Very OT : Euro 2008

[patrickl]

Well, Euro 2008 starts today and I suppose our European forumers would be busy for 3 weeks. England will win![:'(][:D][;)]

[Roger Neilson II]

In order to win we would have had to qualify, which we didn't. I suspect it will therefore be of marginal distraction to all but the most die hard fan.

Roger

[Dixie]

ORIGINAL: patrickl

Well, Euro 2008 starts today and I suppose our European forumers would be busy for 3 weeks. England will win![:'(][:D][;)]

I suspect that German efficiency will win out against Portugal in the final. I would prefer Holland to win though, or Croatia as I'd win £180 if they did [:D]

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: patrickl

Well, Euro 2008 starts today and I suppose our European forumers would be busy for 3 weeks.

[:)]

England will win![:'(][:D][;)]

Sorry mate... but that's impossible... we took care of that few months ago... [:'(]


Leo "Apollo11"

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£250 for me if Turkey win!!!

Also got a double on Portugal to win and the slime that is Ronaldo to finish top scorer

[Historiker]

ORIGINAL: Roger Neilson II

In order to win we would have had to qualify, which we didn't. I suspect it will therefore be of marginal distraction to all but the most die hard fan.

Roger

"Ohne England, fahr'n wir zur EM, ohne England fahr'n wir zur EM" *sing*

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ORIGINAL: Historiker

ORIGINAL: Roger Neilson II

In order to win we would have had to qualify, which we didn't. I suspect it will therefore be of marginal distraction to all but the most die hard fan.

Roger

"Ohne England, fahr'n wir zur EM, ohne England fahr'n wir zur EM" *sing*

At least with the Germans there, it gives us three teams to support in the group stages - Austria, Croatia and Poland!! [:D]

[dennishe]

At least with the Germans there, it gives us three teams to support in the group stages - Austria, Croatia and Poland!! [:D]

 
"Soccer is a game for 22 people that run around, play the ball, and one referee who makes a slew of mistakes, and in the end Germany wins." Gary Lineker

[whippleofd]

ORIGINAL: patrickl

Well, Euro 2008 starts today and I suppose our European forumers would be busy for 3 weeks. England will win![:'(][:D][;)]

Whats Euro 2008?

Whipple

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ORIGINAL: Whipple

ORIGINAL: patrickl

Well, Euro 2008 starts today and I suppose our European forumers would be busy for 3 weeks. England will win![:'(][:D][;)]

Whats Euro 2008?

Whipple

Is that a serious question???????????????//[;)]

The Gary Lineker comment is spot on except it should end "and Germany wins ON PENALTIES"

[whippleofd]

ORIGINAL: ird

ORIGINAL: Whipple

ORIGINAL: patrickl

Well, Euro 2008 starts today and I suppose our European forumers would be busy for 3 weeks. England will win![:'(][:D][;)]

Whats Euro 2008?

Whipple

Is that a serious question???????????????//[;)]

The Gary Lineker comment is spot on except it should end "and Germany wins ON PENALTIES"

Ayup, twas a serious question.

Soccer? pfft.

Rugby's the game for men.

I'd rather loose at rugby, than win at soccer.

Whipple

[Historiker]

ORIGINAL: dennishe

At least with the Germans there, it gives us three teams to support in the group stages - Austria, Croatia and Poland!! [:D]

"Soccer is a game for 22 people that run around, play the ball, and one referee who makes a slew of mistakes, and in the end Germany wins." Gary Lineker

[:D]


Wasn't it Michel Platini who said once:
If Germany plays good, they'll be the world champion. If they play bad, the'll come into the finale" [:D]

[dennishe]

When Holland won the EURO 1988 their coach (Rinus Michels) spoke the famous words "football is war!"
 
Anyway, we are ready to do it again. Don't know if Rinus meant this though.....
 

[Historiker]

You're dutch?

Well, one can't be a german soccer fan without hateing both the teams of the Netherlands and of England. This musn't be questioned like shaving your legs and wearing white socks while riding a race bike [;)]

[Crimguy]

I think Euro 2008 will be better than past because England isn't in it.  Every year you hear they'll win, and every year they seem to disappoint.  I wanted Walcott to get the experience though.  After what Croatia did to them in the qualifiers, I'm pulling for them.  Don't know if they can do it without Eduardo.

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ORIGINAL: Crimguy

I think Euro 2008 will be better than past because England isn't in it.  Every year you hear they'll win, and every year they seem to disappoint.  I wanted Walcott to get the experience though.  After what Croatia did to them in the qualifiers, I'm pulling for them.  Don't know if they can do it without Eduardo.

Whoa, whoa, WHOa!!!!!!!!!!!! Better without England in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Surely we will be missed - if only for our misplaced conceit and unreasonable smugness. [;)]

[Dixie]

ORIGINAL: ird

ORIGINAL: Crimguy

I think Euro 2008 will be better than past because England isn't in it. Every year you hear they'll win, and every year they seem to disappoint. I wanted Walcott to get the experience though. After what Croatia did to them in the qualifiers, I'm pulling for them. Don't know if they can do it without Eduardo.

Whoa, whoa, WHOa!!!!!!!!!!!! Better without England in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Surely we will be missed - if only for our misplaced conceit and unreasonable smugness. [;)]

And the unexplainable belief that we will win it as we are better than every other team there including world cup winners [:D] Whilst I'm a bit miffed that England won't be there, it could be the catalyst that makes them sort themselves out (but probably not). It'll also be an interesting feeling not really minding who wins [:D]

Come on Holland! (and not just for the comedy Dutch accents in the poost match interviews [:D])

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ORIGINAL: Historiker

You're dutch?

Well, one can't be a german soccer fan without hateing both the teams of the Netherlands and of England. This musn't be questioned like shaving your legs and wearing white socks while riding a race bike [;)]

Reminds me of an excellent joke:

A German boy goes shopping on his birthday. His sister asks him what he would like and he picks up an England shirt - she hits him over the head and tells him to go to talk to his mother. His mother sees the shirt, hits him over the head and tells him to go to see his father. He shows his father the shirt - he gets another whack over the head and is told to wait in the car until the rest of the family have done their shopping.
The family drive home in silence. At home the father sits his son down and says, "Well Hans, what have you learnt today?"
The boy answers "Well, Dad, I've only been an England fan for an hour and I hate you f~@~@~@~ German B~@&*&*s already!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[:D] (no offence intended, Historiker)

[LargeSlowTarget]

ORIGINAL: Historiker

You're dutch?

Well, one can't be a german soccer fan without hateing both the teams of the Netherlands and of England. This musn't be questioned like shaving your legs and wearing white socks while riding a race bike [;)]

Yeah, we Germans hate the Dutch and English soccer teams even when we don't even care about soccer! [;)]

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Have you given the Dutch their bikes back yet???