Netherlands vs Czech Republic Sunday 27th June 5pm

[Rebelda]

Dutch oven

 

[JimW]

Top flopping

 

[JimW]

Lashed it

 

[Petcha]

Person being fouled should take the penalty really to make things fairer.

Players are on a goal bonus as well. Hence why you sometimes see them arguing amongst themselves about who gets to take it. I think its around £50k in the prem, but its based on their contracts. God knows what Ronaldo's contract says.

 

[Lord Camomile]

We're still going to lose to Germany.

 

[JimW]

Where's he found all this added time?

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Where's he found all this added time?

VAR

 

[Lord Camomile]

Fair play to the Czechs, deserved the win and although people'll point to the red card, which did change things, they'd already been giving as good as they got, or thereabouts.

 

[two sheds]

How long was Wijnaldum on for? Hardly noticed him.

 

[Rebelda]

We're still going to lose to Germany.

We didn't lose to the Czechs

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Old-fashioned direct football. Refreshing tbh. Good contrast of styles. They were matching Holland even before the sending off.

 

[JimW]

VAR

Oh yeah, forgot that. They do take ages.

 

[Steel Icarus]

I have been thinking that too!!!

Just like the commentator said "here come the Czechs" in the first couple of minutes and me and Mrs SI both sang "Hey there baby baby"

 

[strung out]

This is true. But scoring a penalty is arguably a fairly simple task in comparison to scoring from open play.

May as well chalk off all the tap-ins people score in this tournament too then.

 

[Numbers]

My very favourite Czech bar. I'd say the patrons are watching but it doesn't have a TV. It barely has seats tbf! They serve the majestic dark Kozel though.

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That looks grim as fuck tbf QueenOfGoths

 

[JimW]

Left the Netherlands feeling flat I expect

 

[Petcha]

May as well chalk off all the tap-ins people score in this tournament too then.

It's a bit of a derail but this is how it works. You can see why they bitch when a shot is credited as an own-goal.

It completely varies depending on the goal bonus each player has with his club - so there is no default answer to this. Players can also be on an incremental sliding scale.

For example, at least a couple of seasons ago Roberto Firmino at Liverpool was reportedly earning:

• £25k per goal for goals 1–5 scored
• £45k per goal for goals 6–10 scored
• £65k per goal for goals 11–15 scored
• £85k per goal for goals 16–20 scored
• £100k per goal for every goal scored after he’s hit 20 for the season
• £30k per assist

In 1 game he hit a hat trick against Swansea, taking him up to the 16 goal mark which earned him £205k i goal bonuses plus adding to his alleged wage of £68k per week gave him a minimum of £273,000 in salary for the week - that figure could be higher depending on appearance bonuses.

 

[Diamond]

The Bohemians look to be in rhapsody there

 

[two sheds]

That looks grim as fuck tbf QueenOfGoths

Nah I like it - lovely windows, tables bet there's a great atmosphere in there.

 

[Numbers]

Nah I like it - lovely windows, tables bet there's a great atmosphere in there.

Looks a right laugh in that photo.

 

[blairsh]

Credit where its due, good win and a decent upset too.

Still pissed off, but also still have Sweeden in the sweepstake

 

[JimW]

It's a bit of a derail but this is how it works. You can see why they bitch when a shot is credited as an own-goal.

Do you get the cash for scoring the own goal? Could be an easy earner though you might not get picked next game after your double hattrick wrong end.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Nah I like it - lovely windows, tables bet there's a great atmosphere in there.

Yeah. They call places like that brown cafes in Belgium, after the nicotine-stained walls.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Hadn't occurred to me at the time, but de Ligt handled to prevent a one-on-one, but had seen the Czech 'keeper save one at the other end less than 30 seconds ago.

 

[JimW]

De Ligt's gone out now.

 

[JimW]

Switched off at the wrong moment etc etc

 

[QueenOfGoths]

That looks grim as fuck tbf QueenOfGoths

It's definitely no frills but it's great. You can lose yourself for an afternoon in there just sitting quietly drinking your beer, watching the ebb and flow of people and eating sausages and mustard.

 

[strung out]

Czechia were always going to win that. There's a reason that Netherlands haven't been in a major tournament since 2014.

 

[Sprocket.]

Well done Czechia. Well done.

 

[two sheds]

Czechia were always going to win that. There's a reason that Netherlands haven't been in a major tournament since 2014.

They look better than they have done for quite a while though.