Euronly official After Hours soccerball thread

Skylinehead wrote: »

You didn't seem to watch the match....Germany didn't exactly seem to be aiming for a draw.

I watched it. The last 25 minutes I had more chance of scoring from my sofa ffs.

The poles and the krauts were at it ffs. Cheaters inc.

KERSPLAT!

Jaysus will ya stop, you're making a show of yourself.

timthumbni wrote: »

I watched it. The last 25 minutes I had more chance of scoring from my sofa ffs.

The poles and the krauts were at it ffs. Cheaters inc.

Yeah they're so good at throwing games, Ozil knows the keeper saves a great shot and Gotze hits the post just to hide it from us.

My opinion of course. The Germans and the poles quite confident with a draw. Nice one....

KERSPLAT!

We got it the first 5 times.

Sad to see another supporter pass away

NI fan had a heart attack during the match. RIP.

timthumbni wrote: »

My opinion of course. The Germans and the poles quite confident with a draw. Nice one....

Opinions can and frequently are, very wrong.

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

We got it the first 5 times.

Sad to see another supporter pass away NI fan had a heart attack during the match. RIP.

Very sad. Tbh I'm not surprised. Our team would do that do anyone. Rest in peace big man...

humberklog

timthumbni wrote: »

Very sad. Tbh I'm not surprised. Our team would do that do anyone. Rest in peace big man...

World Cup 1990. Ireland V. Holland and it was a lot more obvious too.

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timthumbni wrote: »

I watched it. The last 25 minutes I had more chance of scoring from my sofa ffs.

The poles and the krauts were at it ffs. Cheaters inc.

If you apply the same to NI, they cheated thought the match on Saturday, such was their reluctance to score during the entire 90 mins against Poland. I think that makes them over 3 times the cheaters those you call "krauts" were.

If you really think teams would conspire to play for a draw against their neighbours and rivals in the 2nd match of a 3 match tournament to squeeze NI out, I'm afraid you just haven't seen much of the game. It would be just...nuts. The times it happened, Germany Austria in 82, Ireland Holland in 90 (allegedly), it was the last game anyway.

Deleted User wrote: »

If you apply the same to NI, they cheated thought the match on Saturday, such was their reluctance to score during the entire 90 mins against Poland. I think that makes them over 3 times the cheaters those you call "krauts" were.

If you really think teams would conspire to play for a draw against their neighbours and rivals in the 2nd match of a 3 match tournament to squeeze NI out, I'm afraid you just haven't seen much of the game. It would be just...nuts. The times it happened, Germany Austria in 82, Ireland Holland in 90 (allegedly), it was the last game anyway.

In reflection, I apologise for my above uttererances. It's been 30 years since we have been to a championship and we are unused how to behave and react a wee bit tbh. Sorry again.

Dirty Dingus McGee

timthumbni wrote: »

My opinion of course. The Germans and the poles quite confident with a draw. Nice one....

Absolutely because this is the first time in the history of soccer a team played for a draw.

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Absolutely because this is the first time in the history of soccer a team played for a draw.

Well to be fair Norn iron played for a draw in the first game against the polish. They just forgot to tell the poles.......

30 years since we played in a big tournament finals and we acted like wee girls. Worst game of the tournament so far and we showed yesterday what we could do when we actually went for it.

timthumbni wrote: »

Well to be fair Norn iron played for a draw in the first game against the polish. They just forgot to tell the poles.......

30 years since we played in a big tournament finals and we acted like wee girls. Worst game of the tournament so far and we showed yesterday what we could do when we actually went for it.

So were Northern Ireland "cheating" like the Germans?

timthumbni wrote: »

I watched it. The last 25 minutes I had more chance of scoring from my sofa ffs.

The poles and the krauts were at it ffs. Cheaters inc.

Lamb of Jaysus :rolleyes:

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Maireadio wrote: »

I'm confused-ed-ed.

How can Ukraine be eliminated based on this table, with a game to go? Any football nerd explain it to me?

https://i.imgsafe.org/3295276096.jpg

And the page also said that England, on 4 points, is assured a top three finish, even though the bottom team, Russia, has a point and can reach them in the next game if they win and England lose.

I know there's a whole hierarchy of rules for this, but it's head-spinning!

Tanx luvs. xxx

If Ukraine beat Poland they are still only on 3 points and lose on the head to head with NI (first way to settle a tiebreaker)

If Russia win, Wales lose, meaning Wales finish on 3 points, England already have 4.

Skylinehead wrote: »

So were Northern Ireland "cheating" like the Germans?

No one could quite cheat like the Germans....... Only joking. I've already said I was being a bit over exuberant. You expect NI to park the bus but not so much with Germany.

Or in Northern Ireland's case against the poles we parked the bus slightly to the side and then were too afraid to get off the bus to defend.

timthumbni wrote: »

No one could quite cheat like the Germans....... Only joking. I've already said I was being a bit over exuberant. You expect NI to park the bus but not so much with Germany.

Or in Northern Ireland's case against the poles we parked the bus slightly to the side and then were too afraid to get off the bus to defend.

Germany didn't park the bus!

Cienciano

timthumbni wrote: »

Hence why the Germans and poles played out a cowardly draw there. I thought the Italians were bad until I saw those twats....

Italy beat and completely outplayed the highest ranked team in the tournament. The Italy performance against Belgium was probably the best performance of the championship so far

timthumbni wrote: »

No one could quite cheat like the Germans....... Only joking. I've already said I was being a bit over exuberant. You expect NI to park the bus but not so much with Germany.

How do you park a bus with 69% of the ball?

Boom_Bap

I fell asleep for the second half. I was watching it on German TV.
When I woke up, Toni Kroos giving an interview in German and I nodded along like I knew what he was talking about for about 3 minutes.

Big game today, come on Italy!!!! Pasta Solo! Mama Mia!

If they win, they are qualified, so they may field a team against us that gives a few of the unused payers a run out.

buried

Looking forward to watching the Italians later today and their national anthem is Badass! Forza Italia!!

Boom_Bap wrote: »

I fell asleep for the second half. I was watching it on German TV.
When I woke up, Toni Kroos giving an interview in German and I nodded along like I knew what he was talking about for about 3 minutes.

Big game today, come on Italy!!!! Pasta Solo! Mama Mia!

If they win, they are qualified, so they may field a team against us that gives a few of the unused payers a run out.

Hoping for a few yellows for the likes of Bonucci and Chiellini too, gets them out of our game.

buried wrote: »

Looking forward to watching the Italians later today and their national anthem is Badass! Forza Italia!!

Their anthem is amazing!

PTH2009

Come on Italy

1-1 draw or Sweden win I fear