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This includes the Euros btw
Will we beat 17,619 posts from last season 🤔 !
You started the replies so I'll make it two. :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by DarlingtonHibee
Soccer aid 19:30 ITV, usually an entertaining watch, no idea who's participating for each team.
Great goal from Defoe, even though against a few celebs and an ex heavyweight boxer in goal 😁
Looked a really poor tackle on Bolt when he had his shot
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Tony Bellew on loan get it done Gray
As fitba hangover cures go, straight on to the other two teams in our group is a good way to re-engage with the dream. Hoping Switzerland and Hungary knock lumps out of each other with the red card getting more of a role than last night.
Hopefully a drawQuote:
Originally Posted by Glory Lurker
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Hungary look decent odds at 14/5
Edit.no they don't 🙈😂
2 mins in and both of these teams have equalled our shots total from last night 😂
i'm going to predict any loser in this game will not go through
Didn't think it was offside . Switzerland look a good side .
These teams look so much fitter, and so much better on the ball than Scotland, dark days ahead.
Based on us against Germany maybe. I'm still confident we can get minimum 4 points based on performances against similar levelled teams in competitive fixturesQuote:
Originally Posted by hfcok
Switzerland look a good side, Hungary started poorly
Should have been two there for Switzerland
I wish I had your confidence, both teams will be looking for 3 points from ScotlandQuote:
Originally Posted by GreenNWhiteArmy
Eternal optimist mate. You'd think I'd know better following Hibs and Scotland ehQuote:
Originally Posted by whiskyhibby
The Swiss look miles better than us, no surprise though. Problem is we don't have a Xhaka or a Kroos. Ours is McGregor who is in a class way below them.
Gilmour is the best option we have to get on the ball and get us playing. Does it well in the Premier League regularly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiber-nation
Xhaka is a good player but Kroos is a different level completely.
He'll be starting on Wednesday that's for sure. I honestly don't care who gets dropped.Quote:
Originally Posted by B.H.F.C
I think it's down to Switzerland haven't allowed them to start .Quote:
Originally Posted by Heisenberg
Amazing that a country with a population of over 8 mill compared to Ireland and Scotland can be so good .
Who’s the annoying wee Hungarian who barges players out the way at every throw in and corner. It’s no subtle! Seems planned to create space.
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Pushkas? 🤭Quote:
Originally Posted by hibbie02
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Originally Posted by HUTCHYHIBBY
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Team should be built around him. The likes of McGinn and McTominay will do more eye catching stuff but in terms of running a game, Gilmour is the man.all the best teams have someone in there to do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiber-nation
Our best hope out of this group is a draw with Switzerland and win v Hungary to get one of the 3rd place spots. One win won't do it.
4 points will probably not be enough. Say we beat Hungary (doubtful) and sneak a draw with Switzerland. Switzerland’s probable 4 points are very likely be accompanied by a better goal difference ( given our scoreline last night ). We would have to beat Hungary by a big margin.Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenNWhiteArmy
game
set
and match
We're not getting out of this group lol
Absolutely agree. I can’t believe how backward Scotland have gone in recent months. It’s almost as if Clarke has changed a formula that was working but for no discernible reason I can see but Gilmour has to startQuote:
Originally Posted by B.H.F.C
Some finish there . Switzerland 2-0 Hungary . Game over .
Oops .
If we beat Hungary we should go through. They have been rotten so far today.Quote:
Originally Posted by SHODAN
4pts would surely give us one of the four place best 3rds in the groups.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim44
Why? Hungary making Switzerland look every bit as good as we did Germany last night - and Germany have some world class talentQuote:
Originally Posted by SHODAN
Wednesday is a different match with a different approach. No reason why we can't get a result
On the bases of what I'm currently watching Switzerland are just a class up on Scotland
Aye that was what my initial 4 point aim was geared towards. We'd need 6 to get out group now that Swiss are 2 up hereQuote:
Originally Posted by erin go bragh
That's not right Jim. Four of the six 3rd place teams go through. 4 points would guarantee qualification, 3 points might be enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim44
Good team spirit from Switzerland. We didn't have any yesterday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Donegal Hibby
Goal difference isn't first tie break. They said that last night. Don't ask me what is but I'd guess head to head?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim44
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It’s head to headQuote:
Originally Posted by Just_Jimmy
He’s done the best he can with the talent we have, but he’s a cautious coach who won’t play expansive football - what it’s exposed, and not just under Clarke, is the absolute dearth of quality centre halves and strikers we have in the country. That’s something that the academies and performance schools really have to focus on in the next 5 years, specifically targeting those positions and identifying talent and coaching those positions thoroughly. Too many players who have been midfielders (for example) are later developed as centre halves, strikers later as defenders etc. I remember Paul Hanlon being a high scoring midfielder at youth level as an example. I don’t think we are doing enough to really identify and priority coach the main positions through the age levels.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scorrie
That's what happens when you don't press the opposition and give them too much space and time on the ball and play too rigid.
