Who's your money on for Euro 2016?

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  1. Eaststand Lower

    Eaststand Lower Well-Known Member

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    Eaststand Lower, Apr 18, 2016
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  2. Archey

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    The first football match I can ever recall watching on TV (well except from an FA cup game from the mid 90s that Villa won 3-0) was England vs Scotland in the Euro 96. I was 6. I remember going down Cudworth with my mum to buy a penny floater so I could play football in the back garden because it was red hot, and then her telling me off because I spent all afternoon in the house on my own watching the England match.

    Even then I realised how good a goal that one from Gazza was, and thinking how I'd like to do that. And the goal celebration. Many a time I'd get told off for coming in the house soaking wet because I'd got one of the lads to squirt water in my face.

    I realised my dream many years later, at Darton High School, when I was about 20, playing in a 6 a side league. Dinked it over the defender with my right and smashed it in on the half volley with my left. It wasn't as satisfying as I'd expected without the Wembley crowd and the water bottle goal celebration.

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    Archey, Apr 18, 2016
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  3. Mr C

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    I scored one like that once. Blummin Geordie copy-cat. I never went in for OTT celebrations though...
     
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    If Rooney gets anywhere near the team ahead of Kane or Alli, Woy should be taken down to Buck House and publicly flogged on the Mall. We have the players for a high energy attacking style, it's just a question of whether Woy's got the balls.

    If he grows a pair we should get to the last four and then who knows. Otherwise, France have a lot of talent and probably justified favourites. Austria are a potential dark horse.
     
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    I think England will reach the last 4 then who knows.
     
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  6. Sloppy Tyke

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    austria are an interesting choice as an outsider, and i will also add portugal to that list as well.
     
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    Turkey are very good outsiders.

    A cracking midfield with Hakan Calhanoglu and Arda Turan.

    Poland could also go far. Millions of decent goalkeepers, high-level defensive experience in Kamil Glik and Lukasz Piszczsek. Plus a man up front who will kill you when he gets only a half-chance. Arkadiusz Milik has been scoring freely for Ajax, too, and they have some very raw but talented midfield options in Karol Linetty and Piotr Zielinski.
     
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  8. LDR

    LDRed Well-Known Member

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    They say if you can remember Euro '96 you weren't there!
     
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    I wasn't there. I was in the pub. What a ******* summer that was.
     
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    LDRed Well-Known Member

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    I was only 8. I have vague memories but Youtube helps!
     
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