allthegoodnamestLondon, Essex, England UK4,697 posts
Fantastic display by Northern Ireland , beating Ukraine 2-0 & their fans were magnificent , with over 15,000 making the trip.... It will be a case of " last one to leave N.Ireland, can you please switch the lights off", when they play Germany on Tuesday..
allthegoodnamestLondon, Essex, England UK4,697 posts
galrads: You guys talking about soccer games?
Yeh, the European championships are second, only to the World Cup , in football prestige .. I'm sure there is much interest with native Irish , English , Italian etc, residents from your land.
allthegoodnamest: Yeh, the European championships are second, only to the World Cup , in football prestige .. I'm sure there is much interest with native Irish , English , Italian etc, residents from your land.
This sport is growing in popularity here in the states. I think women's soccer is more popular. For me, however, I think it is almost as boring as watching a PGA golf tournament on tv.
Maybe if they played this sport as rough as ice-hockey, I could appreciate the game more. College Lacrosse Is really catching on here.
galrads: This sport is growing in popularity here in the states. I think women's soccer is more popular. For me, however, I think it is almost as boring as watching a PGA golf tournament on tv.
Maybe if they played this sport as rough as ice-hockey, I could appreciate the game more. College Lacrosse Is really catching on here.
allthegoodnamestLondon, Essex, England UK4,697 posts
galrads: This sport is growing in popularity here in the states. I think women's soccer is more popular. For me, however, I think it is almost as boring as watching a PGA golf tournament on tv.
Maybe if they played this sport as rough as ice-hockey, I could appreciate the game more. College Lacrosse Is really catching on here.
I realise football is more popular with the women in your country( anything to get out of housework) You're probably not aware but there is an equivalent competition going on in your continent called the "copa America ". The USA beat Ecuador 2-1 to reach the semi finals.
allthegoodnamest: Iceland done exceptionally well for a small country and to think 10% of their population travelled to see the game with Portugal ... I'm rooting for all the home nations teams & hope your lot do well also, although I don't consider " the republic" minnows & it was no fluke that you drew with Sweden.. In fact , you can consider yourselves unlucky not to win that game.
They took their eye off the ball (literally!)
We are minnows compared to before. No world-class players at all now. If we had had a better manager when we had our dream team of Roy Keane/Paul McGrath/Packie Bonner/Denis Iewin, etc. we could have done amazing things.
allthegoodnamestLondon, Essex, England UK4,697 posts
mollybaby: They took their eye off the ball (literally!)
We are minnows compared to before. No world-class players at all now. If we had had a better manager when we had our dream team of Roy Keane/Paul McGrath/Packie Bonner/Denis Iewin, etc. we could have done amazing things.
The latest crop are pretty talented, from what I've seen & they've inherited the same spirit.. Have you been watching the euros ?
allthegoodnamest: Fantastic display by Northern Ireland , beating Ukraine 2-0 & their fans were magnificent , with over 15,000 making the trip.... It will be a case of " last one to leave N.Ireland, can you please switch the lights off", when they play Germany on Tuesday..
why don't you guys join forses? scot welsh eng nor ire? you might win then...advise like...call it the uk...
I hope both sides and their supporters get to let off a sufficient amount of boat flares and sing an adequate number of songs and chants, so everybody has a great time and nobody gets hurt. If there's a game of soccer as well then thats good, but it will probably be one-nil or a draw as usual.
allthegoodnamestLondon, Essex, England UK4,697 posts
pedro27: why don't you guys join forses? scot welsh eng nor ire? you might win then...advise like...call it the uk...
It doesn't always work Pedro . Take Yugoslavia for example.. Since the split, the independent countries have done better as individual nations , with countries like Serbia , Croatia , Slovenia & Bosnia all doing better as a result.. Maybe the togetherness of a nation brings out the best in them.
allthegoodnamest: It doesn't always work Pedro . Take Yugoslavia for example.. Since the split, the independent countries have done better as individual nations , with countries like Serbia , Croatia , Slovenia & Bosnia all doing better as a result.. Maybe the togetherness of a nation brings out the best in them.
but would u agree if the uk united you would have a better chance of winning the euro's and even the world cup?
allthegoodnamestLondon, Essex, England UK4,697 posts
pedro27: but would u agree if the uk united you would have a better chance of winning the euro's and even the world cup?
No , because the scots hate the English , the welsh hate the English , basically , everyone hates the English , so there will never be unity in the camp with that kind of segregation involved.
allthegoodnamest: No , because the scots hate the English , the welsh hate the English , basically , everyone hates the English , so there will never be unity in the camp with that kind of segregation involved.
i am more for england to win in a match than northern ireland, i was in old trafford 4 years ago its a fine county with good people, i don't hate england
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