Euro 2008

[Ladygooner]

Looks like it is heading towards penalties at this rate!

[mockney piers]

yep, and Spain are _even_ worse than England at those!!

[Ladygooner]

Oh ye of little faith! Y viva Espana! How cool was Fabregas?!

[SimonM]

What a relief!! I just hope Spain have something left for the semi-final and (maybe?) the final. Interesting how well Fabregas and Torres seemed to link up too...and Wenger was in the crowd...To be fair to Italy there was an awful lot of breathtaking skill on display from them despite the obvious more negative play

[mockney piers]

Sorry, only just come back to planet earth. I couldn't believe it when Fabregas said that was the first penalty of his professional career, what a moment to start.

If Spain can throw off this jinx then maybe...juuust maybe.

Mind you, if Russia play like they did the other night it'll be very very tough, but we could be in for a real footying treat.

Either way I'm really glad that Italy didn't get through regardless of my Spain fan status, such negative football has no place in my view,;I hope Germany wins for the same reason. Though I'm still highly impressed by Turkey's never-say-die spirit (something England can learn from) I'm much less impressed by their football.

[Annasfield]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> i've found that when people speak too soon on this

> forum it tends to bite them on the arse. Myself

> included.

>

> Would actually like italy to do well but don't see

> it happening.

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Hate to say I told you so. ;-)

[snorky]

thanks feck the Italians are out of the running

its a victory for football!

[david_carnell]

Rossiya!

Spasiba, comrades. Glasnost & perestroika!

Ahem!

Just did my work sweepstake and got Italy...same as I did at the World Cup. Fingers crossed the result is the same.

Bugger!

[Annasfield]

david_carnell Wrote:

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> Just did my work sweepstake and got Italy...same

> as I did at the World Cup. Fingers crossed the

> result is the same.

>

> Bugger!

Ha ha - me too. Was worth it for the Spain win though. (tu)

[Keef]

That was a shocking game in a way, Italy refused to play. Good result, and fingers crossed Spain will go all the way.....

[atila the gooner]

Here's a little ditty I made up just for the Italian fans, should be sung to the tune of "Just one corneto"

Just one penalty

Give it to Cesc

His debut spot kick

against Italy

:)-D

[spadetownboy]

lets hope

the krauts

do the same

to turkeeeeeeeeey.

[atila the gooner]

spadetownboy Wrote:

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> lets hope

> the krauts

> do the same

> to turkeeeeeeeeey.

Just Like Croatia

Put an end to EngerLAAAAAnd

[Keef]

I don't think that actually bothered Spadetownboy too much Atila, think green shirts.

[fish]

If, by a miracle (without good players and No.1 goal keeper) Turkey did manage to beat Germany, it would bring a smile to many an England fan's face. :))

[mockney piers]

What's with all this bashing other nations, aren't we in twenty first century Europe, haven't we put all that behind us yet?

I really don't hold grudges against Fritz. Sooo the Bosh are better than us at penalties, who's fault is that. If we can't beat the Hun in 120 minutes then we only have ourselves to blame.

Personally I want the Krauts to win this game then lose to the Spics in the Final.

In fact there are so many teams that have put one over on us, shouldn't we hate everyone by now? (remeber the Aussies (do we have a good pejorative term for them?) at Upton Park with that massive "If we beat you at this you suck at EVERYTHING" banner?)

[atila the gooner]

Keef Wrote:

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> I don't think that actually bothered Spadetownboy

> too much Atila, think green shirts.

By now Keef you probably know exactly what I think of Spadeboy, and if he is from the Emerald Isle who is he to laugh at either England or Turkey.

[spadetownboy]

everyone laughs at england its a national sport for christ sakes, and as for turkey, it feels just like christmas, they,re being served up on a plate, 4-0 to germany. no free kebabs in the lane tonight, tilly.

[atila the gooner]

spadetownboy Wrote:

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> everyone laughs at england its a national sport

> for christ sakes, and as for turkey, it feels just

> like christmas, they,re being served up on a

> plate, 4-0 to germany. no free kebabs in the lane

> tonight, tilly.

Once again you are very brave when using the internet to hide behind. Just hope and pray that I never bump into you face to face because then I'd see just how "brave" you are paddy. Never mess with a Turk.

[spadetownboy]

(tu) he shoots,he scores(tu)

[atila the gooner]

spadetownboy Wrote:

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> (tu) he shoots,he scores(tu)

I've offered to meet you outside the Plough at 8 tonight, and we'll see if you score pussy paddy. Apart from the fact that you couldn't score in a brothel. See you at 8 if you got any balls which I doubt.

[Annasfield]

Blimey - someone should knock your heads together.

[atila the gooner]

This is not the first time this arsehole has started making racially motivated remarks, and it's not the first time I offered to meet him and it's not the first he shit himself and went crying to his mum. If he insists on going down the racial road he'd better be prepared to back it up or shut up.

If he thinks it's clever well that's fine, but as I say don't start what you can't (definitely true in this idiots case) finish. My offer to meet him still stands. Let's see how popular he is when I introduce him to a few Turkish business owners in ED, and surrounding areas.

[SeanMacGabhann]

atila - even if you were 100% in the right, that last post was a bit ott wsn't it?

As it is, how exactly has STB got your goat so much. Making a reference to kebabs is hardly the most heinous insult ever is it? And it's hardly racially insulting surely

[atila the gooner]

SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> atila - even if you were 100% in the right, that

> last post was a bit ott wsn't it?

>

> As it is, how exactly has STB got your goat so

> much. Making a reference to kebabs is hardly the

> most heinous insult ever is it? And it's hardly

> racially insulting surely

With respect, mind your business. If this idiot can't stand up for himself that's his look out. It's not the first time he's chosen to be racially provocative and I won't let it go.