Euro 2012

by **JBlombier** on Sat Jun 16, 2012 2:13 pm

Timminz wrote:I wonder if the commentators will be smart enough to not mention the other game, or if they'll be assholes about it.

Why be assholes about it? The commentators will tell us, because the players know it as well. The scores are updated to the trainers when a goal is made and half-time the players will know also. The suspense is even greater when you know the other game's goal count, so I kinda like how they keep the entire pool status updated every minute.

Gypsys Kiss wrote:they'll be arseholes about.....especially if its a tight group

But hey, that's just my opinion.

by **nietzsche** on Sat Jun 16, 2012 2:16 pm

The game is going to be suspended, making TImminz wait one more hour..

by **nietzsche** on Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:01 pm

All of the sudden the Greece - Russia game got more insteresting..

by **Gypsys Kiss** on Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:39 pm

by **Sniper08** on Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:39 pm

shock of the tournament so far russia is out

by **nietzsche** on Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:41 pm

Sniper08 wrote:shock of the tournament so far russia is out

Not only that they are out, but that Greece eliminated them...

by **Army of GOD** on Sat Jun 16, 2012 4:18 pm

In Soviet Russia, soccer team disappoints you!

by **DiM** on Sat Jun 16, 2012 4:23 pm

Sniper08 wrote:shock of the tournament so far russia is out

isn't holland's elimination the shock of the tournament?

PS: yeah i know holland still has a chance but it's so slim we can almost ignore it.

by **Pedronicus** on Sat Jun 16, 2012 5:47 pm

Greece v Germany.

Merkel will love that.

by **Iron Maid** on Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:01 pm

I'm happy for Greece that they made it. It's the last Euro they have.

Otherwise stupid of course that they didn't accept the bag with money from the Russians to lose the game. Now the other EU countries have to pay them.

Greece are hosting the next edition: Drachma 2016.

by **Iliad** on Sun Jun 17, 2012 12:09 am

As a Russian I'm still fucking seething at this result.

Also f*ck you to UEFA for once again muddling up the rules, Russia would've gone through on goal difference except UEFA changed it to head to head results.

This is just unbelievable really. Fucking football

by **Army of GOD** on Sun Jun 17, 2012 12:14 am

Iliad wrote:Fucking football

by **Pedronicus** on Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:48 am

Iliad wrote:As a Russian I'm still fucking seething at this result.

Also f*ck you to UEFA for once again muddling up the rules, Russia would've gone through on goal difference except UEFA changed it to head to head results.

This is just unbelievable really. Fucking football

when did they change that rule?
seemed well unfair looking at the table that a team with more goals scored on equal points went out.

by **Timminz** on Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:21 am

JBlombier wrote:
Timminz wrote:I wonder if the commentators will be smart enough to not mention the other game, or if they'll be assholes about it.

Why be assholes about it? The commentators will tell us, because the players know it as well. The scores are updated to the trainers when a goal is made and half-time the players will know also. The suspense is even greater when you know the other game's goal count, so I kinda like how they keep the entire pool status updated every minute.
Gypsys Kiss wrote:they'll be arseholes about.....especially if its a tight group

But hey, that's just my opinion.

I enjoy watching the matches, and knowing the score makes it not enjoyable. I was lucky, this time. The announcers on network I watch (TSN) didn't mention the Greece Russia game at all. I made sure to mute and walk away during halftime, and shut the tv off immediately after the final whistle. I had to wait a couple hours for the replay to be posted, but I managed top watch both matches without knowing the score ahead of time. The announcers for the second game I watched didn't mention the other game either (well, they did, but not the score), so I'm hoping they'll keep it up through the rest of the group matches.

by **comic boy** on Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:13 am

Pedronicus wrote:
Iliad wrote:As a Russian I'm still fucking seething at this result.

Also f*ck you to UEFA for once again muddling up the rules, Russia would've gone through on goal difference except UEFA changed it to head to head results.

This is just unbelievable really. Fucking football

when did they change that rule?
seemed well unfair looking at the table that a team with more goals scored on equal points went out.

Im pleased that Greece went through but that rule is crazy .

by **DiM** on Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:20 am

Army of GOD wrote:
Iliad wrote:Fucking football

your image shows handegg not football

by **maxfaraday** on Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:24 am

DiM wrote:
Army of GOD wrote:
Iliad wrote:Fucking football

your image shows handegg not football

I've always been wondering...
Why do "tough" guys have make up on their face and wear an armor to play some pale imitation of Rugby?

by **DiM** on Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:46 am

i've got nothing against handegg. it's actually a nice sport. it's exciting and fun to watch. despite the helmets and body armour the guys do get hurt sometimes because all that protection also motivates them to hit harder.
my only beef with this sport is that it's called football while real football is called soccer.

by **maxfaraday** on Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:50 am

DiM wrote:i've got nothing against handegg. it's actually a nice sport. it's exciting and fun to watch. despite the helmets and body armour the guys do get hurt sometimes because all that protection also motivates them to hit harder.
my only beef with this sport is that it's called football while real football is called soccer.

Yeah.
It's a fucking blasphemy.

by **GreecePwns** on Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:59 am

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by **pmchugh** on Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:04 am

Well I did not see that coming at all lol. I quite wanted Greece to go through, was gutted the Czechs did though I still think they are shite. I had it set up nicely with one game on the computer and one on the telly, same again tonight.. good times.

by **comic boy** on Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:07 am

DiM wrote:i've got nothing against handegg. it's actually a nice sport. it's exciting and fun to watch. despite the helmets and body armour the guys do get hurt sometimes because all that protection also motivates them to hit harder.
my only beef with this sport is that it's called football while real football is called soccer.

Only Americans call real football soccer , they also call toilets restrooms , odd people :lol:

by **huamulan** on Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:36 am

They also refer to rounders as 'baseball'.

I'm totally psyched about the high likelihood of a Greece-Germany quarter final hitting our screens in the near future.

by **zimmah** on Sun Jun 17, 2012 3:48 pm

Pedronicus wrote:
Iliad wrote:As a Russian I'm still fucking seething at this result.

Also f*ck you to UEFA for once again muddling up the rules, Russia would've gone through on goal difference except UEFA changed it to head to head results.

This is just unbelievable really. Fucking football

when did they change that rule?
seemed well unfair looking at the table that a team with more goals scored on equal points went out.

i think it's a cool rule chance because it promotes fighting till the end. otherwise the teams that did very well in the first matches have a free ride in the 3rd match, while with the new rule, even the underdogs can get into the quarters by defeating a stronger team. like what happened to Russia. Greece earned their place by beating Russia.