Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:45 am  

Holland to finally win a tournament.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:51 am  

Cibaman wrote:

The best prediction I've seen so far was by Cascarino, England winning their group and Germany finishing 3rd in theirs.

I don't mind anyone's opinion, but if they can't justify it then it becomes worthless and easily treated with disdain. Did he have reasons?

I think Germany will win it, but in their group a bad half of football could easily see any of the teams out of the tournament given the teams in it, a German friend of mine has worries about their defence so it's not out of the question that teams of the calibre of Holland and Portugal could take advantage, I think all three are pretty much in the same very good attackers/potentially dodgy defenders boat and Denmark are no mugs either.

Oh, and no problems with discussing any football matters in here Euros or not.

[John_D]

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:08 pm  

Dead Man Walking wrote:

Holland to finally win a tournament.

Finally? Did 1988 not count for some reason?

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:25 pm  

John_D wrote:

Finally? Did 1988 not count for some reason?

Be fair, he's just trying to get a highly paid punditry role on the Beeb.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:39 pm  

I've got Torres at 18/1 and Podolski at 25/1 for top goalscorer. Torres, if he starts, should get plenty of chances in that group and looks fresher than most of the squad, and Podolski ALWAYS scores a few goals in tournaments so should carry that record on. I will have jinxed the pair of them now though so steer well clear!

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:11 pm  

Is there no end to the stupidity and stubborness of Liverpool? Months after the owners forced some common sense and class back into the club's behaviour by making them climb down, Daniel Pacheco goes and lights the fire again. Totally unecessary and very silly.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:13 pm  

Russia, Holland, France and Spain to win their groups. Huntelaar and Muller e/w top scorer.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:48 pm  

Asim wrote:

Be fair, he's just trying to get a highly paid punditry role on the Beeb.

lol

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:55 pm  

Asim wrote: The highly-paid (from public money) BBC pundits are full of their usual top quality insight in their tournament preview. £40K a week Alan Hansen tips three teams from the same group to make the semis, and Alan Shearer tips England to make the semis because he wants them to. Most of the comments on England are a joke...... Tough group ??? Thank god were not in group b or c !!!! It would be a disgrace to not get in the quarters. From there anything can and will happen. Can't see past a german win with Gomez top scorer, dark horses gotta be Russia could even see them winning a shock 1/4 final

Asim wrote: The highly-paid (from public money) BBC pundits are full of their usual top quality insight in their tournament preview. £40K a week Alan Hansen tips three teams from the same group to make the semis, and Alan Shearer tips England to make the semis because he wants them to. Most of the comments on England are a joke...... Tough group ??? Thank god were not in group b or c !!!! It would be a disgrace to not get in the quarters. From there anything can and will happen. Can't see past a german win with Gomez top scorer, dark horses gotta be Russia could even see them winning a shock 1/4 final

[John_D]

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:07 pm  

Asim wrote:

Be fair, he's just trying to get a highly paid punditry role on the Beeb.

Fair point. I'm going to stop doing research too and see if I can get myself a gig.

Czechoslovakia have a good record in the Euros so I'm going with them, but I do like the look of Yugoslavia and West Germany.