The Euro2020 Thread

[qwertyell]

Imagine having the chance to sign Maehle but fucking it up to penny pinch.

[Baird of the land]

Not a red(though utterly cynical). Don't agree but in past i've heard commentators complain there should be harsher punishment for cynical fouls

[Lord Duckhunter]

Just now, Chapel End said:

Looks like the Welsh men will have to get their entertainment elsewhere now.

Shepherds on high alert 😳

Careful Antrim will call the police 

[Antrimsaint]

10 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

I’m enjoying this. 

Insufferable twat

[OttawaSaint]

33 minutes ago, Antrimsaint said:

Whats wrong with saying Welsh. Do you have to denigrate everyone? Says everything about you.

Symptoms of being a vile human being, always using the pejorative terms like “sweaties” “birds” etc.

[Lord Duckhunter]

Just now, Baird of the land said:

Not a red(though utterly cynical). Don't agree but in past i've heard commentators complain there should be harsher punishment for cynical fouls

I’ve always thought that should be a red since the Son at Everton incident . Absolutely no interest in playing the ball and there’s always a possibility, however small, of injury. No need for it. 

[The Cat]

Hahahaha

[Lord Duckhunter]

We want 5

Edited 26 June, 2021 by Lord Duckhunter

[Chapel End]

I like the Welsh but they have been smashed. 

Bale, Ramsey and co been awful 

[Antrimsaint]

Totally deserved. A lot of teams will struggle against the Danes. Hope they don’t run out of steam.

[Sunglasses Ron]

Who’d have thought, you can use VAR to uphold borderline goals and keep the games exciting. Much better than the ‘how can we take this off them’ approach of the Premier League.

[Dark Munster]

On 20/06/2021 at 11:24, Dark Munster said:

I'm not. I hope they get thrashed in the next round.

https://youtu.be/sOHgwMA18UI

Sorry Bale and Co. So sad. At least you can now go to a bar and cheer on whoever England is playing.

P.S. I didn't realise Jurgen Klinsmann's younger brother is the manager of Denmark.

[Lord Duckhunter]

All without The Danes best player. Different class.
 

Wales won 1 game against the worst team there, they’ve been woeful. Not that you’d know it from the biased pundits. Heroic  campaign, my arse. 

[LuckyNumber7]

Haha that was funny. Wales totally lost their heads.

Denmark looked very good. Gutted we didn't sign Maehle when we had the chance.

[trousers]

@Lord Duckhunter - grateful if you could post every 2 minutes to remind us how much you dislike Wales. I'm sat here in fear that it may slip our minds if you stop telling us. Much obliged. 

[Lord Duckhunter]

Loving the punditry from the biased panel. “Not making excuses, but”. We’ve had the travel distances, foul in the build up to second goal, ball out of play. I’m going for “never a red card” next

[Antrimsaint]

9 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Careful Antrim will call the police 

That really got under your skin didn’t it. Consequences of your actions is obviously not something you are used to.

Notice you haven’t called me a “Mick” since. 

Try and support all the nations of the union while it lasts as you’ll miss us when we’re gone.

Bravo Wales btw. Just came up against a side with momentum.

[SNSUN]

Wales were poor but Denmark look very good. They have some decent young attacking talent, even without Erikson pulling the strings. Surprise package?

 

Oh goody, now we get to watch Italy smash Austria as I watch my £5 work sweepstake float away like a depressed butterfly.

[Baird of the land]

Pundits and Bale arguing there was a foul in the build up for 2nd goal. Personally didn't think it was as i thought Moore was backing in.

[Lord Duckhunter]

Fucking state of Savage, put a suit on man. You’re not going to a Iron Maiden concert 

[TWar]

Really poor game from Wales, but I can excuse the Welsh commentators/fans for being positive. On paper they are not a good side at all and before the last euros they hadn't qualified at all in the 56 years the competition was running. They may have done very well in 2016 but they are still a team where qualification is an achievement so making the knockouts is a good result. 

The last game was poor but I think they can still be proud of what they have achieved. 

Edited 26 June, 2021 by TWar

[Turkish]

34 minutes ago, Chapel End said:

Looks like the Welsh men will have to get their entertainment elsewhere now.

Shepherds on high alert 😳

Disgusting racism 

[saintwbu]

35 minutes ago, Sunglasses Ron said:

Who’d have thought, you can use VAR to uphold borderline goals and keep the games exciting. Much better than the ‘how can we take this off them’ approach of the Premier League.

Not really though - the offside was given by the linesman at the time, which looked correct. VAR took an absolute age to then overrule a marginal decision, to give a 4th goal in a 4-0 defeat in the 94th minute. Hardly an effective example of VAR in action. 

