not sure E10, if they were ever ogres... but I get your point.


HoH: I cant believe you were actually old enough to remember that game... I vividly remember the exact moment which you describe (Shwarzenbeck), and how every memberof my family screamed in unison: 'YA FUCKING BEAUTY' in many accents (Irish parents).

I am pretty sure that only 3 got sent off in the semis though.

Oh and someone upthread said 'Fuck Aragones'... ok, if I must, but I will be thinking of wsc at all times.

Oh, and E10. spot on about this has to be remembered... please let it be worth it.

i think germany will win. 2-0

klose will get both

If Germany win tonight, they will have won the European Championship in every decade from the 70s onwards.

I'm with E10 on really not minding which of these two teams win. They've probably been the two most balanced sides, and it's interesting that they both might find themselves using 4-5-1 formations tonight, after starting with 4-4-2.

Torres can give Mertersacker and Metzelder some serious problems, if he's given the right service, but the Spanish defence isn't exactly rock-solid either.

Germany 2-1, I think, but I just hope it's a good game.

gerontophile wrote:

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HoH: I cant believe you were actually old enough to remember that game...

I'm not, I just saw a re-run of it on ESPN Classic one night in a hotel room in Barcelona. I was born a couple of years after that game.

Just checked and you are right, "only" three Atletico players were ordered off in the semi. Also, Aragones himself didn't play in that particular match.

But he's still a prick.

2-1, either way. Or 3-1. Or 4-0. Or 2-2 and penalties. 3-2, I have to state now, is RIGHT OUT. I've got £90 riding on this. Four goals good, five goals BAD.

ok, removing the unpleasant Aragones out of the equation:

I have to support Germany. All of my instincts are screaming no (including my brain) but circumstances, and some persuasive arguments offline are telling me (literally, TELLING) to support the Germany side.

However: Aside from Mr Beck, I will nip round the local shop to see if Mr and Mrs (Cerveza) are at home, but I doubt it. Its a local shop for local people, so if I print out Sir wingco's reports, they will be assumed to be true, there.

The cultural attache here (nagging person) says Germany will win 3-1, and pig fucker will score twice (his translation, not mine)

Sadly it's out of my hands. It'll be Germany.

No, I think that now Spain have got this far, there's no way they can lose.

Sergio Ramos and Marchena nothwithstanding.

After a quick recce with the local shop, I found that they had NO Spanish beer, or wine.

So I made do with a cheeky wee Italian, and a bottle of wine... I'm here all week.

ESPANA POR FAVOR.

but who cares, let it be a wonderful game (and Spain win)

oh, and Fabregas is playing from the start...

Germany
01 Lehmann
03 Friedrich
21 Metzelder
17 Mertesacker
16 Lahm
15 Hitzlsperger
08 Frings
20 Podolski
13 Ballack
07 Schweinsteiger
11 Klose

Spain
01 Casillas
15 Sergio Ramos
05 Puyol
04 Marchena
11 Capdevila
19 Senna
06 Iniesta
10 Fabregas
08 Xavi
21 Silva
09 Torres

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but who cares, let it be a wonderful game (and Spain win)

Yes, a wonderful 2-1. Or 3-1. Like I said, 3-2 is RIGHT OUT.

bugger, the other half just said 'who is that gorgeous guy with the beard (Metzelder)'

COME ON SPAIN.

Metzelder plays for Real Madrid? when?

fuck off Shearer: this is what they've lost... oh and Fabregas coming on (and Guiza) havent changed games? You fucking wankbag.