euro 2008

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:13 pm

fucking ridiculous.. 2-1 at +92minutes

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:27 pm

Prob the most insane thing I've ever seen. Shame to see the Czech Republic go out, but it was such an amazing match I don't think they should be that pissed off about it.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:37 pm

I am happy for them Turks and my fellow (half Turkish) compatriots.

They are very passionate about their team and I wish them well for that alone.

If Holland meets them in this tourney: we´ll kick their ass though.

bakaichi · Post by **bakaichi** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:13 am

lewisit wrote:
jpj wrote:
PC Engine Fan X! wrote:Are any Asian countries playing in this tourny?

actually there is one asian country playing the euro2008: turkey

Australia the pride of Asia

doodude · Post by **doodude** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:54 pm

Super Laydock wrote:
Anyone else looking forward to Germany vs Austria?

Boobs are Kewl!

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:33 am

italy vs france

and

holland vs romania

predictions? like someone else said before, i would love it if romania beat holland (as holland are resting a lot of players, bit like portugal did against the swiss), and then if italy and france draw, they both go out! however, if romania lose to holland, they're still on two points. now, if italy and france draw, there's a three way tie for the 2nd place. do they then go on goal difference? (badluck france!)

time to restock the fridge

D · Post by D » Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:40 am

Tonight is the least interesting match for holland, because even if we lose 10-0 we still go through to the next round, so there is no point really, but the tickets are paid for so we have to play after all.
I predict 2-1 for the netherlands or maybe 2-2, dunno I see something with 2's

holland- Romania 2-1
Italy - france 0-1

I just know the french will kick Italy's butt for sure. I hope Italy wins though.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:49 pm

holland go 3 for 3

and well done to italy! i wonder what the story with thuram was all about...

after tomorrow's matches, i'll open a poll

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:31 pm

D wrote: I just know the french will kick Italy's butt for sure.

Remind me not to ask you lotto numbers

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:31 pm

poll opened.

my money's on portugal

bakaichi · Post by **bakaichi** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:47 am

D wrote: I just know the french will kick Italy's butt for sure. I hope Italy wins though.

France without Zidane? how could you be so sure?

Germay winns, because I wasn't right last time and if this isn't right it's right.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:06 am

holland are on fire.. theyre taking the cup.

D · Post by D » Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:14 am

Italy won with a penalty and a free kick. IF we will face them again we will butcher them again for sure. we're not falling for Schwalbe's*
Schwalbe is when somebody fakes aa foul and falls down deliberetly after little or no contact!
I feel warm inside at the many votes the Netherlands got from you lot. I hope we will not disappoint you. But, you must have really enjoyed our matches. I thought they were all terrific.
One of our supporters already caries around this big fake 1st prize cup. Every time I see him and the cup in the crowd I start to laugh. Hilarious!

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:32 am

Since I think Russia more than made up for there result in the opening match for them, I think Holland will have a though match ahead of them next Saturday.

However being chauvinistic and having been pleasantly surprised by Orange in the first 3 matches I think we might actually have a chance this time.

*crosses fingers*

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:37 pm

luckily, i'm not a betting man

great game. well done germany!

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:41 pm

D wrote:Italy won with a penalty and a free kick. IF we will face them again we will butcher them again for sure. we're not falling for Schwalbe's*
Schwalbe is when somebody fakes aa foul and falls down deliberetly after little or no contact!

This is pathetic.
Try to win and play well and fair instead of minimizing others' victories with appalling accusations, jumping in the 'haha fakers' train. This makes you the real loser. Italy's match against France was a pleasure to look at and I saw a well balanced and kickass team playing there and earning a good victory. Like Netherlands did when they destroyed Italy.

I don't care if one team or the other wins, for me soccer is always a good show. Too bad that it's plagued by constant stupid and bratty remarks (like yours) of people who take their team and the game a tad too seriously... that makes me want Italy to kick Netherland's ass.

Learn from Laydock what does "being a Netherlands supporter without being an asshole" means.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:08 pm

jpj wrote:luckily, i'm not a betting man

great game. well done germany!

