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Post by Robbie on Jun 14, 2012 21:47:11 GMT 1
Spain 4 Ireland 0
A rather one sided match and Ireland were lucky to keep the score down to 4-0.
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Post by Panda on Jun 14, 2012 21:47:47 GMT 1
Scenarios for tomorrow:
Ukraine will qualify if they beat France.
Sweden will be eliminated if they lose to England.
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Post by Panda on Jun 14, 2012 21:52:20 GMT 1
Roy Keane's absolutely fuming...
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Post by Robbie on Jun 14, 2012 21:52:29 GMT 1
Come on England!
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Post by Panda on Jun 14, 2012 22:01:04 GMT 1
Going back to Mark Bright's ridiculous "worst two teams in the tournament" comment in the opening game, I think we can probably say Ireland fit the bill (though Greece haven't been too far behind but I think they're capable of a lot more).
It does make you wonder about the overall strength of the tournament when it increases to 24 teams in 2016, especially when you bear in mind Ireland thrashed Estonia in the playoffs to make it and we also had teams like Montenegro, Armenia and Scotland knocking on the door.
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Post by o on Jun 14, 2012 22:02:57 GMT 1
Roy Keane's absolutely fuming... About a foreigner running the national side? I didn't see it? But I did hear things about Keane as a club manager towards "Irish" players...
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Post by Panda on Jun 14, 2012 22:06:04 GMT 1
No, about the overall attitude of Ireland and the fans just being happy to be at a tournament.
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Post by ligerdog7 on Jun 14, 2012 22:10:46 GMT 1
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Post by Mart!n on Jun 14, 2012 22:21:24 GMT 1
I wasn't really watching the last match, I just knew the Spanish would beat the Irish by a landslide, it was all very one-sided.
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Post by suedehead on Jun 14, 2012 22:23:34 GMT 1
I just hope Peter Drury will be going to Ireland for his holiday. After calling them a nation of "happy drunks" he'll be lucky to get out alive so we need never hear his dreadful commentaries ever again.
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Post by paulgilb on Jun 14, 2012 22:39:59 GMT 1
Interesting to see that a 2-2 draw (or higher-scoring draw) between Spain and Croatia will put Italy out regardless of their result against Ireland. This must be somewhat worrying for Italian fans as they were in exactly the same situation in 2004, and on that occasion Sweden and Denmark drew 2-2 (the bottom team was Bulgaria).
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Post by Panda on Jun 14, 2012 22:51:31 GMT 1
And this is why the tie-break system used is deeply flawed.
It would be much fairer to have the system used in qualifying.
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Post by suedehead on Jun 14, 2012 23:46:48 GMT 1
I don't like the head-to-head results being used first, I prefer the use of goal difference first.
I saw the Sweden v Denmark game in 2004 (while most people were watching the other match) and I have never believed it was rigged at all.
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jun 14, 2012 23:53:51 GMT 1
if the scoreline ends up 2-2 both teams stop trying though, because they know they are through, might not be rigged but it often works out that way
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jun 14, 2012 23:59:20 GMT 1
ireland are the worst team in it for me, to say poland are the worst team is laughable, the core of their team won the german league, rb, rm and striker, they are a home nation and have been unlucky not to win
greece on the other hand, not so great
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2012 17:05:49 GMT 1
Ukraine v France suspended due to lightning!
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Post by Robbie on Jun 15, 2012 17:08:42 GMT 1
That lightning looks both impressive and dangerous!
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Post by ligerdog7 on Jun 15, 2012 17:17:05 GMT 1
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Post by Mart!n on Jun 15, 2012 17:20:44 GMT 1
If the game is suspended, they still have time to play between now and Monday as group 1 to 3 matches are played this weekend.
That storm looked pretty fantastic to watch.
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Post by Robbie on Jun 15, 2012 17:24:21 GMT 1
Apparently the weather has just got worse in Donetsk. I think this game is going to be postponed.
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