Non AMP
Sky Blues Talk
  • Home
  • Forums
  • Coventry City Football Club
  • Football & Other Sports
This is a mobile optimized page that loads fast, if you want to load the real page, click this text.

UEFA EURO 2024 (7 Viewers)

  • Thread starter M&B Stand
  • Start date Dec 31, 2023
Forums New posts
Prev
  • 1
  • …
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • …
  • 193
Next
First Prev 8 of 193 Next Last

Tommo1993

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 8, 2024
  • #246
Saddlebrains said:
25/1 to get knocked out in the group stage


Worth a flutter that
Click to expand...

I can only find those odds finishing fourth. Otherwise it’s 12/1. I’ve put £10 on.
 

Saddlebrains

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 8, 2024
  • #247
Tommo1993 said:
I can only find those odds finishing fourth. Otherwise it’s 12/1. I’ve put £10 on.
Click to expand...
 

Attachments

  • Screenshot_20240608_081904_Chrome.jpg
    192.4 KB · Views: 26

Saddlebrains

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 8, 2024
  • #248
Il be having a tenna on that myself
 

Tommo1993

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 8, 2024
  • #249
Doh
 

Jamesimus

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 8, 2024
  • #250
Skybluekyle said:
View attachment 36033
Click to expand...
 
Reactions: wingy and Skybluekyle

alexccfc99

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 8, 2024
  • #251
Saddlebrains said:
25/1 to get knocked out in the group stage


Worth a flutter that
Click to expand...
We won't get knocked out in the groups - it's nigh on impossible these days considering you can finish 3rd and get through

I expect us out in the quarters
 
Reactions: ccfctommy and Saddlebrains

alexccfc99

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 8, 2024
  • #252
Anyway in terms of bets

France v Portugal final is 14/1 on Paddy Power

And Kai Havertz for the Golden Boot is a Good EW bet
 

Mucca Mad Boys

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 9, 2024
  • #253
After England’s poor loss to Iceland, there’s some news to make us feel better:
- Portugal losing to Croatia
- Italy unconvincing against Bosnia
- France drawing with Canada 0-0
- Wales lost (and they’re staying home)
 

alexccfc99

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 10, 2024
  • #254
Wales are a shambles - Rob Page looked a man resigned to the sack in his interview
 

alexccfc99

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 10, 2024
  • #255
On the Chunnel out of Folkestone first thing on Friday morning, splitting the drive up with a night in Brugge then onwards to Germany Saturday morning - Apartment booked just north of Essen for two weeks and nights away booked in Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt and Cologne within that

Can't wait!
 
Reactions: Mucca Mad Boys, North York’s Blue and wingy

CJ_covblaze

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 10, 2024
  • #256
alexccfc99 said:
On the Chunnel out of Folkestone first thing on Friday morning, splitting the drive up with a night in Brugge then onwards to Germany Saturday morning - Apartment booked just north of Essen for two weeks and nights away booked in Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt and Cologne within that

Can't wait!
Click to expand...
Train on Saturday morning to Brussels. Staying in Essen, Frankfurt and Hamburg until 1st July. Got a flight to Dusseldorf on the 4th and a flight back from Berlin on 15th July and will head down to join the family in Woolacombe for the week from there. Followed by Darmstadt for the pre season game a week after that. Good couple of months ahead. Counting down the days.
 
Reactions: North York’s Blue

Otis

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 10, 2024
  • #257
alexccfc99 said:
On the Chunnel out of Folkestone first thing on Friday morning, splitting the drive up with a night in Brugge then onwards to Germany Saturday morning - Apartment booked just north of Essen for two weeks and nights away booked in Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt and Cologne within that

Can't wait!
Click to expand...
Give me a wave on your way through.
 
Reactions: alexccfc99
N

North York’s Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 10, 2024
  • #258
Tunnel on Sunday morning, drive to Essen, couple of nights there, 2 nights in Luxembourg, 1 night in Frankfurt and then back home. Will be back out (hopefully) for the round of 16.
 
Reactions: wingy

alexccfc99

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #259
North York’s Blue said:
Tunnel on Sunday morning, drive to Essen, couple of nights there, 2 nights in Luxembourg, 1 night in Frankfurt and then back home. Will be back out (hopefully) for the round of 16.
Click to expand...
May pop over to Lux. for a mooch didn't realise how close it was

Have got ticket to a couple of neutral games as well as England's three group games so will slot it in somewhere
 
N

North York’s Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #260
alexccfc99 said:
May pop over to Lux. for a mooch didn't realise how close it was

Have got ticket to a couple of neutral games as well as England's three group games so will slot it in somewhere
Click to expand...
Yep, it’s not that far at all. I’ve been before with work but never got the chance to look around properly. Plus I don’t want to spend the whole week just drinking.
 

Mucca Mad Boys

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #261
CJ_covblaze said:
Train on Saturday morning to Brussels. Staying in Essen, Frankfurt and Hamburg until 1st July. Got a flight to Dusseldorf on the 4th and a flight back from Berlin on 15th July and will head down to join the family in Woolacombe for the week from there. Followed by Darmstadt for the pre season game a week after that. Good couple of months ahead. Counting down the days.
Click to expand...
alexccfc99 said:
May pop over to Lux. for a mooch didn't realise how close it was

Have got ticket to a couple of neutral games as well as England's three group games so will slot it in somewhere
Click to expand...

