Euro 2022

[Lord Camomile]

Straight shoot out between Mead and Popp for the golden boot!

 

[redcogs]

There's gunna be a bit of added edge in the final. Wish i could be there

 

[belboid]

We need to work out some decent songs and chants for Sunday, they’ve all been shit so far.

What’s the appropriate hand gesture to make to go along with ‘the referee’s a wanker’ in these circumstances?

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Shame for France. they were just too messy at times, although there was precious little space through the game. Cascarino never really got going. Renard (sp?) is both a great player and a bit of a liability.

But Germany have errors in them. I reckon there are goals to be had at both ends on Sunday.

 

[Lord Camomile]

I swear to god, if it goes to penalties I'm going to storm the pitch just so they haul me off to somewhere there's no possibility I'll be able to watch.

 

[redcogs]

i remember watching Germany get beat in 1966 with me old dad (on a black and white telly). Dad was ecstatic (especially after WW 2) and that feeling sort of rubbed off on me. No way i could tolerate England not having a really good win on Sunday. Planning my tactics for claiming the best seat in the front room already.

 

[belboid]

I swear to god, if it goes to penalties I'm going to storm the pitch just so they haul me off to somewhere there's no possibility I'll be able to watch.

If there are, they better be at the east end!

 

[belboid]

So far only the Express (quelle surprise) has opted for that headline

 

[JimW]

Suppose getting a Russian lino might be a bit trickier this time.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Suppose getting a Russian lino might be a bit trickier this time.

Thankfully, an Azerbaijani one might be easier

 

[Lord Camomile]

Holy hell, they named the national stadium after him!

 

[Elpenor]

Tickets are on sale now and at bargain prices. England tickets are available from £15-40 with final tix only £25-50. I'll probably skip England, seeing as they're playing in Brighton and Southampton after the opener at Old Trafford, but will probably make at least some of the games in Rotherham and Bramall Lane - which includes a quarters and a semis match.

Can England make it to a third final? Only time will tell!

And so it has

 

[belboid]

And so it has

Even more astounding, I’ve actually done what I said I was going to!

 

[Elpenor]

Love the crowds for these games, my ex hated the aggression in mens' football crowd noise there's none of that.

It's the lack of everything I hate about modern football which makes this so enjoyable. There's no racism, no hostility to other countries, very little (if any) play acting on the pitch, and no pissed up wankers shouting jingoistic slurs everywhere. I haven't seen any police having to keep order in the pubs. It's just, so refreshing. Not to mention the incredible talent and quality of football on the pitch.

Compare that with the ridiculous scenes last year with dickheads trying to storm Wembley stadium and all the racist scum rearing their heads to have a pop just because some black players missed a penalty. I know what I'd rather watch.

This a thousand times over. I’ve not been able to watch much of the tournament but it certainly attracts a better behaved standard of fan

 

[Steel Icarus]

Georgia Stanway:



goosebumps

 

[Lord Camomile]

It was literally my lifetime ago when England last hosted a women's Euro final.

Carol Thomas is recalling the events of 1984, the year of the first European Women's Championship when England played Sweden in the final over two legs in Gothenburg and Luton.

Back then they played halves of 35 minutes instead of 45, a smaller football was used and clubs in London turned down the chance to host the second leg.

While Sunday's Euro 2022 final with Germany is being televised live to millions on BBC One and is an 87,000 sell-out at Wembley, just 2,567 watched England lose on penalties at Kenilworth Road the last time the Lionesses played a Euros final on home soil.

"It was mainly the Swedish press that came over with their team. They televised it and put it in their papers."

Thomas had to get special permission from her bosses at Northern Dairies in Hull for time off to play in Sweden, while her husband did not travel to Scandinavia because of the costs involved.

"Alan, my husband, didn't come to watch me because we couldn't afford it. England's team was made up of amateur players - playing for your country back then cost money."

"Fortunately my bosses were very good to me and I didn't have to use up any holiday time. Some of my team-mates were not so fortunate and had to take time off without pay to represent England."

 

[belboid]

Tickets in my section are going for £600-1000 each. Fucking hell, it is a little tempting

 

[Steel Icarus]

Tickets in my section are going for £600-1000 each. Fucking hell, it is a little tempting

Don't be daft. Money comes and goes, but being there if we win with a last minute Alessia Russo scissor kick? You can't buy that shit

 

[two sheds]

“Well, I mean, yes idealism, yes the dignity of pure research, yes the pursuit of truth in all its forms, but there comes a point I'm afraid where ... if it comes to a choice between ... just taking the money and running, then I for one could do with the exercise.”

 

[Lord Camomile]

Happy final day, everyone

One thing I was just thinking about is the BBC's impact. I honestly don't know the figures or the deals, but I have to assume that their coverage of the women's game over the past... decade or more(?) will have had both direct and indirect impacts, whether that's TV money financing clubs and infrastructure, exposure making the sport a more viable 'product' for investment, and simply people seeing the game, on free-to-air TV.

What commercial network was covering it?

I really hope someone makes that point* to any politician who tries to ride the coattails of England's success following this final.



*assuming it does have some basis in fact

 

[Lord Camomile]

Don't be daft. Money comes and goes, but being there if we win with a last minute Alessia Russo scissor kick? You can't buy that shit

Yeah, can understand the temptation 'cause that's serious money, but thankfully I'm in a position where I can gleefully say "get te fuck, no chance"

 

[Elpenor]

No he's not. Ian Wright is not an impartial commentator. Isn't trying to be, isn't asked to be, should never want to be.

Wright has also been brilliant at supporting the womens game, giving time, money and vocal support.

He’s a pundit who is also the voice of the fan in the studio. His passion is brilliant and infectious and if it helps promote the women’s game then I’m all for it. I’m only a casual football fan so didn’t know he was a pundit until I switched on last week but now I know I’m going to try and catch the buildup.

 

[The39thStep]

Happy final day, everyone

One thing I was just thinking about is the BBC's impact. I honestly don't know the figures or the deals, but I have to assume that their coverage of the women's game over the past... decade or more(?) will have had both direct and indirect impacts, whether that's TV money financing clubs and infrastructure, exposure making the sport a more viable 'product' for investment, and simply people seeing the game, on free-to-air TV.

What commercial network was covering it?

I really hope someone makes that point* to any politician who tries to ride the coattails of England's success following this final.



*assuming it does have some basis in fact

Seem to recall Channel 4 having the women’s World Cup at one point . The Women’s Super League is on BT Sport isn’t it?

 

[Maggot]

The final deserves its own thread . . . .

 

[Maggot]

Euro 2022 Final: England v Germany

Here it is. The big one. Can England's women go one step further than the men?

www.urban75.net

 

[Lord Camomile]

Destination: Wembley