EURO 2016

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue May 31, 2016 3:34 pm

Let's start with this.

No Drinkwater, Hodgson is an idiot.

Post by **brian** » Tue May 31, 2016 3:38 pm

Go Iceland.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue May 31, 2016 3:45 pm

What's a Tom Heaton?

Post by **Sabo** » Tue May 31, 2016 3:59 pm

govmentchedda wrote:What's a Tom Heaton?

A backup goalkeeper who won't see the pitch except during warm ups. He plays for Burnley.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue May 31, 2016 3:59 pm

Wow, #1 is obviously "the best" and #7 is my favorite single digit number #mancity4life

Post by **brian** » Tue May 31, 2016 4:25 pm

Also, fuck England.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 12:05 pm

Nice write-up by The Guardian about the upcoming Euros...

Euro 2016
The complete guide to every team and player

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 3:26 pm

Finland currently up 1-0 on Belgium in the 83rd minute in Brussels. Belgium playing with a full squad.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jun 08, 2016 11:42 am

I can't find a prediction game anywhere - any ideas?

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Jun 08, 2016 12:05 pm

Pruitt wrote:I can't find a prediction game anywhere - any ideas?

(wlu bat signal)

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Jun 08, 2016 1:08 pm

P.D.X. wrote:
Pruitt wrote:I can't find a prediction game anywhere - any ideas?
(wlu bat signal)

Uefa has both fantasy and pickem...setup it up and I am in
http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/fanzone/index.html

TheHumanComa · Post by **TheHumanComa** » Wed Jun 08, 2016 9:31 pm

Here's the odds for the tournament.

Think i'll put money on England just to get more invested in the team. England fans will never be happy with their squad... As a West Ham fan, I'm very disappointed Andy Carroll isn't on the squad. He was just getting good again, scored a lot of goals towards the end of the season.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jun 08, 2016 9:52 pm

I'm thinking England has an excellent chance this time. And is Sweden really worse than Iceland?

Post by **brian** » Wed Jun 08, 2016 11:17 pm

Pruitt wrote:I'm thinking England has an excellent chance this time. And is Sweden really worse than Iceland?

Iceland won a group with Holland and the Czechs. They're no joke.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Jun 09, 2016 4:44 am

wlu_lax6 wrote:
P.D.X. wrote:
Pruitt wrote:I can't find a prediction game anywhere - any ideas?
(wlu bat signal)
Uefa has both fantasy and pickem...setup it up and I am in
http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/fanzone/index.html

I think this will work - it's the game where you pick each game's results.

http://europredictor.uefa.com/match/chl ... 063b8f1294

Post by **Sabo** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 8:15 am

Controversy already, as the UEFA mascot has the same name as a sex toy. Unfortunately, the mascot is not named Sybian.

That French Guy · Post by **That French Guy** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 12:05 pm

2nd ? You gotta be fucking kidding me. We lost 4 backs and Diarra in a month, I have zero trust in our backline (evra koscielny rami sagna) which got scored Twice upon by a weak Cameroon.
We ll have to score 2 or 3 goals each time because we ll allow at least one. The silver lining is Payet and Griezmann seem to score at least one free kick per game and we have a good attacking bench.

Still, allez les bleus !

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 1:00 pm

Bad time to say my pool squad is France, Switzerland, Russia + Payet?

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 1:35 pm

That French Guy wrote:2nd ? You gotta be fucking kidding me. We lost 4 backs and Diarra in a month, I have zero trust in our backline (evra koscielny rami sagna) which got scored Twice upon by a weak Cameroon.
We ll have to score 2 or 3 goals each time because we ll allow at least one. The silver lining is Payet and Griezmann seem to score at least one free kick per game and we have a good attacking bench.

Still, allez les bleus !

And you've got this guy.

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 2:09 pm

I am sure Zumba would agree, but just having Wales in the final stages of this is fantastic...

Soild back 4 with a decent enough keeper. Two good holding midfielders, great team understanding in that there job is to contain and give the ball to Ramsey and Bale as quickly as possible.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 2:20 pm

Kind of hoping zumba (re)joins just to call Tom a right and proper twunt for speaking for him.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 3:14 pm

In other news Hodgson has dropped Milner and Vardy for their match tomorrow.

I wonder what investments or holdings Roy has in or around Moscow?

"Hey Roy...its me...Vlad, about tomorrow, I think Vardy cant play."

I see....

