Euros 2020 (21)

[WARSZAWA16]

I am old enough to remember that the World Cups of 1966 & 1970 just had the 16 teams, and the competition was all the better for it.

[mr.bluesky]

I am old enough to remember that the World Cups of 1966 & 1970 just had the 16 teams, and the competition was all the better for it.

So much simpler.  16 teams .4 groups of 4 . Top 2 teams from each group qualify for knockout stages or if you have 24 teams  6 groups of 4 teams .Group winners and 2 best runners up qualify for knock out stage. That would make it more interesting.

[golden bull]

I know this is highly unlikely but England- France final England to win on penalties!!!!!! At last!🙀

[golden bull]

On Itv tonight at 11:40 England v Netherlands from Euro 96. Apart from the 1966 final probably England's finest performance in the finals of a major tournament 

Oh my, memories…. I was there in the cheap seats behind the goal where Sheringham and Shearer destroyed the Dutch goalie!! There was this one solitary Dutch fan sitting amongst the english fans and I felt sorry for him as some bulldog was giving him grief throughout the match.

[CoolTiger]

Well yes getting from 24 at the group stage to 16 for a knockout stage so lose 8 teams when there are 6 groups isn't a straight "n from each group qualify".

World Cup 1982 had 24 teams and 'solved' this with a second group stage before the Semis but that's cumbersome. Also with groups of 3 and only 2 matches for each team at that stage there's a higher chance of equal records in a group for 2 teams leading to drawing of lots. They only did this for one year it seems - in the next tournament with 24 teams they used a scheme like this year's Euros.

This is where Italy, Brazil and Argentina ended up in the same group in the 2nd round. What a round!

[The0neAnd0nly]

Wallchart - quality.  Is it on the wall ?  Somewhere prominent i hope !
A stringent elimination process with eight teams being dropped 

Picked up my wall chart today... got it next to my desk in the home office as a reminder to fill it throughout the month! Tournament tradition 👍 lol

[mr.bluesky]

Picked up my wall chart today... got it next to my desk in the home office as a reminder to fill it throughout the month! Tournament tradition 👍 lol

  Just like the league ladders you used to get free with shoot football magazine when you were a kid. You'd do it in for the first few weeks of the season then loose interest ( or was that just me  )

[Don Giovanni]

OK, so here is my contribution.

I am not a great football fan usually but I do like it when the National Teams play, especially when I was working in the restaurant industry in London, you could always tease a fellow go worker if their nation did badly.

I have always been a supporter of Italy; except for the Eurovision which I consider to be just camp crap.

Before the Italy Czech friendly game William Hill were giving 11/1 for Italy to win outright – now the price has dropped to 8/1. The following prices for some of the bookies are as follows;

Ladbrokes 7/1
Paddy Power 15/2
Bet365 8/1
William Hill 8/1

So I placed an £20 bet on William Hill at 8/1.

Here is a link to the BBC where pundits discuss possible outright winners:

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I am interested in the minority opinion given by Chris waddle;

Chris Waddle: I'd love to say England, but I'm going for Italy. I've watched them a few times and I really like the way Roberto Mancini has set them up to play on the front foot - they are not like a typical Italy side who shut up shop and try to nick a goal on the counter-attack.

I am not saying that they will win it, because they haven’t won this competition since 1968, almost as long as England since winning the Fifa World Cup, but we are all culpable of the silly patriotic, bet aren't we? I just think that this time Italy might have a chance at a good price, if you place your bet now, Buona Fortuna!

[webpunter]

DG, here is my contribution



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[webpunter]

Bring on the sweaties

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[martini2429]

OK, so here is my contribution.

I am not a great football fan usually but I do like it when the National Teams play, especially when I was working in the restaurant industry in London, you could always tease a fellow go worker if their nation did badly.

I have always been a supporter of Italy; except for the Eurovision which I consider to be just camp crap.

Before the Italy Czech friendly game William Hill were giving 11/1 for Italy to win outright – now the price has dropped to 8/1. The following prices for some of the bookies are as follows;

Ladbrokes 7/1
Paddy Power 15/2
Bet365 8/1
William Hill 8/1

So I placed an £20 bet on William Hill at 8/1.

Here is a link to the BBC where pundits discuss possible outright winners:

External Link/Members Only

I am interested in the minority opinion given by Chris waddle;

Chris Waddle: I'd love to say England, but I'm going for Italy. I've watched them a few times and I really like the way Roberto Mancini has set them up to play on the front foot - they are not like a typical Italy side who shut up shop and try to nick a goal on the counter-attack.

