Euro 2024

[Filo]

Turkey v Austria. Proper game of football that. Forget the micro managed overcoached rubbish .That's what it's all about. Credit to the ref too. Let it flow. Take notice other crap refs.

That save at the end was stunning

[BillyStubbsTears]

THAT was tournament football. Rivetting.

[drfchound]

Turkey v Austria. Proper game of football that. Forget the micro managed overcoached rubbish .That's what it's all about. Credit to the ref too. Let it flow. Take notice other crap refs.

The ref was superb.
The save at the end was up there with the save by Banks from Pele.

[Chris Black come back]

I may be misremembering other examples, but this tournament feels like the rise of the underdog - smaller countries rising up and really competing - Romania looking good currently, Austria been strong, Georgia were good value, Slovenia ran Portugal all the way, Swiss in quarters etc, feels a much more level playing field which is making for some really competitive and enjoyable games.

Sshhh, if UEFA notice they'll only think of ways to keep the underdogs down and get the bigger nations to the finals. Larger squads to squash the lesser nations, seedings like they have in the champions league now.

PS...Danny Murphy must have the best agent in the world. He's god awful. Victor Meldrew of commentary and what "experitse" he offers lord only knows

Danny Murphy, Danny Mills and Lee Dixon. Not the best. All three need to revisit their offer.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Great game. Had everything including that worldy save at the end.

[sedwardsdrfc]

Comment on the ref is spot on. Wish they were all like that!

[roversdude]

Really good ref for Portugal v Slovenia too

[DRFC_AjA]

France and Portugal looking average. Germany were organised and showed Spain aren't world beaters in every game. Good Lord if we don't take this chance at this tournament

[BillyStubbsTears]

More Danny Murphyisms tonight.

"He'll be disappointed with that" when the Portuguese lad did something disappointing.

"That's a poor cross" says Danny, following a poor cross.

[drfchound]

More Danny Murphyisms tonight.

"He'll be disappointed with that" when the Portuguese lad did something disappointing.

"That's a poor cross" says Danny, following a poor cross.

Anyone would think it was telling the truth.

[Bristol Red Rover]

More Danny Murphyisms tonight.

"He'll be disappointed with that" when the Portuguese lad did something disappointing.

"That's a poor cross" says Danny, following a poor cross.

Anyone would think it was telling the truth.

"Hound will be satisfied with that!", after...

[Pancho Regan]

More tears from Portugal, and Ronaldo is out without scoring a goal.

No more gazing at the big screen for him.

[drfchound]

More Danny Murphyisms tonight.

"He'll be disappointed with that" when the Portuguese lad did something disappointing.

"That's a poor cross" says Danny, following a poor cross.

Anyone would think it was telling the truth.

"Hound will be satisfied with that!", after...

It’s a bit like Kuensberg saying Labour have won a landslide victory , after Labour had won a landslide victory.

[BobG]

It's a symbol of the huge deterioration in quality in our journalistic brethren. Statements of the bleeding obvious are now counted amongst the pearls of wisdom. I don't  know if it's  due to poor quality training or poor quality people, but once upon a time it would not have tolerated for very long. .An awful lot of tv commentators nowadays forget that their customers possess their own eyes. They act as if they are commentating for radio. Not tv. They seem to have never learned that verbal diarrhoea isn't necessary in a visual world.

BobG

[ravenrover]

More Danny Murphyisms tonight.

"He'll be disappointed with that" when the Portuguese lad did something disappointing.

"That's a poor cross" says Danny, following a poor cross.

Anyone would think it was telling the truth.

"Hound will be satisfied with that!", after...

It’s a bit like Kuensberg saying Labour have won a landslide victory , after Labour had won a landslide victory.

Would she?
Did she?

[Not Now Kato]

More tears from Portugal, and Ronaldo is out without scoring a goal.

No more gazing at the big screen for him.

Didn't do anything during normal play, he was just a passenger.  Should have been substituted, but it seems he's 'bigger' than the manager. And if he had been subbed maybe Portugal would have gone on to win it as they were effectively playing the whole match with 10 men! They were certainly the better team.

[Copps is Magic]

Spain have been far and away the best team in the tournament. I think it would be really difficult if England came up against them in the final. In many ways they play how I think Southgate would like to play, with Rodri and Ruiz just sitting and controlling the play (with much more ease than our lads), two absolutely fearless young wingers and one up top, full backs who also get forward more.

