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  • IanH
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    edited June 2016 #62

    Why can't they just line up all the teams and just see who can kick the ball into the goal-net the most times?

    That is the point of the game, isn't it? It would get it all over and done with a lot quicker that way.

    Maybe they could get a few of the other footballers to just stand near to the goal-net all the time and see if they can bounce the ball off their heads into tbe goal-net? I believe that's what the potato-head one does anyway?

  • Kennine
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    edited June 2016 #63

    I watched Wales Ulster and England play one game. Thats what I promised myself.

    Ive no interest in watching any more Euro 2016 until the very last game.

    The tournament has been  ompletely ruined by the dreadful behaviour of football gans of many nations.

    If that's what football is all about. - Supporter violence without any punitive action taken by the International football association, then  I wont waste any more of my time watching it.

    K Cool

  • SELL
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    edited June 2016 #64

    Looking at the draw for the knockout stages England must be kicking themselves, the way how the top half the draw has worked out and the teams in it, i can see Wales getting to the final if they continue to play how they have done, bottom half of draw cant see England going much further than beating Iceland.

  • moulesy
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    edited June 2016 #65

    Well I know we sorted out the offside rule earlier on but have I missed some change in the kick off rule? I thought the ball had to travel forward by at least on circumference to be in play which is why two forwards stood at the centre spot. But now it seems
    that one forward can hit a back pass almost to the penalty box and this is allowed? Or is that just OK for these "elite" players? Undecided

  • IanH
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    edited June 2016 #66

    Is there an advantage to kicking the ball backwards then?

    I know that the English footballists do it most of the time, but I thought that the more 'winning' teams tended to kick it forward - preferably at the opposite goal net?

    Or have I misunderstood?

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited June 2016 #67

    Well I know we sorted out the offside rule earlier on but have I missed some change in the kick off rule? I thought the ball had to travel forward by at least on circumference to be in play which is why two forwards stood at the centre spot. But now it seems
    that one forward can hit a back pass almost to the penalty box and this is allowed? Or is that just OK for these "elite" players? Undecided

    It's one of Michel Platini's revoluionary ideas for brighting up the game.......or something like that.Worried

  • IanH
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    edited June 2016 #68

    Saw the English footballing captain being interviewed today......"I fink dat we'll do ok" he said.

    Obviously been leaning some sort of European language it seems.

  • huskydog
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    edited June 2016 #69

    Yes Ian , I think these footyballers have some type of language that only they can understand Surprised

  • kaenergas
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    edited June 2016 #70

    Good job they are paid for thier allegedly  footballing skills then

  • briantimber
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    edited June 2016 #71

    If thats the case then they should be paid the minimum wage..Cool

  • briantimber
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    edited June 2016 #72

    England Out !!!!!......Manager should be as wellYell

  • mickysf
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    edited June 2016 #73

    Out of Europe twice in a week, at least we can play rugby football! Wink

  • huskydog
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    edited June 2016 #74

    So England has been beaten by a shop chain , go IcelandHappy

  • mickysf
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    edited June 2016 #75

    England's manager is paid $4.6 million a year. Iceland's manager is a part-time dentist, heavens teeth!Undecided

  • Freelander359
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    edited June 2016 #76

    England Out !!!!!......Manager should be as wellYell

    He is now !

  • Oneputt
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    edited June 2016 #77

    Pathetic.  The team should hang their overpaid heads in shame.  Congratulations to Iceland the better team won.

  • briantimber
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    edited June 2016 #78

    Englands  manager isn't, nor ever has been worth a quarter of that!!!.... Its about time that the FA took a leaf out of Rugby's book and employed a manager with vision and fresh ideas. Hodgson is stale and past his sell by date ...Yell

  • SELL
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    edited June 2016 #79

    Englands  manager isn't, nor ever has been worth a quarter of that!!!.... Its about time that the FA took a leaf out of Rugby's book and employed a manager with vision and fresh ideas. Hodgson is stale and past his sell by date ...Yell

    Write your comments here...Come on then Brian who do you suggest, have to agree with you though

  • briantimber
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    edited June 2016 #80

    Konte.....Wink

  • Oneputt
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    edited June 2016 #81

    Hodgson gone

  • briantimber
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    edited June 2016 #82

    Great newsLaughing

  • Merve
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    edited June 2016 #83

    England! Pathetic!!!

  • Kennine
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    edited June 2016 #84

    Bad Luck England.  Wink

    K

  • briantimber
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    edited June 2016 #85

    Luck doesn't come into it K..... England were, from the beginning of this competition, riding on their bumped up egos, praised by both the press and an out of touch manager, well they have got their come uppance,  been brought back down to earth and landed
    on their expensive derriers. One can only hope that lessons can be learnt and acted on... They are the  joke of the yearYell 

  • SELL
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    edited June 2016 #86

    Konte.....Wink

    For me it has to be a Englishman, done the foreight manages, apparently Gareth Southgate is the bookies favourite to take over, with Gary Neville and Alan Pardew both at 10/1, not sure on any of these three though.

  • briantimber
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    edited June 2016 #87

    I would love to see an English manager of England SELL, but unfortunately I dont think that many have the talent for the job. Thanks to the premier leagues' obsession with foreign managers, talented English managers are thin on the ground, and I wouldn't call Southgate, Neville or Pardew talented, what have they achieved in their footballing managerial roles? Sorry, but any of these would be a backward  step in my opinion....Cool

  • briantimber
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    edited June 2016 #88

    A Scottish one may work....David Moyes....Wink

  • jimd
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    edited June 2016 #89

    Just keep your mits off Chris Coleman

  • Fisherman
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    edited June 2016 #90

    Its not skill thats needed,(that should be naturally there if you are the best in the country) but team spirit and doggedness.Wales & Iceland have it in plenty, but England dont.They can  only play the way they are instructed, just like rbots and when the
    s...t hits the fan dont know what to do.

  • JVB66
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    edited June 2016 #91

    I do not follow "football" but if they have to "employ" so many non uk players in the teams ,how can there be any good uk players to represent their countries??any manager of any team is on a loser

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