I am not saying that they will win it, because they haven’t won this competition since 1968, almost as long as England since winning the Fifa World Cup, but we are all culpable of the silly patriotic, bet aren't we? I just think that this time Italy might have a chance at a good price, if you place your bet now, Buona Fortuna!

Good luck to you with your bet, I think you will need it, Italy should get through the group ok and they should win their last 16 match (possible Ukraine or Austria unless North Macedonia cause a complete shock in that group), then it is probably Belgium in the last 16 and if they get through that then it looks like France might be waiting for them in the Semi's, but good luck to you

 

[Don Giovanni]

Good luck to you with your bet, I think you will need it, Italy should get through the group ok and they should win their last 16 match (possible Ukraine or Austria unless North Macedonia cause a complete shock in that group), then it is probably Belgium in the last 16 and if they get through that then it looks like France might be waiting for them in the Semi's, but good luck to you

 

Thanks. I agree it will be a difficult journey; but then Italy have always surprised against the odds.

I remember having some fierce but friendly arguments with work colleagues regarding the 2006 World Cup, including a French restaurant manager, who I didn't like very much, clearly stating that Italy had no chance. “Sangfroid” I believe is the French expression! Cold blood under pressure, which is what Italy will need in a penality shoot-out; a trauma that both Italy and England know only too well.

I also remember in 1982 how everybody, including the Italian press, had written off the national team as too old, defensive and conservative in their approach. A very slow start didn’t help, but then the rest, as they say, is history.

[Don Giovanni]

Bring on the sweaties

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Don't forget the Nastro Azzuro or Birra Moretti, even if Italy don't make it you can still enjoy the beer!!!

Lets hope for a good competition with good quality games and correct referee decisions.

[Blackpool Rock]

OK, so here is my contribution.

I am not a great football fan usually but I do like it when the National Teams play, especially when I was working in the restaurant industry in London, you could always tease a fellow go worker if their nation did badly.

I have always been a supporter of Italy; except for the Eurovision which I consider to be just camp crap.

Before the Italy Czech friendly game William Hill were giving 11/1 for Italy to win outright – now the price has dropped to 8/1. The following prices for some of the bookies are as follows;

Ladbrokes 7/1
Paddy Power 15/2
Bet365 8/1
William Hill 8/1

So I placed an £20 bet on William Hill at 8/1.

Here is a link to the BBC where pundits discuss possible outright winners:

External Link/Members Only

I am interested in the minority opinion given by Chris waddle;

Chris Waddle: I'd love to say England, but I'm going for Italy. I've watched them a few times and I really like the way Roberto Mancini has set them up to play on the front foot - they are not like a typical Italy side who shut up shop and try to nick a goal on the counter-attack.

I am not saying that they will win it, because they haven’t won this competition since 1968, almost as long as England since winning the Fifa World Cup, but we are all culpable of the silly patriotic, bet aren't we? I just think that this time Italy might have a chance at a good price, if you place your bet now, Buona Fortuna!

I've previously placed bets on Italy to win competitions as I was amazed at how long the price was, think the last WC they were something like 18/1 but as you say they are just one of those teams who have a habit of raising their game at a tournament and nicking it

Best prices at the moment show France as favourites at 5/1 and England as 2nd favourites at 34/5 (6.8/1) then Belgium at 15/2 and Italy a shade over 8/1
Is it just me or is that a stupidly short price for England  I mean I just don't have any real hope or prospect of us winning it yet they are 2nd favourites, surely Belgium should be a shorter price than England 
I can only assume the price is that short due to the usual patriotic thing of enough people all sticking £10 on England to win meaning they shorten the price to minimise paying out too much if a freak result should happen

Surely Spain is also a better option than England at 9/1

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[Blackpool Rock]

Don't forget the Nastro Azzuro or Birra Moretti, even if Italy don't make it you can still enjoy the beer!!!

Lets hope for a good competition with good quality games and correct referee decisions.

Yes well the VAR decisions did appear to be better in the European competitions compared to the Prem and it was quicker.

Meanwhile the Prem VAR shambles looks to all be sorted for next season as they are going to use thicker lines FFS 

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[mr.bluesky]

I see England's match record in the Finals of this competition is played 31 won 10 drawn 11 lost 10 which is not great by any standard     Of the 10 drawn matches 4 went to penalty shoot outs which they won 1 and lost 3 

[Jumping Jack Flash]

We have got some great midfield and forward players but our defence will be our undoing along with the decision to pick two players with questionable fitness. We have gone into tournaments with injured players before and it has never ended well.