I bet 2:0 for Portugal at my office; after Germany's last two games I just didn't think they had it in them anymore. Still happy about the result though, obviously. ^^

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:48 pm

what's the next match? turkey croatia? that's gonna be tough to call...!

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:27 am

D wrote: Schwalbe is when somebody fakes aa foul and falls down deliberetly after little or no contact!

What a great word! I think we saw the perfect example of this with Ronaldo last night. He flopped onto the floor just like that, looked around for 4 seconds, and then started crying like a baby. Never seen such a blatent schwalbe ever

So glad they got anihilated like that at this reasonably early stage.

bakaichi · Post by **bakaichi** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:37 am

Portugal is out it makes me happy, although they aren't a bunch of weeping primadonas anymore.

Bet on Croatia today. Have to as I predicted they would reach the final, but Turkey isn't going to give in.

lewisit · Post by **lewisit** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:46 pm

MX7 wrote:
D wrote: Schwalbe [...]
What a great word! [...]

it's actually the german name for this bird ("swallow") - concerning the way it moves/flies makes it quite obvious why it's used in football the way D described it:

talking about the match tonite: all my money is on turkey - they are sooo desperate (and also i wanna see them competing against germany in the half-finals)

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:48 pm

Ha ha, awesome! You learn something new every day!

D · Post by D » Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:31 pm

Germany rocked Portugal. I was pleasently surprised! Wow, they were very good. Portugal was strong, but physically Germany played better.
Nice to see a little flame war here in this thread, but I did not meant it that way. I was so surprised that I was like: "yeah, we kicked their butts", but I was so very fearfull to begin with.
And Italy won from France. I based my predictions on how both played against the Netherlands and I thought France played way better than Italy.
But I guess it's some countries strategy to play bad the first few games

Did you guys check out the French bus when it arrived?
You gotta see this. This is narated by a Dutchmen emulating a Dutchmen talking French.
http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/149791/ ... ffeur.html

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:19 pm

Turkey turned around a game in the last minute AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lewisit · Post by **lewisit** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:40 pm

the by far lamest kick of the tournament

but the result ist alright (and as i hoped/predicted)

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:00 pm

Jeeez, the last few minutes we're the stuff you only deem possible in some Hollywood flick or some. Amazing!

Though I thought Croatia was the team with the better chances and the team that deserved to win overall, I can't help but sympathize with the Turks.
This is their third narrow escape already!

With a lot of suspensions and injuries for the next match they'll have
a though time against that other team which always manages to escape somehow.
Football is a game of 2 times 45 minutes... and in the end the Germans win.

Anyway for now it's gonna be a not so quiet night in the big cities here where lots of Turks live as I am sure they'll celebrate loud and proud till deep in the night...

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:11 pm

so is turkey vs germany for the semi's?

they got 9 lives for sure

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:45 pm

jpj wrote:so is turkey vs germany for the semi's?

Yup!

they got 9 lives for sure

Turkey has them this tournament but Germany has been lucking out for ages.

Purely based on gameplay I'd put my bet on the Germans. But with 2 teams like these... who knows?

I´d love to meet (as being Orange fan) either of them in the final.
Both could be seen as teams we´d love to beat most.

*considers renting a car and driving to Basel Switserland tomorrow to enjoy and visit the fanzone*

ps. either way it might go: fantastic tournament so far!
No riots, good atmosphere and great footbaln and lotsa tension!

D · Post by D » Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:58 pm

I'd love to beat Italy most in the finals.
That would be so awesome to face them again.
playing Germany is always a tense match as well.
Tonight was great, I tuned at the 7th minute (of the overtime!) 0-0.
It looked like both teams were plaving their bets on goal kicks, but in the last minutes, the keeper suddenly loses it and rushes out of his goal.
BOOM!
Then after the 30 minutes were over, and apparantly playing in extra time (even though no extra time was announced) Turkey scored!
Great shot by the way.
Amazing, indeed straight out of the movies!

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:08 am

D wrote:I'd love to beat Italy most in the finals.
That would be so awesome to face them again.

Netherlands won't be able to play against them in the final. If they play, they will meet in the Semis—which looks likely.