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3 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Georgia look a fun side to watch on the evidence of this and the Turkey game.

Where would it rank in shocks should they beat Portugal? Still highly unlikely of course.

Portugal very much on top, can’t see Georgia holding on annoyingly

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1 hour ago, Kid in the Riot said:

Was just looking at that. Might put a few quid on Austria and Switzerland 

Austria were tipped on Odds Checker as an E/W punt at 80/1.

Looking at the draw they must have a chance of reaching the final. Now at 22/1 so  have had a bet.

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Probably alone here but would rather play the Dutch. Much more of an open game, not trying to break down a bank of ten behind the ball and I think playing genuine world class quality would force England to snap out of whatever malaise they are in. We’re probably not going far either way, would rather go down fighting against a good side in a good game than on penalties to the Slovaks after another tepid embarrassment. 

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Modern football is shite.

Contact , yes.

But I honestly think if that's me on a Sunday I don't even break stride. pathetic.

That said .... C'mon Georgia 

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38 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said:

Portugal very much on top, can’t see Georgia holding on annoyingly

Correct.

They're not holding on - they've increased their lead!

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4 minutes ago, 1960maaan said:

Modern football is shite.

Contact , yes.

But I honestly think if that's me on a Sunday I don't even break stride. pathetic.

That said .... C'mon Georgia 

Soft indeed but always going to be given now .

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1 minute ago, 1960maaan said:

Modern football is shite.

Contact , yes.

But I honestly think if that's me on a Sunday I don't even break stride. pathetic.

That said .... C'mon Georgia 

If there's contact from a Sunday league tackle, you wouldn't break stride - you'd break an ankle ( although in my experience tackles were usually a lot higher than that!).

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1 minute ago, Markthehorn said:

Soft indeed but always going to be given now .

Although in a match like this it's almost karma for the over the top play acting and over reaction by Portugal's players to almost every challenge.

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1 minute ago, DolmanGaz said:

god I hope Ronaldo gets sent off...

You know that thread we had about who has a slapable face....................?

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Ronaldo gets taken off, face like a slapped ass and appears to boot a bottle just before he sits down, the guy is a complete bellend IMO. Sooner he retires the better for me.

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The energy, desire, effort, willingness to run and chase for each other shown by Georgia, is everything that has been missing from England's performances

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The Nations League gets derided in certain quarters.

Guess how Georgia qualified?

Might also add, Finland though they didn't necessarily qualify via the Nations League directly, rose the ranks and got points, rankings points etc in part maybe via the Nations League.

Macedonia maybe did too. Not so sure.

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28 minutes ago, Baldyman said:

The no.7 for Georgia who plays for Napoli is a beast ! Just absolutely relentless !


Kvarartskhelia? Lad is class. Surprised Man City or Real Madrid haven’t picked him up yet. He’s that good.

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13 minutes ago, The Coach said:


Kvarartskhelia? Lad is class. Surprised Man City or Real Madrid haven’t picked him up yet. He’s that good.

Plays for Napoli without a buyout clause.

Unlike others they aren't up against FFP, their financials are okay- clubs need to stand firm if they're in a solid place.

Contracted until 2027 or 2028, they can enjoy him for another year I suspect.

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Just now, !james said:

Going to be some tasty quarter finals on the left side of that draw

 

 

It's more Netherlands who have benefitted from the draw, they are in a very easy quarter through to the semi final

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1 minute ago, cidercity1987 said:

It's more Netherlands who have benefitted from the draw, they are in a very easy quarter through to the semi final

Personally don’t think there are any easy games. Very difficult to call

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It's looks like the England game is on ITV. Is there any way to get ITV with better picture quality? Any game I watch on BBC is great (4K I think) but all the Itv game the picture quality is poor and has motion blur. 

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10 minutes ago, Maltshoveller said:

i watched the Turkey game

Best game so far for me

Ref gave 2 red cards and 20,000 yellows but added to the fun

Seemed to be a big fight after the match .

Ange not happen with VAR..

Is that till it goes Spurs way ?

 

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7 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said:

It's more Netherlands who have benefitted from the draw, they are in a very easy quarter through to the semi final

Austria beat and possibly outplayed to a degree Holland, not sure they are so easy.

Turkey have looked alright too, even v Portugal 3-0 flattered the winners.

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https://en.nogomania.com/read/Serbian-stars-refuse-to-play-under-coach-Dragan-Stojkovic-after-Euro-2024-exit

Not related to the last 16 but I've always wondered if Serbia are held back a bit by internal wrangling etc.

Tadic, Mitrovic, Milinkovic-Savic and some others refusing to play while he is manager.

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Have already had from some fairly kind draws under Southgate and this is another one with all other pot 1 teams on the other side, Netherlands probably would have been a more entertaining game but odds of getting past Slovakia has to be much better overall.

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5 minutes ago, Baba Yaga said:

Have already had from some fairly kind draws under Southgate and this is another one with all other pot 1 teams on the other side, Netherlands probably would have been a more entertaining game but odds of getting past Slovakia has to be much better overall.

Do the phrases “England” and “entertaining game” ever go together?!

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There isn’t a team between us and the final I was truly worried about pre-tournament. Italy a little bit, plus Holland and Austria have looked good. But on paper, we have to be making the final here.

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46 minutes ago, BCFC Rich said:

It's looks like the England game is on ITV. Is there any way to get ITV with better picture quality? Any game I watch on BBC is great (4K I think) but all the Itv game the picture quality is poor and has motion blur. 

Unfortunately ITVX is only 25 frames per second, which in this day and age is shite for football/sports.

You are better off getting a crappy digital aerial and watching through Freeview as it is broadcast at 60 Hz I think, which is comparable to 50 frames per second that is broadcast on the iPlayer. Pretty sure the main games on the iPlayer AKA those with HDR are upscaled to 4K at source, so you see a marginally better picture but obviously not true 4K.

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4 minutes ago, italian dave said:

Do the phrases “England” and “entertaining game” ever go together?!

It has been poor value so far but I am choosing to focus on the positives. Although to be honest I am someone who rarely bothers with them outside of world cups and euros and hasn't for quite a few years for this precise reason. 😅

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59 minutes ago, BCFC Rich said:

It's looks like the England game is on ITV. Is there any way to get ITV with better picture quality? Any game I watch on BBC is great (4K I think) but all the Itv game the picture quality is poor and has motion blur. 

It has nothing to do with the feed from the stadium, it will be a standard all countries feed. So it must be how BBc/ITCV are broadcasting it. 

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9 hours ago, The Coach said:


Kvarartskhelia? Lad is class. Surprised Man City or Real Madrid haven’t picked him up yet. He’s that good.

Like many, I grew up in the era of football Italia on channel 4. Always loved Italian football, the strategy, the defensive structure, the classy skill etc. Growing up I loved ac Milan because of van basten, guillet, baresi etc. Class team. As I grew older, my step cousins family originated from naples, so I adopted Napoli as my favourite Italian side. Always looked out for their results, played as them on fifa career mode etc. 

Last few years with Kvaradona and Oshimen has been great. And raspadori as well. The league win was well overdue but in a league dominated by Juventus and inter, hard to break through. Season just gone was a bit of a non starter but there we go. 

Napoli signing kvaradona is all due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He played for Rubin Kazan and the contract was freed up as per fifas ruling, so he went back to Georgia for a few months and then Napoli got him from there. 

I'd love to see him in the Premier league but napoli would be losing an exceptional talent. 

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