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wingy

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  • Jun 14, 2016
  • #281
Told ya
 

sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Jun 14, 2016
  • #282
wingy said:
Can't believe more teams don't specialise with the long throw in.
Just like Stoke it gets em right up the pitch, and often as not they get the flick on.
I want TM to nominate someone through the summer to perfect the art and take advantage of teams ill prepared for this tactic,
Oh Pepe is a proper arse too.
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Didn't it only ever work once for us though? Newcastle in the cup?
 

sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Jun 14, 2016
  • #283
Should have cashed out for £17 at 1-0
 

lifeskyblue

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 14, 2016
  • #284
Yes his miss first half and long range shots second have been distinctly average at best. But you just know he will score in last minute and all the headlines will be him.


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sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Jun 14, 2016
  • #285
I'm predicting a ronaldo shot from here!
 
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lifeskyblue

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  • Jun 14, 2016
  • #286
sw88 said:
I'm predicting a ronaldo shot from here!
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Good call... He wouldn't let any one else near it.


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sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Jun 14, 2016
  • #287
That was the chance! Bastard the one time I want him to hit the back of the net!!!!!!
 

Covstu

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 14, 2016
  • #288
Gunnarsson playing really well. Good to see the long throw again!
 

lifeskyblue

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  • Jun 14, 2016
  • #289
Hope they say at the end...'anywhere but straight at the keeper'


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Nick

Administrator
  • Jun 14, 2016
  • #290
This ref looks at players like he is going to knock them out
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Jun 14, 2016
  • #291
Some strange decisions though
 

Covstu

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 14, 2016
  • #292
Don't fecking score!
 

sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Jun 14, 2016
  • #293
I wonder what standard Ronaldo got to at Refereeing school!
 

Covstu

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 14, 2016
  • #294
Great result Iceland!
 

lifeskyblue

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  • Jun 14, 2016
  • #295
sw88 said:
I wonder what standard Ronaldo got to at Refereeing school!
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Resigned before end first lesson...


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sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Jun 14, 2016
  • #296
Is he saying they didn't play enough minutes? Tosser! Glad I lost that £20 now (well I actually only lost my £1 stake)

Plus I've just remembered I have Iceland in the works sweepstake! Come on you Icelanders!!
 
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sw88

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  • Jun 14, 2016
  • #297
lifeskyblue said:
Resigned before end first lesson...


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Because he knew it all apparently

Bit like Jay out of inbetweeners "completed it mate!"
 

Gazolba

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  • Jun 14, 2016
  • #298
Iceland have been a very useful team for quite a while. I'm surprised everyone is so shocked at the result. And we all know Portugal are one of the worst underachievers in football.
 
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Otis

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  • Jun 15, 2016
  • #299
Shocked though because the entire population of Iceland is 323,000. The whole populace is about the same as Coventry.

That is an amazing achievement for them to make a major final.
 
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CJ_covblaze

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  • Jun 15, 2016
  • #300
Otis said:
Shocked though because the entire population of Iceland is 323,000. The whole populace is about the same as Coventry.

That is an amazing achievement for them to make a major final.
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And when you just include the males of the right age (between 20 and 40) it's a 1 in 1800 chance of being in the squad!
 
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Otis

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  • Jun 15, 2016
  • #301
CJ_covblaze said:
And when you just include the males of the right age (between 20 and 40) it's a 1 in 1800 chance of being in the squad!
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If I had known that 30 years ago I would have moved to Reykjavik.
 
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jimmyhillsfanclub

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  • Jun 15, 2016
  • #302
I had a nice little win on betfair backing the Iceland draw yesterday.......needed it too....had a few bad punts so far this tournament.

Great finish for Hungarys 2nd goal too......so much time to think about it & fuck it up.....but calmly taken.

On a side note for the hooligans thread, anyone else notice what appeared to be a rather large uniformed mob right behind the goal in the hungary game.......they did nothing wrong, just noticed there were a lot of them & they looked more than a match for the Russians......
 

Covstu

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  • Jun 15, 2016
  • #303
its actually a winnable group looking at the teams in there. If Hungary and Iceland play to a draw then this should make things really interesting from a Portugal perspective..
 
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lifeskyblue

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  • Jun 15, 2016
  • #304
Our result v Russia now in perspective as they 2 down at half time to Slovakia.


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Monners

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  • Jun 15, 2016
  • #305
Pretty much. Slovakia look ok though with a couple of good players (the two goalscorers). Shows how wel Wales played.
 

lifeskyblue

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  • Jun 15, 2016
  • #306
Monners said:
Pretty much. Slovakia look ok though with a couple of good players (the two goalscorers). Shows how wel Wales played.
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Yes and it shows how dangerous they will be for us tomorrow. If we had held on v Russia they would be staring down the barrel now.


