Euro 2008 — Running Thread

UEFA has ruled it out.

 

It seemed a little clownish when I first read it. Anyway, on with the game, and Toni misses a sitter.

 

Ribery ... OUCH!!!

 

for those of us sans TV, help!

 

Then Nasri, who came on for Ribery, comes off the field for Boumsong.

So France is down a man and only has one sub left.

 

I think the PK was a good call and a deserved red card. The defender was the last man so that should be an automatic red card. I thought Luca Toni was supposed to be one of the best forwards in the world. How many chances is he going to miss? He should have about two or three goals in this game.

 

Boumsong. He sucked for Rangers. He sucks for France. That is one seriously dopey sub.

A takedown in the box when the opposition has a clear path to the goal is a red card. No choice.

 

With no Zidane, France has become boring to watch. They have no creativity other than Ribery, who is now injured. Henry sometimes is exciting to watch, but he has become too inconsistent, especially with France.

 

Hopefully Romania scores against the Holland reserves and puts the asshats out of the tournament.

 

Damn you ESPN, damn you!!! Why bench Adrian Healey and Andy Gray in the quarterfinals?

http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com/2008/06/your-euro-2008-announcing-schedule-for.html

 

In the meantime, they leave that muppet Tommy Smyth.

 

Gray is just so good (compared to the other ESPN analysts), I don't understand the benching. I know ESPN will use him in the studio show, but he deserves some match time.