If we had a Campbell, a Ferdinand, an Adams or a Butcher then I’d be more comfortable but our current set of defenders are not fit to lace their boots. Maguire if he’s fit is average, Stones is worse. Mings - who plays for my team - has a mistake in him every game which international teams will exploit. Coady is a good leader but like Mings he’s not international class.

I really hope that we do well, I’m a proud Englishman but I’m a realist.

[threechilliman]

We have got some great midfield and forward players but our defence will be our undoing along with the decision to pick two players with questionable fitness. We have gone into tournaments with injured players before and it has never ended well.

If we had a Campbell, a Ferdinand, an Adams or a Butcher then I’d be more comfortable but our current set of defenders are not fit to lace their boots. Maguire if he’s fit is average, Stones is worse. Mings - who plays for my team - has a mistake in him every game which international teams will exploit. Coady is a good leader but like Mings he’s not international class.

I really hope that we do well, I’m a proud Englishman but I’m a realist.

Agreed. We don't seem to learn when it comes to taking players carrying injuries.....

[Blackpool Rock]

I see England's match record in the Finals of this competition is played 31 won 10 drawn 11 lost 10 which is not great by any standard     Of the 10 drawn matches 4 went to penalty shoot outs which they won 1 and lost 3 

Haven't we only ever won 2 games after the group stage 

[Blackpool Rock]

We have got some great midfield and forward players but our defence will be our undoing along with the decision to pick two players with questionable fitness. We have gone into tournaments with injured players before and it has never ended well.

If we had a Campbell, a Ferdinand, an Adams or a Butcher then I’d be more comfortable but our current set of defenders are not fit to lace their boots. Maguire if he’s fit is average, Stones is worse. Mings - who plays for my team - has a mistake in him every game which international teams will exploit. Coady is a good leader but like Mings he’s not international class.

I really hope that we do well, I’m a proud Englishman but I’m a realist.

I've never really taken to Mings, always get the feeling he's got a bit of "Thug" about him, reminds me of John Terry in a lot of ways though I saw an interview with him recently and he actually seemed Ok so perhaps my perception is wrong.

I'm more likely to say he's not only got a mistake in every game in him but also a sending off however his stats aren't as bad as I thought, was sure he'd been sent off twice this season but apparently only once and only 1 own goal and 1 error leading to a goal not actually too bad

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[The Film Director]

I also remember in 1982 how everybody, including the Italian press, had written off the national team as too old, defensive and conservative in their approach. A very slow start didn’t help, but then the rest, as they say, is history.

The Marco Tardelli goal celebration in the final ..... unforgettable.

[webpunter]

Portugal & Sagres beer
It used to be in a few of the supermarkets
Now £30+ for 24 bottles online
Its not that good

Don't forget the Nastro Azzuro or Birra Moretti, even if Italy don't make it you can still enjoy the beer!!!

[Blackpool Rock]

Portugal & Sagres beer
It used to be in a few of the supermarkets
Now £30+ for 24 bottles online
Its not that good

Sagres is OK but I wouldn't be rushing to buy it over say Grolsch or Staropramen however when I was in Portugal last Sagres was far better than the other offering "Super Bock" which was like drinking Carling 

It did get me thinking that if Super Bock is that bad what the fuck is just Bock like   

[webpunter]

Its a laarf when threads go slightly off piste, with a link to the subject

Been to Marbs countless times with mates for sun, golf, beers & not forgetting punting
Near Malaga airport is a massive San Miguel factory
You see it when landing
A sign of good times to come 

Back to footy spain could do well & Mahou is well nice 

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[Blackpool Rock]

Its a laarf when threads go slightly off piste, with a link to the subject

Been to Marbs countless times with mates for sun, golf, beers & not forgetting punting
Near Malaga airport is a massive San Miguel factory
You see it when landing
A sign of good times to come 

Back to footy spain could do well & Mahou is well nice 

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Had normal Mahou and Mahou 5 star had been recommended to someone else in our group but it was 2-3 times more expensive 

Don't know what you mean about the thread going OT as surely Footy and Beer are linked   

[Don Giovanni]

The Marco Tardelli goal celebration in the final ..... unforgettable.

