Paid Members air_raid Posted June 27, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted June 27, 2021 9 hours ago, SuperBacon said: Number 1 in the world ranked Belgium? Yeah I reckon they might just be a little bit confident. People keep mentioning the rankings re: Belgium but they’re basically meaningless if you don’t actually win anything. Belgium are in danger of remaining the over-hyped midcarders they are, like Portugal were before they won in 2016 after coming 3rd in their group and beating almost nobody in 90 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, air_raid said: People keep mentioning the rankings re: Belgium but they’re basically meaningless Indeed. England are fourth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamaras-Tash Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 9 minutes ago, air_raid said: People keep mentioning the rankings re: Belgium but they’re basically meaningless if you don’t actually win anything. Belgium are in danger of remaining the over-hyped midcarders they are, like Portugal were before they won in 2016 after coming 3rd in their group and beating almost nobody in 90 minutes.  All fart and nee shite they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Justice Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 2 hours ago, PunkStep said: I've been to a couple over the past few years and they aren't like normal football matches I've attended. They're really family-friendly occasions. Barely any chanting, loads of kids with their parents. Absolutely ideal for me as I take my kids. Would highly recommend it for anyone looking to take their family. For those wanting an old school terrace experience, you'll hate it. I think you get the stereotypical 'Ingerland' fans at major tournaments mostly, perhaps big away qualifiers too. Opposite experience for me. I took my Son to see them play Czech Republic in 2008. It's the most unsafe I've felt at a football game. We left not long after the start of the second half when the group of lads in front of us really started getting lairy, and then one just started projectile vomiting. Completely put me off ever going again. Not that it mattered as I'd pretty much lost interest in international football, and England in general, not long after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Weezenal Posted June 27, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted June 27, 2021 I've been to a couple at Wembley and was absolutely fine. Guess it depends which section you sit in, I think most of the dicks must sit in the same section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members seph Posted June 27, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted June 27, 2021 2 hours ago, air_raid said: Portugal were before they won in 2016 after coming 3rd in their group and beating almost nobody in 90 minutes. Wales. That was the only team they beat in regulation. And now that it's history, Belgium aren't in immediate danger of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaitoRyo Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Chuffed for the Czechs. They look a proper unit and had the Dutch attack totally sussed out. Soucek played a blinder and Schick is the real deal. Curious how far they'll go now, because Denmark in the quarters is a very winnable game, with the winner of England/Germany to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted June 28, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted June 28, 2021 1 hour ago, SaitoRyo said: Chuffed for the Czechs. They look a proper unit and had the Dutch attack totally sussed out. Soucek played a blinder and Schick is the real deal. Curious how far they'll go now, because Denmark in the quarters is a very winnable game, with the winner of England/Germany to follow. I fancy Sweden from that quarter, personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaitoRyo Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 26 minutes ago, air_raid said: I fancy Sweden from that quarter, personally. Yeah, sort of jumped the gun a little bit there. It's coming home, et cetera. Do you really fancy Sweden? I know they're a bunch of handsome lads and all, but I don't see them getting that far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted June 28, 2021 Awards Moderator Share Posted June 28, 2021 It anyone wants a dabble, both Germany and England are 12s to win on penalties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members marc2j Posted June 28, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted June 28, 2021 I took my son to the Croatia game in the Nations League the other year. We sat in the family end, primarily to take advantage of the cheap tickets and it was a cracking experience to be fair. I will note that we were relatively close to the small amount of Croatia fans who were absolutely RABID. Which if anything, only made me enjoy it more. Whilst on the subject, it does annoy me massively that the England tickets for Euros are gated by the 'supporters club' process, which involves a £75 sign up, then the ticket price themselves.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpiritOfTheForest Posted June 28, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted June 28, 2021 What a brilliant watch that game was. Full credit to Simon for recovering from that ridiculous own goal to go on to give a solid performance for the rest of the game, including making some crucial saves. For a team that couldn't score, Spain have now scored 10 in the last 2 games. Scotland would have pissed them, obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted June 28, 2021 Author Paid Members Share Posted June 28, 2021 (edited) @marc2j We probably sat in the same seats as you, just behind the goal? Unless you were the other side of the away fans. But yes I forgot to mention that we were right next to the Czech fans last time I went (well, there is a small section blocked off to separate the groups). The England and Czech fans were swapping flags and applauding each other at the end, everyone was in great spirits. Edited June 28, 2021 by PunkStep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 13 minutes ago, PunkStep said: The England and Czech fans were swapping flags and applauding each other at the end, everyone was in great spirits. Disgusting behaviour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Bifkin Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 What a game. Such a pity that Emma Hayes doesn't have a more appealing voice, her co-commentary is next level stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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