Euro 2012 - Group Stages

[Elmer Park]

Italy are being very patient.

[Starfish]

I would probably have played McClean in all three games as I'd consider him the best winger Ireland have now.

I'm setting myself up here but I've never really rated McGeady and Duff is past his best. Cue goals from both of them.

No, what you say is perfectly okay, but Trap alway said he was going to 'reward' the players who got Ireland through qualification. He also has a huge fear of bringing new blood into the first 11. Alas. We have one decent right back (Coleman) and he didn't even make the squad.

[ZacNaloen]

You want to talk about match fixing Italy, how about the ref giving absolutely nothing for a bang on yellow potentially red card foul from Sergio Ramos?

Not even a foul, wtf is that 5th(6th?) official for!!

[soggy biscuit]

You want to talk about match fixing Italy, how about the ref giving absolutely nothing for a bang on yellow potentially red card foul from Sergio Ramos?

Ramos got to the ball first and the Croatian kicked the underneath of Ramos' foot

[Starfish]

Shay Given's confidence gone.

[Starfish]

And there it is. 1-0 Italy.

[ZacNaloen]

You want to talk about match fixing Italy, how about the ref giving absolutely nothing for a bang on yellow potentially red card foul from Sergio Ramos?

Ramos got to the ball first and the Croatian kicked the underneath of Ramos' foot

He jumped in, foot was high and studs were up, clear foul.


Getting the ball is irrelevant if the tackle is dangerous.

[Avon Royal]

No ref is ever going to give a penalty against Spain.

[blindedbythelights]

And Roy Keane is a cünt who based on his past, as Trap rightly pointed out, is not in much of a position to be pointing out what the trainer of a team should be doing.

been done saying

[soggy biscuit]

You want to talk about match fixing Italy, how about the ref giving absolutely nothing for a bang on yellow potentially red card foul from Sergio Ramos?

Ramos got to the ball first and the Croatian kicked the underneath of Ramos' foot

He jumped in, foot was high and studs were up, clear foul..

I have just rewound and have it paused in front of me. If I knew how to take a picture and get it up on here I would

When Ramos got the ball his foot was less than 1 foot of the ground!!!!

Studs up? Well the foot usuall sits at around 90 degrees to the leg when the leg is horizontal and stretching for the ball, how else can the foot be?

[Simon's Church]

I thought it was a foul but I am supporting Croatia.

[Avon Royal]

If it had been in the centre circle it would have been a foul every time.

[Avon Royal]

At the moment Spain are going to finish second in their group - that will make tomorrow a right laugh as we aim to match, but not beat, France's result!

[Ian Royal]

You want to talk about match fixing Italy, how about the ref giving absolutely nothing for a bang on yellow potentially red card foul from Sergio Ramos?

Ramos got to the ball first and the Croatian kicked the underneath of Ramos' foot

He jumped in, foot was high and studs were up, clear foul.


Getting the ball is irrelevant if the tackle is dangerous.

borderline. He wasn't going towards the player he was going across him. I don't think you can call it dangerous and he definitely got plenty of the ball first. Never a red card.

[ZacNaloen]

If that tackle happened to a reading player and nothing was given we'd all be oxf*rd livid.

[soggy biscuit]

Hanson just said 'inch perfect, timed to perfection, great tackle', Dixon agreed.

[soggy biscuit]

If that tackle happened to a reading player and nothing was given we'd all be oxf*rd livid.

People that don't understand the rules maybe.

[Ian Royal]

If that tackle happened to a reading player and nothing was given we'd all be oxf*rd livid.

And if a Reading player made that tackle and it was given we'd be bloody peeved.

Supporters in being biased towards their team shocker. Personally I don't think you could really complain if it was either way. He catches him and its nasty, but he gets the ball and it wasn't dangerous. I lean towards no foul.

All the pundits (even the good ones) say no foul.

[Avon Royal]

Hanson just said 'inch perfect, timed to perfection, great tackle', Dixon agreed.

Both defenders to be fair.

And Hanson is a Belmont.

[ZacNaloen]

If that tackle happened to a reading pla

yer and nothing was given we'd all be oxf*rd livid.

People that don't understand the rules maybe.

Says the guy using "he got the ball first" as one of his reasons why its not a foul