The EURO 2012 Thread

[BIG H]

It starts today guys

[BIG H]

If Andy Caroll played for Wigan and had not cost £35 million would he be thw favourite to start up front fro England? I think not!! He had a good 5 games at the end of the season, but if he was not playing for Liverpool and did not have that ridiculous price tag, I doubt he'd even be in the squad. On perforances should he be ahead of Grant Holt? No chance!!

[BIG H]

I think this tournament is wide open!!

I think everybody knows how Spain play and will try and do what Switzerland did in the world cup and what Chelsea did to Barce in the ECL. I don't see Spain retaining their title.

Germany are always danergous, Holland have a great side, but dodgy back 4. France, if they have sorted out their in fighting could be a bet.

Who ya got?

[GOAT]

Those fwacking brits gettin weird again...

[Fenster]

I backed France at 11/1. I read the other week that the infighting was well sorted and they're on about a 20 match win streak. Plus they start with a gimme (.. come on England).

Anyone else not buying how the press are playing down England's chance so much? One decent result and I bet "England are gonna win it" will be getting spewed.

[erics44]

ill be watching the openning games this evening with my son and im looking forward to it

we are getting a maccy d's for tea and some beer, although he wont be drinking that

tomorrow i will be watching the games with may mates in the pub and sunday again at home

im not sure about englands openning game on monday yet

p.s. Fenster, france won't get out of the group

[Fenster]

ill be watching the openning games this evening with my son and im looking forward to it

we are getting a maccy d's for tea and some beer, although he wont be drinking that

tomorrow i will be watching the games with may mates in the pub and sunday again at home

im not sure about englands openning game on monday yet

p.s. Fenster, france won't get out of the group

Wish you'd have let me know before I struck me bet. Oh well...

[Fenster]

The "experts" on TalkSport just said France will qualify easy.

[BIG H]

The "experts" on TalkSport just said France will qualify easy.

They will!!

and 11-1 is blinding

[GOAT]

France is exhausted. Too many orgies heidi-montag'ed their playas.

[El Kabong]

Ribery should be a Bond villain or top henchman for a Bond villain. I like France's chances and bar Evra (that little twat) I like the whole team they have. I believe they'll get positive play from some youthful players namely Yan M'Vila, but also Oliver Giroud will be effective as well.

6 Reds on England's squad: Gerrard, Hendo, Carroll, Johnson, Downing, Kelly. I think Carroll will do well in the Euros, and you guys had best hope so because you've got no Rooney for 2 matches. Carroll had started to come around for us at the end of the year. He was attacking the CB's more and muscling up on them like a battering ram like him should. If he continues to do that it will be great for any and all players playing behind him.

I'm interested to see how Luuk De Jonge does for the Dutch as well, he may not get much playing time, but I expect him to be dynamic when he does get run.

[VictorCharlie]

I've played soccer my whole life but unless it is the US national team I don't really enjoy watching it. Anyway, how does this thing work? Does every team in Europe get in? Luxembourg, Belgium, Slovakia, Wales?

[OumaFan]

You have to qualify through group play just like the World Cup. Its 16 teams. Poland and Ukraine are the host countries so I guess they didn't have to qualify.

[VictorCharlie]

I didn't realized Greece had a very good national team.

[VictorCharlie]

Looking at the qualifying groups, they sure seem stacked to favor the traditional powers. They sure aren't setup regionally and why does Northern Ireland have it's own national team?