The Euros

[JamieD 18,932]

6 hours ago, Blueshoff said:

I think the Scottish media are just as bad, if Scotland ever got to a group stage they a d the fans would be a lot worse than England. 

That's possibly true. The longest I have ever lived in Scotland was two months, so I can't really compare. In any case, obviously it's easier to overlook bias in favour of the side you support and harder when it's in favour of one you don't.

[left winger 14,152]

1 hour ago, Dickie said:

Professional sportsmen who are fucked after a couple of games. Andy Murray played 3 times in under a week when not fit including a 4 hour five set match,you’ve got 5 subs so now half your team aren’t playing a full 90 minutes every game. 

And he got a wee seat and a drink every few minutes. While a footballer certainly isn’t running for the whole 90 minutes, a tennis player isn’t playing for 4 hours in a 4 hour match. Apparently a tennis player is only actively playing for less than 20% of the length of a match. That’s obviously not to say a footballer is active for the whole 90 minutes. Using these two sports is just a poor comparison.

[left winger 14,152]

As long as Italy win the whole thing (got a bet on them) I don’t really care if England or Denmark win their semi. If England were a better price at the start, I might have bet them and wanted them to win.

[TheKingObv 10,642]

1 hour ago, Dickie said:

Professional sportsmen who are fucked after a couple of games. Andy Murray played 3 times in under a week when not fit including a 4 hour five set match,you’ve got 5 subs so now half your team aren’t playing a full 90 minutes every game. 

Really not comparable though is it?

Murray covered 4.4km in total In that 4 hour period. Footballers cover that in 45 minutes and some are regularly hitting speeds over 8.5m/s whereas a tennis player won't get near that. Tennis does pose its own problems (change of direction etc) but actually watch a rally and the vast majority of movement will be low intensity side to side shuffling with the odd sprint (but these are short bursts of acceleration and the top speed hit is very low hence why its not as taxing on the body). Not to mention the 20s break between every point and the 5 minute break after every other game and end of sets.

Top male tennis players are undebiably incredibly fit but the comparison with football lacks logic.

 

[Dennis Reynolds 1,329]

3 hours ago, Bronzy said:

@Rangers_no1

@Dennis Reynolds

@Rangers_no1 an absolute shitebag yet again, tragic wee cunt. 

[hammer93 15,057]

31 minutes ago, TheKingObv said:

Really not comparable though is it?

Murray covered 4.4km in total In that 4 hour period. Footballers cover that in 45 minutes and some are regularly hitting speeds over 8.5m/s whereas a tennis player won't get near that. Tennis does pose its own problems (change of direction etc) but actually watch a rally and the vast majority of movement will be low intensity side to side shuffling with the odd sprint (but these are short bursts of acceleration and the top speed hit is very low hence why its not as taxing on the body). Not to mention the 20s break between every point and the 5 minute break after every other game and end of sets.

Top male tennis players are undebiably incredibly fit but the comparison with football lacks logic.

 

Players get 90seconds at the change of ends mate

[They Gnu 11,553]

Watched a docu about Murray and his training  regime was fucking savage, looked far tougher than football training. 

[RFC55 108,841]

Just now, They Gnu said:

Watched a docu about Murray and his training  regime was fucking savage, looked far tougher than football training. 

There won't be much more gruelling than a footballers pre season training.

During the season training is easy but that 4/5 weeks is fucking solid 

[They Gnu 11,553]

2 minutes ago, RFC55 said:

There won't be much more gruelling than a footballers pre season training.

During the season training is easy but that 4/5 weeks is fucking solid 

Different requirements different sports, hard to compare. In the old Telly show Superstars boxers did shite and F1 drivers did well.

[ianb1547 3,767]

Just rewatching some eng v ukr highlights...and I know the game was dead at 4-0 but I don't agree with the ref not playing any added time that should have been played. (sure, I did it myself when reffing games....but they didnt feature on betting sites)

There were 7 subs........ that in itself is 3 - 3 1/2 minutes to add on.

With the 1000's spent on betting, including number of corners, free-kicks etc the ref is actually being dishonest to those punters who are waiting on another corner, or a card, or a goal kick for their bet to come in.

In todays world, all added time must be played and not be left to a ref to think, "it's finished as a game, let's get off the park."

 

 

[Davy Vandenbroucke 26,148]

1 hour ago, Dennis Reynolds said:

@Rangers_no1 an absolute shitebag yet again, tragic wee cunt. 

[TheKingObv 10,642]

59 minutes ago, hammer93 said:

Players get 90seconds at the change of ends mate

Fair, rest of post still stands though.

[hammer93 15,057]

4 hours ago, ForeverAndEver said:

France couldn't beat Hungary or Switzerland.

Portugal got pumped off of Germany

Spain finished second in a shite group, failed to beat pish like Poland and Sweden, extra time against a side that never caused England any problems. 

Only one that there is any valid argument there is for Belguim.

Well said young un

[ForeverAndEver 71,469]

5 minutes ago, hammer93 said:

Well said young un

Words of wisdom 

[Blueshoff 11,799]

The Scots - at least the tartan army - want England to lose more than the English want them to win. Very tarrieresque imo. 

[MidSussexBlue 1,271]

2 hours ago, ForeverAndEver said:

Words of wisdom 

Norman?

[Amokachi 3,007]

4 hours ago, They Gnu said:

Different requirements different sports, hard to compare. In the old Telly show Superstars boxers did shite and F1 drivers did well.

As did skiers & judo stars. 

[ForeverAndEver 71,469]

Anybody seeing the stuff about the guy who set the fundraiser up for the German lassie on Twitter?

[RFC55 108,841]

7 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said:

Anybody seeing the stuff about the guy who set the fundraiser up for the German lassie on Twitter?

Aye.

Told a wee lassie her pics were lush

[Negri's lovechild 13,988]

2 hours ago, MidSussexBlue said:

Norman?

Mr Grimsdale!

[the goal machine 7,801]

10 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said:

Anybody seeing the stuff about the guy who set the fundraiser up for the German lassie on Twitter?

 

[ForeverAndEver 71,469]

4 minutes ago, the goal machine said:

 

 

[maverick1200 2,828]

7 hours ago, Rangers_no1 said:

Over 35K donated towards a girl for crying at a football match when people dont even give homeless people money ffs. Hope it goes to charity instead tbh.

It's the new thing to do as soon as something bad happens. Launch a go fund me page to get 5 mins a fame. 

It's social media cunts who think the world revolves around them. 

[folkestoneger 8,135]

17 hours ago, Misteral said:

England have done well so far and will likely reach the final. But they have done nothing that wasn't expected given their opponents. Not their fault and they might even win it as their belief rises. They have an excellent squad and their manager hasn't done much that could be termed wrong up to this point. Hope they meet Italy in the final. That will be the real test. 

I can’t believe the draw worked out so lopsided.  With only the worst German team in decades in the English half of the draw anything less than getting to the final should be seen as total failure.

[maverick1200 2,828]

1 hour ago, folkestoneger said:

I can’t believe the draw worked out so lopsided.  With only the worst German team in decades in the English half of the draw anything less than getting to the final should be seen as total failure.

What a load of shite. It'll be a waste, but not a failure.

Lopsided or not, none of the semi final teams have played any of the big nations apart from Italy facing Belgium and England have facing Germany. That's down to the amount of teams in the tournament and the big hitters playing shite. 

If England were on the other side of the tournament they would of faced Spain possibly and then Italy. Not that much difference.