Euro 2024

[Jurassicspark]

It's time to post your bold claims for what you expect to happen in Euro 2024. Is there a shock winner that you're certain is going to win the tournament?

Will England make it this time?

 

[Odds]

England have the best array of attacking talent, right now - but the defence is creaky: so they should "Attack! Attack! AtackAttackAttack!" Ref's put on all kindsa 'Fergie Time' these days, so the plan should be simple: score one more than the other lot.

There's one weird scenario where they could end up playing Scotland in the final but since this isn't a Subbuteo tournament, the odds are they'll have to get past the French or the Germans again.

 

[Jurassicspark]

the odds are they'll have to get past the French or the Germans again.

You really like the word "odds" don't ya?

 

[Brigadier]

France.

(Scoundrels )

 

[gas112]

England are 10/1 to win the euros that means if you put 20 quid on them then you are 20 quid poorer

 

[Odds]

You really like the word "odds" don't ya?

Despite the context, i never place a bet on anything. Originally, the name was 'Odds Bodkin', but i dropped the bodkin soon after the site change to make it fit in the frame easily. I don't think anyone in here has twigged the meaning i intended behind 'Odds', so most of 'em attach odd, strange, or just plain weird to it. That's ok, i can live with it.

 

[Odds]

Y'all recall Paul the octopus at the 2010 World Cup?

This time round there's Bubi, an African elephant who lives in a reserve in Thuringia in central Germany. Tusked with predicting the victor of the Euro 2024 match between the host nation and Scotland in Munich tonight, he kicked a ball towards the German goal, meaning the hosts are odds on to win the match. Obviously. (Lads, it's Scotland.)

He shoots. He scores!

 

[ReganAndCarter]

It's time to post your bold claims for what you expect to happen in Euro 2024.

Overpaid blokes from different countries will knock a ball around, tattoed, beer-bellied men in nasty nylon shirts will turn city centres into battlegrounds and at the end of it someone will lift a cup.

Election and football. There's no escape! I'm going into hibernation until it's all over.

 

[Odds]

I dunno, politicians getting 'into' football is cringe comedy at its best.
The recent example of Sunny Sunak asking a group of people in Wales if they're looking forward to the tournament was classic Rish!
Thankfully, Keir Starmer has defiantly declined to wear an England shirt this summer. Wise man. Nobody over 35 should do so, under any circumstances.

 

[Jurassicspark]

Y'all

Southern slang.

recall Paul the octopus at the 2010 World Cup?

Unwatchable due to vuvuzealla noise.

 

[Odds]

Unwatchable due to vuvuzealla noise.

Danny Baker did a live broadcast from a match - it may've been the opener - where South African fans made so much noise you could hardly hear a word.

 

[Vinty]

Is there a shock winner

Will England make it this time?

That would be a shock.

 

[Jurassicspark]

Without watching the match today I know for a fact that Germany is going to win against Scotland.

 

[gas112]

The England players visited a German orphanage this morning.
It was heart breaking to see the look of despair and no hope in there sad faces
.....said 6 year old Adolph Vogts

 

[Odds]

Without watching the match today I know for a fact that Germany is going to win against Scotland.

Everyone said that when Portugal played Greece in the opener at Euro 2004...an easy win: Greece had only played at the '94 World Cup - no goals nil points. Then they kicked off...