Copy and paste from wikipedia;

"After I scored, my whole life passed before me – the same feeling they say you have when you are about to die, the joy of scoring in a World Cup final was immense, something I dreamed about as a kid, and my celebration was a release after realising that dream. I was born with that scream inside me, that was just the moment it came out."
—Italian midfielder Marco Tardelli on his iconic goal celebration from the 1982 World Cup Final.

That competition was memorable for many reasons, the quarter final Italy v. Brazil was one of those historic games that even if you were a Brazil fan you could have been proud of the way the game was played. Other, much less noble events, was the dire game between West Germany and Austria whereby Germany needed to win for both sides to progress, so of course Austria let the Germans score and then they kicked the ball around until the final whistle. If it were up to me I would of expelled both teams.

But for me the one of the most iconic moments was when the 85 year old President stood up, both arms raised, in celebration at one of the goals scored, just like a normal football fan, and a stern looking German canceller looking very displeased (at least that is how I remember it).

This is important because of the eventful life Pertini had, being imprisoned by the Fascist government for opposing Mussolini, later being released after the fall of Fascism he joined the partisan resistance fighting against the Germans. He was arrested by the Germans and sentenced to death. He escaped with the help of the partisans and then went on to become President of the Republic.

So you can see how loaded with symbolism was Pertini’s goal celebration and how important was that Italian victory against West Germany.

[The Film Director]

Copy and paste from wikipedia;

"After I scored, my whole life passed before me – the same feeling they say you have when you are about to die, the joy of scoring in a World Cup final was immense, something I dreamed about as a kid, and my celebration was a release after realising that dream. I was born with that scream inside me, that was just the moment it came out."
—Italian midfielder Marco Tardelli on his iconic goal celebration from the 1982 World Cup Final.

That competition was memorable for many reasons, the quarter final Italy v. Brazil was one of those historic games that even if you were a Brazil fan you could have been proud of the way the game was played. Other, much less noble events, was the dire game between West Germany and Austria whereby Germany needed to win for both sides to progress, so of course Austria let the Germans score and then they kicked the ball around until the final whistle. If it were up to me I would of expelled both teams.

But for me the one of the most iconic moments was when the 85 year old President stood up, both arms raised, in celebration at one of the goals scored, just like a normal football fan, and a stern looking German canceller looking very displeased (at least that is how I remember it).

This is important because of the eventful life Pertini had, being imprisoned by the Fascist government for opposing Mussolini, later being released after the fall of Fascism he joined the partisan resistance fighting against the Germans. He was arrested by the Germans and sentenced to death. He escaped with the help of the partisans and then went on to become President of the Republic.

So you can see how loaded with symbolism was Pertini’s goal celebration and how important was that Italian victory against West Germany.

Cheers for this, they do tend to take football rather seriously, IME.

[Matrix]

Bring on the sweaties

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In that case, he should be drinking McEwans lager. It's piss and its Scottish.

[Don Giovanni]

Cheers for this, they do tend to take football rather seriously, IME.

You are right, it is more than just a game. The Italian word for a fan "Tifoso" means someone who has typhus, so your support is almost a feverish illness!

I my seem anti-German in my previous post so I just wanted to say that I am not. I have worked with Germans and they are as good as anyone else.

I believe the reason football is taken so seriously in both countries maybe because of fierce regional rivalries so that the club can sometimes become more important then the national side. I even worked with an Italian waiter who hated Marcello Lippi so much that he wanted Italy to lose all it's games in 2010, he even cheered on Paraguay when they scored in a 1-1 draw!

Anyway, my prediction for the last four would be Germany, Spain and Belgium with either Italy or Portugal. England could be there as well but they need luck on their side. I have seen them fail too many times because of bad referees or penalties. I think France are overrated but they have to be respected as a strong team.

I’m not too confident that Italy will win it despite my betting on them but I do expect them to make a strong effort, especially after the embarrassment of failing to reach the 2018 Fifa World Cup finals.

[mr.bluesky]

I  can't see England winning it. Defence and goalkeeper too suspect. John Stones has had more poor games than good for England imo and when Pickford plays in goal I worry there's a major mistake about to happen. I think Jack Grealish is a talented player but he goes to ground far to easily.  I wish he would stay on his feet more. With Kanes injury problems he's had this season I don't think he will last the distance. Quarter or Semi final is the best we will do but I hope I'm wrong 

[mh]

So much simpler.  16 teams .4 groups of 4 . Top 2 teams from each group qualify for knockout stages or if you have 24 teams  6 groups of 4 teams .Group winners and 2 best runners up qualify for knock out stage. That would make it more interesting.

But a shorter tournament...

