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PaulB

Legendary Member
Location
Colne
Here's a question for all you football fans. And don't Google it (other search engines are available) for the answer.

Why do the German football team have green as their change strip in the event of a colour clash? You'll notice a lot of their fans wearing green shirts of the national German team and lots of their coaching staff also wear this colour.

We got this a few weeks ago in our pub quiz (at which my team of three are the current and unbeaten champions) and we were the only ones in there to get it.
 

GrumpyGregry

Here for rides.
Here's a question for all you football fans. And don't Google it (other search engines are available) for the answer.

Why do the German football team have green as their change strip in the event of a colour clash? You'll notice a lot of their fans wearing green shirts of the national German team and lots of their coaching staff also wear this colour.

We got this a few weeks ago in our pub quiz (at which my team of three are the current and unbeaten champions) and we were the only ones in there to get it.
Let's hope you didn't mention Ireland....
 

GrumpyGregry

Here for rides.
funny how things work out, as only yesterday I was talking to a friend, (big football fan) who asked me why Germany + fans wore green, as an Irishman I must know the answer (all things green) but I don't and couldn't think of why, was going to google but forgot, look forward to finding out the answer...
It has nothing to do with Ireland.
 

dellzeqq

pre-talced and mighty
Location
SW2
I'm throwing this out without much hope of a happy response.....does anybody foresee a time when England make a realistic challenge for the Euros or the World Cup?
 
I'm throwing this out without much hope of a happy response.....does anybody foresee a time when England make a realistic challenge for the Euros or the World Cup?
Not in my lifetime.

I believe that something like 70% of Premier League players are foreign nationals. Only the very best English players get to play for clubs in the top division, the most the rest can hope for is the Championship and those who would have developed into top class players with experience at the highest level are not being given the chance to do so. All this means that we can sometimes put together a decent first eleven but we have no depth to cover the inevitable injuries and suspensions. Thus if Joe Hart can't play we have to resort to a joke goalkeeper.

England is in danger of becoming another Scotland (while Scotland become another San Marino), plenty of swagger, loads of noise and expectation and little hope of doing more than making up the numbers. Despite reaching the quarter finals through winning the group Englan looked embarrassingly lacking in skill during every match they played. Against Italy it was cringe worthy.

I hope I'm wrong, but I fear I'm not.
 

PaulB

Legendary Member
Location
Colne
I had to pay for my two season tickets today. It's late compared to most other team's requests, I would have thought but this season, it's been later than it's ever been before. Tomorrow is the deadline and they have introduced a system that means if you don't pay online, you get stung for extra charges. Now I've got a computer (no, really) but I get the impression loads who've sat around me for many years now wouldn't know which was the front end on a computer so they'll be forced to pay more than me. Mind you, one of them's a right moaning auld gimp and every referee has it in for our club, doncha know, so we're hoping he misses out. Cruel, yes but conducive to a nicer environment in the season ahead.
 

deptfordmarmoset

Full time tea drinker
Location
Armonmy Way
Balotelli may just have avenged the dick Arschloch of a German coach driver who after almost killing me got upset with me because I prevented him from passing me until it was safe. He flipped me the Vögel. Now go home and think about how you got it wrong.
 

Moodyman

Legendary Member
The Italians seem to be peaking at the right time. The Spanish played some of their best football earlier in the tournament.

I reckon we could have an upset on our cards in the final.
 
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