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Italy were terrible, France were shocking, Lineker's FT jokes were abominable!

and someone send that ref home please.

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Get in there holland :D romania 2-0 :p:

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Well well, never write ze Germans off eh!

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WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO the divers have been knocked out :) :D :D :D :D :D

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Bloody Germans... Ah well. We can all support Holland now ;)

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Why?

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Gary Neville smiled.... in fact he even laughed,

Someone pass me a chair!

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Because nobody likes the Germans? :shrug:

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Why would we do that? lol

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Just what i was thinking :)

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My hero :nworthy: :D

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Cheating Ballack with that sly push..... Although Ricardo should have done a lot better

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Why support Holland though? ;)

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Because they play attractive football?

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That's it?

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It's good enough for me ;)

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I am not Dutch, so I need to be convinced that the Dutch need my support more than the Croats ;)

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To be fair, the Croats (and Spain) look quite tasty, as did Portugal. I really couldn't care who you support. Provided it isn't the Germans :)

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Niw that Portugal are out I will be fully supporting the team I drew in the office sweepstake...Come on you Dutch!

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To be honest, I do actually want Holland to win it.

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Who said that,;):cool:

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Can't be that bad: watching the carthorse Toni aimlessly hack his way around the 6 yard box is quite comical.

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I thought der Germans deserved it tonight. Personally I think the Dutch have carried a fair bit of luck so far, they enjoy playing on the break as do Russia...looking forward to it.

Against my advice, my mate had a fiver on Toni to be top scorer:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

At least my shout, Podolski, is still in with a chance (although poor tonight0

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it's about time the Dutch team found some cohesion. the past 10 to 15 years they just have not gelled well as a team. individually, there was a point in the late 90's i think it was where on paper, the Dutch team was the most expensive national side, but they just couldn't play well together. Van Basten has the sight to see not so much who is best, but who plays well together, and it makes all the difference. And in a way, I'm kind of glad Babel was injured. Boularouz has been outstanding so far.

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Told my dad not to bet on Portugal and he didnt listen :D

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Just a pity the Germans had to cheat to score the third goal.

Watching John Terry, Carvalleo [sp] Diddling Dogbreath et al, makes me think that the first thing Jose taught his players was how to push defenders out of the way without getting caught.:rolleyes:

Jim.

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What about those Turks, not good for the old blood pressure but they just will not lie down. Not sure how many players they will have left for the next game.
So, two group winners out already, are you sweating Holland.:D

Jim.

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nahhh not yet ... russians should be do-able.

Netherlands v Russia
 

So on to tonight's game… Netherlands v Russia. Got a nice ring to it hasn't it? The best team of Euro 2008 so far against the most improved. Guus Hiddink pits his wits against his countrymen. A repeat of the 1988 final. I'm so excited, I feel a bit sick.

Who do you reckon will win

Holland or Russia

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What's wrong with just discussing this here:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/88...ight=euro+2008

Unless you're offering odds/a prize for whoever guesses right?

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No just like commentary about the game ...

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I've merged the 2 threads as there's absolutely no reason to have both running. Please stop creating random threads.

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Estimated to be over 150,000 Dutch supporters in Basle tonight.

Win or lose, they will not leave the city in the state the Glasgow morons left Manchester a few weeks ago.:rolleyes:

I couldn't find this thread at first, how come its been moved to Lifestyle instead of Sports.:confused:

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Well my punditry is proving pretty accurate up to now, if I was Spain I would be getting very worried.;)

Russia absolutely murdered Holland tonight, any other result would have been a complete travesty.

PS.Russ, I think you should move this thread back to 'Sports'.:)

Jim.

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True indeed. I would have thought that v.Basten would have realised at half time that Ruud plowing a lone furrow in the centre proved to be totally ineffective and ultimately he paid the price. Hopefully the russkies will get a good tonking in the semis.

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Good decision by the ref, after talking the assistant, to change his mind over the second yellow card.

Though Holland were dire...

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:bigcry: Russia were better though. The genius of Hiddink, or did Holland just didn't hit the form they managed against Italy and France? I'm gutted either way. Still proud to wear the shirt though. :tu:

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Russia have been alot better then the dutch.... wayy out performed today.

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Agreed, even if it might have been because he thought the ball had gone out of play which I don't think it had, the Russian defender hardly brushed the Dutch player. Its bad enough for Kolodin that he misses the next game.

Jim.

