Come on you Ruskies!!!!

Hoboh · Post by **Hoboh** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:47 pm

Apart from the fact I got them in the sweep

The Ruskies look to be one of the best teams in the Euros and IMHO look like the only team to stop the Krauts dead in their tracks. We should back them to the hilt.

One thing puzzles me tho' why is Hiddick not at a big club? the bloke is a feckin' genius with what he has had to work with and produces good teams (or everything the AntiChrist tried to be but couldn't quite make it).
Thoughts?

Zulus Thousand of em · Post by **Zulus Thousand of em** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:49 pm

Might be something to do with the frighteningly large wedge he is receiving for managing aforementioned Russkies.

blurred · Post by **blurred** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:46 pm

hoboh2o wrote:Apart from the fact I got them in the sweep

Likewise.

So long as Torres/Alonso don't get injured I don't give a flying feck one way or another, I just want to watch some good footie.

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:56 pm

Russia are helped by also being Holland, according to not one but two mistakes in Kevin McCarra's Guardian preview this morning.

SuperWhiteWarrior · Post by **SuperWhiteWarrior** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:53 pm

I'd prefer Spain to be in the final myself.

Montreal Wanderer · Post by **Montreal Wanderer** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:28 pm

SuperWhiteWarrior wrote:I'd prefer Spain to be in the final myself.

Spain was my pick at the beginning too - although the Russians have certainly impressed me (after their first game).

enfieldwhite · Post by **enfieldwhite** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:30 pm

Montreal Wanderer wrote:
SuperWhiteWarrior wrote:I'd prefer Spain to be in the final myself.
Spain was my pick at the beginning too - although the Russians have certainly impressed me (after their first game).

I'm for Spain.

Germany v Spain final would be great.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:33 pm

Spain for me too, although their history of fading, and the current standard of Russia's game doesn't fill me with confidence for a Spanish win. Should be interesting to say the least.

spraggy · Post by **spraggy** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:37 pm

I'll go for Spain unless Russia play the way they did in the last two games - brilliant attacking football.

Like Bolton under Allardyce.

Soldier_Of_The_White_Army · Post by **Soldier_Of_The_White_Army** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:07 pm

My Staff Sergeant put £50 on Russia to reach the final at 33-1.

He's shxtting bricks!

spraggy · Post by **spraggy** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:14 pm

Would like to see Torres play well, he was crap in the last game.

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:28 pm

Doesn't matter who wins tonite, once the Germans unleash their Panzer Corps on them. Though if its Russia in the final, it could be an interesting rematch after Stalingrad.

Russians to make the final. Deutschland, Deutschland Uber Alles to make it 1-1 on aggregate

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TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:31 pm

It's Spain v Germany, Im telling ya.

FD · Post by FD » Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:14 pm

Not a betting man but I'd have a fiver on a Germany Russia final if I were.

marshall_42 · Post by **marshall_42** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:20 pm

I have the Ruskies in the sweep too! They don't look as good as Spain so far though.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:05 pm

Soldier_Of_The_White_Army wrote:My Staff Sergeant put £50 on Russia to reach the final at 33-1.

He's shxtting bricks!

He'll be sat still at the moment, then.

Tombwfc · Post by **Tombwfc** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:13 pm

feck off Clive Tyldesley.

That Torres chance before hadn't even trickled past the post and he was already listing excuses why he'd missed it. Before adding 'There was a touch of the Gerrard-Torres Liverpool axis to that Spanish move'.

Absolute c*nt that man. Atleast he hasn't mentioned Ronaldo yet.

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:14 pm

Is it just me or does David Pleat sound like Professor Farnsworth from Futurama?

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:22 pm

Verbal wrote:Is it just me or does David Pleat sound like Professor Farnsworth from Futurama?

Are they in La Liga?

Montreal Wanderer · Post by **Montreal Wanderer** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:29 pm

All over bar the shouting now. My pick will at least go to the final.