EURO 2012

there was very little public enthusiasm tho, far fewer england flags on cars, very few supporters travelling, no reports of the usual post-exit riots in croydon and birmingham etc -- the worst patriotism queens in london this year are alas the bourgie shitheads with their union bunting tea parties (eugh)

this year it felt like the media really had to step in with the obnoxiousness -- the post group stage topofthefackinworld boosterism, chiles wishing ibrahimovic to get injured, bright doing his bit for nominative determinism, lawrenson hitting new lows of disinterest, lineker's hatefully joyless 'come on england', martin samuel saying all sorts of stupid things you didn't read cuz well good for you

lineker welcoming us in for halftime in the portugal-espana game with 'well that was boring' was kinda all-time

just warming up for the Olympics which if i gave enough of a shit about to watch more than the 100m will be fully by jingo horrendous

you've got andy murray in the wimbledon final to look forward to before then NV

like the dolts i see with union jacks waving from their cars are certainly desperate for any excuse to flaunt one

i kinda like Murray as a bloke i just hope he drops some "fuck off Englishes" funny if he gets to the final

still think he'll choke tho

yeah it's difficult not to like his surliness, lack of social skills and estrangement from home counties LTA pieties

look forward to him accidentally saying something offensive about bonnie prince charlie or margaret thatcher at some point

this used to be the No. 1 result for "i hate andy murray" but has sadly fallen off in recent times

http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/06/i-hate-andy-murray/

I think Andy Murray is the most loathsome thing to represent “British” sport this guy is not “British” he is Scottish, most of the English cannot stand his conderscending and patronising swagger and mannerisms. The other thing is all of the idiots dresed up is union flag clothing (made in China) looking like the Chavs they are jumping on the badwaggon of some nasty guy. The guy is Scottish, just like David Coulthard and Colin McRae. They do not represent the English or the Welsh or the Irish. The notion of British is convoluted rubbish and Anrew Murray is the prime example of Media bandwagoning and “I think I am the best” Murray.

missing a "cockroach" or 2 but otherwise why i find Murray pretty defensible

andy murray is a cunt. just because he disgusts the english by simultaneously never winning a grand slam and not being english does not make him ok. there's no good guy in this story.

guys can we just go back to the fact the spain has basically solved football forever

does andy murray like twilight tho

these are the only questions left now

just

just imagine tho

how good would spain be

with a BIG MAN up front like

to get on the end of it

make things happen, for the weemen to run onta

new challenge -- gis a picture of andres inesta looking smug

the smuggest thing is that you know he is so smug inside but just continues looking like casper the friendly ghost so indie people who hate ronaldo and find messi too good will continue to have him as their favourite player

p sure il papa didn't f/w ghosts, tho this also shoots my vampire theory out the water too

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/10/snapshot20090512221550.tif/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/10/snapshot20090512221550.tif/

hmmm, close as i can get

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01394/iniesta_1394265a.jpg

searching iniesta petulante yields a rooney pic before the man himself lol

Lol, Steven Gerrard made Garth Crooks' Team Of The Tournament, playing as a #10.

http://i.imgur.com/MvGn4.jpg

not bad

http://www.totalbarca.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Andres-Iniesta-Nike.jpg

nah

he looks a little self satisfied tbf. i mean, justifiably and all but still it's there

'e looks like some fookin' guy off the street innit? 'e's less smug than ronaldo's adam's apple

(sorry)

ah c'mon yr changing the rules midway

i don't even know the rules : /

if i recall my wdylls well enough i think andres bears a bit of a resemblance to our own darraghmac.

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmst720WL61qe41us.gif

eh only baldness and maybe pallor tbh merdey

that gif is scary more than smug but i guess he needs the money

thoughtful balls, tho xp

Sir, – Is it just a coincidence that the four countries which reached the semi-finals of the European Championship were all ruled by fascist dictators during the middle third of the 20th century? Or did this experience somehow instil unshakeable ethnic self-belief, invincible national pride and a disciplined determination to defeat the opposition?

On the other hand, of the 16 qualifiers, Ireland is the only country that has enjoyed an unbroken history, since the mid-20th century, as a democratic republic – and we finished a dismal last! What do we need to change: our players, our manager or our political system? – Yours, etc,

http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bob.dunning/giles2.jpg

I look smug as fuck every time I eat an ice cream, to be fair.

Yeah nothing says invincible national pride like La Liga.

And I challenge anyone on earth to score the winning goal in the last minute of extra time in the world cup final and then not look at least a little pleased when caressing it an hour later.

Ireland is the only country that has enjoyed an unbroken history, since the mid-20th century, as a democratic republic

Wow, that is ages

Managing to avoid fighting the Nazis in World War II kinda helped there

I think the high ground's being taken over 'republic', rather than lack of national government.

Oh, well, they're right then!

I love Spain. http://sickmouthy.com/2012/07/02/spain-2008-2012-the-greatest-football-team-ever/

Because y'know, god forbid Ireland be lumped in with Sweden

They definitely won me over last night (xp)

There is a downside to last night, and it's that parking the bus is *still* the best way to play against them.

Em and I have been watching them closely since the 2008 WC now. They're the only international football team she gives two figs about, and Barcelona are the only club team (other than her genetic and geographic Man Utd-ness). I've actually found the ire directed towards them recently really upsetting, heaven knows why, because I shouldn't have any emotional investment in them by typical standards and contexts; I just love to watch them play, and thing they are a. good. thing. ideologically.

xpost: that's true, but you can't blame Spain for other teams playing unimaginitive all-men-back tactics.

Last night was the best final to an international competition that I can remember.