Who we supporting tonight ?

 

Croatians and Turks ?

Spain for me. The Balkans and Eastern Europeans can all f**k off as far as im concerned.

I think Spain will win. Wouldn't mind Croatia but I went for a 2-1 Spain win in the company betting contest.

 

In the other game it has to be the Czech Rep for me, no way will I support the Turks.

Edited June 21, 201610 yr by undertow

Spain for me. The Balkans and Eastern Europeans can all f**k off as far as im concerned.

 

That's one down but what about the other game? Czech Rep is Central Europe and Turkey is mostly Western Asia...

Best of luck to you lads tonight! It'd be fantastic for the Republic to somehow play the North in the knockouts (if we could manage to beat Italy)

Do you think there's a realistic chance to beat Italy? Conte is reportedly going to field a very weak team. Trying to convince my husband to take a few hours off work to be a patriotic Irishman.

I just can't get used to that waterpolo cap one of the Croatians is wearing. Give me Cech's scrumcap anytime.

come on Turkey - keep it at 1-0 and Northern Ireland are through

Loooooooovely goal Croatia.

So Roy Hodgson wanted the team to visit the Somme to lay wreaths, but the FA overruled him because he would be too tiring. Meanwhile, Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy spent today playing golf. Who knows how the rest of them are spending it *cough Jack Wilshere cough*.

So Roy Hodgson wanted the team to visit the Somme to lay wreaths, but the FA overruled him because he would be too tiring. Meanwhile, Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy spent today playing golf. Who knows how the rest of them are spending it *cough Jack Wilshere cough*.

 

if it's true that the FA overruled that, it is an absolute disgrace

if it's true that the FA overruled that, it is an absolute disgrace

F***ing hell. Shameful.

F***ing hell. Shameful.

 

England's next match is on Monday 27 June, which coincidentally is the start of the week running up to the Somme centenary and they can't squeeze this in? Maybe they've an important ping-pong competition to finish or the crazy golf league. Time to sack the FA suits who decided this.

if it's true that the FA overruled that, it is an absolute disgrace

It's true. Credit to Hodgson for trying to arrange the trip.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/07/euro-2016-somme-memorial-row-as-players-excluded-from-wreath-lay/

http://www.newsweek.com/sport-england-euro-2016-467308

It's true. Credit to Hodgson for trying to arrange the trip.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/07/euro-2016-somme-memorial-row-as-players-excluded-from-wreath-lay/

http://www.newsweek.com/sport-england-euro-2016-467308

 

I think that is really shameful. The young men in that football squad, who live extremely privileged lives might well have learned much from that visit and who knows, might their passion for playing for their country have been strengthened? Perhaps the reality of the scale of sacrifice made by British men from all our home nations would have had a real impact on those young men, changing their view of the world they inhabit forever.     

Do you think there's a realistic chance to beat Italy? Conte is reportedly going to field a very weak team. Trying to convince my husband to take a few hours off work to be a patriotic Irishman.

I think so, but maybe i'm just deluded and patriotic, but if they field a weakened side and we play at our best i can see us getting the win. They've topped the group already, so it's all on us. COYBIG

Not a pen.

Dive by Croatian and the ref says no penalty, Silva dives and is given a penalty........pathetic.

Edited June 21, 201610 yr by Scott Harris

A bit justice there for Croatia.

2-0 Turkey, Northern Ireland are almost there.

De Gea has been really poor tonight.

What a goal

Good riddence

wow - looks like we're going to see Spain v Italy in the next round.

wow - looks like we're going to see Spain v Italy in the next round.

 

Wow. This opens up the opportunity for a less renowned side to make it far.

That's 0 points for me in the betting contest, again. I think I'll bet on Portugal to doom them...