Euro 2012 - Official Discussion Thread

[patrick1]

And the Academy Award goes to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=n468msD5Oec

Disgraceful.


And excellent goal by St Ledger.

[patrick1]

And the Academy Award goes to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=n468msD5Oec

Disgraceful.


And excellent goal by St Ledger.

Words cannot be found to describe this... thing... of a post.

Diving is the absolute worst thing about the sport, IMHO. Certain nations, cough, have seemed to refine that aspect of the game and turned it into an art form.  You would have thought there was a sniper in the stands.

[patrick1]

And the Academy Award goes to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=n468msD5Oec

Disgraceful.


And excellent goal by St Ledger.

Words cannot be found to describe this... thing... of a post.

Diving is the absolute worst thing about the sport, IMHO. Certain nations, cough, have seemed to refine that aspect of the game and turned it into an art form.  You would have thought there was a sniper in the stands.

That nation, in this tournament so far, being Ireland. On three or four occasions in the first half alone. Including the free kick that led to the St Ledger goal.

Meanwhile, that guy got a sole on the shoulder*. That happens to hurt. But not to cause injury (unless you fall stupidly and into the other guy, obviously). He also cost his own team a chance by not getting up as fast as he perhaps might have, and then had to be "treated" off the pitch due to silly regulations as a result.

I've broken an arm and not made a display of that kind.  In the words of the great philosopher Ron Swanson, Be a Man.

[patrick1]

It is an absurd display of acting.  It was a foul but he played it up like he was shot.  That is, or at least it should be, embarrassing. Of course, every nation/club etc does there acting.  Italy has, so Im told, been quite adept at it.  

The acting makes the game un-enjoyable for me and many others. It is not confined to football either because the NBA has players flopping all over the place too.

[patrick1]

Looks like Ireland is in for a trashing ...

Yeah, Spain is toying with Ireland right now.

[patrick1]

Wow, that was a pretty incredible shot from De Rossi.

And as I'm typing Ingerland nearly scores.

[patrick1]

3.5 does sound good odds... but a hundred euros is a bit too much money to waste.

Actually, I thought about investing 200€ in it, for a 500€ yield in the event of a win.

But 100€ is fine too.

Isn't that 2.5 to 1 then?  Still good odds, imo.  I hope you win.