Flying out on the 19th to Frankfurt and after Slovenia, I’ll be basing myself in Brussels between all the games after the Group Stages because I’ll be working.

Perhaps I’ll see you one or both of you out there!
 

Otis

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #262
According to the BBC, Trent (I don't know why all the commentators only call him that. They don't do it for Bukayo) is in line to start on Sunday.

 

SBAndy

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #263
Otis said:
According to the BBC, Trent (I don't know why all the commentators only call him that. They don't do it for Bukayo) is in line to start on Sunday.

Click to expand...

Literally the only time I’d even think about using him at CM would be if we were playing a counter attacking game, but even then I’d be concerned by his defensive frailty.
 

Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #264
Otis said:
According to the BBC, Trent (I don't know why all the commentators only call him that. They don't do it for Bukayo) is in line to start on Sunday.

Click to expand...

In midfield I assume , always the defensive aspect in mind with Gareth , fact
 

Otis

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #265
Evo1883 said:
In midfield I assume , always the defensive aspect in mind with Gareth , fact
Click to expand...
So you think the team might be..

Jordan

Kyle Lewis John Kieran

Phil Trent Declan Jude

Bukayo

Harry
 
Reactions: eastwoodsdustman

Mucca Mad Boys

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #266
Evo1883 said:
In midfield I assume , always the defensive aspect in mind with Gareth , fact
Click to expand...
The international game is more defensive than the club game, fact.
 

Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #267
Mucca Mad Boys said:
The international game is more defensive than the club game, fact.
Click to expand...

Do you mean slower and less intense ?


Defensive because most teams playing against eachother have the ranking difference of let's say coventry playing bedworth ?

Just because the game might be more defensive doesn't mean the better team needs to play more defensive players , that's backward thinking
 

Mucca Mad Boys

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #268
Otis said:
According to the BBC, Trent (I don't know why all the commentators only call him that. They don't do it for Bukayo) is in line to start on Sunday.

Click to expand...
The clue was in the squad numbers to be fair. I don’t think there’s an obvious and convincing CM partner for Rice. Bellingham at CAM can hardly be considered a negative move either as Foden hasn’t been great for England, Palmer has only had a few caps and Saka is a deserving starter.

It’s good that we’ve got a lot of good players from the bench to make an impact in the 2nd half / extra time.
 

Mucca Mad Boys

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #269
Evo1883 said:
Do you mean slower and less intense ?


Defensive because most teams playing against eachother have the ranking difference of let's say coventry playing bedworth ?

Just because the game might be more defensive doesn't mean the better team needs to play more defensive players , that's backward thinking
Click to expand...

Even the best teams in world football are defensive. Coaches get less time with players, the nature of matches is different with less games and KO games being 1 leg.

In any case, before we got knocked out in 2022 we were the top scorers in the tournament and set a record for England highest goal tally at a World Cup. Argentina and France scored 2 and 3 more goals (respectively) than us despite scoring 6 (and 5) goals in the semi final and finals each.

In 2020, we were one of the top scorers in that tournament and indeed in 2018. This narrative that Southgate is too defensive doesn’t really hold much ground. It’s based on qualification and friendlies which is just not important.
 

Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #270
Mucca Mad Boys said:
Even the best teams in world football are defensive. Coaches get less time with players, the nature of matches is different with less games and KO games being 1 leg.

In any case, before we got knocked out in 2022 we were the top scorers in the tournament and set a record for England highest goal tally at a World Cup. Argentina and France scored 2 and 3 more goals (respectively) than us despite scoring 6 (and 5) goals in the semi final and finals each.

In 2020, we were one of the top scorers in that tournament and indeed in 2018. This narrative that Southgate is too defensive doesn’t really hold much ground. It’s based on qualification and friendlies which is just not important.
Click to expand...

Right but football is a different game now isn't it ? Defenders that can't defend largely and international teams far worse than they used to be .. citing England scoring goals in weaker tournaments doesn't do anything for me really , have we ever had easier runs ? Southgate is still shite
 

SBAndy

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #271
Absolutely get that the successful teams at international level tend to be defensively solid, but fuck I’d love to see us properly go at a tournament.
 
Reactions: Otis

Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #272
SBAndy said:
Absolutely get that the successful teams at international level tend to be defensively solid, but fuck I’d love to see us properly go at a tournament.
Click to expand...
Like Italy did in the last euros ? They were exciting and aggresive , And even then England went 1 up and sat back which fucked us
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #273
Otis said:
According to the BBC, Trent (I don't know why all the commentators only call him that. They don't do it for Bukayo) is in line to start on Sunday.

Click to expand...

That's a shame. Not really surprised knowing Gareth though.
 

Mucca Mad Boys

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #274
Evo1883 said:
Right but football is a different game now isn't it ? Defenders that can't defend largely and international teams far worse than they used to be .. citing England scoring goals in weaker tournaments doesn't do anything for me really , have we ever had easier runs ? Southgate is still shite
Click to expand...

