Post by The Quito Diet on Jun 3, 2016 12:27:26 GMT
Fixtures
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12th June - Poland vs Northern Ireland - 15:00 - BBC
12th June - Germany vs Ukraine - 21:00 - BBC
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16th June - Ukraine vs Northern Ireland - 15:00 - ITV
16th June - Germany vs Poland - 20:00 - ITV
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21st June - Ukraine vs Poland - 15:00 - BBC
21st June - Northern Ireland vs Germany - 15:00 - BBC
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12th June - Poland vs Northern Ireland - 15:00 - BBC
12th June - Germany vs Ukraine - 21:00 - BBC
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16th June - Ukraine vs Northern Ireland - 15:00 - ITV
16th June - Germany vs Poland - 20:00 - ITV
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21st June - Ukraine vs Poland - 15:00 - BBC
21st June - Northern Ireland vs Germany - 15:00 - BBC
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Pointless trivia; Germany have won this championships three times, twice when featuring as West Germany and then once in 1996 when Fußball cam zuhause.
To see how Germany's Top Scorer builds up Poland's chances of an extended stay, have a look below;
In somewhat ironic fashion, let's see what propaganda notpropaganda can knock up to explain Northern Ireland's chances, in the football at least;
Mate, what about yeeeee?! Going to France mucker!
The actual Norn Iron fleg, which isn't the fleg they got in a fuss about, but is their official fleg
Northern Ireland, or Norn Iron, or Two-Thirds of Ulster (it's official name) make their return to the international stage this summer. It is their second appearance at a major championship since the 1982 World Cup, where they shocked the world by beating their Spanish hosts 1-0, big Jarry Armstrong getting the winner and living off it ever since by co-commentating Sky's La Liga coverage ("It's Messi, Rob!). Apparently they also got to the 1986 World Cup? It's also their first ever appearance at a European Championships.
For such a small nation/two-third of a province, they've produced some incredible players over the years, George Best most notable among them. Others include Whiteside, O'Neill, Armstrong, Gillespie and David HEALY HEALY HEALY, but their current squad does not have the star quality and some names that just sound made up like Oliver Norwood. But they do have some names familiar to supporters in the Premier League, such as Aaron Hughes, Steven Davis, Kyle Lafferty (who is looking forward to playing Brazil this summer), and of course Will Griggsonfire. However they are in an incredibly tough group, and if they manage to finish in the top 2 it will be a magnificent feat as not even their far superior southern neighbours could finish above Germany and Poland in qualifying.
Currently on a 12 game unbeaten run, their first opponents are Poland. The last time these 2 met was in Belfast and the uglier side of football reared it's head as there were clashes between good Catholic Poles and horribly bigoted Protestant bastards. The Prods were probably watching a Rangers match earlier and got all riled or something. Anyway the unbeaten run will likely come to an end in the first game as even though they'll be high on confidence and excited at the thought of breaking some Catholic legs, Lewandowski is just too good and will likely prove the difference.
The second game against Ukraine is where they'll be targeting a win I would imagine, as finishing 3rd in the group may be enough to get through to the next round. However you can still get tickets to this game, so I'm wondering where their fabled amazing support is for the game the team will need them most? I'm not one to start rumours but I would say many of their fans will be in Lens trying to get tickets for their first team's match against Wales, like the good Queen's subjects they are.
Their final match is against the world champions Germany, in Paris, and they will be hoping they don't need any points going into the final game as it will be a tough ask. However, even if they manage a win, that's only 3 points, 1 point less than their handsome neighbours from the south managed against the Germans in qualifying. Just hammers home the superiority of the Republic I suppose.
From Londonfreederry to Portadown to the Shankhill Road but not the Falls Road and not south Armagh but parts of Northern Antrim they'll be cheering Green and White Army! in the hope that their boys can make history.
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Squad:
Goalkeepers - Roy Carroll, Michael McGovern, Alan Mannus
Defenders - Conor McLaughlin, Gareth McAuley, Craig Cathcart, Jonny Evans, Luke McCullough, Paddy McNair, Aaron Hughes (c), Lee Hodson
Midfielders - Shane Ferguson, Chris Baird, Stuart Dallas, Steven Davis, Chris Brunt, Corry Evans, Oliver Norwood, Josh Magennis
Forwards - Jamie Ward, Conor Washington, Kyle Lafferty, Will Griggsonfire
Notable Absentees: Darron Gibson, James McLean, Marc Wilson
Key Man: Steven Davis
The Southampton man is affectionately known as the Ulster Iniesta to absolutely nobody. The Ballymena(hi) man is a quality player though and if he can exert influence on the games then NI will go a long way to getting the points required.
Chances: They'll be home in plenty of time to build the bonfires for marching season
I shall leave you with Will Grigg emerging from the shadows:
www.facebook.com/563002153747678/videos/1001411949906694/?pnref=story
luisgarciaisgod 's views on what Germany can do when lumbered with Mesut "Less assists than Milner since Christmas" Ozil in the middle are here;
And finally with a write-up that'll probably wear out the letter K on his keyboard, it's Pole Land with Ukraine;
Ukraine - the nation that permanently skips the World Cup in order to be ready for the European Championships, and for what feels like the first time ever they won't have played England in either qualifying or the group stage of the tournament itself.
In the four years since John Terry denied them an equaliser in the final group game of their own tournament, there has been a riot or two in the country (you may have seen it on the news) but they're back with the same old group of faces as usual. Whilst Andriy Shevchenko may have retired, he's now a coach for the national team and will be in France, as is tradition.