[BillyStubbsTears]

More Danny Murphyisms tonight.

"He'll be disappointed with that" when the Portuguese lad did something disappointing.

"That's a poor cross" says Danny, following a poor cross.

Anyone would think it was telling the truth.

"Hound will be satisfied with that!", after...

He's got to do better from there.

[drfchound]

More Danny Murphyisms tonight.

"He'll be disappointed with that" when the Portuguese lad did something disappointing.

"That's a poor cross" says Danny, following a poor cross.

Anyone would think it was telling the truth.

"Hound will be satisfied with that!", after...

He's got to do better from there.

Billy is finding fault with people again.
He has got to be finding fault with someone.

[Colemans Left Hook]

People are allowed to have hoobies or rather hobbies . One day the sport of "moaning for moans sake" might make the Olympics

 the one's i luv best are those who when a player chooses wrongly
option  A  ... says he should have chosen option B 

it's even better when the commentator never had the football ability of the culprit

I never ever  watch Qualifying or Friendly games nor Premiership matches so consequently haven't a clue who some of the England Squad player are --- someone else siad this on a thread

the Liverpool & Aston Villa defenders are "on a par with the "Accrington Stanley" who the hell are they in my sheltered world

Mainoo almost made that list

[sedwardsdrfc]

Spain have been far and away the best team in the tournament. I think it would be really difficult if England came up against them in the final. In many ways they play how I think Southgate would like to play, with Rodri and Ruiz just sitting and controlling the play (with much more ease than our lads), two absolutely fearless young wingers and one up top, full backs who also get forward more.

If that’s how Southgate wants us to play I’m in agreement with him big time. Just a bit confusing how he’s trying to put that into practice because we’re so far away from this.

[graingrover]

we don’t have tickets for the semi final but Düsseldorf is just a two hour drive and THIS is the best way to watch as Plan B ..
https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/event-guide/dusseldorf/festival/

[drfchound]

we don’t have tickets for the semi final but Düsseldorf is just a two hour drive and THIS is the best way to watch as Plan B ..
https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/event-guide/dusseldorf/festival/

Have a great day.

[selby]

 Great football in tournament football rarely wins the trophy, that is why the Brazil side of 1970 are remembered and even they had a little help from the referee  v Uraguay who should have won the semi I think it was with some great players in their team who are now forgotten.
  Argentina got lucky v Holland and France to be present world champions, its not about being the best team, there are not enough matches, it is about finding a way when it matters, whether stopping the other side from playing like Argentina while spoiling the game, or a big slice of luck and a referee's decision on penalty shouts like France had v us, just find a way to win even if it means taking a player out. the losers are just that losers from that day on, like the great Dutch side, a great Brazil side in the eighties and Hungary in the fifties, the best of their time who failed.

[DRFC_AjA]

And just when you thought everyone in the country was revelling in the win. Everyone in the country was so so happy for Saka. When everyone from all backgrounds was coming together to celebrate the team as a whole. When everyone really didn't care or even notice ethnicities....yep there's always someone looking to segregate, divide, play victim....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cz9d3zzq907o

[silent majority]

I’m not disagreeing with his opinion, but there was one player who took the blame for an England failure more than any other, one player who had effigies hung from lampposts, one player who had death threats and was ostracised by the vast majority of England fans.

That was David Beckham.

[Pancho Regan]

I’m not disagreeing with his opinion, but there was one player who took the blame for an England failure more than any other, one player who had effigies hung from lampposts, one player who had death threats and was ostracised by the vast majority of England fans.

That was David Beckham.

That's exactly what I was thinking when I read that article SM.

[ncRover]

Oh my word what a goal from Yamal

Goal of the tournament

[Copps is Magic]

Spain have been far and away the best team in the tournament. I think it would be really difficult if England came up against them in the final. In many ways they play how I think Southgate would like to play, with Rodri and Ruiz just sitting and controlling the play (with much more ease than our lads), two absolutely fearless young wingers and one up top, full backs who also get forward more.

As I was saying.

[Branton Red]

France (and England and Netherlands to a degree) are a bunch of great players with limited team cohesion.

Spain are a fantastic team of great players. Great to watch.

The balance of the team, the movement off the ball. Superb. They're going to be very difficult to beat in the final.

Great credit to the Spanish manager pulling this side together as a team and getting them play.