The Official Euro 2004 Thread
Posted by: matthewr on 08 June 2004
This Summer's Festival of Football is nearly upon us so, after a few false starts, it's about time for a thread.
To kick us off lets have some predictions on winners, and so on.
Winner : France
Runners Up : England
How Well Will Ing-er-lund Do? : Runners Up
Dark Horses : The Netherlands (15/2)
Top Scorer : Van Nistelrooy
Emerging Superstar : Wesley Sneijder
The more committed can enter the Euro 2004 Predictions competition at
http://en.predictor.euro2004.com/ I have created a private league called "The Padded Cell" which you can join with the code number 1199739@_193631
Matthew
Posted on: 28 June 2004 by Former member
It depends if you call Cascarino English. Villa, Celtic, Marseilles
nick.lees at btinternet.com
Posted on: 28 June 2004 by Former member
Dean Saunders - Villa, Liverpool, Benfica
Posted on: 28 June 2004 by Former member
quote:
Originally posted by alexgerrard:
Dean Saunders - Villa, Liverpool, Benfica
Bastard. Just about to type that. Huh!
nick.lees at btinternet.com
Posted on: 28 June 2004 by Former member
<dances round the room having got 4 out of 5>
Posted on: 28 June 2004 by Former member
quote:
Originally posted by alexgerrard:
_<dances round the room having got 4 out of 5>_
Well I guess it figures that a follower of a pub team would get this archetypal pub quiz question.
<flounces off to blame a long hard season, a dodgy penalty spot and a hopelessly bent ref>nick.lees at btinternet.com
Posted on: 28 June 2004 by Former member
Brian McClair!!!
Villa (never played, left as a kid), Celtic, ManU
Posted on: 28 June 2004 by Former member
quote:
Originally posted by alexgerrard:
Brian McClair!!!
Villa (never played, left as a kid), Celtic, ManU
Released on the day we won the Chanpionship. The worst mistake since letting a very young George Graham go to Chelsea for £6,000.
nick.lees at btinternet.com
Posted on: 28 June 2004 by matthewr
We are still missing an Englishman. Who played for Nick's club, another midlands Euro winner and a northern Euro powerhouse.
Matthew
Posted on: 28 June 2004 by Former member
Mr Lees
Sir, you are being unduly harsh on many of the pub teams I have seen (and played in).
Stop your flouncing and retract your slur.
ag
Posted on: 28 June 2004 by Former member
Gary Charles - Villa, Forest Benfica (errr northern powerhouse????).
nick.lees at btinternet.com
Posted on: 28 June 2004 by Former member
quote:
Originally posted by alexgerrard:
Stop your flouncing and retract your slur.
Shan't. I'm really getting into this England-supporting thing. I've belatedly stuck a couple of English flags to the jag, am pissed and am looking for an Estonian (or whatever) car to savage.
nick.lees at btinternet.com
Posted on: 28 June 2004 by Former member
Well Done Nick.
Also Stan Collymore? Villa, Forest, Liverpool.
ag
Posted on: 28 June 2004 by matthewr
Final score Alex 4.5, Nick 0.5
Posted on: 28 June 2004 by Former member
btw Matthew, Hamburg won the competition in 1982-3 beating Juve 1-0.
Posted on: 28 June 2004 by Former member
0.5?
I saw chalk! Chalk flew up!
You cannot be serious! This is outrageous! I've never seen anything like this in my life! These are the pits of the world!
nick.lees at btinternet.com
Posted on: 28 June 2004 by matthewr
Alex -- I was distracted by the freak show on Channel 4 (not BB, the former antiques progidy, sex change with the looney family)
Nick -- You were docked half a point for nto getting Sir Stanley Collymore despite copious clues.
Matthew
Posted on: 30 June 2004 by greeny
Something of a challenge For those that haven't seen this.
This is an excell spreadsheet in a zip file.
I've got about 40, after a fair bit of time and a bit of playing on the internet. The spellings need to be correct (including 1st name, unless player is generally known by a single name). I think the answers are spelt wrong on a couple of them.
Posted on: 30 June 2004 by seagull
quote:
Something of a challenge For those that haven't seen this.
Posted on: 30 June 2004 by greeny
Sorry. I tried to attach an excell spreadsheet, but then realised I couldn't. I thought I had deleted the entry.
I will email to anyone if they are interested.
Posted on: 30 June 2004 by Former member
Portugal - Holland 1:1
Czech R. - Greece 3:1
Omer.
Posted on: 30 June 2004 by long-time-dead
Portugal 1 Holland 2
Czech R. 2 Greece 0
Neither game to extra time.
Posted on: 30 June 2004 by Former member
Portugal 1:3 Holland
Czech Rep 4:1 Greece
Final
Czech Rep 2:1 Holland
ag, the anti-Statto
Posted on: 30 June 2004 by matthewr
The Dutch have worked out their best side and will have too much for an average Portuguese side.
The Czechs had their mulligan first half against the Danes and will ease past the Greeks
Final goes to extra time, Czechs win with a wonder goal from Baros.
Posted on: 30 June 2004 by Former member
Looks like Advocaat is going to have to work a miracle half time teamtalk.
Posted on: 30 June 2004 by herm
quote:
Originally posted by alexgerrard:
Looks like Advocaat is going to have to work a miracle half time teamtalk.
This was the stupidest game I've ever seen. Portugal should've beaten Holland by 4 - 0
What a bunch of losers.
Herman
