I'll root for Italy, S****n, Wales and I GUESS this nice enough Scotland squad all for family/historic reasons. My Mother will be disappointed but not surprised that I can't cheer for England, but if the rascists hate them enough then maybe I shall?
― Jonathan Hellion Mumble, Friday, 11 June 2021 21:11 (two years ago) link
xpwatched the 'King Otto' documentary about Greece and Rehhagel this week. Good stuff.
― oscar bravo, Friday, 11 June 2021 21:13 (two years ago) link
imdb has made it nearly impossible for me to enjoy any documentary. are there any other good sports documentaries?
― Punster McPunisher, Friday, 11 June 2021 21:14 (two years ago) link
Always support Italy because they annoy clueless wankers who pretend to like football but this team seem a bit more likeable. Also Germany.
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Friday, 11 June 2021 21:26 (two years ago) link
― Punster McPunisher, Friday, 11 June 2021 22:14 (twenty minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
The newish Maradona one is great. Will show you a lot about Italian football culture and history too, even if he is argentine
― a hoy hoy, Friday, 11 June 2021 21:38 (two years ago) link
xp
best thing about the axis powers of football is that yer typical England fan despises them and they have always been astronomically superior and consistently more successful than England for at least the last 5 decades.
― calzino, Friday, 11 June 2021 21:41 (two years ago) link
Indeed.
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Friday, 11 June 2021 21:47 (two years ago) link
but come this is a football thread!
― Eschew things thirty two times before swallowing them (darraghmac), Friday, 11 June 2021 21:59 (two years ago) link
okay, sure, italy is fine, but i draw the line at juventus, which is four from the national football team plus ronaldo, which is just -- no!
― Punster McPunisher, Friday, 11 June 2021 23:03 (two years ago) link
Bad kit bad tournament, is how things usually roll.― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.),
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.),
― willem, Saturday, 12 June 2021 08:03 (two years ago) link
berardi substituted for a man whose surname contains all of his own within it, in the right order― imago,
― imago,
― willem, Saturday, 12 June 2021 08:04 (two years ago) link
The newish Maradona one is great. Will show you a lot about Italian football culture and history too, even if he is argentine― a hoy hoy,
― a hoy hoy,
― willem, Saturday, 12 June 2021 08:05 (two years ago) link
I feel like bono's team were hampered by the abseiling and oversized balls. Tactically the edge and Martin garrix should of stopped kicking a drum machine around and got stuck in, poor display
― Swanswans, Saturday, 12 June 2021 08:44 (two years ago) link
the oversized pitch banners and hoardings screaming Euro 2020 were a bit visually lol, all it needed was a spray can, fellas, did someone in the office go...'2021!! well I've printed all the napkins now, ffs..don't worry, boss, no-one will notice'....
― Swanswans, Saturday, 12 June 2021 08:51 (two years ago) link
NV made the point that they’d have been rightly lambasted for the waste involved in disposing of it all so I guess it’s the right thing to do. Feels weirdly Panglossian though. “If I just close my eyes and wish hard enough it’s like COVID never happened!”
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 12 June 2021 08:56 (two years ago) link
sorry, if I missed a reference to the branding upthread, sure, I get the waste was a factor though you'd still think there would have been some amendments/rethinking.It had a suitable pandemic era vibes, I guess....time losing meaning, the 'fuck that will do, the entire pr team are working from home and AWOL...etc..
― Swanswans, Saturday, 12 June 2021 09:23 (two years ago) link
You didn’t miss anything, NV said that elsewhere!But yeah agree totally.
