General Euros chatter

[Rita_Poon]

Euros 2024: England's semi-final referee Felix Zwayer served six-month match-fixing ban

Felix Zwayer, who will lead an all-German officiating team in England's semi-final against the Netherlands, also has a history with England star Jude Bellingham.

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[Littlesue]

Have to agree with this, think Turkey been about the most exciting team for me

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

Have to agree with this, think Turkey been about the most exciting team for me
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Alrite, Davek has found a new medium

 

[Charro]

Have to agree with this, think Turkey been about the most exciting team for me
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You don't seem to enjoy anything to be fair.

It's been like every tournament. Some great games, some poor ones, but overall enjoyable.

 

[Walken]

Have to agree with this, think Turkey been about the most exciting team for me
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They got excitingly battered by a more entertaining Austria team and went through on set pieces, time wasting and facism

 

[Bungle]

They got excitingly battered by a more entertaining Austria team and went through on set pieces, time wasting and facism

I had them in my sweepstake so I was willing to forgive all manner of atrocities to win myself £70

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

You don't seem to enjoy anything to be fair.

It's been like every tournament. Some great games, some poor ones, but overall enjoyable.

Sue is a West Brom fan, thus subjects football to stringent scrutiny and expects the highest standards.

 

[Littlesue]

Sue is a West Brom fan, thus subjects football to stringent scrutiny and expects the highest standards.

It's because I've watched so much dross over the years I'm craving for something better

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

It's because I've watched so much dross over the years I'm craving for something better

We feel you sister, we feel you.

Um, not like that. I mean Everton suck too. Just for clarity.

 

[Littlesue]

We feel you sister, we feel you.

Um, not like that. I mean Everton suck too. Just for clarity.

Well remember I watch most of your matches too so double the torment too

 

[Paris]

Spain are the best team in the world right now and deserve to win the tournament.

 

[Drico]

Spain are the best team in the world right now and deserve to win the tournament.

They are certainly the best watch by a distance. Only the Germans have truly rattled them.

But, even so, they've still got to perform in the final. All still to play for.

 

[gonetomorrow]

Spain are the best team in the world right now and deserve to win the tournament.

So get yer dosh on England.

 

[Paris]

So get yer dosh on England.

Obviously I hope England win it but I don’t see how the Spanish can be beaten by anyone in their current form.

 

[Caolam]

I am not English, England is a foreign country to me, I care not a jot if they win or lose unless they are playing either of the Ireland teams. I watched last nights match favouring the Netherlands as I thought they would provide a better spectacle than the English. Having watched the game England deserve to be in the final and I hope they play the same way as they did in the first half of last nights game and provide us all with a some good entertainment.
Spain apart this has been a woeful tournament, last night we watched one team who had won two out of five playing a team won had won two out of five in a semi final. The reason this tournament is so poor is that too many teams qualify for the finals, teams who qualify have no chance of winning and look on success as being third in your group. They don’t play to win because they are so poor. Bring it back to 16 teams, four groups of four with first and second going through to a straight knockout. While that tournament is going on run a second level tournament for the 16 next best teams in a different location and stagger the games so they don’t clash. That way you get better games, less games for each player, more teams competing and you spread the venues and benefits wider.
I’ll take questions.