Most of it is in fairness. All my closest mates are pool fans, the poor twats.
Semi Final 1: Portugal vs Wales
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I hope Wales lift the trophy. They have played with the most passion so far, it's been good to see. Yesterday was one of the best international matches I've seen in recent times. Ronaldo you just feel is due a performance however.
Yesterday it was 110th Sporting aniversary and the portuguese NT players sent our President a present. A pic with all the players from our academy. What a nice gesture 
I think without Ramsey we will struggle. He has been sensational. I also fear Ronaldo is due a performance.
Whatever happens it will be beautiful to see my nation play another 90 at the Euros.
Whatever happens it will be beautiful to see my nation play another 90 at the Euros.
Yep amazing campaign by Wales. Really surprised with the quality of your performances as well unlike ours
Who thought Robson Kanu, Sam Vokes, Chris Gunter, Neil Taylor and James Chester were capable of such performances.Yep amazing campaign by Wales. Really surprised with the quality of your performances as well unlike ours
Bloody football ey?
What a goal by Kanu, i actually prefered his goal to Ronaldo's backheel
Think Ramsey being out completely Travellers Wales's team set up, there is time to change it I suppose. But has been really effective since they got the centre forward in, it hasn't looked much more complicated than 7-2-1 o my tv from there (Ramsey & Bale as the 2). But defiitely bee playig it extremely well.
Don't they sometimes wipe these 'accumulated yellows' suspensions between QFs & Semis?
Don't they sometimes wipe these 'accumulated yellows' suspensions between QFs & Semis?
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Bale vs Ronaldo. That is all. Imagine the tension back at Real Madrid if Bale wins this with Wales, or vice-versa.
Or 120 minutes
That's great for sporting, shows how important their academy are to the Portugal NT.Yesterday it was 110th Sporting aniversary and the portuguese NT players sent our President a present. A pic with all the players from our academy. What a nice gesture
Very nice gesture from the players too
I wish Welsh has (ex) United player, so I'd care a bit about them. Now the feeling is pretty much one sided.
Unless Bale...
Unless Bale...
Whatever happened to all those 'Ramsey is crap' comments?
Don't worry, they'll be valid again as soon he returns to wearing your kit
Joe Allen has been looking good. I think he's well worth a punt for a number of clubs.
James Chester has also been in beast mode, read the play and intercepted high up the field a few times. Dangerous when it doesn't come off mind.
Well, Ramsey's best match this Euro was against Belgium. Fair fecks for stepping up in the QF's but it's not like he was running the show in the group stages.
He's such a good player but needs to be in the right system. Don't think Liverpool have suited him recently but he did have a pretty good finish to the season, when he played. One of a number of Welsh players I think would do better abroad
Jonathan Williams will probably come in for Ramsay, he is more of a worker and has more energy and will help hunt the ball down. I think what Wales' game plan is going to be is just to sit back, flood the midfield and breakaway on the counter against this weak Portuguese defence.
Bale can always produce something and Robson-Kanu has been good whenever he has started. Both are fast too so that will help them against ageing defenders such as Pepe and Carvalho (will he start? He didn't start against Poland. Was he suspended?) Also Bale, unlike Ronaldo is a threat from free kicks. Bale also scored the most headers in La Liga last season despite being injured for long periods of the season. With players like Bale, and Ashley Williams e.t.c. they are also a real threat from corners e.t.c.
It will be a close game, I think both sides will score. But I said Portugal to be in the final before the tournament started, and I'm going to stick to that.
Bale can always produce something and Robson-Kanu has been good whenever he has started. Both are fast too so that will help them against ageing defenders such as Pepe and Carvalho (will he start? He didn't start against Poland. Was he suspended?) Also Bale, unlike Ronaldo is a threat from free kicks. Bale also scored the most headers in La Liga last season despite being injured for long periods of the season. With players like Bale, and Ashley Williams e.t.c. they are also a real threat from corners e.t.c.
It will be a close game, I think both sides will score. But I said Portugal to be in the final before the tournament started, and I'm going to stick to that.
Hopefully Bale destroys Ronaldo.
Is missing PepeYesterday it was 110th Sporting aniversary and the portuguese NT players sent our President a present. A pic with all the players from our academy. What a nice gesture
Nah, Pepe came from Brazil/Marítimo. He was just doing some tryouts for Sporting and got denied by some freakin genius. Probably a "Croquette".Is missing Pepe
But he looked good with that jersey
This.
We will miss Ramsey a lot - especially his final ball. Created some great chances this tournament. But Williams will run his socks off, and is somewhat in the same mould as Ramsey. He may be inferior to Ramsey in terms of vision, but he could open up defences with his dribbling and he'll get fouled a lot for Bale to have a crack at the freekick.
Absolutely buzzing for the game. As long as we keep Ronaldo quiet, or as long as Ronaldo continues playing shite, then we have an incredible chance.
Are Portugal going to be playing a 4-3-1-2? 4-3-1-2 against Wales' 3-5-1-1/3-4-2-1 would be interesting.
Now that Italy is out I'm going to be rooting for Wales. Would love to see them win it.
Portugal will win. Jammy bastards.
With Fernando Santos would be again the damn 4-4-2, 2 wingers playing strikers they should play 4-2-3-1 but he's a coward so Greece v.2 again
Let's be honest here, the winner of this will get battered in the final against Iceland.
France will win the game tomorrow, everybody beats England so that wasn't anything special.
English bait
They're all stupid cnuts that need banning
Hopefully Ronaldo does nothing apart from convert a penalty and get to the final.
Woles, lol. Im bettin on them for upset.
Yesterday it was 110th Sporting aniversary and the portuguese NT players sent our President a present. A pic with all the players from our academy. What a nice gesture
There will be no vice versa, Bale will accept defeat with dignity, unlike the childish sulky Ronaldo.
It will be just our luck, for Ronaldo to turn up in beast mode.
I'd be quite a bit more confident going into this match if we had Ramsey. He's a massive loss and there's quite a drop off between him and his possible replacements.
I'm meant to be having rotator cuff surgery on Wednesday morning. All the games we've won so far this tournament I've been watching it in the same venue, standing in the same spot, wearing the same shirt and drinking the same beer (hate Budweiser but the service at the bottle bar is far quicker than at the main bar). The only game where I was stood in a different place was the England game and although I've never been superstitious about anything in my life I do feel that I have a duty to my country to try to rearrange this surgery.
I'm meant to be having rotator cuff surgery on Wednesday morning. All the games we've won so far this tournament I've been watching it in the same venue, standing in the same spot, wearing the same shirt and drinking the same beer (hate Budweiser but the service at the bottle bar is far quicker than at the main bar). The only game where I was stood in a different place was the England game and although I've never been superstitious about anything in my life I do feel that I have a duty to my country to try to rearrange this surgery
.Market Hall, in Caernarfon??I'd be quite a bit more confident going into this match if we had Ramsey. He's a massive loss and there's quite a drop off between him and his possible replacements.
I'm meant to be having rotator cuff surgery on Wednesday morning. All the games we've won so far this tournament I've been watching it in the same venue, standing in the same spot, wearing the same shirt and drinking the same beer (hate Budweiser but the service at the bottle bar is far quicker than at the main bar). The only game where I was stood in a different place was the England game and although I've never been superstitious about anything in my life I do feel that I have a duty to my country to try to rearrange this surgery