Euronly official After Hours soccerball thread

Mec27 · 23-06-2016 12:54AM

I'm moving to the south of france, flight arrives into Marseille the 6th of July, the night before a potential semi final game

davycc · 23-06-2016 12:57AM

Darren Randolph completed more dribbles (1) in the group stages of #EURO2016 than:

Fabregas
Lukaku
Thiago
Embolo
Milik

(All 0)

wil · 23-06-2016 01:21AM

How soon before the first sod is turned on the Glass Bottle site to construct the EndaBowl ?

Maireadio · 23-06-2016 01:44AM

For my very, very loyal Ireland supporter fiancé, I am so fúcking delighted.

Maireadio · 23-06-2016 01:47AM

Unbelievable that either Wales or Northern Ireland is definitely going to make the quarter finals. Debut tournament for both!

Mec27 · 23-06-2016 02:48AM

Maireadio wrote: »

Unbelievable that either Wales or Northern Ireland is definitely going to make the quarter finals. Debut tournament for both!

I'll be rooting for the North for sure, what a great tournament for the islands of Europe, the Brits, us and Iceland

Maireadio · 23-06-2016 05:46AM

razorblunt wrote: »

What a time to be alive.

:pac:

turnikett1 wrote: »

I can't stop watching this :pac:

http://digg.com/2016/iceland-austria-commentator-audio

It's both beautiful and terrifying. Also well done Ireland.

Would Iceland have qualified for the second round if they had drawn?

Winterlong · 23-06-2016 08:35AM

What a night. Fantastic result and so good to see the team making such an effort. Far from pretty, but good.
I am trying to sober up before a 9:30 work meeting now....

murpho999 · 23-06-2016 08:46AM

Love nor Money wrote: »

Ok so Italy now have to play Spain, and then Germany if they win that.

Whereas if they had been beaten by 2-0 or more by Ireland, they'd have been playing Hungary and then the winner of Northern Ireland and Wales.

And they rested their best players. And they were a shadow of what beat the lard out of Belgium.

I hope that's just a conspiracy theory...

Not correct. Italy had the group won and were playing Spain regardless. We all knew this on Tuesday night.

The reason is that they finished joint with Belgium on 6 points but the next decider is head to head not goal difference. Italy had beaten Belgium in the first match so that put Italy through in first place. That's why Italy rested so many players.

Mec27 · 23-06-2016 08:53AM

Maireadio wrote: »

:pac:

Would Iceland have qualified for the second round if they had drawn?

They would but they are a small country who just won their first game, I don't think they really care about who they get in the next round, that feeling of scoring a goal to win your tiny peripheral country their first ever game in front of millions of Europeans watching, that's enough:D

(If Iceland had drawn they would have been on the 'easy' side of the draw, paradoxically that goal put Portugal who finished in third with no wins into that position)

AndyBoBandy · 23-06-2016 09:18AM

The realisation now that France will have had an additional 3 days of rest come Sunday.

Maximus Alexander · 23-06-2016 10:29AM

Folks do you reckon we'll get a public holiday when Ireland win the Euros?

Story Bud? · 23-06-2016 10:31AM

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

Folks do you reckon we'll get a public holiday when Ireland win the Euros?

They'll need to do something because the country will shut down.

Mr. CooL ICE · 23-06-2016 10:32AM

murpho999 wrote: »

Not correct. Italy had the group won and were playing Spain regardless. We all knew this on Tuesday night.

The reason is that they finished joint with Belgium on 6 points but the next decider is head to head not goal difference. Italy had beaten Belgium in the first match so that put Italy through in first place. That's why Italy rested so many players.

What would have happened if we had beaten Sweden? In terms of head to head, there would have been a triangle with the 6-point teams, so would head to head have been ignored in favour of goal difference?

Butters1979 · 23-06-2016 10:37AM

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

What would have happened if we had beaten Sweden? In terms of head to head, there would have been a triangle with the 6-point teams, so would head to head have been ignored in favour of goal difference?

Yes, if head to head is a three way like that, it's goal difference, then goals scored, then disciplinary record.

suicide_circus · 23-06-2016 11:16AM

I had a couple of shandys after that win and now I feel somewhat unwell

Butters1979 · 23-06-2016 11:21AM

suicide_circus wrote: »

I had a couple of shandys after that win and now I feel somewhat unwell

Someone broke out the champagne where I was. We looked ridiculous and now I'm in a hoop. It's what tournament football is all about.

