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Post by johnnysoul60 on Jun 22, 2016 17:59:06 GMT
Should get through but another team who will defend deep and look to play on the break , at least Portugal would have come at us
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Post by rogerjonesisgod on Jun 22, 2016 18:00:07 GMT
Iceland have got great strips as well. Home or away.
Italy away top is another good one. Reminds me of the old Martini Racing stripes.`
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Post by FullerMagic on Jun 22, 2016 18:00:30 GMT
So, if Italy and Belgium win, probably looking at
Switz v Pol Cro v Por Wal v Tur Hun v Bel
Ita v Spa Ger v Slo Eng v Ice Fra v NI
Portugal have just made Croatia's passage to the latter stages a little bit trickier!
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Jun 22, 2016 18:00:34 GMT
Happy with that.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 22, 2016 18:05:44 GMT
Should be quite easy for England, but Iceland will fight to the bitter end!
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Post by Royal Donut on Jun 22, 2016 18:06:47 GMT
Maybe the best team we could of hoped for.
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Post by modfather on Jun 22, 2016 18:07:28 GMT
Id prefer it against kwik save
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Post by march4 on Jun 22, 2016 18:08:57 GMT
In their last 7 tournament games, Hodgson's England have played; Italy, Italy, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Russia, Wales and Slovakia.
They won one, thanks to a scrambled last minute goal against Wales.
Are folk still so confident about beating Iceland?
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Jun 22, 2016 18:12:56 GMT
Id prefer it against kwik save We would still struggle to beat them.
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Post by trentvale68 on Jun 22, 2016 18:13:00 GMT
Just imagine 15 years ago, England would have been playing half the Stoke team!
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Post by nicholasjalcock on Jun 22, 2016 18:18:32 GMT
Just imagine 15 years ago, England would have been playing half the Stoke team! If we end up playing the RoI, we still will be!
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Post by canadianmoose on Jun 22, 2016 18:20:25 GMT
Its a shame we couldn't have ended up on the other side of the draw. Should have gone full out to beat Slovakia, not with a weakened team.
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Post by Paul Spencer on Jun 22, 2016 18:35:56 GMT
So, if Italy and Belgium win, probably looking at Switz v Pol Cro v Por Wal v Tur Hun v Bel Ita v Spa Ger v Slo Eng v Ice Fra v NI Portugal have just made Croatia's passage to the latter stages a little bit trickier!
Blimey win your group and you're rewarded with a tie against Spain, Portugal, Belgium or Turkey but come 2nd in your group and you get Iceland!?
Isn't anybody going to give Hodgson some credit ... he's got his tactics spot on so far it would seem!
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Post by LDE76 on Jun 22, 2016 18:40:36 GMT
So, if Italy and Belgium win, probably looking at Switz v Pol Cro v Por Wal v Tur Hun v Bel Ita v Spa Ger v Slo Eng v Ice Fra v NI Portugal have just made Croatia's passage to the latter stages a little bit trickier!
Blimey win your group and you're rewarded with a tie against Spain, Portugal, Belgium or Turkey but come 2nd in your group and you get Iceland!?
Isn't anybody going to give Hodgson some credit ... he's got his tactics spot on so far it would seem!
To be honest, I'd be more inclined to believe Norman Smurthwaite's "Muahahahahahaha! Everything is going according to my plan! Excellent!" claims.
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Post by Roger Everyone on Jun 22, 2016 18:42:20 GMT
I can see Iceland defending and hitting us on the break. Not sure wroy will know what to do in this one... I think Portugal would have been a better match for us. Anyway even if we won, we will be out in the next round !
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Post by FullerMagic on Jun 22, 2016 18:43:55 GMT
So, if Italy and Belgium win, probably looking at Switz v Pol Cro v Por Wal v Tur Hun v Bel Ita v Spa Ger v Slo Eng v Ice Fra v NI Portugal have just made Croatia's passage to the latter stages a little bit trickier!
Blimey win your group and you're rewarded with a tie against Spain, Portugal, Belgium or Turkey but come 2nd in your group and you get Iceland!?
Isn't anybody going to give Hodgson some credit ... he's got his tactics spot on so far it would seem!
