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oldironside

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9. I saw some highlights of the France game last night...
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 06:40 AM
Jun 2012

... and they looked pretty awful. Sweden, on the other hand, looked liberated.

A couple of (German) colleagues told me this morning they think England vs Italy could go either way, but that they're worried the Greeks will kick lumps off them so they find themselves in a semi final with half a team. Now, there's a thought to make even the most cautious of Englishman optimistic...

Still, kudos to Mr H. If you'd told me ten days ago we would win the group by 3 points I would simply have not believed it. If anyone tries to belittle this achievement, just point them in the direction of some videos of the 1992 group games.

All in all it's turning out to be a pretty good tournament. No 0-0 so far, some decent games, some decent goals, enough surprises.

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EC 2012 predictions: Group D [View all] Ron Obvious Jun 2012 OP
As long as England beats France, I'll be happy. OswegoAtheist Jun 2012 #1
England 1 - France 1 BlueCollar Jun 2012 #2
Dreadful... Ron Obvious Jun 2012 #3
After watching Ukraine - Sweden BlueCollar Jun 2012 #4
What surprised me.... Ron Obvious Jun 2012 #5
I see your point BlueCollar Jun 2012 #6
England win the group... oldironside Jun 2012 #7
I watched Sweden v France last night.... T_i_B Jun 2012 #8
I saw some highlights of the France game last night... oldironside Jun 2012 #9
1st international tournament I can remember was 1988 European Championships T_i_B Jun 2012 #10
The stats look bad. oldironside Jun 2012 #11
We didn't play Ireland in 1992 T_i_B Jun 2012 #13
My bad. oldironside Jun 2012 #14
Felt bad for Sweden because they very well could have won the group Marooned Jun 2012 #12
Spam deleted by Warren DeMontague (MIR Team) crazymana11 Sep 2012 #15
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