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The *ONLY* After Hours thread about the European Championships.

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  • #932
    Paz-CCFC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭Paz-CCFC


    Kamjana wrote: »
    Forget about last night and watch this video,if it doesnt put a smile on your face then you are dead inside :)

    Why are they wearing a Scottish team's jersey and not an Irish one? Would've thought a plain green one like the Irish jersey would've made more sense, if not the Irish shirt itself.

    Catchy song, though - there should be more Irish songs/chants based on trad songs.


  • #933
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    Paz-CCFC wrote: »
    Why are they wearing a Scottish team's jersey and not an Irish one?

    Because they're WA heads.


  • #934
    fionnsda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 189 ✭✭fionnsda


    Paz-CCFC wrote: »
    Why are they wearing a Scottish team's jersey and not an Irish one?.

    background on the thai tims


  • #935
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    SHEVSHENKO!!!!


  • #936
    Varied
    Closed Accounts Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Varied


    Delighted for Ukraine, dunno why but I found myself saying YES when they equalised.


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  • #937
    seenitall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭seenitall


    Super-Rush wrote: »
    Jesus i hate Adrian Chiles.

    AC is half-Croatian (his mum's Croatian).


  • #938
    Varied
    Closed Accounts Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Varied


    Brilliant.


  • #939
    Super-Rush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,473 ✭✭✭✭Super-Rush


    This is why I love football.

    You just never know whats gonna happen.


  • #940
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    2-1. First group in my Dual Forecast accum thats going my way.

    :)


  • #941
    Cardinal Richelieu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,406 ✭✭✭Cardinal Richelieu


    Cork24 wrote: »
    I have my money on the bels for the world cup

    Worth a punt if they can make it out of a group with Serbia, Croatia, Wales and Scotland in it. I think Switzerland might be worth a punt for a quarter final WC spot, weak enough group headed by Norway and Slovenia. 2009 Under 17 World Cup Winners, Runner up of the last under 21 European Championship so they have plenty of young talent.


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  • #942
    Marcin_diy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 464 ✭✭Marcin_diy


    Paz-CCFC wrote: »
    Why are they wearing a Scottish team's jersey and not an Irish one? Would've thought a plain green one like the Irish jersey would've made more sense, if not the Irish shirt itself.

    Catchy song, though - there should be more Irish songs/chants based on trad songs.
    Because you didn't send them money to buy Irish t-shirts, and they simply can't afford them.
    Better find this place, and send them THANK YOU letter.
    It would make smile on these kids faces.


  • #943
    Ares
    Site Banned Posts: 549 ✭✭✭Ares


    starbelgrade wrote: »
    McGeady, Keane, St Ledger, Green, O'Dea, Mc Shane, Forde, Ward, Doyle. I might have mistakenly counted Westwood in the ten.

    Doyle, Keane, and Ward are all premiership players. They played in it this season. Even though Wolves have been relegated we are still in the 2011-12 season.

    McGeady is Premiership quality, he's playing in the upper echelons of the Russian league, a quality league.

    St Ledger, Green, O'Dea, McShane and Forde fair enough are clearly not premier league players but the truth is far from the 10 you misleadingly put forward.


  • #944
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,626 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Would you like a Jonnie Onion Ring, Bill?


  • #945
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    Paz-CCFC wrote: »
    Why are they wearing a Scottish team's jersey and not an Irish one? Would've thought a plain green one like the Irish jersey would've made more sense, if not the Irish shirt itself.

    Catchy song, though - there should be more Irish songs/chants based on trad songs.

    Maybe they didn't want to wear a jersey with 3 plastered across the front either.


  • #946
    Super-Rush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,473 ✭✭✭✭Super-Rush


    Ares wrote: »
    Doyle, Keane, and Ward are all premiership players. They played in it this season. Even though Wolves have been relegated we are still in the 2011-12 season.

    McGeady is Premiership quality, he's playing in the upper echelons of the Russian league, a quality league.