Yeah, that's one way of looking at it! Although there is apparently a scenario where an Italy win or draw and a Sweden win would leave Wales needing to beat NI and Sweden/Hungary to get to the semis - and that would leave Belgium playing France!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2016 18:45:52 GMT
We could probably get away with playing a weakened side again. I would go with sturridge and rashford this time though. Vardy is pretty redundant against sides who defend so deep.
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Post by rogerjonesisgod on Jun 22, 2016 18:46:17 GMT
It'll be the Czech Republic. It'll be Portugal. It'll be Iceland
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Post by Paul Spencer on Jun 22, 2016 18:47:10 GMT
Blimey win your group and you're rewarded with a tie against Spain, Portugal, Belgium or Turkey but come 2nd in your group and you get Iceland!?
Isn't anybody going to give Hodgson some credit ... he's got his tactics spot on so far it would seem!
Yeah, that's one way of looking at it! Although there is apparently a scenario where an Italy win or draw and a Sweden win would leave Wales needing to beat NI and Sweden/Hungary to get to the semis - and that would leave Belgium playing France!
Who do Wales get if Ireland win tonight?
Got to make sure I know who I'm supporting!
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Post by greystokie on Jun 22, 2016 18:52:21 GMT
We could probably get away with playing a weakened side again. I would go with sturridge and rashford this time though. Vardy is pretty redundant against sides who defend so deep. Unfortunately I don't think Woy understands that, about Vardy
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Post by FullerMagic on Jun 22, 2016 19:05:48 GMT
Yeah, that's one way of looking at it! Although there is apparently a scenario where an Italy win or draw and a Sweden win would leave Wales needing to beat NI and Sweden/Hungary to get to the semis - and that would leave Belgium playing France!
Who do Wales get if Ireland win tonight?
Got to make sure I know who I'm supporting!
I think: *If Ireland win, it's: Wales v NI France v Ireland *If Sweden win and Italy win/draw, it's: Wales v NI France v Belgium *If Italy win/draw and Belgium draw, it's: Wales v Turkey France v NI *If Sweden and Ireland win, Belgium go out.
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Post by eastyorksexile on Jun 22, 2016 19:17:47 GMT
Iceland have been team of the tournament for me, but we should really roll them over quite easily, however I am sure Woy is planning our downfall as I type, now let's see, Vardy at left back, Harte up front, Kane in goal, you get the picture......
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Post by mermaidsal on Jun 22, 2016 19:30:15 GMT
Id prefer it against kwik save Showing your age there mod
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Post by cheekymatt71 on Jun 22, 2016 19:33:37 GMT
at least if we lose to Iceland it damn sure sees Hodgson out of a job.
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Post by jezzascfc on Jun 22, 2016 20:16:52 GMT
Oh good, Iceland: a team which will park the bus and try to hit us on the break, as we have proved so adept at breaking down such teams so far in the tournament, what with our pacey wide men, incisive dribbling skills and instinctive, yet precise, shooting........
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Post by Squeekster on Jun 22, 2016 20:36:25 GMT
Id prefer it against kwik save Showing your age there mod What about Cee n Cee which was owned by our very own Kieth Humphries and eventually sold out to Kwik save! Started right here in Kidsgrove i believe!
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Post by FullerMagic on Jun 22, 2016 20:51:03 GMT
It's a British Isles takeover!
England-Ireland QF, anyone?
Switzerland v Poland Croatia v Portugal Wales v Northern Ireland Hungary v Belgium
Italy v Spain Germany v Slovakia England v Iceland France v Ireland
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2016 20:52:36 GMT
Im hoping England can get a cheeky draw
mind you -oops ! its a knockout now
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Post by jeycov on Jun 22, 2016 20:57:35 GMT
4 Stoke players through to the knockout stages wow !!
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Post by LDE76 on Jun 22, 2016 21:01:10 GMT
It's a British Isles takeover! England-Ireland QF, anyone? Switzerland v Poland Croatia v Portugal Wales v Northern Ireland Hungary v Belgium Italy v Spain Germany v Slovakia England v Iceland France v Ireland Scotland dislikes this.
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