Euro 2004......bring on the frogs!

[red indian]

......I have pleasure in launching the TMF,s official ENGLAND "Euro 2004" thread!

So whats every ones view on the big game tomorrow? I,m as English as pint of stella artois but, I think we are in for a bloody good hiding of "les frogs". Lets face it, if Zidane can avoid one of his industrial strength gallic sulks, he could beat England by himself.

Then there is Henri, surely destined to be one of the greatest footballers the game has ever seen, absolutely devastating in the final third of the pitch when given even the slightest chance of a scoring opportunity.

How about Viera? the frog midfield enforcer, with a fantastic 90 minute "engine" he will be all over England like a garlic seasoned rash. When he gets bored with stopping us, he will entertain himself by running rings round us.


Too pessimistic? what do you think folks?

Americans please feel free to give us your considered opinions on how best to solve the England "problem position" on left midfield or how badly we are going to miss Rio Ferdinand at centre half, or any other aspect of Euro 2004, I know how well informed you all are on the worlds most popular sport, and its important to have your intelligent, considered, analysis of "the beautifull game"......blimey!! Lord Lucan just jumped over my garden fence riding Shergar!!!

 

[qjakal]

Well....

Do all your player HAVE to be English or can you rent some good ones from another country? Are there any major endorsements from companies like Nike at stake? If so they have a Black Ops Department that should be able to help you work out a winning strategy...

Failing that, declare victory in a premptive move that renders the actual gameplay irrelevant.

Happy to help, red, and feel free to call upon me as needed.
Q

 

[BOFH666]

I'm really hoping they go out in the first round. No, not because I don't support 'em or anything like that, but just to get rid of those damn England flags people are attaching to their cars.

For those that don't know, this year's trend is to attach flags about the size of a side window to the top of your car. This is mounted on a plastic pole which hooks over a window. Very patriotic... and bloody dangerous. Was out on my bike (pedal not motor) and London roads aren't exactly bike friendly at the best of times. In a one mile stretch I got whacked on the back of the head three times by these things as drivers forgot that they needed to leave an extra foot of room to account for the flag. Then coming up to a set of traffic lights, a particularly large example of the breed fluttered in the breeze as I went past a stationary car, and wrapped itself around my head and chest. This is not a good thing when you're physically clipped onto the bike. So I've now got another damn hole (only a small one this time) in my arm and someone's got a slightly redder than standard cross of St George. Joy.

 

[red indian]

Nice try BOF...........

.......but your wasting your time trying to persuade Americans that overt displays of nationalism are a bad thing!

 

[nenezinho]

Nice to see a thread on EURO2004

As a portuguese I´m right in the middle of it 🙂 ....hummmm....too bad things started the wrong way for us yesterday...but nothing we weren´t afraid of.

But let´s get to england.

England....personally I like your football but I don´t believe a lot on it´s possibilities. You have nice players, with some talent....but not enough! Lot´s of hard work just won´t do it...to me england lacks some 2 or 3 players with sheer class!! Even de spice boy ended his season pretty bad and no one knows how he´ll show up for these games.....I´ve seen figo playing far from his best and Raul missing everything for Spaind so...judgind on his teammates from Real, David will hardly be in a better form.

Without pure class, england must act like a team to stand a chance...let´s see if they can. Vieira and Henry are in great form, Zidane his a bit down and that might give you some hope...desailly will be missing it...

I would like it better if england wins, but I do believe France is stronger and will eventually have the day.

Well....enjoy our great stadium!!! You will be playing in my home stadium as I´m a Benfica suporter. It´s a great place!!!

Even if you loose, enjoy the games and our hospitality as we portuguese are glad to have everyone here with us.

 

[Knife-X]

Whatever the outcome, I just home that Henry gets a painful injury of some kind. Dont like him. Whenever I turn on the telly, he's always in one of those damn Va Va Voom adverts for that car. If only Vinniw Jones hadnt retired, and he played for England, i might have had a chance of seeing Henrys face beaten to a pulp. Anyway...

COME ON ENGLAND!

 

[BOFH666]

Whatever the outcome, I just home that Henry gets a painful injury of some kind. Dont like him. Whenever I turn on the telly, he's always in one of those damn Va Va Voom adverts for that car. If only Vinniw Jones hadnt retired, and he played for England, i might have had a chance of seeing Henrys face beaten to a pulp. Anyway...

COME ON ENGLAND!

Oh come on, be fair, the va va voonm ad with Animal is a classic 😀

 

[BigJim]

Re: Well....

Do all your player HAVE to be English or can you rent some good ones from another country?

Only if your name's Jack Charlton and you manage Ireland.

 

[BigJim]

Re: Nice try BOF...........

.......but your wasting your time trying to persuade Americans that overt displays of nationalism are a bad thing!

Wait till Tron and Jimblast get here. 😀

 

[red indian]

Oh.........

.......fuck!!!!!!!

 

[grippedchimp]

Oh cruel fate! Why do you mock us with a free kick, penalty and Zizou against us??!!

 

[BOFH666]

Ah, that would explain the huge scream of rage and pain from the sports bar across the way then.

You know, I'd have thought after the World Cup, England would have practiced the fine art of staying awake and switched on to the game around them until the ref blew the final whistle, not just the half time one.

 

[BigJim]

The useless, bald-headed bastard couldn't have done that while he was playing for Man Utd, could he?

And someone please get that liverpudlian, ex blonde-headed cock-eyed bastard out of our goal! We need a fucking goal keeper, not a useless twat!

(Mind you, that never held Ray Clemence back.)

 

[red indian]

Ok lads and lasses......