    St Ledger, Green, O'Dea, McShane and Forde fair enough are clearly not premier league players but the truth is far from the 10 you misleadingly put forward.

    Doyle barely played this season for a team that got relegated. I still think he is a half decent player but he's not world class.

    Ward played for the same team and is nowhere near good enough.

    Keane played six games for Villa and is way too old to be playing the lone strikers rloe.

    McGeady is absolute sh1te. He's not even League 1 quality, let alone Premiership quality. Playing in the Russian premier league means nothing tbh. Its a small step up from the SPL.


  • #947
    Lumbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,113 ✭✭✭Lumbo


    Super-Rush wrote: »
    Doyle barely played this season for a team that got relegated. I still think he is a half decent player but he's not world class.

    Ward played for the same team and is nowhere near good enough.

    Keane played six games for Villa and is way too old to be playing the lone strikers rloe.

    McGeady is absolute sh1te. He's not even League 1 quality, let alone Premiership quality. Playing in the Russian premier league means nothing tbh. Its a small step up from the SPL.

    Kevin Doyle made 31 League Appearances for Wolves this season.

    Your opinion of the Russian League is well off the mark as well.


  • #948
    Ares
    Site Banned Posts: 549 ✭✭✭Ares


    Super-Rush wrote: »
    Doyle barely played this season for a team that got relegated. I still think he is a half decent player but he's not world class.

    Ward played for the same team and is nowhere near good enough.

    Barely played! :rolleyes: Started 26 and appeared as a sub in another 7. So he didn't play in 5 games this season.

    The point being made was that Ireland had few premier league players. Doyle and Ward were given as examples. Those examples were wrong.
    Super-Rush wrote: »
    Keane played six games for Villa and is way too old to be playing the lone strikers rloe.

    Keane shone in his 6 games with Villa and was outstanding. He still very much has it. I'm not sure what the lone strikers role has anything to with it. He's not being asked to play that position.

    Drogba played the 'lone striker role' pretty well in May at 34. Surely he was too old for this?
    Super-Rush wrote: »
    McGeady is absolute sh1te. He's not even League 1 quality, let alone Premiership quality. Playing in the Russian premier league means nothing tbh. Its a small step up from the SPL.

    Again this is bollocks. League 1 quality. He was voted 2nd best right winger in the Russian league this season. Any team outside of the top 8 in England would be delighted to welcome a supposed 'League 1' player into their team.

    Also the Russian league is the 7th best in Europe, the SPL is 18th. Far more than a small step. You're ignorance of the continually improving Russian League and the money being pumped into it is amusing.


  • #949
    MaxSteele
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭MaxSteele


    Cheer up Ireland, there's two games at hand AND ... at least you won't have any water borne diseases like these gentlemen once it's all over

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...v=nc-kgXz_OzU#


    I wouldn't even want to see what would happen if we won it :confused:


  • #950
    Mr.Crinklewood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,037 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Crinklewood


    Hope the water gets purified after having them wading in it.


  • #951
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,626 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »
    Hope the water gets purified after having them wading in it.

    Not to mention yer man puking 8 minutes in :eek:


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  • #952
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,499 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    The Quay jumping happened in Dublin.


  • #953
    MaxSteele
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭MaxSteele


    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    The Quay jumping happened in Dublin.

    Oh was it ? my mistake. I thought it was somewhere in poznan.


  • #954
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,499 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    MaxSteele wrote: »
    Oh was it ? my mistake. I thought it was somewhere in poznan.

    Yeah 3 the sponsers were running a big screen down there. I think its happening again on Thursday, they'd want to have a couple of lifeguards on duty this time. :D


  • #955
    Marcin_diy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 464 ✭✭Marcin_diy


    Check this video below - It was recorded during POLAND - GREECE, it shows Polish Fans in Warsaw :)



  • #956
    Cardinal Richelieu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,406 ✭✭✭Cardinal Richelieu


    Ares wrote: »
    Doyle, Keane, and Ward are all premiership players. They played in it this season. Even though Wolves have been relegated we are still in the 2011-12 season.