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 12 June 2021 10:01 (two years ago) link
ha, ok, yeah, it was only missing the euro officials wearing top half tuxedos and bottom half board shorts..can't wait till they present the winners medals by sticking them to players faces to check if their vaccine magnetism has kicked in
― Swanswans, Saturday, 12 June 2021 10:25 (two years ago) link
Is Ben Davies... pregnant? pic.twitter.com/ouxX0eAQ59— Dafydd Pritchard (@DafPritchard) June 12, 2021
Excited to see how Rodon gets on.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Saturday, 12 June 2021 12:46 (two years ago) link
Fuck me, the BBC has dredged up Neil Kinnock to blabber away before the match kicks off. I hate how football is covered these days. Plus I dislike them having a Welsh presenter and all Welsh pundits, seems patronising as hell, like little old Wales can't take the criticism. I hope they don't do the same for Scotland, at least they should have Limmy or somebody on instead of Ruth Davidson or whoever.
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Saturday, 12 June 2021 12:50 (two years ago) link
anybody fancy a sweep on the minute when the commentator first uses the word "adventure"?
― Full Kit Starmer (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 12 June 2021 12:54 (two years ago) link
Gabbie Logan eligible via a Welsh parent
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Saturday, 12 June 2021 12:57 (two years ago) link
She definitely considers herself Welsh. Who are Scotland going to get, Hazel Irvine?
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Saturday, 12 June 2021 12:59 (two years ago) link
Is Dougie Donnelly still alive?
That's probably where Limmy comes in I guess
Nervously turning round and glancing at the camera like "awright?"
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:00 (two years ago) link
Aye, right, heard it, they a' say that Dougie...
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1952916/sportscene-dougie-donnelly-twitter-hacked-x-rated-snaps/
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:01 (two years ago) link
"... fuckin'... so Scotland ur playin' the day..."
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:03 (two years ago) link
.....i really dont see an issue with an all welsh panel?
the fuck would wrighty or shearer add, like?
― Eschew things thirty two times before swallowing them (darraghmac), Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:03 (two years ago) link
Make it less of a flag fucking forum?
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:05 (two years ago) link
where's Terry Yorath these days? he's too sozzled to even talk probably.
― calzino, Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:08 (two years ago) link
I genuinely thought he was dead tbh but nope
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:13 (two years ago) link
A "tired and emotional" Yorath would still be a huge improvement on Kinnock tbf
― calzino, Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:13 (two years ago) link
Ouch, as they say
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:19 (two years ago) link
There's been a clash of heids!
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:19 (two years ago) link
It looks like the Wales keeper today, Ward has barely played a game in league football since his season at Town in '17. I'd forgotten he even exists.
― calzino, Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:20 (two years ago) link
sounds like he made a good save there
― calzino, Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:22 (two years ago) link
He's heard of the second world war though, yeah?
― Fart low, sweet chariot, Coming for to carry me home (Bananaman Begins), Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:30 (two years ago) link
Scher having a torrid time against Dan James
"Tonight I'm gonna go down in flames,Skinned by Daniel James"
― Fart low, sweet chariot, Coming for to carry me home (Bananaman Begins), Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:35 (two years ago) link
This is kinda like watching last night's game on half speed
― Full Kit Starmer (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:45 (two years ago) link
Oof, missed a sitter
― Full Kit Starmer (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:47 (two years ago) link
One of my fav things about tournaments is those random players whose nationality you've never thought about before popping up, "Shaqiri is Swiss?!?" etc
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:51 (two years ago) link
he's very much Albanian when the Swiss play Serbia though!
― calzino, Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:54 (two years ago) link
That was a tremendously spicy encounter
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Saturday, 12 June 2021 14:01 (two years ago) link
Just dogshit defending there
― Full Kit Starmer (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 12 June 2021 14:09 (two years ago) link
Yeah that was awful
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 12 June 2021 14:10 (two years ago) link
Not sure getting a 5’8” lad to mark Embolo was wise tbh.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Saturday, 12 June 2021 14:12 (two years ago) link
Good lord he's at it
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Saturday, 12 June 2021 14:13 (two years ago) link
Moore has been absolute waste
― Full Kit Starmer (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 12 June 2021 14:16 (two years ago) link
The Swiss logo is absolutely bewildering
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Saturday, 12 June 2021 14:25 (two years ago) link
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Football_Association#/media/File%3ASFV_Logo.svg
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Saturday, 12 June 2021 14:26 (two years ago) link