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Re: Euro 2016

Postby Gingerfinch » Sun Jun 12, 2016 6:28 pm

Reckon England could struggle against Croatia or Poland, from what I've seen today.
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Re: Euro 2016

Postby Aidan11 » Sun Jun 12, 2016 6:28 pm

Gingerfinch wrote:Yes England struggled in the 70's, yet the foreigners get blamed for us not doing well in major tournaments.



I still shudder every time I hear the name Don Revie.
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Re: Euro 2016

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Jun 12, 2016 6:29 pm

Gingerfinch wrote:Yes England struggled in the 70's, yet the foreigners get blamed for us not doing well in major tournaments.


Foreigners were the Scots and Irish back then.

And there was Revie.
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Re: Euro 2016

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Jun 12, 2016 6:31 pm

Got a notion Revie picked a side with four centre halfs, but with a full back playing at centre half. Graham Taylor sort of stuff.
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Re: Euro 2016

Postby Gingerfinch » Sun Jun 12, 2016 6:31 pm

Should have put Clough in charge.
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Re: Euro 2016

Postby Aidan11 » Sun Jun 12, 2016 6:33 pm

Revie set English football back 10 years. Amazing how someone who tried to fix league matches got the job.
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Re: Euro 2016

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Jun 12, 2016 6:34 pm

Couldn't do any worse, as they say. Played some nice football under Greenwood at times, but clearly a bit dependent on Keegan and Brooking... Bell was a big loss in the late seventies.
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Re: Euro 2016

Postby Aidan11 » Sun Jun 12, 2016 6:36 pm

Irish crowd are singing Will Grigg's on fire but surpisingly he wasn't picked today.
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Re: Euro 2016

Postby sussexpob » Sun Jun 12, 2016 6:38 pm

Aidan11 wrote:Irish crowd are singing Will Grigg's on fire but surpisingly he wasn't picked today.


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Re: Euro 2016

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Jun 12, 2016 6:45 pm

Gingerfinch wrote:Lato was still playing in 82, and they had Bonieck.


Last old git comment I promise. Bonieck was one of those heavy seventies smokers. Managers used to sit on the bench and smoke. Stress and fags are a bad combo.
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Re: Euro 2016

Postby budgetmeansbudget » Sun Jun 12, 2016 6:46 pm

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Re: Euro 2016

Postby Aidan11 » Sun Jun 12, 2016 6:50 pm

One win, one draw, one loss so far for our Home Nations as they used to be called.
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Re: Euro 2016

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Jun 12, 2016 8:02 pm

Haven't all the great moments at major championships been German defeats?

Though I always liked Germany. The Australians of football. Never give up, never back down.

Rummenigge coming on against France...

Jumpers for goalposts...
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Re: Euro 2016

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Jun 12, 2016 8:05 pm

Fantastic retro German shirts too, and sixties space race haircuts.

Come on Germany!

Cool looking manager too who looks like he was in an indie haircut band.
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Re: Euro 2016

Postby Gingerfinch » Sun Jun 12, 2016 8:11 pm

I admire the German's. A QF in a world cup is deemed a disappointment for them, but is OBE time for us, well nearly.

That said, Schumaker's challenge was one of the worst I've seen.
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