Switzerland could have a slight advantage in playing Germany in the last game when the Germans will most likely already have top spot sewn up, but if we beat Switzerland and get a point against Hungary we would have that four points for 2nd spot
of course being Scotland we could beat Switzerland but then get hammered by Hungary :greengrin
i think :eek:
i love all the If's btw :)
Think 3rd place will go down to next Sunday’s game.
Think we will get scudded by both these teams on the showing so far. Grim.
No seen anything from Hungary to make me think that.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Spaceman
Edit, Hungary started playing since I typed this.
Hungary look (and this is hard based off last night) worse than us. Dreadful.Quote:
Originally Posted by B.H.F.C
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I actually think both these teams are beatable.
It is 2-1 now, Swiss have sat back this half inexplicably.
Hungary sneaking a draw here would be amazing. We can get results against these two
We are going through with 6 points, you heard it here first. :top marks
I’m subscribing to the glass half full team and I’ll say that losing in the way we did will produce a more significant response from the players than a 2 or 3 nil score line might have had - mibbies last night might prove not to have been a bad thing after allQuote:
Originally Posted by blackpoolhibs
Some size the big guy just come on for Hungary
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Size of that Hungary number 9 who’s come on. Big lad who looks he’s no stranger to a pie
Getting beat 5-1 takes away the fear of getting beat 5-1, kind of way?Quote:
Originally Posted by scm70nyd1973
Getting battered 5-1 demands a big response, losing 3-0 to Germany is pretty much expected. Hopefully it’s a size 15 boot up the arse and we get a result against these twoQuote:
Originally Posted by stokesmessiah
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Exactly 🤭in reality I think we are doomed ah tell ye - doomedQuote:
Originally Posted by stokesmessiah
Hungary having been rotten at the back
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I'm now convinced Conrad Logan has a Hungarian granny.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scorrie
Two up top against Hungary is a must
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Two totally different halfs of football . Good game though.
Swiss looked dodgy from crosses from the left. Should be a tactic for us if we can get anyone into the box.
Are all teams supplied by Adidas using the same template? Scotland, Germany, Hungary, Spain, all with the same design different colour. How dull.
2-0 Spain
Spain looking useful here
La Roja 2-0 up already.
3-0
3-0 ht
3-0 ht.
3 0
They’re a different class. Croatia is a decent side but can’t handle Spain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scorrie
Spain certainly look decent
Great first half from Spain. 13 goals in 2.5 games to date thats some going Euros off with a bang!
Spain looking good . Not a bad bet at 8/1 .
Bit like last night this in that I can’t work out if Spain are really good or if it’s because Croatia are really poor.
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Originally Posted by Donegal Hibby
Maybe mate, but things evolve during the tournament. Not often the team that looks the hottest after the first few games goes on to win the tournament. The only purpose the group matches serve is to get to the knock out stage. Tournament football. No doubt Spain played very well in that first half.
The 16 year old playing for Spain is sensational .
What is that all about from the Croatian player. Burst the net instead of taking the dive to get the Spain player sent off.
3-1.
Back to 3-0 😃
Croatia score from pen and now it's been disallowed so back to 3-0. I've no idea what's happening lol.
Dreadful referee decision a straight red card surely 😠
Should have scored when they had the chance instead of trying to get Rodri sent off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lancs Harp
I don’t think it was a penalty in the first place.The Croatian’s studs stuck in the ground.
Agree if it was a penalty. To be honest I was surprised VAR upheld that. I thought he kicked the ground and dived.Quote:
Originally Posted by HIBERNIAN-0762
Just goes to show that VAR is highly debatable worldwide, and only as effective as the ‘impartial’ armchair ‘referees’ making the decisions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lancs Harp
Shocking goal to concede
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28 seconds 1-0 Albania
Quickest ever Euros goal?
official 23 seconds...i think they're wrong :)
anyway, fastest ever
wan-wan
two-wan Italy
var checking
goal stands
Enjoying this game
I know they usually have a few ****houses in their team, but I always want Italy to do well. Probably cause I grew up watching Football Italia.
Should have seen my wife’s face when Albania scored. She’s Scots born with Italian parents.
That's a good good goal.
4 1 to Italy tonightQuote:
Originally Posted by Halmyre Hibee
Italy should have put this game to bed ages ago . Wonder will Albania get one good chance to level this .