The Euro 2024 Thread

[Whitey Grandad]

Just now, saintant said:

You're saying he stuck his leg there deliberately I'm simply saying at that speed he would not have had the time or awareness to think about where his leg was. He was chasing the ball and managed to get between the defender and the ball - what happened after that was caused by the defender who, in desperation, almost fell onto Stu as he was doing anything he could to stop him getting a shot away. Anywhere else on the pitch and that referee immediately awards a free kick to Scotland.

Of course he had time, and plenty of it. He wasn’t between the defender and the ball, he was off to one side. That’s why he fell to his right as he stuck his left leg out in desperation. The defender fell on him because Stu tripped him. Anywhere else and Hungary get a free kick.

[saintant]

1 minute ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Of course he had time, and plenty of it. He wasn’t between the defender and the ball, he was off to one side. That’s why he fell to his right as he stuck his left leg out in desperation. The defender fell on him because Stu tripped him. Anywhere else and Hungary get a free kick.

Whilst I fully respect your opinion we'll have to agree to disagree on this one.

[Sheaf Saint]

46 minutes ago, TheAlehouseBrawlers said:

Maybe some would say ‘shielding’, some might say ‘obstruction’

Opinions, eh? 😎

Obstruction is only a thing if the ball is not within playing distance. If it is within playing distance, players have the right to 'shield' the ball. 

[Whitey Grandad]

2 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Obstruction is only a thing if the ball is not within playing distance. If it is within playing distance, players have the right to 'shield' the ball. 

Quite correct. This is something that annoys a lot of people, especially when a player is shielding the ball as it goes out of play.

However, shielding does not allow a player to block an opponent by sticking a leg across him.

[Whitey Grandad]

4 minutes ago, saintant said:

Whilst I fully respect your opinion we'll have to agree to disagree on this one.

Yes we do.

Enjoy your day.

[Saint Garrett]

It was as obvious pen as you'll see IMO. Bonkers it wasn't given.

[OldNick]

Armstrong looked offside with the through ball

[Whitey Grandad]

8 minutes ago, Saint Garrett said:

It was as obvious pen as you'll see IMO. Bonkers it wasn't given.

So obvious that VAR didn’t intervene.

The officials have to be even handed.

[Give it to Ron]

Benali on tour

[badgerx16]

Harry Kane moaning that Lineker and Shearer were critical of his and the team's performances against Denmark.

It's what they're paid to do.

[badgerx16]

Our eldest son said he 'bloody hates that Gareth Southgate' because he made a 9 year old boy cry when he missed that penalty.

[Saint NL]

There are a few similarities between the England situation and Saints at the end of the season.

We looked dead and buried going into the league game with Leeds. Martin switched it up to a back three, we won the game and went into the playoffs with renewed confidence and won.

Tomorrow nights England game is that Leeds moment. If Southgate can switch up the players/formation/whatever to give a good performance, win the group and go into the next round with a spring in the step.

 

Let's see if he can do it.

[AlexLaw76]

On 22/06/2024 at 11:26, AlexLaw76 said:

Of all the changes to tactics and players, you just know that the only alteration will be Gallagher in for TAA and everything else remaining the same

reports are the the above is exactly what is going to happen.

Lets see

[sfc4prem]

10 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

reports are the the above is exactly what is going to happen.

Lets see

Great, Gallagher, the well-known central midfielder. 🙄

[miserableoldgit]

[SNSUN]

Don't worry Kobbie, you'll have much more fun sitting on a bench in Germany than getting lashed up with your mates in Ibiza!

 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Nice to see Jose Fonte commentating on the Beeb Spain game tonight.

[Sheaf Saint]

Wayne Rooney is a fucking awful pundit.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

I hate this format of most the third placed teams going through to the knockouts. Makes the jeopardy of the last group games much less interesting.

[Dr Who?]

19 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Wayne Rooney is a fucking awful pundit.

Not to great at managing either. 

