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I agree it won't be easy, but in their next match the Irish will be out for revenge against them, and that will not be an easy match for France I would imagine.
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For the Last 16:
BBC will be showing - Switzerland v Poland Wales v Northern Ireland (also on S4C) Hungary v Belgium Italy v Spain ITV will be showing: Croatia v Portugal France v Rep Ireland Germany v Slovakia England v Iceland |
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It won't be easy but Ireland going for revenge won't be a factor in the knockout stages; everybody will be out to beat everybody else even without a historical backdrop.
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That makes no sense whatsoever. BBC should be showing France surely? And Why are ITV getting all the England games?!
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ITV had 1st pick for the Last 16 with the BBC 2nd & 3rd picks so naturally ITV went for England. BBC then picked the Wales/NI game and the Italy/Spain game leaving ITV to take the France/RoI match as their 2nd choice (4th pick).
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I want Henry commentating France
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Good article on the lack of quality strikers and how managers are finding their way around this problem.
http://www.espnfc.com/european-champ...class-strikers |
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ITV had 1st pick for the Last 16 with the BBC 2nd & 3rd picks so naturally ITV went for England. BBC then picked the Wales/NI game and the Italy/Spain game leaving ITV to take the France/RoI match as their 2nd choice (4th pick).
I assume they take it it turns to pick, but if ITV had 2 England Games in the group, I would have expected them to have had first choice for the groups, and would therefore assume that meant first choice in the 2nd round goes to the BBC. |
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Where did you hear this? I have been trying to find something that would l me how ITV & BBC split up the games.
I assume they take it it turns to pick, but if ITV had 2 England Games in the group, I would have expected them to have had first choice for the groups, and would therefore assume that meant first choice in the 2nd round goes to the BBC. There is this link. http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lat...16-match-picks It states. ITV will have first pick of the round of 16 while the BBC will have the first two picks of the quarter- finals. ITV have first pick of the semi-finals. Both BBC and ITV will show the final. |
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There's a Euro 2016 thread in the Broadcasting forum. They know their stuff in there.
There is this link. http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lat...16-match-picks It states. ITV will have first pick of the round of 16 while the BBC will have the first two picks of the quarter- finals. ITV have first pick of the semi-finals. Both BBC and ITV will show the final. I had seen the thread in Broadcasting, but it is over 600 posts and I couldn't see any relevant posts. |
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Albania returned home to a heroes welcome.
They got a red-carpet from the plane; an open-top bus tour; a key to the city for the captain; a 1m euro team bonus and their squad's names etched into the national football stadium. Imagine if they had got to the knockout stage! |
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We've lasted longer in the tournament than Spain
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For cashmoney, a Wales-Germany final is my preferred option now. For the actual football, Wales-Italy would be my pick.
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Albania returned home to a heroes welcome.
They got a red-carpet from the plane; an open-top bus tour; a key to the city for the captain; a 1m euro team bonus and their squad's names etched into the national football stadium. Imagine if they had got to the knockout stage! |
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'England will get the opposite reaction'
Journalism is about being concise, come on. |
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I see now the tabloid showbiz reporters are enthralled by Deii Alli's super hot girlfriend. No doubt she'll be dumping him soon and moving up the celeb/money ladder!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/ar...tajkowski.html |
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We've lasted longer in the tournament than Spain
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Jan Vertonghen will miss Belgium's Quarter-Final against Wales after tearing ligaments during training. He's been ruled out for up to 8 weeks.
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So no wins in 90mins from 3 group games and 2 knockout games, and just one win in extra time has got Portugal to the semi-finals. Doesnt seem right. So theoretically someone can go all the way and lift the trophy having never won a single match of football in a 24 team 6 group comp.
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So no wins in 90mins from 3 group games and 2 knockout games, and just one win in extra time has got Portugal to the semi-finals. Doesnt seem right. So theoretically someone can go all the way and lift the trophy having never won a single match of football in a 24 team 6 group comp.
What makes this format unfair is the seeding which made it better for teams to come second or third in certain groups than winning them. France, Italy and Germany all won their groups. Yet they have to play each other, whereas Poland, Belgium and Portugal can have the much easier route to the final. |
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So no wins in 90mins from 3 group games and 2 knockout games, and just one win in extra time has got Portugal to the semi-finals. Doesnt seem right. So theoretically someone can go all the way and lift the trophy having never won a single match of football in a 24 team 6 group comp.
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Mario Gomez will miss the rest of the Euros with a hamstring injury.
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My only remaining golden boot contender, damn it.
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I have Giroud each way in the goal-scoring stakes. Disappointed he was subbed but he is certainly back in the mix now.
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