Also if there were 16 teams in each major tournament there'd barely be any change as to which 16 teams they were and football would die in the lesser countries. With a wider intake the qualifying means more to more countries and they may even get to take part more often.

[Gordon Bennett]

England have never won their opening game at the Euros.

Ukraine topped their group in the qualifiers and finished above Portugal in doing so. They were my dark horses in 2020 but in the year since they've been rubbish!?

Scotland have qualified for these finals by beating San Marino, Cyprus and Kazakhstan. That put them into play-offs with Israel and Serbia - they got through both ties via penalty shoot-outs. I reckon Scotland have the rub of the green with them and can go deep into these Euros: good manager, decent squad and no expectation of them. I feel more affinity to their players too - England are a bunch of fucking hairstyles and Bentley collectors, I can't really take to them.

[Blackpool Rock]

OK, so here is my contribution.

I am not a great football fan usually but I do like it when the National Teams play, especially when I was working in the restaurant industry in London, you could always tease a fellow go worker if their nation did badly.

I have always been a supporter of Italy; except for the Eurovision which I consider to be just camp crap.

Before the Italy Czech friendly game William Hill were giving 11/1 for Italy to win outright – now the price has dropped to 8/1. The following prices for some of the bookies are as follows;

Ladbrokes 7/1
Paddy Power 15/2
Bet365 8/1
William Hill 8/1

So I placed an £20 bet on William Hill at 8/1.

Here is a link to the BBC where pundits discuss possible outright winners:

External Link/Members Only

I am interested in the minority opinion given by Chris waddle;

Chris Waddle: I'd love to say England, but I'm going for Italy. I've watched them a few times and I really like the way Roberto Mancini has set them up to play on the front foot - they are not like a typical Italy side who shut up shop and try to nick a goal on the counter-attack.

I am not saying that they will win it, because they haven’t won this competition since 1968, almost as long as England since winning the Fifa World Cup, but we are all culpable of the silly patriotic, bet aren't we? I just think that this time Italy might have a chance at a good price, if you place your bet now, Buona Fortuna!

Well 12 minutes to go and Italy are currently 2-0 up, I know they are only playing Turkey but some were saying this is a good young Turkish side.

Italy have played some lovely football and the style as said in this post is unlike a normal Italian 1-0 performance.

Edit - Just gone 3-0 as i'm writing this 

[webpunter]

Have lost track of the number of trips to Spain with mates
Punting top of the to-do list
Usually in villas & on arrival shopping at the local supermarket for provisions
Mahou was usually available & not one of the pricier beers
Its quite light & easy to drink when its hot
Didn't see the beer so much in the clubs like Estark, but i wasn't concentrating on which beers were available.  Obvs

OT / OP - indeed footy & beer go together
Have been to a few matches when wasted & really can't remember the game 
Needed to watch it on MOTD & then started to piece together what went on

Golden rule was that me & one mate used to text each other the result when we were heading home seperately late in the day
On one Saturday which included a quick R&T post match we ended up discussing the action having more beers afterwards
A couple of burds in the parlour - 1/2 hour - just about managed it after fuck knows how many beers.  Phew TFFT
The reason for the texts was that when my mate got home [wasted] his missus asked like; 'have a good day & what was the score ?'
My mate had to rack his brains to remember 

PS - think i mentioned B4, but if not, a TOP thread

Had normal Mahou and Mahou 5 star had been recommended to someone else in our group but it was 2-3 times more expensive 

Don't know what you mean about the thread going OT as surely Footy and Beer are linked   

[martini2429]

Well 12 minutes to go and Italy are currently 2-0 up, I know they are only playing Turkey but some were saying this is a good young Turkish side.

Italy have played some lovely football and the style as said in this post is unlike a normal Italian 1-0 performance.

Edit - Just gone 3-0 as i'm writing this 

Turkey only conceded 3 goals in the whole of qualification for this tournament (and took 4 points off France)

 

[The0neAnd0nly]

Italy looked better then I thought they would and Turkey looked worse then I thought they would!

Turned into a easy day at the office for the Azzurri. Played some lovely football and their fitness levels looked great.

Still think they're missing some quality to win the whole thing but can hopefully be a good success story just so we hear more of their epic national anthem

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[Don Giovanni]

Italy looked better then I thought they would and Turkey looked worse then I thought they would!

Turned into a easy day at the office for the Azzurri. Played some lovely football and their fitness levels looked great.

