Euros 2016

antipodean

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that was some seriously good ranting. 
 
I reckon a few on here could throw some serious shade if the ABs go tits up. 
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All Blacks can be thankful twitter wasn't around when they lost to club sides midweek...

Cookie

The weird thing about recent England tournament failures, is we seem to perform more badly as the tournament progresses. 
So either it's because more time spent with the coach makes the players actually worse, or the little princes get too "bored" away from home for any length of time, and their little minds start to wander. Or maybe Roy confiscated their PS4s. 
It needs looking into because for years we haven't "toured" well.

KiwiPie

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The weird thing about recent England tournament failures, is we seem to perform more badly as the tournament progresses. 
So either it's because more time spent with the coach makes the players actually worse, or the little princes get too "bored" away from home for any length of time, and their little minds start to wander. Or maybe Roy confiscated their PS4s. 
It needs looking into because for years we haven't "toured" well.
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Strange because for Bobby Robson's 2 "successful" World Cup campaigns (86 & 90) the team started terribly and Robson stumbled across his best team by accident (Wilkins being red carded in 86 and Gazza emerging in 90) and got better as the tournament went on.
 
I think maybe the Russia game flattered England - Russia really were awful as subsequent performances proved and gave England so much space, they couldn't help but look at. Each opponent was more canny than the last until Iceland reduced England to a confused rabble.
 
Roy Hodgson's media conference performance did him no favours either. Usual self-serving bollocks from every departing England manager.

dogmeat

I thought Woy would do better. In fact I figured he wud repeat what Robson achieved. 
At club level he always knew what he wanted was organisationally strong and produced teams who battled and were defensive walls 
Given Liverpool and now this he must struggle with "superstars". 
At least he did blood some promising players [/feathers clutched]

MiketheSnow

MiketheSnow

Article 50 hasn't been put in motion yet, so a little more time to post ;)
 
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MiketheSnow

NTA

This is not safe for work or those with a poor constitution - use headphones and make sure the kids aren't around... 
Then be prepared to answer questions about why you're laughing so hard. 
Check out @OldburyAnus's Tweet: <a class="bbc_url" href="

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MiketheSnow

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This is not safe for work or those with a poor constitution - use headphones and make sure the kids aren't around... 
Then be prepared to answer questions about why you're laughing so hard. 
Check out @OldburyAnus's Tweet: <a class="bbc_url" href="

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'And now my summer's shit'
 
Some of the tweets are side splitting

booboo

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C'Mon! Even a Pom has to laugh at that!

Siam

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This is not safe for work or those with a poor constitution - use headphones and make sure the kids aren't around... 
Then be prepared to answer questions about why you're laughing so hard. 
Check out @OldburyAnus's Tweet: <a class="bbc_url" href="

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Thank you Nick. Thank you

Sapetyvi

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="NTA" data-cid="592856" data-time="1467198204">This is not safe for work or those with a poor constitution - use headphones and make sure the kids aren't around... 
Then be prepared to answer questions about why you're laughing so hard. 
Check out @OldburyAnus's Tweet: <a class="bbc_url" href="

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I cant even understand half of it, still hilarious

Cookie

I love the idea that he's gone to watch to England to cheer himself up. Like the last 50 years never happened.

Cookie

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="KiwiPie" data-cid="592820" data-time="1467183500">Strange because for Bobby Robson's 2 "successful" World Cup campaigns (86 & 90) the team started terribly and Robson stumbled across his best team by accident (Wilkins being red carded in 86 and Gazza emerging in 90) and got better as the tournament went on. 
 
I think maybe the Russia game flattered England - Russia really were awful as subsequent performances proved and gave England so much space, they couldn't help but look at. Each opponent was more canny than the last until Iceland reduced England to a confused rabble. 
 
Roy Hodgson's media conference performance did him no favours either. Usual self-serving bollocks from every departing England manager.</blockquote>
 
Fair point. I'm thinking more recently, under Woy and Crapello

Chris B.

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This is not safe for work or those with a poor constitution - use headphones and make sure the kids aren't around... 

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That is awesome!

Derm McCrum

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="mariner4life" data-cid="590983" data-time="1466731031">Sorry buds, everyone thinks the Irish are British.</blockquote> Yeah I know - it's kinda like the Kiwis are all Australian really.

taniwharugby

Yep that was my first question to an Irish, Scot or Welshman when they accused me of being an Aussie...I simply had to know where in England they were born!

mariner4life

Polska!

Hooroo

Off to extra time. I got the result correct so far but not the score
 
Thursday 30 June Poland v Portugal 0-0 Poland on Pens
Friday 01 July Wales v Belgium 0-2
Saturday 02 July Germany v Italy 1-0
Sunday 03 July France v Iceland 1-0

Bovidae

Germany has never beaten Italy in a knockout game - surprising.
 
Belgium will be missing 2 of their back four (Vermaelen is suspended and Vertonghen is out of the Euros with injury) so I wouldn't discount Wales winning. Bale vs Hazard to decide the result.

The Silver Fern

Euros 2016