fine, so it certainly makes our work very, very easy over here."

    He said he had just been to the fan zone at the Eiffel Tower where the Irish were beginning to arrive.

    "They're soaking up the atmosphere, they're mingling with other fans, they're enjoying themselves and they're not causing any problems whatsoever," he said.


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  • #361
    Realt Dearg Sec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,586 ✭✭✭✭Realt Dearg Sec


    Michah wrote: »
    Quite the opposite.

    That was very very repetitive.

    Very very repetitive.

    But it was very very nice to read.

    But very very repetitive.


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