    McGeady is Premiership quality, he's playing in the upper echelons of the Russian league, a quality league.

    St Ledger, Green, O'Dea, McShane and Forde fair enough are clearly not premier league players but the truth is far from the 10 you misleadingly put forward.

    Certainly an improvement on the Scottish League(18th) but still only ranked by UEFA as the 7th best League in Europe. The Premiership is ranked 1st.


  • #957
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    I found tonight's game very confusing with the Ukraine wearing yellow.

    Every time they went forward, I couldn't understand why Schevchenko seemed to be playing for Sweden.

    And the stadium was full of Swedes. Not a Ukranian in sight.

    :confused:


  • #958
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    Ares wrote: »
    McGeady is Premiership quality

    Funniest post I've read on Boards in ages. :D


  • #959
    Super-Rush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,473 ✭✭✭✭Super-Rush


    Lumbo wrote: »
    Kevin Doyle made 31 League Appearances for Wolves this season.

    Your opinion of the Russian League is well off the mark as well.
    Ares wrote: »
    Barely played! :rolleyes: Started 26 and appeared as a sub in another 7. So he didn't play in 5 games this season.

    The point being made was that Ireland had few premier league players. Doyle and Ward were given as examples. Those examples were wrong.



    Keane shone in his 6 games with Villa and was outstanding. He still very much has it. I'm not sure what the lone strikers role has anything to with it. He's not being asked to play that position.

    Drogba played the 'lone striker role' pretty well in May at 34. Surely he was too old for this?



    Again this is bollocks. League 1 quality. He was voted 2nd best right winger in the Russian league this season. Any team outside of the top 8 in England would be delighted to welcome a supposed 'League 1' player into their team.

    Also the Russian league is the 7th best in Europe, the SPL is 18th. Far more than a small step. You're ignorance of the continually improving Russian League and the money being pumped into it is amusing.

    I stand corrected regards to Doyles appearances for Wolves last season. It just seemed to me that he was sitting on the bench everytime he played. His 4 goals last season didn't really light the world up did it.

    As for McGeady, he was voted second best right winger in 2010, not 2011.
    Still doesn't mean anything. He's a clueless player when he plays for Ireland. Head down and runs to the byline and then hasn't the intelligence to do much else.


    The Russian league with its zero champions league wins and two europa league wins, a national team with one european championships win in 1960 and zero world cup wins really makes them heavyweights in world football alright. It was ranked 7th best league in Europe in 2010, closely followed by the Ukranian league. Great achievement.

    Wheres the money being pumped? Into one club. Its so good its attracted Christopher Samba, Nico Kranjkar and Samuel Eto'o. The rest of Europe must be quivering. I can't see Messi, Ronaldo, Hazard, Rooney, Suarez, Van Persie, Silva et al making the trip behind the Iron Curtain anytime soon.

    Comparing Robbie Keane to Didier Drogba is laughable tbh. Drogba is a far superior player to our captain.

    Keane was asked to play the lone striker last night as Doyle spent most of his time closer to the midfield than the six yard box. Jon Walters is the man to play that position or even Kevin Doyle.


  • #960
    Marcin_diy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 464 ✭✭Marcin_diy


    starbelgrade wrote: »
    I found tonight's game very confusing with the Ukraine wearing yellow.

    Every time they went forward, I couldn't understand why Schevchenko seemed to be playing for Sweden.

    And the stadium was full of Swedes. Not a Ukranian in sight.

    :confused:
    are you for real?

    never heard of ukraine national colours?


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  • #961
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    Marcin_diy wrote: »
    are you for real?

    never heard of ukraine national colours?


    Ukraine aren't the most successful footballing nation around. I think I saw play once against Italy in the World Cup in Germany.

    On the other hand, I've watched Sweden play in nearly every major tournament over the past 25 years. They always wear yellow.

    So it's natural for me to presume that the team wearing yellow in a Sweden match, are Sweden. Admittedly, I wan't paying all that much attention to the game, but when I did, I found it hard to mentally adjust.


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