[Lord Duckhunter]

7 minutes ago, TWar said:

Really poor game from Wales, but I can excuse the Welsh commentators/fans for being positive. 

They can be as positive as they like, to be proud of your country is a commendable value to have. However, it has no place in punditry or commentary. We used to laugh at the South Americans & Latin Europeans for their biased and ridiculous nationalist commentary, but now we’re just as bad. You can’t listen or watch without pundits personal support becoming obvious. Both domestically & internationally, and it’s unprofessional.  

[Sunglasses Ron]

21 minutes ago, saintwbu said:

Not really though - the offside was given by the linesman at the time, which looked correct. VAR took an absolute age to then overrule a marginal decision, to give a 4th goal in a 4-0 defeat in the 94th minute. Hardly an effective example of VAR in action. 

Well I’m glad we’re seeing goals given rather than taken away. The use of the thicker lines is a winner for me.

[Manuel]

31 minutes ago, saintwbu said:

Not really though - the offside was given by the linesman at the time, which looked correct. VAR took an absolute age to then overrule a marginal decision, to give a 4th goal in a 4-0 defeat in the 94th minute. Hardly an effective example of VAR in action. 

And also, if they can't decide in slow-mo on a screen within 2 minutes whether he was off or not, give it.  It's a goal...

[Turkish]

26 minutes ago, Sunglasses Ron said:

Well I’m glad we’re seeing goals given rather than taken away. The use of the thicker lines is a winner for me.

Interesting how the goal was allowed even though his arm was offside but his feet were onside. Seen quite a few disallowed for that  in the premier league this season 

[Jimmy_D]

Feels like one goal for Italy could effectively end this game, but Austria are giving themselves an outside chance here.

[Chapel End]

Such a good watch this Italian side, why can't England try to be the same?

[The Cat]

No free kicks scored at the Euros yet according to the commentators. Can anyone think of any free kick specialists who aren't in the tournament?

[SNSUN]

'Tater just said there hasn't been a free kick scored so far this tournament.

 

JWP would've banged one in by now, fact. 😋

[SNSUN]

Just now, The Cat said:

No free kicks scored at the Euros yet according to the commentators. Can anyone think of any free kick specialists who aren't in the tournament?

Ha, just beat me to it!

[Antrimsaint]

Good tight game this. Austria putting up a good fight. Good test for Italy this.

[The Cat]

Wow, Austria score.

[Jimmy_D]

Austria certainly turned up for this game. However it ends up turning out, Italy haven’t looked invincible.

And now it’s 1-0!

[Antrimsaint]

Now then, perhaps you can peak too soon!

[Antrimsaint]

Christ var is a buzz kill

[The Cat]

1 minute ago, The Cat said:

Wow, Austria score.

Or maybe not!

[trousers]

17 minutes ago, The Cat said:

 Can anyone think of any free kick specialists who aren't in the tournament?

Luckily, I've got @Lord Duckhunter in the 'definitive answer' sweepstake 

Edited 26 June, 2021 by trousers

[Jimmy_D]

Ah. Offside. That’s a shame.

[Baird of the land]

After all the group stage attacking, Italy have really reverted to just diving.

 

[stevy777_x]

3 minutes ago, Antrimsaint said:

Christ var is a buzz kill

But it was a correct decision.

[The Cat]

Just now, Baird of the land said:

After all the group stage attacking, Italy have really reverted to just diving.

 

They've been pedestrian in the second half so far, but then this is the first time they've looked like that in the tournament.

Austria were so bad in their last game I thought this would be a comfortable 3-0 for Italy.

[Baird of the land]

2 minutes ago, The Cat said:

They've been pedestrian in the second half so far, but then this is the first time they've looked like that in the tournament.

Austria were so bad in their last game I thought this would be a comfortable 3-0 for Italy.

Thought Austria were good in their last game. Made Ukraine look poor. Still expected it to be comfortable for Italy.

[Antrimsaint]

4 minutes ago, stevy777_x said:

But it was a correct decision.

True, but it sucks such joy out of the game

[Jimmy_D]

This might actually be a penalty...

[Jimmy_D]

Oof, Italy just get away with a tight offside again.

[The Cat]

1 minute ago, Baird of the land said:

Thought Austria were good in their last game. Made Ukraine look poor. Still expected it to be comfortable for Italy.

Oh shit, I thought the Netherlands was their last game. Oops! Forgot about the Ukraine one.

[Turkish]

Just now, Jimmy_D said:

This might actually be a penalty...

Clearly offside

 

what a surprise that they game with the longest var delays involve English officials 

[The Cat]

Is Danny Murphy worse than Robbie Savage? He's so dull.