On the pitch, they still have 31-year-old Andriy Pyatov in goal, 34-year-old Ruslan Rotan and 37-year-old Anatoliy Tymoshschuk in midfield. But they do possess a genuine threat up front in Andriy Yarmolenko and Yevhen Konoplyanka and that might just be enough to see them through in 3rd place.
They'll face 2012 co-hosts Poland as well as Germany but should beat Northern Ireland, if they don't it might be goodbye to Mykhaylo Fomenko who is also very old (67 to be precise). Fomenko took over shortly after 2012 but only because Ukraine couldn't get Sven-Goran Eriksson or Harry Redknapp - that's actually true!
To sum up, Ukraine continues to be a nation that regularly shows up for the European Championships but nobody ever really remembers them when they're gone.
To see how Germany's Top Scorer builds up Poland's chances of an extended stay, have a look below;
In somewhat ironic fashion, let's see what propaganda notpropaganda can knock up to explain Northern Ireland's chances, in the football at least;
Mate, what about yeeeee?! Going to France mucker!
The actual Norn Iron fleg, which isn't the fleg they got in a fuss about, but is their official fleg
Northern Ireland, or Norn Iron, or Two-Thirds of Ulster (it's official name) make their return to the international stage this summer. It is their second appearance at a major championship since the 1982 World Cup, where they shocked the world by beating their Spanish hosts 1-0, big Jarry Armstrong getting the winner and living off it ever since by co-commentating Sky's La Liga coverage ("It's Messi, Rob!). Apparently they also got to the 1986 World Cup? It's also their first ever appearance at a European Championships.
For such a small nation/two-third of a province, they've produced some incredible players over the years, George Best most notable among them. Others include Whiteside, O'Neill, Armstrong, Gillespie and David HEALY HEALY HEALY, but their current squad does not have the star quality and some names that just sound made up like Oliver Norwood. But they do have some names familiar to supporters in the Premier League, such as Aaron Hughes, Steven Davis, Kyle Lafferty (who is looking forward to playing Brazil this summer), and of course Will Griggsonfire. However they are in an incredibly tough group, and if they manage to finish in the top 2 it will be a magnificent feat as not even their far superior southern neighbours could finish above Germany and Poland in qualifying.
Currently on a 12 game unbeaten run, their first opponents are Poland. The last time these 2 met was in Belfast and the uglier side of football reared it's head as there were clashes between good Catholic Poles and horribly bigoted Protestant bastards. The Prods were probably watching a Rangers match earlier and got all riled or something. Anyway the unbeaten run will likely come to an end in the first game as even though they'll be high on confidence and excited at the thought of breaking some Catholic legs, Lewandowski is just too good and will likely prove the difference.
The second game against Ukraine is where they'll be targeting a win I would imagine, as finishing 3rd in the group may be enough to get through to the next round. However you can still get tickets to this game, so I'm wondering where their fabled amazing support is for the game the team will need them most? I'm not one to start rumours but I would say many of their fans will be in Lens trying to get tickets for their first team's match against Wales, like the good Queen's subjects they are.
Their final match is against the world champions Germany, in Paris, and they will be hoping they don't need any points going into the final game as it will be a tough ask. However, even if they manage a win, that's only 3 points, 1 point less than their handsome neighbours from the south managed against the Germans in qualifying. Just hammers home the superiority of the Republic I suppose.
From London
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Squad:
Goalkeepers - Roy Carroll, Michael McGovern, Alan Mannus
Defenders - Conor McLaughlin, Gareth McAuley, Craig Cathcart, Jonny Evans, Luke McCullough, Paddy McNair, Aaron Hughes (c), Lee Hodson
Midfielders - Shane Ferguson, Chris Baird, Stuart Dallas, Steven Davis, Chris Brunt, Corry Evans, Oliver Norwood, Josh Magennis
Forwards - Jamie Ward, Conor Washington, Kyle Lafferty, Will Griggsonfire
Notable Absentees: Darron Gibson, James McLean, Marc Wilson
Key Man: Steven Davis
The Southampton man is affectionately known as the Ulster Iniesta to absolutely nobody. The Ballymena(hi) man is a quality player though and if he can exert influence on the games then NI will go a long way to getting the points required.
Chances: They'll be home in plenty of time to build the bonfires for marching season
I shall leave you with Will Grigg emerging from the shadows:
www.facebook.com/563002153747678/videos/1001411949906694/?pnref=story
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luisgarciaisgod 's views on what Germany can do when lumbered with Mesut "Less assists than Milner since Christmas" Ozil in the middle are here;
And finally with a write-up that'll probably wear out the letter K on his keyboard, it's Pole Land with Ukraine;
Ukraine - the nation that permanently skips the World Cup in order to be ready for the European Championships, and for what feels like the first time ever they won't have played England in either qualifying or the group stage of the tournament itself.
In the four years since John Terry denied them an equaliser in the final group game of their own tournament, there has been a riot or two in the country (you may have seen it on the news) but they're back with the same old group of faces as usual. Whilst Andriy Shevchenko may have retired, he's now a coach for the national team and will be in France, as is tradition.
On the pitch, they still have 31-year-old Andriy Pyatov in goal, 34-year-old Ruslan Rotan and 37-year-old Anatoliy Tymoshschuk in midfield. But they do possess a genuine threat up front in Andriy Yarmolenko and Yevhen Konoplyanka and that might just be enough to see them through in 3rd place.
They'll face 2012 co-hosts Poland as well as Germany but should beat Northern Ireland, if they don't it might be goodbye to Mykhaylo Fomenko who is also very old (67 to be precise). Fomenko took over shortly after 2012 but only because Ukraine couldn't get Sven-Goran Eriksson or Harry Redknapp - that's actually true!
To sum up, Ukraine continues to be a nation that regularly shows up for the European Championships but nobody ever really remembers them when they're gone.
