Keefaz

Aye, it's makes sense when you see Crumpy put the individual season prices next to it.

Blimey. Are we strapped for cash, if Ashley wants to encourage folks to stump up 3 years in advance? Maybe it's to fund that big Ronaldinho bid?

Na, it's probably just a load of bollocks.

You two, man.

Think it'd be a difficult appointment for him, tbh, especially after Hughes.

Let Harper play up front again.

Still can't see past Deutschland. Got it sewn up, I reckon.

Come on. Bite, goddamnit.

Yes please. Hold on, aren't you French?

Anyone see a Romania upset?

Got Italy to win 2-1. Think Holland will just be Holland.

Martin O'Neill: mad as a badger.

Don't think he really had much to do yesterday other than play the ball from the back.

You are weird.

I heard a similar story, except Ashley was actually looking to sell some Arabs.

Balls! Too slow with the fucking joke, and then too slow with the delete!

Got yourself a job then? Nice one mate, sounds like a smart one too. I considered that gag too. Took me a while to get it, tbh.

Na, I think Germs v Poles might be alright.

Anyway. I see tomorrow we have Austria v Croatia, and Germany v Poland. What do we expect?

Kluivert has a career before he came to Newcastle you know..? Babel has had as good a first season as could be expected from a youngster moving to a new league and adjusting his game and Kuyt is a regular in one of the top 4 and one off the most loved players at his clubs wherever he goes. I predict you will bring up his goalscoring record in the Premiership, but he has so many more strings to his bow. Kuyt is rubbish. Nothing but a workhorse. Van Persie and van Nistelrooy are the only strikers I can think of who've come over from the Dutch league and done the business. You may want to look up Van Basten, Kluivert, Mackaay and a few others on wikipedia, or are you talking about the Premiership, in which case I'd include Robben who transformed Chelsea in his first two campaigns, and Bergkamp of course, unless you think he was shit..? All in all, I can't believe we are even debating the quality of Dutch strikers when I look at what England can muster in that position.. Christ. All I was saying is that the likes of Kuyt, Kezman scored a million goals in Holland but went elsewhere and have struggle. They performed well in a lesser league.

Anyway. Let's have this debate another time, ffs. Didn't think Portugal looked quite as good as the ITV commetary team made out, really.

did really well for Boro after the initial first few months of adjusting. but he always looks incredibly raw to me, like an 18 year old kid needing to work on his technique and tactical awareness. My Smog mate really doesn't rate him at all. He's scored a few good/important goals for them but he never has above about a 7/10 when I've seen him. Just goes to show how far overrated some players can be when they come from lesser footballing countries (but then we already knew that). Like from England you mean..? No. Oh, sorry. Could have fooled me seeing as one country has qualified and the other hasn't..

Or Holland. Number of strikers that have been lauded over there and then turned out to be shit...

Just been talking to my pa. Reckons Emre 'didn't waste a pass' and was impressive. He's easily pleased.