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ass burgers....

still, the best team definitely won it.

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VG Russian display tonight.It may be because there are no British Isles reps but if Carlsberg did International football tournaments.....

Is it because I'm neutral (apart from the odd flutter) or has this tournie been stupendous?

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Meh, both my teams knocked out on successive nights.

Might have to support the Germans now. After all, they did spawn Bach.

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Who does he play for now? :D

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Argh! please put the Italians out. Can't bear to watch them any longer.

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no probs, boring wops eliminated :D

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That must have been the worst match so far.:rolleyes:

I think Russia may fancy another go at Spain, they were no better than Italy tonight.

Jim.

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Well done Spain. They deserved the win for being the most positive team. They were also due a win against Italy. Apparently, they've not had one since 1920. Most importantly though: There wil not be a Germany-Italy final. Everybody wins :cleader: :)

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Gutted to see Holland go out. I would like to see the Russians win it now :). There has been a few jokes going around the office about a certain Russian Billionaire paying other teams off :D. That made me laugh

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Its a shame the Turks dotn have a team to put out against Germany this week, otherwise you could see that being a cracker of a game.

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They have something like 8 players out. At this rate they will have to put the sub keeper on as a defender :erm:

I wonder if they will be allowed to call up some more players

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Germany keeper Jens Lehmann says he would 'give his life' to reach the final of Euro 2008. (The Sun)

Steady on Jen's you lunatic

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Deal!




:jk:

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Turks definately looking the better side. Brilliant first half :)

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I think Hakan Belta plans to score one from 40 yards. ;)

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He'll be lucky to escape with his life if he carries on playing like that in the second half.

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A slight technical problem? It's the European Championship Semifinal, and I'm looking at a red screen instead of the footie!!!! :mad: :mad:

Edit: well done lads :tu: :)

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Horrible visions of having to listen to Chris Waddle for the rest of the game. Thank God someone found 50p for the leccy meter

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Is it me, or is motty out of sync since the pictures came back? He's telling me things that have yet to happen on screen. :spin:

EDIT: And now the pics have gone again.:td:

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Well, that was used up pretty quickly :D

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pic quality on BBC 1 (just gone again, must me the thunder storm) is dire turned to HD:drool:

But thats also gone again:mad:

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Yes it's just gone pear shaped again and to make matters worse Alan Green's verbal is now coming out of the tv speaker. Thunderstorm causing problems apparently.

Argh just missed a goal!

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Missed a great goal by the sound of it.

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picture on BBC1 but not on HD :(

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Yes, just a bit, but it does seem out of sync.

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That happens all the time anyway when he's commentating.

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power failure in switzerland

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Well, as far as I'm concerned, it's the last time they organise a major football tournament.

Powercuts, Germany in the final, Holland out in the quarters, and England weren't even invited! They just don't get it do they? :shrug:

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they cannot be blammed for a electrial storm, that has proberly taken out a powerplant can they?

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erm, I wasn't serious... ;)

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In this instance I take no pleasure in being right, the Krauts were rubbish although the winning goal was class. Turkey were robbed, if Alan Shearer had been playing for them they would have really stuffed Germany, they lacked a heavyweight presence in the box.:(

Jim.

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Lehmann has been half decent for the majority of this tournament but it had to be tonight when he showed his true colours. As for those in front of him, Metzelder and Mertesacker: that pair are always going to struggle against anyone with an ounce of quality.

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Tomorrow's match should be interesting. Let's hope the champion's come from that match...

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so the turks are out :)

now just hope that Spain loses against Russia and that Russia does what it did in '45 but then again I wouldnt mind having spain win it either.

just anything other then the germans really.

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Docdutch: I have to ask this: The bloke in your avatar: Is he a cowboy, a goth, or a traditionalist jew?

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What enslaves half of Europe in compensation for 40 odd million dead, seems a little strong to me, even taking Shanks 'football is more important than life and death' into account

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I think they should have let the manager play upfront. He looked like he could have been a good presence in the 6 yard box.

It was sad to see Turkey go out, but you have to give it to the Germans - getting results even when they were poor.

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dunno downloaded the pic from the KNVB website....

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and yeah Thedaddy it sounds a bit harsh.....but you know what I mean... just any team humiliate the germans would be welcome by me :D

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Looks like Spain and Russia have full squads for tonight. Should be a hell of a game. May the best team win (as long as it's Spain ;) )

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I think its russias for the taking there improving match by match

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.... or maybe Russia have been playing above their true ability and got found out by a far superior side ;) Not surprising though, don't think there's been any team in the tournament who have more depth of quality in their squad.