23-06-2016 11:35AM

As a life-long soccer fan who just hasn't got around to supporting the sport since Ray Houghton scored that goal in 1988, I decided to wander over to Le Monde for what the French were saying this morning.

What on earth are the Irish supporters trying to do with this car (1. 7 million views)?

This, from Bordeaux, is very good ("Hey, hey, hey, there's a baby - shut up or we'll box the head off the two of ye... What's the French for baby?... BAMBINO." hehe)

Loads more Irish-related videos here (just press 'ctrl', 'f' and type 'Irl' into the box)

beach_walker · 23-06-2016 11:39AM

Lads I've had a hankering for a follow up session tonight but just realised there's no matches on

beach_walker · 23-06-2016 11:46AM

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Just watch the Ireland game again

Good man! I think something like this line-up will work well with cans

1 - Reeling in the Years 1990
2 - Highlights of the game last night
3 - Reeling in the Years 1994
4 - Reeling in the Years 2002

Paz-CCFC · 23-06-2016 11:57AM

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

What would have happened if we had beaten Sweden? In terms of head to head, there would have been a triangle with the 6-point teams, so would head to head have been ignored in favour of goal difference?

Butters1979 wrote: »

Yes, if head to head is a three way like that, it's goal difference, then goals scored, then disciplinary record.

It'd go to a three-way head to head. Basically, a mini group between the three teams involved and only taking into account their results. It happened in Euro 2004, where Italy, Sweden and Denmark all finished level. All the teams were level even within that tiebreaker, so Denmark and Sweden went through due to goals scored in the matches between the teams.

More recently in the 2013-14 Champions League, Dortmund, Arsenal and Napoli all finished on 12 points. Again, all had equal points against each other (two wins, two losses). Dortmund and Arsenal went through based on the goal difference within those matches.

It can bit a complex, but UEFA have it well organised. The list of tiebreakers is so long that a situation where lots have to be drawn to separate teams (as it was between us and the Netherlands in the 1990 World Cup) won't ever happen again. The team finishes above because of what it did on the pitch, be it results between, goals scored, disciplinary or even UEFA coefficient if all else fails.

Winterlong · 23-06-2016 12:04PM

Ole ole ole ole....olleeeeeeee oooollllleeeeeee....

Think I am still drunk.

PTH2009 · 23-06-2016 01:21PM

Expecting a nice 10 min feature on reeling in the years 2016 in the euros

What song shall play over it ????

That seo linn would be favourite I guess

LightsStillOn · 23-06-2016 01:55PM

Ah lads. I just started crying watching the replay of the goal. I'm in bits. Send water & food.

Elmer Blooker · 23-06-2016 01:56PM

We beat France, Iceland will beat England. That means one of the semi-finalists will either be Ireland or Iceland.

AndyBoBandy · 23-06-2016 01:58PM

turnikett1 wrote: »

I can't stop watching this :pac:

http://digg.com/2016/iceland-austria-commentator-audio

I'm still watching this. and it's still making me cry. every time.

last night. this morning. now.

I'm not just writing that I'm crying as a figure of speech. I'm actually crying. crying tears of joy.

I'll watch it again in an hour or 2, and I know I'll cry again.

This piece of audio recording needs to be kept & cherished for ever and ever. It wouldn't be out of place next to the Mona Lisa or David. It is Beautiful. It is Art. It is Joy.

I'm 34. I'm still crying.

Story Bud? · 23-06-2016 02:06PM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

I'm still watching this. and it's still making me cry. every time.
.

wouldn't have even clicked it only for reading your post and holy sh*t I'm a mess

:o:o:o

PressRun · 23-06-2016 02:19PM

turnikett1 wrote: »

I can't stop watching this :pac:

http://digg.com/2016/iceland-austria-commentator-audio

It's both beautiful and terrifying. Also well done Ireland.

Same guy spots Bono in the crowd:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8hgm2XPaII

Winterlong · 23-06-2016 02:19PM

Ole!

Boom_Bap · 23-06-2016 02:19PM

You should watch the video of the iceland commentary over the Brady goal

I nearly love Iceland now as much as Ireland after their heroics.

Euronly official After Hours soccerball thread

Comments