So in the words of Jim Bowen

'Lets have a look at what we could have won'

 

Qualified

France

Iceland (Take a Look SFA!!!)

Czech Republic

England

Northern Ireland (Take a Look SFA!!!)

Austria

Portugal

Spain

Switzerland

Italy

Wales (Take a Look SFA!!!)

Belgium

Albania (Take a look SFA!!!)

Romania

Germany

Poland

Russia

Slovakia

Turkey

Croatia

Hungary

Republic of Ireland

Ukraine

Sweden

 

 

 

Having predicted the correct score last night, let me have another go;

 

Germany 1, Italy 0.

 

Well well, Henry, Shearer and Vialli all go for Italy!

 

Fucking clowns.

Buffon the defining clown tonight.

Hoping the Germans win this

Generally a terrible game and the quality of the penalties matched it. Glad Germany won but feel bad for buffon, excellent keeper and deserves more. Zaza,  what a fanny.

 

Also, Lineker saying Germany France final? I'm glad Henry called him up on it. Have some respect for the team that pumped your primadonnas out you twat.

Icelandic dream is over but what an effort they put in. Scoring in every game and naming an unchanged side. Well done. They should be very proud

 

Icelandic dream is over but what an effort they put in. Scoring in every game and naming an unchanged side. Well done. They should be very proud

 

I mind a solitary Norwegian enter the train 2 hours north of Bordeaux in 98. His jaw dropped when he seen a carriage full of tartan, not in fear or panic necessarily but not knowing what to expect. The immediate cry went up "whale-eating bastard, you're just a whale-eating bastard..." whilst someone gave him a can of Tennents.

 

The Icelanders might eat more whale per capita but it doesn't make them bad people. Perhaps whale ingestion helps their cause. Not sure if a study has been done to examine the correlation. There's a task for an enterprising individual. You might have got EU funding for it in the old days.

Sad to see Wales out, but as Jute said in the other thread, they looked like a completely different team without Ramsey. Still, fantastic effort, not bad reaching a semi-final in your first appearance in a major championship for 58 odd years or whatever it is.

So predictions for today? I have a worrying feeling that Portugal might actually do it today. France are quite shite at the back. Depends on which Portugal turn up mind.

What a shite final so far.

What a shite final so far.

 

Have to agree. There have been flashes of skill but overall it's not been the final I was expecting. Injury to the incredible sulk did not help.

What a shite final so far.

 

That is one interpretation.

 

Another is that it's quite intriguing and certainly very interesting.

 

Portugal sans Ronaldo have good skill. Their ability to touch and release is strong.

 

Strength however, resides in Pogba and the French. Strong loons.

 

Quite magnificently poised for a piece of magic to win it.

And there it is. Sheer magic.

How the fuck did Zola never do that for us?

How the fuck did Zola never do that for us?

 

Perhaps because like Souness and George Weah's "cousin", our manager never seen him play.

And there it is. Sheer magic.

 

Well you were right about the one moment of magic. Excellent strike.

 

It was a horrific final though.