Still think they're missing some quality to win the whole thing but can hopefully be a good success story just so we hear more of their epic national anthem

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It’s an encouraging early start from Italy, who traditionally have been cautious slow starters. However, this is only the first game and there will be many more obstacles to overcome.

I believe that Turkey is a strong side, and I still believe this. My thoughts before the game was that this would be a draw. I live in North London which has a large Turkish community, the guy who cuts my hair is Turkish and I need a cut soon, so when he cuts my hair I will express my sympathy and my feelings of disappointment regarding the Turkish team to him.

I was expecting a much better Turkish performance, after all they have players who play in the Bundesliga and Serie A so they should of known the Italian way of playing. But it seems that Mancini has found a new Italy taken from the less glamorous clubs such as Cagliari (Sardinia) and Sassuolo (Emilia-Romagna), and formed a new style of play; close possession of the ball with accurate short passes to set up gaol scoring opportunities.

I really love the Polish anthem, not only because it has a beautiful symmetry of music, but also because it makes references to Italy at the time, 1797, when Italy was becoming aware of it’s national identity during the Napoleonic occupation of Northern Italy, and Poland's desire to regain it’s status as a nation state. The current Italian National Anthem also pays homage to Poland, but it is one of the last verses, so you never hear it before an international football game.

Here is a YouTube link to the Polish Anthem with English subtitles- enjoy.

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[PunterNumber69]

Maya Jama - yes, please.

[webpunter]

Crouchy's Year-Late Euros: Live

Presenter - Maya Yama

Off the scale stunning

Great rackage - her preferred squad formation could be two up front 

She must have been a gym bunny, she's looking fitter than the current pics on goggle 

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[Blackpool Rock]

Crouchy's Year-Late Euros: Live

Presenter - Maya Yama

Off the scale stunning

Great rackage - her preferred squad formation could be two up front 

She must have been a gym bunny, she's looking fitter than the current pics on goggle 

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Saw the trailer for this a couple of times and had to have a look for myself who the "Slut" was, fuck me the way she's putting everything her Mamma gave her right out there on show would make a whore blush, love it   

[Rick2468]

I posted last week that I was not excited for the Euros after the awful England match last week. I watched the BBC preview on Thursday night and started to get excited and at current point I am pretty pumped up for it. I enjoyed the match yesterday thought it was decent. Italy looked a good time and I thought Mancini's blue jacket looked very swish! Also I know it's corporate bullshit but the car bringing the match ball onto the pitch really made me laugh. I don't know enough about football these days to call it but my prediction would be Portugal. England have some good players and I really like the look of Grealish and Foden but think we will need a fair bit of luck to win it. I know Kane has had some critics on here but I think he's class and we are lucky to have him, I know he's a bit slow but he is so good at getting shots away and on target.

[Gordon Bennett]

Just noticed that BBC are showing Wales game in UHD on the iPlayer.. you may need certain version of iPlayer but it works okay on my Smart TV.

[Blackpool Rock]

Just noticed that BBC are showing Wales game in UHD on the iPlayer.. you may need certain version of iPlayer but it works okay on my Smart TV.
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So presumably it's also UHD on Freeview 101 if you watch on a smart TV 

[Blackpool Rock]

Wales lucky to get a draw there

[ulstersubbie]

Wales lucky to get a draw there

Very lucky BR. As a fellow Celt I hope the Welsh progress, but that wasn't a convincing performance.

[Blackpool Rock]

Not sure what happened in terms of a collision with another player etc but really bad sight to see a Denmark player down having chest compressions on the pitch 

[Blackpool Rock]

I think it's ex Spurs player Christian Eriksen, he didn't look right when he 1st was on the floor, seemed to be twitching and his eyes were open so it wasn't like a normal players reaction to an injured leg etc

[Londonpunter30]

Not sure what happened in terms of a collision with another player etc but really bad sight to see a Denmark player down having chest compressions on the pitch 

No collision he just collapsed.  Shocking scenes and terrible coverage that shouldn’t have been aired.  Not looking good, hoping he pulls through

[dboy74]

Awful scenes with Eriksen. Hope he can pull through

[Gordon Bennett]

Just noticed that BBC are showing Wales game in UHD on the iPlayer.. you may need certain version of iPlayer but it works okay on my Smart TV.
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So presumably it's also UHD on Freeview 101 if you watch on a smart TV 

No. Freeview ch 101 is HD not UHD. UHD is 4K level definition - it's noticeably better than HD. The Denmark game wasn't UHD on the iplayer so I presume Beeb are only streaming certain games in UHD.