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 3:18 pm

That's Giroud for you. Mr. Reliable.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 3:31 pm

Pruitt wrote:
That French Guy wrote:2nd ? You gotta be fucking kidding me. We lost 4 backs and Diarra in a month, I have zero trust in our backline (evra koscielny rami sagna) which got scored Twice upon by a weak Cameroon.
We ll have to score 2 or 3 goals each time because we ll allow at least one. The silver lining is Payet and Griezmann seem to score at least one free kick per game and we have a good attacking bench.

Still, allez les bleus !
And you've got this guy.

Didn't help just now.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 3:49 pm

Payet refuses to let the frogs lose this.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sat Jun 11, 2016 6:37 am

Oh that France defending is as shaky as the experts said. Won't really matter until the round of 16, but that could be an issue.

That French Guy · Post by **That French Guy** » Sat Jun 11, 2016 9:00 am

Pruitt wrote:Oh that France defending is as shaky as the experts said. Won't really matter until the round of 16, but that could be an issue.

Evra being close to a 8-year run as a LB starter whereas he gives up one crucial goal at every tournament will never stop to infuriate me. Sagna can't cross for shit. Our two dcs are mistake-prône.

Lloris' save in the first quarter was crucial because they dont handle pressure well, to say the least. Griezmann should be better next time, now that opening game is off our chests

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Sat Jun 11, 2016 12:55 pm

That was such a weird experience... Watching Wales in a finals game for the first time in my life (well 68 years actually). Real edge of my seat stuff and actually had a tear or two following both goals. So so chuffed for the team.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sat Jun 11, 2016 1:22 pm

Putting Russia v. England in Marseilles was not the best of ideas.

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Sat Jun 11, 2016 1:29 pm

govmentchedda wrote:Putting Russia v. England in Marseilles was not the best of ideas.

Some of the coverage of the violence between Russian, English and French fans in the old port area of Marseille is shocking. Football Hooligans are utter cunts!

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sat Jun 11, 2016 1:38 pm

Tom 1860 wrote:That was such a weird experience... Watching Wales in a finals game for the first time in my life (well 68 years actually). Real edge of my seat stuff and actually had a tear or two following both goals. So so chuffed for the team.

Llongyfarchiadau!

Man, that Slovakian team looks like a gang from a future dystopian society. What an ugly-looking bunch of humans.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sat Jun 11, 2016 1:41 pm

The england lineup is nuts. Rooney is the holding midfielder. There will be goals in this game.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sat Jun 11, 2016 1:58 pm

degenerasian wrote:The england lineup is nuts. Rooney is the holding midfielder. There will be goals in this game.

Rooney isn't terrible in that role. But there also a good chance he gets a red card. He's basically a stronger Paul scholes.

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Sat Jun 11, 2016 2:06 pm

A_B wrote:
degenerasian wrote:The england lineup is nuts. Rooney is the holding midfielder. There will be goals in this game.

Rooney isn't terrible in that role. But there also a good chance he gets a red card. He's basically a stronger Paul scholes.

Fuck off... He's a poor man's Paul Scholes perhaps.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sat Jun 11, 2016 2:16 pm

Tom 1860 wrote:
A_B wrote:
degenerasian wrote:The england lineup is nuts. Rooney is the holding midfielder. There will be goals in this game.

Rooney isn't terrible in that role. But there also a good chance he gets a red card. He's basically a stronger Paul scholes.
Fuck off... He's a poor man's Paul Scholes perhaps.

He is t he passer scholes was. But he's a beer finisher. He is a box to box guy same as scholes. And the stronger part was purely from a physical standpoint. Not neccesarily technical. I liked both and also believe scholes was under appreciated. But Rooney is almost unquestionably overall better.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sat Jun 11, 2016 2:18 pm

I haven't watchyhd yet, have it in Dvr but if he's really playing deep they want him to be pirlo. He isn't pirlo from a distribution standpoint.

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Sat Jun 11, 2016 2:53 pm

Rooney and Gascoigne are the most naturally gifted English players in my lifetime, Scholes is technically by far the best and Bryan Robson, the most influential.

When you consider all the great players Manchester United have had from 1990 onward, I would be happy to say that after Ronaldo (between 2005 - 2009), Scholes has been the best.

Post by **Shirley** » Sat Jun 11, 2016 3:26 pm

So does FIFA require teams to use the Latin alphabet for names on jerseys?

Post by **brian** » Sat Jun 11, 2016 3:48 pm

England gonna England.

That French Guy · Post by **That French Guy** » Sat Jun 11, 2016 3:51 pm

Well, now they're gonna probably destroy the whole city.