[Winnersaint]

2 minutes ago, Dr Who? said:

Not to great at managing either. 

His head, it’s twice the size of a Halloween pumpkin.

[adrian lord]

Wow!!!

 

Great response to missing the pen Croatia!

Edited 24 June, 2024 by adrian lord

[Lighthouse]

Donnarumma lost his sh*t there. 😂

[Winnersaint]

Great save by Donnarumma shame Modric followed up.

[SNSUN]

Croatia had at least 2 if not 3 attempts to run that into the corner and they didn't - I knew that meant Italy would score.

[sfc4prem]

Superb finish. Ridiculous.

[trousers]

England v Italy quarter final then....

[Colinjb]

12 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

Croatia had at least 2 if not 3 attempts to run that into the corner and they didn't - I knew that meant Italy would score.

Did they not learn anything from Peter Crouch v Everton?

[Saint_Ash]

England through to last 16. Not the most exciting way of going through. 

[Fan The Flames]

https://foot.boo/

This is a bit of fun with your mates.

[SNSUN]

16 minutes ago, Colinjb said:

Did they not learn anything from Peter Crouch v Everton?

 

16 minutes ago, Saint_Ash said:

England through to last 16. Not the most exciting way of going through. 

Tis like when Mike Bassett's England scraped through in the film after relying on Luxembourg winning to get to the WC.

For what it's worth I think we will win tomorrow but I don't think it will be pretty.

[Whitey Grandad]

35 minutes ago, Saint_Ash said:

England through to last 16. Not the most exciting way of going through. 

Really? I can’t work out all this nonsense.

[captainchris]

1 hour ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Wayne Rooney is a fucking awful pundit.

Truly Dreadful…..

 

[Galway saint]

stating the obvious but donnarumma is some keeper. 

very ordinary italian side but a keeper like that will win you games 

 

 

 

[31cc]

1 hour ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Really? I can’t work out all this nonsense.

It's very simple. Let Alan explain...

https://youtu.be/xpqa1KqTsdM?t=63

[Osvaldorama]

43 minutes ago, Galway saint said:

stating the obvious but donnarumma is some keeper. 

very ordinary italian side but a keeper like that will win you games 

 

 

 

Wouldn’t know.

I’ve not seen a decent keeper since… 2006 

[S-Clarke]

12 hours ago, Saint_Ash said:

England through to last 16. Not the most exciting way of going through. 

Our best performance of the tournament, and we didn't even play.

[AlexLaw76]

Austria are playing great stuff here

[ChristopheVAFC]

Hello friends!

I'm currently watching France and tonight I'll be watching England!

Enjoy the match!

[skintsaint]

England could be playing the Dutch next round at this rate...

[East Kent Saint]

Another soft penalty ! 

[skintsaint]

That group is changing all the time...goals galore.

[Lighthouse]

Belting game Ned-Aus

[East Kent Saint]

I thought the penalty taker wasn’t allowed to stop/start in his run up ? 

[AlexLaw76]

3 minutes ago, East Kent Saint said:

I thought the penalty taker wasn’t allowed to stop/start in his run up ? 

That is what I thought. Looked suspect to me

[SNSUN]

4 minutes ago, East Kent Saint said:

I thought the penalty taker wasn’t allowed to stop/start in his run up ? 

Had the same convo with my mate in the pub and he thinks what RL did was ok. 

[S-Clarke]

For me, Austria are so far the pick of this tournament. I think they're a cracking outfit. Really well coached.

[AlexLaw76]

Gakpo is so very 1-footed 

[whelk]

12 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

For me, Austria are so far the pick of this tournament. I think they're a cracking outfit. Really well coached.

3/1 to win against Netherlands- very generous. Bookies based on past reputation rather than the current teams

[Jimmy_D]

Spain, Germany, Portugal and France all in the other side of the knockouts now if England top their group.

With the quality of players we’ve got, we’ve got a decent chance of going deep into yet another tournament if we can get some confidence and the team starts to click.