Euro 2016 - hype, anticipation and general excitement

We might finally see a whipping as well.

Turkey getting getting roasted. Expect them to to be carved open second half

what the fuck is tyldseley talking about

'different cultures'

Turkey gettin' mollicated here.

Please stop saying man for man, Tony!

tony:[mumble mumble] man for man [mumble mumble] man for man

clive: u ok tony?

saw a tweet that asked the question: do you reckon pulis is wearing a baseball cap in the commentary box.

answer for me: yes

It's exhibition football. At times.

Only one way to stop that, go man for man man for man man for man.

https://twitter.com/bacitrends191/status/743901859946045440

god bless the trendbots

this is quite like the 2008 spain team

(xp = 404)

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/06/17/21/3569657C00000578-3647322-image-a-55_1466195450024.jpg

a red rag to my greek cypriot pride

So quick question. Why are these flares exploding? They don't normally do that do they?

It was a firework, not a flare.

This is the article i was looking for yesterday:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/nov/17/croatia-fans-terrorism-italy-planned-cry-attention

Yeah that's the one I found - thanks!

Anyone else get the feeling that the Republic could do Belgium today?

Oh yes.

No tbh i think the presumption we can in any way replicate an italian style performance (tactics having played a huge role in nullifying the belgians) is a total nonsense given our disastrous twenty minutes after having taken the lead against sweden, and i doubt we'll be as good nor they as bad again

If this was the first game i'd be inclined to agree but i don't think Belgium can be as slack and disinterested the second time around. Ireland looked hopeless in the second half.

xp, Darragh otm

Im not writing us off and i dont think we will ever be the scuttling cowards trap turned us into under o'neill so im looking forward to it, just not buying the first round results as a predictor is all. The wise men of rte were blowing shite after the italy belgian game and im reacting.

Im not writing us off

lol coulda fooled me

Carrasco and Dembele in, Fellaini and Naingolan out. I can't possibly see Belgium tanking it again.

Ireland look way too deep already here

Booking of the tournament from Hendrick there

There it is.

Inevitable. Very nice goal tho.

Ireland may have been too deep in the first half but they left themselves wide, wide open for that.

McCarthy a disgrace there.

Was it him or a n other with the idiots tackle in the buildup to the first?

Incredibly slack there, after defending p well all game. Shame as Belgium aren't particularly great, they were letting Ireland have way too much ball at 1-0

Send him back to Drumchapel. He has being fkn rubbish in this tournament. (xp)

... I mean, Castlemilk.

Xpost Belgian guy with the cross in had 3 touches too

Yeah the first goal was an incredibly comfortable finish

Its a pity the effort and organisation have been good but then thats the risk of ceding possession for 90 mins and banking on zero slips. And idk was there a more realistic approach either.

Oh fuck

This is getting embarrassing

Ireland have been so Brave this half that they've stopped tracking back or coming out to cover any balls in front of them.

Wonderful goal really, but also terrible

Nah at two this was inevitable.

Our legs have gone which isnt surprising. Not even gonna rage against them tbh the die was cast and prob relied on more effort and luck than could have been expected and our footballing trio being right on their game

Any goal started by nabbing the ball on your own byeline is kind of wonderful

xp that was a bog average goal

You're playing a team full of Spurs players, there's always a chance.

Clark and McCarthy missing vital tackles today.

We're fielding a team of wigan players

Wonder if this tournament has a 9-1 in it

England could do with one of each tbf

Still, don't be too downhearted, at least you've got two Irish teams to support in the competition...

Glad for them, obv

Not writing us off against an already qualified italy tbh, can they be knocked off top?

Think the first settler of level points is hth so no

Is Robbie Keane the only outfield player at the tournament who also played in WC 2002?