Euros Final - Italy v England - Sunday 11/07 - 20:00

[brogdale]

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Have to say, it does pique a tad when I hear the owners of dogs that are fucking annoyingly noisy all fucking year, moan about some firework noise once in a blue moon because doggy.

 

[MrSki]

Raheem Sterling.

 

[The39thStep]

After all we've done for them

 

[RileyOBlimey]

It was the covid wot won it!

Italian football federation panic after TV crew members test positive for Covid

Three TV crew members from the public broadcaster, Rai, who are following Italy’s national team, tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday

www.theguardian.com

 

[Steel Icarus]

Italy played their group matches at home and including the final will have had three at Wembley, they've hardly suffered themselves have they

 

[Petcha]

After all we've done for them

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I don't get this argument. Host countries very rarely win major tournaments.

 

[The39thStep]

I don't get this argument. Host countries very rarely win major tournaments.

Don't the hosts do better than normally though?

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

I don't get this argument. Host countries very rarely win major tournaments.

It's not really an argument is it. He's just enjoying stirring it up a bit, which is fair enough tbh.

 

[tommers]

Got em rattled.

 

[Steel Icarus]

8 of 18 World Cup Finals have featured home nations

 

[SpookyFrank]

After all we've done for them

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And in their away fixture they (checks notes) won 4-0

 

[The39thStep]

8 of 18 World Cup Finals have featured home nations

well that's as conclusive as it can be imo

 

[planetgeli]

Don't the hosts do better than normally though?

Especially South Korea.

 

[Petcha]

8 of 18 World Cup Finals have featured home nations

Well only 3 Euros hosts have won. Not sure on WCs.

And no host has won since they expanded it to even 16 teams, let alone god knows however many we have now.

 

[Lord Camomile]

While I absolutely think England have had it a lot easier than other teams in this tournament in terms of where they've played, everyone seems to be forgetting that at every other tournament at least one team plays all their games at home

E2A: oh, ok, forgot I'd left this thread open for the past 25 minutes and it seems we've all already got there in the meantime

 

[Steel Icarus]

Chiellini gonna Chiel

 

[Yossarian]

Brazil seem to do much worse at home.

 

[Steel Icarus]

well that's as conclusive as it can be imo

I apologise - I should have prefaced it with "In a scientific study I found..." ;-)

 

[Steel Icarus]

Brazil seem to do much worse at home.

Not really, beaten finalists and beaten semi finalists when they've hosted the world cup. Several times they've departed competitions earlier

 

[The39thStep]

Got £25 on Italy the comp to win at 11-1 so mixed feelings on this game. Taken as a one off the key for me will be who dominates the midfield especially the attacking part

 

[MrSki]

Got £25 on Italy the comp to win at 11-1 so mixed feelings on this game. Taken as a one off the key for me will be who dominates the midfield especially the attacking part

I would be hoping for the £300 quid mate. After all it is only sport.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Got £25 on Italy the comp to win at 11-1 so mixed feelings on this game. Taken as a one off the key for me will be who dominates the midfield especially the attacking part

11/1! Nice! I could only manage 15/2 on the day the comp started.

 

[The39thStep]

I would be hoping for the £300 quid mate. After all it is only sport.

Had Portugal win last time as well but cashed out at the final. £500 paid for the week in England though.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Several times they've departed competitions earlier

I guess that's the comparison, isn't it? Not "how many times have hosts won?" but "how does a nation's performances compare when they are and aren't hosts?" or maybe "how do their performances when hosts compare with their average performance?" (other factors notwithstanding, of course).

 

[Diamond]

Not really, beaten finalists and beaten semi finalists when they've hosted the world cup. Several times they've departed competitions earlier

Absolutely spanked semi finalists - as if a nuclear weapon had detonated within Brazilian football - total destruction - years to recover

Bit of an exaggeration but the gist is there.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Absolutely spanked semi finalists - as if a nuclear weapon had detonated within Brazilian football - total destruction - years to recover

Bit of an exaggeration but the gist is there.

Well yeah, they had no Thiago or Neymar for that semi, but were beaten by an excellent Belgian team in 2018 and are in the Copa America final tomorrow

 

[Steel Icarus]

ANYWAY

 

[keybored]

He's just enjoying stirring it up a bit, which is fair enough tbh.

Meh, amateur.

 

[RileyOBlimey]

Meh, amateur.

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That damn qweew!!

 

[Raheem]

I'm trying to think of a more pathetic protest, but coming up short.

"I'm on hunger strike except for biscuits."