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Euronly official After Hours soccerball thread

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  • #2072
    Dr Strange
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,427 ✭✭✭Dr Strange


    Kaputt. :pac:


  • #2073
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    IvyTheTerrible wrote: »
    Yeah, it was pretty barbaric alright.
    My husband was born in June 1982, his mum went into labour at the start of one of France's matches and his dad waited til I was over to bring to the hospital!
    I hope it didn't go to penalties.


  • #2074
    IvyTheTerrible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,949 ✭✭✭✭IvyTheTerrible


    sligojoek wrote: »
    I hope it didn't go to penalties.
    :)
    No, it was in the group stage.


  • #2075
    jimmy blevins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 475 ✭✭jimmy blevins


    Get your own chant France.😉


  • #2076
    IvyTheTerrible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,949 ✭✭✭✭IvyTheTerrible


    Oh that was great! After the final whistle , there was loads of cheering and car horns blaring! Great atmosphere.


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  • #2077
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,496 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Typical French fans, display either complete apathy or scorning derision of their team until they get to the final.


  • #2078
    IvyTheTerrible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,949 ✭✭✭✭IvyTheTerrible


    pickarooney wrote: »
    Typical French fans, display either complete apathy or scorning derision of their team until they get to the final.

    Really? I've seen lots of people wearing jerseys, crowds of people outside bars cheering on the French etc from early in the competition.


  • #2079
    Collie D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,585 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    IvyTheTerrible wrote: »
    Really? I've seen lots of people wearing jerseys, crowds of people outside bars cheering on the French etc from early in the competition.

    Yup, watched two of their group games in French bars and pretty much everyone had their faces painted or were waving flags. Celebrations in the street after beating Albania.

    Only natural there'll be bigger celebrations for winning a semi or a final. Look at any big GAA team. You won't see many Kerry or Dublin fans going mental about beating Clare or Wexford in a provincial semifinal but it's party time if they're still winning in September.

    No disrespect to any counties mention. I'm a Dub myself


  • #2080
    valoren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,706 ✭✭✭valoren


    The final could well be an unfancied team in Portugal who have limped into the final (3rd place in the group, turgid knockout performances including a late winner and a penalty shootout then a win against an overwhelmed Wales team who were missing key players) and beating the very fancied and seemingly favourite host nation.

    The contrast is ironic to when Portugal were hosts, favourites to win the final and ended up losing to the unfancied Greeks in 04.


  • #2081
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,496 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    IvyTheTerrible wrote: »
    Really? I've seen lots of people wearing jerseys, crowds of people outside bars cheering on the French etc from early in the competition.

    Must be a southern thing then. Had to laugh at all the indignant Marseillais shocked they couldn't get semi final tickets at two day's notice after they spent 500 million of their own money on the velodrome renovation.


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  • #2082
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,499 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    Did anyone find the Viking chant thing they did a little bit cringey?

    Leave it to the Icelanders lads.


  • #2083
    Rothko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭Rothko


    I hope France absolutley hammer Portugal. Totally unlikable team.


  • #2084
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,499 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    Suas11 wrote: »
    I hope France absolutley hammer Portugal. Totally unlikable team.

    I'd like to see Portugal do it considering that they've never won anything before.

    The frogs aren't the most likeable bunch either.


  • #2085
    AndyBoBandy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,560 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    At least if France do win it Ireland will be included in their DVD of the championship.


  • #2086
    El Chapo
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 267 ✭✭El Chapo


    Is there a way both can lose?

    Two detestable teams.


  • #2087
    Elmer Blooker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,592 ✭✭✭Elmer Blooker


    Suas11 wrote: »
    I hope France absolutley hammer Portugal. Totally unlikable team.
    Portugal unlikable? Haven't you seen that Griezmann celebration?
    How I would love to see the Portuguese wipe that smirk off his face but its not gonna happen, the arrogant French cannot lose tomorrow, they'll get a dodgy peno or something. :(
    Think I'll put the telly on and see how the Wales v Germany third place match is going.


  • #2088
    BBDBB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,899 ✭✭✭✭BBDBB


    Wales and Germany are back home, no 3rd place playoff


  • #2089
    sdanseo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,299 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    Winterlong wrote: »
    Anyone seen my Opel Ireland Jersey? Need to get in the mood for the euros!

    Predictions time: Spain to win it.
    England to do well.
    Ireland out at the group stages.
    Gomez (DE) to be the top scorer.

    Don't do the lottery.


  • #2090
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,038 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    Anybody not bothered with this final

    I can't pick a team who I would actually like to win


  • #2091
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    BBDBB wrote: »
    Wales and Germany are back home, no 3rd place playoff


    I think he's getting a cut at all the people who keep thinking there is a 3rd place playoff even though there hasn't been one in the history of the European Championships yet for some reason people thought there would be one this year.


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  • #2092
    BBDBB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,899 ✭✭✭✭BBDBB


    Ahh, my mistake, missed that one


  • #2093
    Elliott S
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭Elliott S


    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    Did anyone find the Viking chant thing they did a little bit cringey?

    Leave it to the Icelanders lads.

    I have a feeling that's going to be adopted Europe-wide now!


  • #2094
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,496 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Elliott S wrote: »
    I have a feeling that's going to be adopted Europe-wide now!

    You beat them, then you take their stuff. I'm sure the Vikings would approve.


  • #2095
    jimmy blevins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 475 ✭✭jimmy blevins


    The final is almost an anti-climax
    after wales, iceland and a decent Irish performance.


  • #2096
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    jimmy blevins wrote: »
    The final is almost an anti-Semitic after wales, iceland and a decent Irish performance.


    Is that what predictive text brings up for anti climax?


  • #2097
    Skylinehead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,690 ✭✭✭✭Skylinehead


    Elmer Blooker wrote: »
    Portugal unlikable? Haven't you seen that Griezmann celebration?
    How I would love to see the Portuguese wipe that smirk off his face but its not gonna happen, the arrogant French cannot lose tomorrow, they'll get a dodgy peno or something. :(
    Think I'll put the telly on and see how the Wales v Germany third place match is going.

    Haven't you seen that bloody Ronaldo celebration?


  • #2098
    KERSPLAT!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,152 ✭✭✭✭KERSPLAT!


    Griezmanns little dance annoys me but I'd rather see that than Ronaldo win anything


  • #2099
    AndyBoBandy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,560 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    How about Greizmann to break his leg after 6 minutes, and Pogba to score a hat-trick resulting in Man Utd having to pay an additional £35 million for him.


  • #2100
    timthumbni
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,845 ✭✭✭timthumbni


    Ronaldo is a cut above the rest no matter if people love or hate him.

    The best European player by quite a way and only really eclipsed by the genius of that wee tax dodging Argie on a world basis.

    I don't really care who wins the final tbh. After Norn iron were knocked out I would probably have preferred ze Germans to win but it wasn't to be.


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  • #2101
    CFlat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,099 ✭✭✭CFlat


    No, I vowed never to support the French soccer team after the Henri incident and I stand by that despite how much Ronaldo and his celebration in particular makes me want to punch him in the face, so I'm supporting Portugal, much and all as it hurts me to say that.

    I suppose there's no chance that they could both lose.


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