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malumbu

malumbu

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Just come back from France. I'd posted elsewhere probably on the Brexit thread about my worry of the perfect storm ('Leave' and then seeing England in Paris). I would have happily lived with the second, but at least I didn't have the two.


Bit of a dull wet day in Paris, got lost in the rough bit of St Denis and only found the more fun part of town close to the match. Hanging around the stadium two hours before kick off would have been truly awful (about as pleasant as outside of Wembley.


Was sitting just behind the Iceland fans who were immense. A great atmosphere around Paris before hand and in the 20 minutes before kick off inside the ground. Dunno what the clapping was about but great fun to join in. Hats off and so sad that France were clinical in the first half, with three goals maybe avoidable. All credit that they kept on going. Lovely stadium too, and brill public transport links.


And whilst this may all sound anti-French their fans were good as well, and very rowdy (but good spirited) in town afterwards.


I did joke with a few Icelandic fans about nicking our tunes and that they shoud be doing Bjork or the Sugercubes (with my own bad rendition).


So much better than how many of our lot would have behaved. There were a few English arses in the Irish pub on the left bank but not great in number. And then on the RER (train) afterwards an arrest. Why is he being arrested I say? Because he was a cnut say his friends and had taunted the police about Agincourt and World War I. I say you should get your history right mate, the value of a secular republic, and that in some respects for the masses winning the battle of Waterloo was not a good thing as the poor paid for it in England (I also said to read up on WWI and II). He says how great the monarchy is, and how we will bounce back with trade deals with the Chinese and Russians. I apologise that many of the older generation has let the younger generation down, and then bade him good wishes as he got off at Gard du Nord to return to his small island, whilst we went onto the great joys of Chatres.


So why are so many England fans arses? Would have happily (and disappointed not to have been able to do so) supported the Welsh and Irish. And my biggest cheers was in the Breton pub (in Brittany) seeing Volkes on telly head in the third. As well as James Chester clearly being the best defended in the competition.


malumbu Wrote:

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> Hooray - I get to see Ireland vs Iceland in the

> quarters. Ireland fans songs are great. Does

> anyone know any Iceland ditties (apart from mum's

> gone to Iceland).

>

> Used to work in an Irish/West Indian pub near the

> Villa. Remember some great pop songs of the day

> on the jukebox and soul/reggae but they also had

> some dreadful Irish novelty pop songs. Can't

> remember any of the names.

DulwichFox

DulwichFox

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red devil Wrote:

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> Looking forward to tonight's match. Think it will

> be a high scoring game, 3-2 to France...Allez Les

> Bleus!



Mmmhhm I have 3-2 to France in my Predictions.. not looking good. 0 - 0 at 36mins..


Foxy

malumbu

malumbu

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A bit of a late posting but what bloody awful kits at the Wales/Portugal match. Wales had to change being the 'away' team, but who on earth decided on the Portugal kit let alone advised them to play in it. And why didn't I watch the more entertaing Murray 5th set instead of the dull first half?


At least we had white vs blue tonight.

Jah Lush

Jah Lush

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Otta Wrote:

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> Alan Medic Wrote:

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> -----

> > Me too. It should be fun. Hopefully Sam will

> have

> > gone.....to England.

>

>

> Apparently he's being interviewed this week.

>

> Goodo.



WHAT!!!!! YOU'RE JOKING. He's never won anything, no experience of managing a club playing in a European competition, has one way of playing...caveman football. How on earth can those idiots at the FA seriously contemplate him as England manager. Totally unqualified usless tub of lard.

titch juicy

titch juicy

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Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Otta Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Alan Medic Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> > > Me too. It should be fun. Hopefully Sam will

> > have

> > > gone.....to England.

> >

> >

> > Apparently he's being interviewed this week.

> >

> > Goodo.

>

>

> WHAT!!!!! YOU'RE JOKING. He's never won anything,

> no experience of managing a club playing in a

> European competition, has one way of

> playing...caveman football. How on earth can those

> idiots at the FA seriously contemplate him as

> England manager. Totally unqualified usless tub of

> lard.



Exactly this.


Unless as previously discussed it's with nurturing a younger man in mind. Still think Hoddle should have that specific role though.


I'd still prefer Klinsmann to any of them though.

Seabag

Seabag

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About 15 years ago my father in law was Chief medical officer at the FA


I saw a little of how that gravy train rolls along for those on it. It's a great big jolly & they're really not interested in much about the team/managers/winning I don't think, it'd be too much effort, they jiggle along nicely whatever happens, getting fat on the whole thing

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