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Otis

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  • Jun 15, 2016
  • #307
Monners said:
Pretty much. Slovakia look ok though with a couple of good players (the two goalscorers). Shows how wel Wales played.
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Hmmm....

Thing is, it doesn't quite work like that unfortunately, as teams don't put in the same performance every match. Wales did play well at the weekend, but Slovakia were awful. Today Slovakia have played very well and Russia have been terrible.

Bottom line is, Slovakia were dreadful last time out and have played well this. Doesn't just follow that Slovakia have put in the same performance.
With Russia, they set out to defend against us and it sort of worked, but today they have had to attack, their fancying their chances. They lack the pace to make a dent on the Slovakian defence though, thus far at least and therefore they have looked a much poorer side.
 

lifeskyblue

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  • Jun 15, 2016
  • #308
Otis said:
Hmmm....

Thing is, it doesn't quite work like that unfortunately, as teams don't put in the same performance every match. Wales did play well at the weekend, but Slovakia were awful. Today Slovakia have played very well and Russia have been terrible.

Bottom line is, Slovakia were dreadful last time out and have played well this. Doesn't just follow that Slovakia have put in the same performance.
With Russia, they set out to defend against us and it sort of worked, but today they have had to attack, their fancying their chances. They lack the pace to make a dent on the Slovakian defence though, thus far at least and therefore they have looked a much poorer side.
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You are right of course that no team plays the same two games running. However Russia (until the final minute) looked pretty toothless v us. And that is panning out, so far, today. We let a golden opportunity slip by not trying to exploit their weakness.
Slovakia were no great shakes (and neither in my opinion were Wales)....but today it is very different. If we don't get a minimum of a point tomorrow it will start to look bleak for England.


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Otis

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  • Jun 15, 2016
  • #309
lifeskyblue said:
You are right of course that no team plays the same two games running. However Russia (until the final minute) looked pretty toothless v us. And that is panning out, so far, today. We let a golden opportunity slip by not trying to exploit their weakness.
Slovakia were no great shakes (and neither in my opinion were Wales)....but today it is very different. If we don't get a minimum of a point tomorrow it will start to look bleak for England.


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I am not too worried. Russia have very much contributed to Slovakia looking so good today. The defending for that first goal was a schoolboy error of the highest order. Slovakia have played well, but just look how poor Russia are today.
 
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CCFC88

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  • Jun 15, 2016
  • #310
We played well against Russia, we created a lot of chances, on another day we would have scored 3 or 4 against them, I can think of at least 3 attempts that went straight at the keeper, on another day they go a yard either side and we win comfortably.

I think we have a well balanced team and even though we dominated the majority of the game, never really looked in danger of being caught on the break which bodes well for our final 2 group games
 

Otis

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 15, 2016
  • #311
CCFC88 said:
We played well against Russia, we created a lot of chances, on another day we would have scored 3 or 4 against them, I can think of at least 3 attempts that went straight at the keeper, on another day they go a yard either side and we win comfortably.

I think we have a well balanced team and even though we dominated the majority of the game, never really looked in danger of being caught on the break which bodes well for our final 2 group games
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Sure they said today that against us Russia didn't have a single shot from the 17th minute until the 90th. Very lucky to pick up a draw from that game, buy you know what, I wouldn't be at all surprised if Russia didn't beat Wales.

It is a game they obviously have to win and I think they will go home in disgrace if they don't get through and are sent home packing.

Expect to see a very different Russian team next time out.
 
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Monners

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 15, 2016
  • #312
Think Wales will beat Russia if they need to. Suspect it will be a draw tomorrow though. I have predicted a 2-2, but I wouldn't take much notice as I am hardly threatening the the champions league places in the predictions table!
 

Gazolba

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 15, 2016
  • #313
One thing the Euros have made glaringly obvious is the value of a designated penalty-specialist (thinking of Romania here).
I wonder if Mowbray is watching and if this fact has sunk in yet?
And who is England's penalty taker if Rooney is not on the pitch?
 

Captain Dart

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  • Jun 15, 2016
  • #314
Gazolba said:
One thing the Euros have made glaringly obvious is the value of a designated penalty-specialist (thinking of Romania here).
I wonder if Mowbray is watching and if this fact has sunk in yet?
And who is England's penalty taker if Rooney is not on the pitch?
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Google say.. Kane takes Spurs pens apparently.
 

Gazolba

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 15, 2016
  • #315
England needs to beat both Wales and Slovakia to progress. They also need big wins to boost their goal difference. I think they will do it. But there is a very real danger that England could slip up and go out.
 
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