EURO 2008

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:29 pm

Montreal Wanderer wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:
Montreal Wanderer wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:
H. Pedersen wrote: Do a better job marking Van Nistelrooy?

You know that as soon as Panucci went down the linesman was praying for something like this to happen so he could get himself in the papers for making the RIGHT decision.
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Makes sense to me, Tango. Officials are usually in the public eye for making dubious calls - surely they would welcome an opportunity to make a highly controversial call and be shown to be correct.
Linesmen think that quick? was my point Monty.
Ah, sorry. Your interjection was a trifle abbreviated for me to fully comprehend.

No, my error Monty. Thinking aloud whilst my fingers were idle I fear.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:32 pm

Cor, if last night's game was football magic, Sweden v Greece must be "bins out" night. Dire.

jmjhb · Post by **jmjhb** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:40 pm

Rehhagel to be the next Bolton manager?

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:41 pm

Just know the Greeks are going to nick it at the end.

screech powers · Post by **screech powers** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:43 pm

Greece v Sweden is the only game so far with any sort of Bolton connection with Stelios and Wilhelmson . Its half time and not the best game but Beglin really is a prize plonker !! Keeps slaggin the Greeks off for passin the ball around the back!! if it were Portugal they'd be creamin over it sayin its great Football!!! Not heard Ronaldo mentioned in this game yet but its ITV so only a matter of time

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:44 pm

Tyldsley isn't commentating so I think we are safe.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:52 pm

screech powers wrote:Greece v Sweden is the only game so far with any sort of Bolton connection with Stelios and Wilhelmson . Its half time and not the best game but Beglin really is a prize plonker !! Keeps slaggin the Greeks off for passin the ball around the back!! if it were Portugal they'd be creamin over it sayin its great Football!!! Not heard Ronaldo mentioned in this game yet but its ITV so only a matter of time

Can hardly imagine anybody saying thirty or so passes with no opposition within twenty yards was exciting, even Beglin.

screech powers · Post by **screech powers** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:55 pm

Can hardly imagine anybody saying thirty or so passes with no opposition within twenty yards was exciting, even Beglin.

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Well they definatly would be if it involved Ronaldo

bwfc92 · Post by **bwfc92** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:57 pm

spain wil win it, they got the best 2 strikers in the tournament!

screech powers · Post by **screech powers** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:00 pm

bwfc92 wrote:spain wil win it, they got the best 2 strikers in the tournament!

Yeah but that does not garuntee it though ... look at Greece 4 years ago , look at Italy 2 years ago. Plus in previous years , the teams that start off like lightning out of the block tend to faulter , and the ones off to a slow start tend to be there or there abouts.... my tip is to look out for France!!

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:44 pm

"Sweden have come through a very difficult opening match"

About as difficult (or maybe not) as a weekly Bolton Combination game.

Tombwfc · Post by **Tombwfc** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:57 pm

screech powers wrote:
bwfc92 wrote:spain wil win it, they got the best 2 strikers in the tournament!

Yeah but that does not garuntee it though ... look at Greece 4 years ago , look at Italy 2 years ago. Plus in previous years , the teams that start off like lightning out of the block tend to faulter , and the ones off to a slow start tend to be there or there abouts.... my tip is to look out for France!!

For a perfect example of this, look no further than, well Spain themselves two years ago. Steamrollered four past the Ukraine before cruising to a 3-1 win over Tunisia, only to go out in the next round.

fatshaft · Post by **fatshaft** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:36 pm

Oh ffs, it just gets worse. As if we don't hear enough England comments, now Harry Redcrap says that if England were there then they'd be one of the five contedners.

Now guys, even as a load of English peeps, don't you think that's just taking things a little too far?

warthog · Post by **warthog** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:53 pm

fatshaft wrote:Oh ffs, it just gets worse. As if we don't hear enough England comments, now Harry Redcrap says that if England were there then they'd be one of the five contedners.

Now guys, even as a load of English peeps, don't you think that's just taking things a little too far?

I noticed that too. England wouldn't have a hope in hell of winning that tournament.

marshall_42 · Post by **marshall_42** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:54 pm

Elmander? Any opinions?

I didn't see enough of him to comment. Nothing too impressive though. Gimme Larsson instead!

Wilhelmsson didn't look too clever either. THe usual story. Looked busy and eager, but no end product....til he crocked himseif. Still the biggest disappointment of the season for me. Braaten= disappointment no.2. He may come good yet though...

CrazyHorse · Post by **CrazyHorse** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:55 pm

fatshaft wrote:Oh ffs, it just gets worse. As if we don't hear enough England comments, now Harry Redcrap says that if England were there then they'd be one of the five contedners.

Now guys, even as a load of English peeps, don't you think that's just taking things a little too far?

Old 'arry is almost as big a prick as Benitez. Almost.

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:09 pm

marshall_42 wrote:Elmander? Any opinions?

I didn't see enough of him to comment. Nothing too impressive though. Gimme Larsson instead!

Wilhelmsson didn't look too clever either. THe usual story. Looked busy and eager, but no end product....til he crocked himseif. Still the biggest disappointment of the season for me. Braaten= disappointment no.2. He may come good yet though...

Seemed to be playing in midfield, seemed fairly anonymous...which is either good, in that he won't get his price hiked, or bad, as in he's sh*t.

spraggy · Post by **spraggy** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:37 am

Several things clear after the Greece - Sweden game:

Greece are crap

Sweden are crap

Wilhelmsson is crap (but I'm sorry about the injury)

Larsson is past it

Ljungberg is past it

Are there no young footballers in Sweden?

How the heck did Greece win in 2004?

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:16 am

spraggy wrote: How the heck did Greece win in 2004?

Generally by grabbing a goal and making sure the opposition didn't.

Portugal V Greece R 1-2 - this was the high point.

Greece V Spain R 1-1

Russia V Greece R 2-1

So they sneaked in from Spain, not because they had more points, better GD or even better head to head result against Spain, but because more goals were scored in games involving Greece - 8 than games involving Spain (4)

From here it picked up...

France V Greece R 0-1

Greece V Czech Republic R 1-0 aet

Portugal V Greece R 0-1

Got to give them credit for beating Portugal twice in their own back yard and France

wouldn't mind a Bolton 1-0 cup run to the League Cup or FA cup next year, just not sure whether they picked up tactics off us, or the other way round. Maybe we should blame Wimbledon or one-nil to the Arsenal?

warthog · Post by **warthog** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 5:38 pm

According to David Pleat the Czech goalkeeper is Petra Cech. Good to see that the old girl is still getting work after her stint on Blue Peter.

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