The Football.....

[Chislenko]

Can the standard of commentary get any worse?
"And Wales have a corner kick in the last minute of the game!"
Actually a throw-in 15 metres from the Switzerland goal line.
As anyone could see who was watching the game, even with half an eye on a 15" screen, let alone both eyes on 49". Strewth!

To be honest I only ever watch Wales on S4c.

Commentary is far better and of course our qualifier games are always available without having to line the Sky pockets.

Always found it disturbing in the British Isles that England games are protected as free to air but the rest of the British teams have to pay should they wish to watch.

Hardly inclusive!!

 

[vickster]

Not looking at all good for Christian Eriksen!

 

[PaulB]

Not looking at all good for Christian Erikssen!

It looks very grim. You could see him jogging towards his team mate about to take the throw in and he just went forward and collapsed. The seriousness of it was immediately apparent due to the players going straight to him but when they formed a ring around him and you could see the medic doing CPR on him, grown men in the stands openly crying, the enormity of it all hit home.

 

[vickster]

Latest is he‘s in hospital and stabilisEd

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

That was horrific, just awful. Why did the TV cameras zoom in on his wife?

 

[gavgav]

Absolutely shocking to see that happen. From what was a very desperate situation, to what sounds an initially positive outcome, credit must go to the amazing medical staff involved.

 

[Beebo]

Nice phrase to sum up today.
“Sport is the most important of the least important things”

 

[Brandane]

Didn't take long to spot the first union jack being flown by England fans. WHEN will they ever learn the difference between UK and England?
Anyway, c'mon Croatia!

 

[Accy cyclist]

Didn't take long to spot the first union jack being flown by England fans. WHEN will they ever learn the difference between UK and England?
Anyway, c'mon Croatia!

That's so our cousins in Northern Ireland can feel 'part of it'. Anyway,stop being such a nit picking Scottish chap!🧐 When the last World Cup was on 3 years ago we had the misfortune to have another Scottish chap down our pub who kept making silly comments when we were watching the England matches on the telly. Our patience with him expired when he turned up for the England v Croatia semi-final wearing a Celtic jersey!! When the final whistle blew,he started singing Irish Republican songs. That was it! At least 4 pints were poured over his head!!

 

[Slick]

That's so our cousins in Northern Ireland can feel 'part of it'. Anyway,stop being such a nit picking Scottish chap!🧐 When the last World Cup was on 3 years ago we had the misfortune to have another Scottish chap down our pub who kept making silly comments when we were watching the England matches on the telly. Our patience with him expired when he turned up for the England v Croatia semi-final wearing a Celtic jersey!! When the final whistle blew,he started singing Irish Republican songs. That was it! At least 4 pints were poured over his head!!

I wouldn't have wasted my beer.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Rotten game so far.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Rotten game so far.

Yeah not a classic

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

BBC pundits watching a different game.

 

[Brandane]

That's so our cousins in Northern Ireland can feel 'part of it'. Anyway,stop being such a nit picking Scottish chap!🧐 When the last World Cup was on 3 years ago we had the misfortune to have another Scottish chap down our pub who kept making silly comments when we were watching the England matches on the telly. Our patience with him expired when he turned up for the England v Croatia semi-final wearing a Celtic jersey!! When the final whistle blew,he started singing Irish Republican songs. That was it! At least 4 pints were poured over his head!!

Wearing a Celtic top has little to do with Scotland, as proven by his choice of songs.
Anyway, the union jack thing is not nit picking. Why oh why would anyone fly a flag at a football match when the flag actually represents one of your group rivals as much as yourselves? They just don't get it. Slightly annoying to us other UK nations, but you can't educate them. I can guarantee that NO Scotland fan would ever fly a union jack at a match involving Scotland, yet the flag represents us as much as it does England. What is wrong with the England flag when you are representing England, and only England?

 

[Brandane]

Rotten game so far.

Especially the first 25 minutes, I was getting quite worried!