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Old 22-05-2016, 19:09
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So earliest KO for Euros is 14.00. look like I'll miss first half through week then.
Don't think there are that many 2pm kick offs
Seven games in total, four of them on weekdays - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/...le/group-stage
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Old 22-05-2016, 19:10
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Outstanding save from Hart. He had a really poor WC 2014, England really need him to have a good Euros.
I was thinking about this earlier, I wonder who is successor will be with the national team, as just looking at the English goalkeepers at under 21 level, and below, I don't know quite how many will force themselves to be number ones at good clubs.

Hart might be the best we have for a while.
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Old 22-05-2016, 19:10
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He as yet to impress me in an England shirt
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Old 22-05-2016, 19:10
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Entertaining game but dare I say between two also rans at the Euros.
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Old 22-05-2016, 19:11
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It's good to see everyone so keen to see their nation fail. Every two years the same.
no. just from what I've seen from them. you thought they looked good the last couple of games?
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Old 22-05-2016, 19:12
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Entertaining game but dare I say between two also rans at the Euros.
The funny thing is that England and Turkey could meet in the second round of the competition if England win their group and Turkey are one of the third place qualifiers.
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Old 22-05-2016, 19:12
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Have we tried Vardy without Kane yet?

Good result in the end. Turkey are pretty much our equals.
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Old 22-05-2016, 19:12
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So it should have been; it is the first match Turkey have lost since November 2014
Shush! Turkey, like everyone England play, are the most rubbishest team ever to play the game and are only looking better than a sunday league team because they are playing crappy old England.

I was thinking about this earlier, I wonder who is successor will be with the national team, as just looking at the English goalkeepers at under 21 level, and below, I don't know quite how many will force themselves to be number ones at good clubs.

Hart might be the best we have for a while.
I think you are overlooking Jack Butland, had a superb season for Stoke before getting injured and could well be pushing Hart for 2018 and beyond.
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Old 22-05-2016, 19:14
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I suppose there are more than three better sides than England in euros despite what the odds suggest
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Old 22-05-2016, 19:15
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Entertaining game but dare I say between two also rans at the Euros.

Don't mind England being an also ran, as long as we run into, say, the semi-finals. Give us something to cheer about instead of whinging and whining.
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Old 22-05-2016, 19:15
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Every time there's a summer tournament there are games arranged where some players are absent due to various domestic and European finals. It's not an afterthought, it's a necessity because of proximity of the start of the tournaments. Even if it had been Tuesday I suspect, like in similar situations in the past, Cup Final participants wouldn't have played - so Sunday made sense to allow more fans to see the game.
Springstein plays Etihad Wednesday so it'll be boarded out tomorrow so.it was always going to be today at that ground.
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Old 22-05-2016, 19:16
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To be fair I thought Walker and Sterling had good games. Rose also looked decent offensively. The diamond looked a much better option.
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Old 22-05-2016, 19:16
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I was thinking about this earlier, I wonder who is successor will be with the national team, as just looking at the English goalkeepers at under 21 level, and below, I don't know quite how many will force themselves to be number ones at good clubs.

Hart might be the best we have for a while.
Hart has only just turned 29, Forster just turned 28 and Butland turned 23 in March. I think we're covered for a while. I can see the other two (other than Hart) ending at top clubs.
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Old 22-05-2016, 19:20
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Thought Vardy and Walker were the standout performers. Surprised at Rose getting MOTM, complete liability defensively. I hope he makes the most of his run at this tournament as I suspect a fully fit Luke Shaw will be first-choice after the Euros.

Henderson and Wilshere both showed their lack of match fitness. If I were Roy, Drinkwater would go ahead of one of them.
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Old 22-05-2016, 19:21
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So according to the studio pundits, Vardy is a cheat for initiating the penalty and Kane's penalty was a good miss. Heard it all now. Might as well be watching Turkish TV (with subtitles!).
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Old 22-05-2016, 19:22
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I miss Sven. 3 quarter finals in a row. I'd love that again. lol
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Old 22-05-2016, 19:31
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Hart has only just turned 29, Forster just turned 28 and Butland turned 23 in March. I think we're covered for a while. I can see the other two (other than Hart) ending at top clubs.
My bad about Butland, I thought he was a bit older than that, hopefully he can get back fit, and back to his old self again, as he sure is a very decent keeper.

I could possibly see him going to Chelsea, if they sell Courtois, as his replacement.
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Old 22-05-2016, 19:38
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England beat Turkey again
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Old 22-05-2016, 19:52
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England beat Turkey again
You posted that before

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...postcount=5949
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Old 22-05-2016, 20:06
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As of now, I'd hazard a guess that Townsend, Delph and Barkley will miss out (and I'm a Barkley fan).
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Old 22-05-2016, 20:07
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Apparently there was a post match game of skittle.
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Old 22-05-2016, 20:11
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So now pep is on his way to man city. Would his time at Bayern be considered a success considering he hasn't won the CL? Winning the league doesn't seem to be much of a challenge for Bayern so maybe it's not that much of a success. What will be interesting is if Ancelotti wins CL in his first season.
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Old 22-05-2016, 20:17
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State of some of the posters on this thread

And people still wonder why players don't seem to enjoy playing for their country as much as they do for their clubs.
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Old 22-05-2016, 20:19
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So according to the studio pundits, Vardy is a cheat for initiating the penalty and Kane's penalty was a good miss. Heard it all now. Might as well be watching Turkish TV (with subtitles!).
Gotta agree vardy dived, hes done it all season. Next season refs will be on top of it.
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Old 22-05-2016, 20:24
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State of some of the posters on this thread

And people still wonder why players don't seem to enjoy playing for their country as much as they do for their clubs.
It's like a preview of the nutters that appear during a tournament moaning about footballers wages and Coronation St being on at the wrong time.
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