Tonight, I drink to victory. Stuff the better judgement shown in the earlier post.
Quarter-final Prediction 2
Croatia 2-4 Turkey (2045)
[Ahahahahaha. Aha. No. Really.]
Re: Euro 2008
Tonight, I drink to victory. Stuff the better judgement shown in the earlier post.
Quarter-final Prediction 2
Croatia 2-4 Turkey (2045)
[Ahahahahaha. Aha. No. Really.]
it's the **** that happens while you're waiting for moments that never come
Re: Euro 2008
Gonna take the same stance you are:Originally Posted by Mehphistophilis
Croatia 1-2 Turkey (2045)
Well, perhaps a bit less extreme.
Re: Euro 2008
A shake up in the point system. 150 points in the final is just too much, this would mean that almost anybody has the chance to win instead of the people who had been consistant.
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Gah, now I have this nagging feeling Mef and Dutch know something which I don't...
Random stuff:
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Quarter Final 3
Final Prediction
Netherlands 3 - 1 Russia
Quarter Final 4
Final Prediction
Spain 1 - 2 Italy
More hope than judgement, but the Spanish always ran into trouble in the knock-out stages.
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Random stuff:
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
Wonderful Louis, wonderful...
The best review of the Croatia-Turkey 'clash'...
Three guys are missing today in the Croatian team 'Gonić, Strzelić and Trafić'*
* translated as 'runn-ić, shoot-ić and 'scor-ić'.
Now bow before my superior, (even if 'borrowed') sense of humour Louis...
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0:0. Extra time.
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Re: Euro 2008
That's got to hurt.
GET IN THERE SON
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it's the **** that happens while you're waiting for moments that never come
Re: Euro 2008
DID YOU SEEE IT !!! DID YOU ******* SEE IT !!!!!!!!!!!
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Simply amazing. How do you explain a finish like that?
[I almost got the penalty score.]
Only ever in front for 2 minutes in this tournament, and now they face Germany.
March on, Turks!
it's the **** that happens while you're waiting for moments that never come
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DID YOU ******* SEE THIS !!!!
DID YOU ******* SEE THIS !!!!
DID YOU ******* SEE THIS !!!!
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Croatian defense was a disaster
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I've got the game TiVo'd. I take it from the Gamecast that I should just fast-forward to the end, was most of the game really that dire?
Congrats to Turkey, the cardiac kids of Euro2008.
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Re: Euro 2008
Amazing rise from the brink of death. Go Turkey!
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Wow! Just Wow!
What a forking game!
Well done Turkey.
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Hmmm, judging by the reactions here, I'm going to assume the footage I'm watching is at least an hour old and that Turkey somehow won.
If this is the case than someone has to explain to me what happened.
edit: seriously, how did Turkey pull off this win. Croatia is running circles around them.
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I won't.
There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.”
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise.
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Re: Euro 2008
Wait for it. It's worth it.
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Re : Euro 2008
After that devasting goal I just knew Croatia would bottle their penalties...
Sensational game again - we are getting our money's worth in these quarter-finals! But yes, you'll need to fast-forward to the 115th minute, Drone. Both teams were a bit scared throughout the game, they had too much respect for each other.
I think Turkey just doesn't know what to do really unless they are behind. They need free minds. Just a one, single, all-encompassing need to drive forward and score. When all other considerations are off and sheer passion is all that counts.
I'm sure there's a phenomenal pun in there for those accustomed to Slavic languages.
Wygięcić
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Holy ****! Got called in by a housemate saying I had to see it, and see it I did, but I don't believe it!
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He bribed 'em!
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Wow, meager game all in all but those last minutes sure made up for it !
Yeah, that goal did them in for sure. They started those penalties knowing they'd lose, no way those Turks were ever missing a penalty and they knew it.
Re: Euro 2008
That was definitely what Germans would call a "Gürkespiel" or something like that. No goals until the very end? Granted Turkey's was brilliant, they scored just when they needed to, and then they dominated the shootout. I'm really glad Germany will be facing the Turks minus 3 players. Though I'd feel a bit better if Turkey weren't so dangerous in the closing seconds. I haven't participated in the betting up until now since I really don't know the clubs that well, but I'll wager Germany beats Turkey if they play at all like they did against Portugal.
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Gurkenspiel
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Re: Euro 2008
It's in the 84th minute on my end.
Croatia seems to have slowed down a lot and has squandered a couple of good scoring oportunities.
Nice save by the Turkish keeper on the free kick in the 84th minute.
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chicken's dominion maintained. ~Machiavelli
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Arda Turan picks the ball, it's 90+2, dribbles gently to see the goal, strikes it, deflected ball reaches somewhere unreachable.
It's 75th minute, you're playing against the best keeper of the world while you're 2 goals behind. Arda makes the only shot possible from that angle. A cross swivels in, Cech can't grasp it, Nihat is there so score. While the score is already good to go, Arda waves over keeper Volkan to kick the ball quickly as if there is more to it. Yes, there was. Nihat makes the most confident last ditch shot available which kisses the upright first and sends the kiss goodbye to the Czechs.
It's 119th minute against the Croatians, when Rüştü, who has performed his best up to that point, makes an irrelevant rush out, and Klasnic puts the well put lobbed ball into the net. Hell it maybe the last minute that the rivals are on the lead but there is Semih, the igniter of the Swiss victory, shoots a ball headed down by Emre Aşık, the centre back, and the ball follows the same route as Arda's Swiss winner after getting deflected, giving a good run to Slaven Bilic the rock-star-on-the-pitch, towards the ref this time. Penalty shootout was already decided. Croats were shattered with anxiety while our boys were happy and smiling.
Come on, screw the winner on 29th. "The winner" already is there. I've lost my senses.
Believing is winning.
TÜRKİYE !
Re: Euro 2008
You just can't stop this by drawing out ridiculous cards to punish them. Boys are coming over to meet my favorite rivals- the Germans. We'll go through the semi-finals, rest assured.
Last edited by LeftEyeNine; 06-21-2008 at 00:27.
Re: Euro 2008
Well, there's no doubting you'll be completely outplayed but hey, it's worked for you so far.
Re: Euro 2008
Heh.. Well..
*wrings out shirt*
That was some match. Rüştü won it though. That old hippie looked deep into those Croatians' eyes and their legs starting shaking. Great guy.
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Re: Euro 2008
Amazing Turkey!!! Amazing!!!
Now i know what team to support! a real outsider...
Let's go Turkey!!! if Greece managed to do it in 2004 you can do it now!!!
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