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It looks that way :)

Russia (and Arashvin in particular) didn't have the edge they had against the Dutch. Then again, Hiddink knowing the Dutch game so well, may just have given them the extra advantage which they lacked today.

Let's hope Spain go on and win it now :) Cmon, the Spain!

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The dominance of the Dutch in the group stages was quite surprising really. They pretty much relied on their attacking game and got away with it because when you look at their back four on paper it doesn't really inspire a great deal of confidence, with the likes of Ooijer, Van Bronckhurst (ouch) and Johnny Heitinga not firing on all cylinders you could say it was easy pickings for Arshavin in the Q.Final game. Tonight he was up against the likes of Ramos, Marchena, Puyol and Senna.. after a couple of challenges he wasn't interested and never got into the game.

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Possibly. I have to admit that I (and pretty much everybody in Holland) was surprised by how well Holland played in the group phase. Which is why it was such a disappointment to see them outplayed so comprehensively by Russia. Ah well, we'll be back. I hear South Africa is nice this time of the year. Oh, and they speak Dutch there as well :D

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Those damn Boer's! :D

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Should be a good match: A Holland-England final in South Africa :D :angel:

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Well if the result is the same as last time I will be well chuffed.;)

Voortrekkers,...pfffft.:D

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iadom you sure? as other then 96 we beat england all the time since then ;)

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Hmm I was in Durban and Jo'Burg this time of year a few years ago and the weather was a bit pants. Not cold or anything but dull and miserable. I don't think the players would be complaining though, remember the heat in Mexico 86? (if you're as old as me ;) )

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I was talking about the last time we went 'head to head' in South Africa.

England v Holland. :)

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ahhh yeah I get ya now :) and even then we beat the English ;) and the english turned concentration camp on the poor boers

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You may have won in the group stage, but we won the Final. :p:

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Track record

:)

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This is going way OT.:D and the conflict I referred to was much later and specifically in South Africa.:p:

So you have not dominated world trade since 1713. :sleep:

Anyways, who is going to win the final, can we alter the poll?

I would like to see Spain win it but the old adage, "football is a simple game, 22 men kick a ball about for 90 minutes and then the Germans win", seems like being true once more.:(

Jim.

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Can a mod please remove the poll, as it was added by an idiot? (oh. I started the thread if that is relevant)

It would be a travesty if Germany win it. They've been poor throughout. Spain deserve to win it. Cmon Spain!

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I just heard that tomorrows final is the last game John Motson is going to be commentating on, ever! Good news! :D :cleader:

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How very dare you! :redcard: Motty is an institution.

It's not actually his last commentating, but it is his last live work. He'll still be doing match of the day stuff.

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I think i can quite confidently say that he is the worst commentator i have ever heard in my life. The other night in the Spain v Italy match for the whole of the second half he was calling Senna, Silva. You may think it's an easy mistake to make but seeing that Senna is black and plays defensive midlfield and Silva is white and plays on the wing, it's not that easy to make. And that's just one of the numerous mistakes he makes during matches, that along with pointing the bleeding obvious out all the time, his useless facts he comes out with and constantly missing key moments in the game i find it hard to understand how he's still the BBC's number one. I just thank god David Pleat is on ITV because if those two were put together i would have to avoid every match they commentate on together, Mark Lawernson, although himself not that great, makes it slightly more bareable listening to Motson.

Bad news about the match of the day stuff :(

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Actually, the BBC have a little bit of a habit of employing commentators who get things wrong, but at least Murray Walker was entertaining (if not always correct). Motty doesn't have that.

I personally thought the Turkey/Germany game was far better when the BBC lost vision and BBC one switched to the BBC Five Live coverage of the game.

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Give me a maverick football commentator any day of the week, it adds to the entertainment value, in my opinion. Motson has had me in stitches some times. Much better than the high pitch squeals of the newly appointed Jacqui Oatley, and the less said about Johnathan Pearce, the better.

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Anyone has got to be better than that Man Utd hating Liverpool fanboy Alan Green.:(

Jim.

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Ballack might miss the final due to a calf injury :tu:

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Motty does get on my wick and always has done. Especially the way he inserts extra letters in players' names like calling Xavi: Xarvi or Dietman Hamann: Harmann.