You’re not going to change your mind so I won’t try to change your mind. We’ve had easy runs in the past and bottled it.

Southgate, even if this is his last tournament, has been a success for turning the tide of the national team.

France, perhaps the most successful international team in the last 8 years have Deschamps who is always accused of not being attacking enough. It’s a feature of international management.

International football is no longer the pinnacle of football and hasn’t been for a long time.
 

Mucca Mad Boys

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #275
SBAndy said:
Absolutely get that the successful teams at international level tend to be defensively solid, but fuck I’d love to see us properly go at a tournament.
Click to expand...
Did we not go for it in Qatar? If Kane bags that penalty, we had momentum to win that game and with a semi against Morocco, every chance to make the final.
 

Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #276
Mucca Mad Boys said:
You’re not going to change your mind so I won’t try to change your mind. We’ve had easy runs in the past and bottled it.

Southgate, even if this is his last tournament, has been a success for turning the tide of the national team.

France, perhaps the most successful international team in the last 8 years have Deschamps who is always accused of not being attacking enough. It’s a feature of international management.

International football is no longer the pinnacle of football and hasn’t been for a long time.
Click to expand...

Nobody thinks it is , but last euros we beat the worst German team in history , Ukraine Scotland and the worst Czech team in years .. lost to Italy at home in the final .

Last world cup we scored 6 against Iran who were diabolical on the day and we still conceded 2 .

Deschamps has won something for France, Gareth is lauded for failing every time .. there's a difference, enjoy us losing in Germany
 

Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #277
Failed in 2018 , nations league 2019 , 2021 , 2022 and relegated us in the nations league 2022 , will fail miserably in Germany , can't beat good teams and both routes have 3 top 10 opponents to beat to win it

Don't waste your money
 
Reactions: Brighton Sky Blue

SBAndy

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #278
Mucca Mad Boys said:
Did we not go for it in Qatar? If Kane bags that penalty, we had momentum to win that game and with a semi against Morocco, every chance to make the final.
Click to expand...

You’re reading this wrong - I’m not overly critical of Southgate. I get why he values defensive solidity above attacking flair. But (and I appreciate I’m being slightly churlish) Man City play with a single pivot and 2 attacking midfielders. We could replicate that setup and have some real fun. Ok it may not be successful and it’d be (rightly) used as a stick to beat Southgate with if we went out earlier than expected, but I’m just really intrigued to see how it’d get on.
 

Mucca Mad Boys

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #279
Evo1883 said:
Nobody thinks it is , but last euros we beat the worst German team in history , Ukraine Scotland and the worst Czech team in years .. lost to Italy at home in the final .

Last world cup we scored 6 against Iran who were diabolical on the day and we still conceded 2 .

Deschamps has won something for France, Gareth is lauded for failing every time .. there's a difference, enjoy us losing in Germany
Click to expand...

That Czech team KO’d Netherlands, this is truly bending your narrative to suit what you’re arguing here.

Deschamps has been in charge of the French national team since 2012 and won one World Cup. Lost in the final v Portugal who finished 3rd in their group, won in 2018, 2020 got KO’d on penalties to Switzerland and lost in the final of 2022.

Likewise with Germany under Löw also failed at 3 major tournaments before winning the World Cup.

We weren’t favourites against Italy, they were truly the best team in the tournament and we lost on penalties - it is what it is.
 

Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Jun 11, 2024
  • #280
Mucca Mad Boys said:
That Czech team KO’d Netherlands, this is truly bending your narrative to suit what you’re arguing here.

Deschamps has been in charge of the French national team since 2012 and won one World Cup. Lost in the final v Portugal who finished 3rd in their group, won in 2018, 2020 got KO’d on penalties to Switzerland and lost in the final of 2022.

Likewise with Germany under Löw also failed at 3 major tournaments before winning the World Cup.

We weren’t favourites against Italy, they were truly the best team in the tournament and we lost on penalties - it is what it is.
Click to expand...
Netherlands haven't been good for years lol
 
Reactions: Earlsdon_Skyblue1
Prev
  • 1
  • …
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • …
  • 193
Next
First Prev 8 of 193 Next Last
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 6 (members: 0, guests: 6)
Share:
Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Tumblr WhatsApp Email
  • Home
  • Forums
  • Coventry City Football Club
  • Football & Other Sports
  • Default Style
  • Contact us
  • Terms and rules
  • Privacy policy
  • Help
  • Home
Community platform by XenForo® © 2010-2021 XenForo Ltd.
Menu
Log in

Register

  • Home
  • Forums
    • New posts
    • Search forums
  • What's new
    • New posts
    • Latest activity
  • Members
    • Current visitors
  • Donate to the Season Ticket Fund
X

Privacy & Transparency

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

  • Personalized ads and content
  • Content measurement and audience insights

Do you accept cookies and these technologies?

X

Privacy & Transparency

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

  • Personalized ads and content
  • Content measurement and audience insights

Do you accept cookies and these technologies?