.....its the morning after, who is to blame? ....Beckham for missing the penno? Heskey for a typical strikers tackle, which caused the free kick for Zidanes first goal? Lampard for the kind of back pass normally associated with sunday morning Taverners league football? David James for his panic attack on Thierry Henry when he was kicking the ball in to touch? or Ericsonn for subbing probably the two most effective players on the pitch (Scholes and Potatoe head)?

Just to fill you Americans in......all the above "fun" happened AFTER the end of normal time. The game lasts 90 minutes, we were winning 1-0 for all those minutes, but managed to loose it 1-2 in "injury time"......"injury".......yeah, tell me about it.


Think positive, we won the Cricket, three tests to nil, against the Kiwees.

 

[venray]

I'm really hoping they go out in the first round. No, not because I don't support 'em or anything like that, but just to get rid of those damn England flags people are attaching to their cars.

ROFLMAO!!! The American version of those flags have been on cars since 9/11....So if you figure out how to make the "diplay of patriotism " halt, PLEASE let me know....

As for the subject of the thread, Q stole my answer...(that's MY story and I'm stickin to it!!!!! )


Ray

 

[red indian]

Mmmmmm.........

.....I feel like writing a snotty E-mail to the Mods about having my sports thread violated by people guilty of "un-English activities" but, what do you know!!! we have two Draculas in charge of the blood bank!!!

On the bright side guys, Ledley King had a hell of a game, what do you think Q and Venners?......should I hold my breath for your considered opinions?

Who do we play next btw? Q? Venners? any idea?......come on lads, suprise me!

 

[red indian]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!............

.......what the hell got in to me in that last post???? as if you lads have any idea about playing other countries at sport!!! you guys play each other in your own back yard and call yourselves "World Champions"......is the fact we just got beat by the French showing through at all? surely not!

 

[venray]

Re: WOW!!!!!!!!!!............

...
you guys play each other in your own back yard and call yourselves "World Champions"......

Beats the hell out of rolling cheese down a hill or kickin another man's shins and callin it SPORT, mate! ROFLMAO!

If you boys played at any sports that made sense, then we might have somethin to talk about,mate...🙄






😛 😛 😛

 

[venray]

Pehaps you'll do better than a 2-1 loss when ya play the swiss on thursday ( If ya dont get ditsracted by their cheese that is😛 )


Ray

 

[JoBelle]

Re: Re: Nice try BOF...........

Wait till Tron and Jimblast get here. 😀

This from the man with the flag in his sig line. 😛

Why the hell can I not get these games on my American television.

J. the chick with a flag in her sig line. 😉

 

[theshire]

its the morning after, who is to blame? ....Beckham for missing the penno? Heskey for a typical strikers tackle, which caused the free kick for Zidanes first goal? Lampard for the kind of back pass normally associated with sunday morning Taverners league football? David James for his panic attack on Thierry Henry when he was kicking the ball in to touch? or Ericsonn for subbing probably the two most effective players on the pitch (Scholes and Potatoe head)?

You didn't think of blaming our moronic Swedish manager for taking off the BEST PLAYER ON THE ENTIRE PITCH and replacing him with Heskey, the biggest lump of useless turd ever to play in an England shirt? Rooney had 'em running ragged, they could never do a proper attack while he was on the pitch, 'cos they were scared he'd break against them.

Then Sven takes him off and replaces him with Heskey, who gives away a pointless free kick! Sven has an obsession with substitutions (note all those farcical friendly games where he replaced the entire team at half time), and so he couldn't help himself, could he?

You could say he brought Rooney off because he was getting 'tired', which is bollocks because he's only 18 and was still giving France hell (hello! he won the penalty a moment before!). Or you could say that it was because he didn't want him to get another booking and be sent off, which is also ridiculous. He'd only get a one-match ban, and I'd rather have miss a game against Switzerland than not play the whole game against the French.

And how the fuck does Heskey even get in the squad? Rooney has scored the same amount of goals as him - in about 20 less games! That fat clown can't stand up; even though he's a huge guy, he falls over if someone flicks him. He can't head the ball for toffees, and when he tracks back he gives away pointless free kicks. The man is a carthorse!

I can't believe you didn't notice any of that. 🙄

Oh, wait, you did. My mistake. 😱 😛

 

[the_Baron]

tom seaver.

he's a seasoned pro.

 

[BigJim]

There once was a girl called Ulrika,
Whose sex life could've been sweeter,
She was battered by Stan,
Sven wasn't a fan,
And she was raped by a c*** from Blue Peter!



UuuuuuuuuuulllllllllllllRIKA-KA-KA-KA-KA-KA-KA!!!!!!

 

[BigJim]

Re: Re: Re: Nice try BOF...........

This from the man with the flag in his sig line. 😛

Tis not a sign of patriotism, but an advert in case any Brit gals happen to see a post and want a tickler in their area. Besides which, the Jack is upside down, spinning around and never in the same place for more than a second. Just like moi. (That and the fact that Tracy very kindly made it for me.)

Why the hell can I not get these games on my American television.

Probably something to do with the fact that showing commercials every thirty seconds breaks the flow of a football game, whereas gridiron ponces stop for a coffee break after every play. 😀 😛

J. the chick with a flag in her sig line. 😉

Flags can be handy you know. Very good for wrapping someone up in with their feet just left sticking out the end.


Jim - Who can saunter off whistling innocently and sprout horns at the same time. 😀

 

[BigJim]

and replacing him with Heskey, the biggest lump of useless turd ever to play in an England shirt?

Too young to remember John Barnes are we? 😀