BawBag™ Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Well, the playoff's for the European Championship are drawn and nigh upon us No more foreplay, the group stages are over. It's all or nothing. 10 teams are in the line up as follows: Spain vs. Norway Croatia vs. Slovenia Russia vs. Wales Latvia vs. Turkey Scotland vs. Netherlands It seemed obvious to me when I viewed the draw live over t'internet that Scotland were doomed to be drawn with either Spain or the Netherlands. Go figure. To be honest, when I sat at my mates' house, can of lager in tow it had once boiled down to our tradition that we simply HAD to win our last game in the group stages and rely on another team winning elsewhere (Germany beating Iceland - which they did 3-0). After a mediocre first half where gameplay seemed split (well, the Lithuanians were cheating bastards, diving all over the shop) I though we were about to give up the ghost until halfway through the second half Darren Fletcher scored a wonderful (well, a lucky) goal from a bit distance giving us the lead and eventually the win. (Funny how apparently Alex Freguson told him not to go back to Man Utd if he didn't score in that game) So here we are. The above teams have played second best in their groups and have an extra game to qualify. I invite everyone to post team analysis and post match anlysis or anything else related to the upcoming cup. Maybe even predicting man of the match as stupid as that seems. Anyways happy footballing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Rythe Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 I don't follow footy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 tough draw, but it will be a good game. good luck to you but don't get your hopes up too much cause.... football's coming home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawBag™ Posted October 18, 2003 Author Share Posted October 18, 2003 Originally posted by Siv football's coming home! NOW I WILL KILL YOU UNTIL YOU DIE FROM IT! Just kidding. Surely your not English Siv? If so........... Was it Beckhams boots that caused the penalty miss? i.e. half time analysis - "Yeah boots nowadays have fins, not studs, so that would have been the problem" How about "He slipped on his arse?" ANYONE would've fallen with that momentum on wet grass. Meh, my twa p's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Originally posted by BawBag™ Surely your not English? indeed i am... and don't call me Shirley :D Was it Beckhams boots that caused the penalty miss? i.e. half time analysis - "Yeah boots nowadays have fins, not studs, so that would have been the problem" How about "He slipped on his arse?" ANYONE would've fallen with that momentum on wet grass. the problem was he was in too much of a rush to take it. i think the atmosphere was getting to him and he just wanted to blast it into the net. if he had taken his time and tried to place it instead of hoofing it he probably wouldn't have slipped. still doesn't matter now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawBag™ Posted October 18, 2003 Author Share Posted October 18, 2003 Originally posted by Siv indeed i am... and don't call me Shirley :D Ahhh the classics Originally posted by Siv the problem was he was in too much of a rush to take it. i think the atmosphere was getting to him and he just wanted to blast it into the net. if he had taken his time and tried to place it instead of hoofing it he probably wouldn't have slipped. still doesn't matter now. Yep. Too much momentum in the swing. Just couldn't believe the excuses that were being made. Well, at least you's get a wee rest. I looked into flights to Holland but the prices had rocketed within 15 minutes of the draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Euro Football? Again? Has it really been a year? *shakes head sadly* I'm not a football fan, but I hope Wales manages to win a match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Gnarly Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Yeah!!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawBag™ Posted October 18, 2003 Author Share Posted October 18, 2003 Originally posted by StormHammer Euro Football? Again? Has it really been a year? No, it's been 4............. Originally posted by Mamba Yeah!!?? Ummm....yeah. Anything of use to contribute to this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Gnarly Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Nope, i just don't understand are we all supposed to hyped up for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawBag™ Posted October 18, 2003 Author Share Posted October 18, 2003 Only if you follow football obviously. I'm offering a chance for people to get some opinions off about the upcoming playoff qualifiers. If thats O.K. with you that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Scotland vs. Netherlands do you mean holland? oh dear. oh well, you can always try again in 4 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawBag™ Posted October 20, 2003 Author Share Posted October 20, 2003 Originally posted by toms do you mean holland? oh dear. oh well, you can always try again in 4 years... Well, sure hasn't stopped us before. And who knows what'll happen? We're only up against the likes of Van Nistelrooy, Edgar Davids..........aww sh*t...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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