https://youtu.be/mwFBWTRjhiE
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Monday, 20 June 2016 19:27 (eight years ago) link
Timing is off but you get the picture
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Monday, 20 June 2016 19:29 (eight years ago) link
Unbelievable miss there. Bale is rampant.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 20 June 2016 19:30 (eight years ago) link
Russia is only, what, 300 times the size of Wales?
― Matt DC, Monday, 20 June 2016 19:36 (eight years ago) link
a quick google suggests it's over 800x as big, although only ~47x as populous
― ogmor, Monday, 20 June 2016 19:43 (eight years ago) link
814 times
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 20 June 2016 19:45 (eight years ago) link
Xp
what abt india vs west indies
― nakhchivan, Monday, 20 June 2016 19:46 (eight years ago) link
Despite Russian possession we should probably be 3 or 4 up at HT from some of the chances we've missed.
― groovypanda, Monday, 20 June 2016 19:50 (eight years ago) link
only 47x
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Monday, 20 June 2016 19:50 (eight years ago) link
after those pissy comments from ronaldo i went through the footballers from madeira wikipedia category to see if it could field a competitive team vs iceland (it is about 20% smaller) and i think it could probably do so
there's a reasonable contingent of minor primeira liga players and some from the second division, though no goalkeeper, but as well as ronaldo they could play ruben micael in midfield, and danny behind ronaldo
― nakhchivan, Monday, 20 June 2016 19:50 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, hope Wales dont come to rue those missed chances. Though Russia are utter, utter shite. Should be a comfy win.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 20 June 2016 19:52 (eight years ago) link
just noticed my youtube link didnt embed!
bc it was posted from mobile maybe?
from desktop this time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwFBWTRjhiE
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Monday, 20 June 2016 19:54 (eight years ago) link
Starting to think Russia has some sweet dough riding on a loss here. They are throwing it.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:04 (eight years ago) link
this reminds me of a dunphy quote from 2008
"There's sort of a melancholy about the Russian psyche, a willingness to be beaten. Much like the Welsh..."
― nakhchivan, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:07 (eight years ago) link
Ignatievich being subbed and noone wants the captains band o_O
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:08 (eight years ago) link
Thats a decent quote Nakh
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:09 (eight years ago) link
new ts
robert lewandowski or corey lewandowski
perfect way to amalgamate us elections and euros threads
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Monday, 20 June 2016 20:10 (eight years ago) link
This is way too suspicious
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:11 (eight years ago) link
"wayne rooney is imminent"
― ogmor, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:12 (eight years ago) link
imminentizing the everton
― nakhchivan, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:13 (eight years ago) link
got to slow it down.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:14 (eight years ago) link
lol
― nakhchivan, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:14 (eight years ago) link
sturridge looks a level ahead of the other england players
― imago, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:15 (eight years ago) link
maybe it's just the parallax but that lofted crossfield pass seemed to be moving at twp footspeed until eventually it sailed out of bounds about 10ft above clyne's head
― nakhchivan, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:15 (eight years ago) link
Bale 3-0
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:23 (eight years ago) link
Welsh tiki taka
Oh yes.
Quality finish
― groovypanda, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:25 (eight years ago) link
this idea they have thrown it seems implausible given how well paid the best rpl players are and how evident it would be in the sums wagered, even discounting the political ignominy of it given that this team will be defending national honour in a couple of years
― nakhchivan, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:26 (eight years ago) link
holy muva England are uninventive aren't they
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Monday, 20 June 2016 20:27 (eight years ago) link
Nakh, wasn't entirely serious obviously, but there's been some baffling anti-play, picking up of cards. Noone wanting to be captain after the captain got subbed said it all though: they deeply dread being on the pitch tonight.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:31 (eight years ago) link
Wish I was watching the Welsh game, this is deadly.
― Larry 'Leg' Smith (Tom D.), Monday, 20 June 2016 20:36 (eight years ago) link
maybe the death of gary speed symbolically enabled wales to become their own captain, whereas russia remain acephalic, confirming emmanuel todd's thesis about the essential congruity and irreducilibity of both fraternal egalitarianism and anti-authoritarianism in russian culture
― nakhchivan, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:36 (eight years ago) link
this england game is just shit and boring what can i say
― nakhchivan, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:37 (eight years ago) link
Slovakia playing for third place in the group, nice one UEFA.
― Larry 'Leg' Smith (Tom D.), Monday, 20 June 2016 20:38 (eight years ago) link
Welsh crowd just 'wahey'd' 75 consecutive passes.
(The Dutch commentator counted along...)
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:39 (eight years ago) link
hahaha that shot from 45 yards
― imago, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:42 (eight years ago) link
question is, will the ITV/England curse strike ?
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Monday, 20 June 2016 20:42 (eight years ago) link
let's hope we can do this in a footballing way, because we've got all footballers out there at the moment
― nakhchivan, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:43 (eight years ago) link
agree with that ftr
― nakhchivan, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:44 (eight years ago) link
What England need is Andy Carroll.
― a goon shaped fule (onimo), Monday, 20 June 2016 20:44 (eight years ago) link
1st/2nd probably doesn't make a huge amount of difference looking at potential opponents
― nakhchivan, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:46 (eight years ago) link
you just feel his groin there
― Number None, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:47 (eight years ago) link
Utter dogshit
― Windsor Davies, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:48 (eight years ago) link
Yeah
― Larry 'Leg' Smith (Tom D.), Monday, 20 June 2016 20:52 (eight years ago) link
opening draw vs russia looking more and more like a result for the brave england boys
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:54 (eight years ago) link
the likely difference is that now england will play france in the quarter final instead of france, two roughly comparable teams, and even the home advantage of the latter is mitigated given that belgium would be playing in lille just across the border
this would change if portugal fuck up and end up second, but otherwise the last 16 teams would be weak in either case
― nakhchivan, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:57 (eight years ago) link
(instead of belgium obviously)
― nakhchivan, Monday, 20 June 2016 20:58 (eight years ago) link
symsym
lemme guess
you are using some data driven prediction tool
no way do i believe youre just guessing willy nilly
i smell bayesian inference on steroids
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Monday, 20 June 2016 21:06 (eight years ago) link
Anyone want to do anything as boring as listing the actual scores and scorers
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Monday, 20 June 2016 21:14 (eight years ago) link