Euro 2016

Unread post by **qbman1** » 08 Jul 2016, 16:02

Bundle that up with the world's smallest book - Italian War Heroes !

Unread post by **Whynd1** » 08 Jul 2016, 16:26

Daughter has just rung,she lives in Cardiff. She has just walked home from the town centre as all the roads are closed and she says the crowds are huge to welcome home the team.
She had good news she has just accepted an offer from an American trust bank which will be based in London and Cardiff so she's really chuffed.
Lindsey

Unread post by **RB1961** » 10 Jul 2016, 23:00

Boo!

RB

Unread post by **oldbluefox** » 11 Jul 2016, 08:53

Can you believe the team which came third in their group went on to win it? Ah well, that's football I suppose but the better of the two teams lost. Thankfully Portugal did not win as a consequence of that refereeing error.

Missing my football already.................................

Unread post by **qbman1** » 11 Jul 2016, 09:22

oldbluefox wrote:
Can you believe the team which came third in their group went on to win it? Ah well, that's football I suppose but the better of the two teams lost. Thankfully Portugal did not win as a consequence of that refereeing error.

Missing my football already.................................

...and they only won one match in the regular 90 minutes (and that was against lowly Wales - who also lost to England !). Who says it was right to expand the tournament to 24 teams (except Platini) ?!

Unread post by **oldbluefox** » 11 Jul 2016, 09:26

qbman1 wrote:
Who says it was right to expand the tournament to 24 teams (except Platini) ?!

Well that backfired in his face pretty spectacularly, didn't it?

Unread post by **qbman1** » 11 Jul 2016, 09:32

I still think that, in general, England played reasonably well in the first three games - they were entertaining anyway, but just couldn't put the ball in the net (although that is really the point of it all !). Otherwise, for me, the whole thing was rather tedious and I certainly didn't sit through last night's final, which was pretty dreadful by all accounts.

I suppose the whole thing starts again with World Cup qualifying soon....lovely !

Unread post by **oldbluefox** » 11 Jul 2016, 15:06

qbman1 wrote:
I still think that, in general, England played reasonably well in the first three games - they were entertaining anyway,

I think you're drinking on your own there. The whole idea is to put the ball in the onion bag. If there was a prize for keeping the ball to themselves without moving forward England would have won it hands down. Sterling would have also won first prize for the "running like a headless chicken and losing the ball" competition. At least next time we play we might have a manager with a bit of personality who understands how to get the best out of his players and plays them in their natural positions.
And gets rid of Hart, the dandruff engineer!!!

Unread post by **qbman1** » 11 Jul 2016, 15:18

oldbluefox wrote:
qbman1 wrote:
I still think that, in general, England played reasonably well in the first three games - they were entertaining anyway,
I think you're drinking on your own there. The whole idea is to put the ball in the onion bag. If there was a prize for keeping the ball to themselves without moving forward England would have won it hands down. Sterling would have also won first prize for the "running like a headless chicken and losing the ball" competition. At least next time we play we might have a manager with a bit of personality who understands how to get the best out of his players and plays them in their natural positions.
And gets rid of Hart, the dandruff engineer!!!

I usually am. Always wondered why. Now I knows !!

Unread post by **Onelife** » 11 Jul 2016, 15:39

That's the last time l put any money on France, l should have known they ain't got the stomach when it comes to a good fight.....Thank gawd l had an 18/1 winner on Saturday

Unread post by **towny44** » 11 Jul 2016, 15:43

Onelife wrote:
Me thinks that it's time for David Milliband to put an appearance if labour wish to have any future as a political party.

Keefie, you're on the wrong thread again.

Unread post by **qbman1** » 11 Jul 2016, 15:43

Is he the next England manager....or centre left forward ?!

Unread post by **oldbluefox** » 11 Jul 2016, 21:01

Onelife wrote:
That's the last time l put any money on France, l should have known they ain't got the stomach when it comes to a good fight.....Thank gawd l had an 18/1 winner on Saturday

Somebody I know had Murray to win, Hamilton to win and France to win. He said he stood to make a lot of money so I presume he hadn't just put a fiver on it. I was tempted myself. Typical of the French to let everybody down. Can't be relied upon!!!

Unread post by **Onelife** » 11 Jul 2016, 22:47

oldbluefox wrote:
Onelife wrote:
That's the last time l put any money on France, l should have known they ain't got the stomach when it comes to a good fight.....Thank gawd l had an 18/1 winner on Saturday
Somebody I know had Murray to win, Hamilton to win and France to win. He said he stood to make a lot of money so I presume he hadn't just put a fiver on it. I was tempted myself. Typical of the French to let everybody down. Can't be relied upon!!!

Hi Foxy...my wife couldn't understand why l was so upset with the result....well she's gonna have a better understanding tomorrow when she opens her 30th wedding anniversary present

Unread post by **qbman1** » 12 Jul 2016, 09:53

Go on, then - what's she getting ?

Unread post by **Onelife** » 12 Jul 2016, 10:19

Hi qb....We are off to Charlecote Park where we are going to renew our NT membership (joint anniversary present) l presented my wife with a lovely bunch of flowers this morning.....just hope the neighbour doesn't notice the gap in his flower border. Latter on l'm treating the two girls in my life to a slap up meal (local chippy) after which l will be presenting her with some things that dangle from her ears.

job done!

Unread post by **qbman1** » 12 Jul 2016, 10:30

Lovely - enjoy. Do they still have the plant sales section at Charlecote? They always used to have a really good display of pumpkins in the autumn too.

Unread post by **RB1961** » 12 Jul 2016, 11:48

I may be wrong but I think the plant sales has shut.

RB

Unread post by **oldbluefox** » 12 Jul 2016, 11:51

qbman1 wrote:
They always used to have a really good display of pumpkins.

Modplod intervention.....................
Are we off topic or are we still talking about England?

Unread post by **qbman1** » 12 Jul 2016, 11:53

Pumpkins is decidedly ON-topic !

Unread post by **RB1961** » 12 Jul 2016, 11:55

What do you think to Sam "the pumpkin" Allerdyce taking the job. England manager not plant sales.

Could be a good move?

RB

Unread post by **qbman1** » 12 Jul 2016, 11:57

Dunno, not sure I'd trust him with the plant sales section either !

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 12 Jul 2016, 14:08

Onelife wrote:
... after which l will be presenting her with some things that dangle from her ears.

job done!

Hearing aids, perchance ?

Unread post by **qbman1** » 12 Jul 2016, 14:21

There'll be trouble - she was expecting 18 carat earrings !

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Unread post by **qbman1** » 12 Jul 2016, 14:22

Now that Euro 2016 is finished, are we allowed top stray off topic without incurring the wrath of the Smurfmeister ?!

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