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Back to Euro 08 and the Maltese Bar owners are bewailing the lack of English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish participation- they are expecting a thin time of it during the tournament.

I think every pub in the UK can expect the same-big hole in the budget for pubs this summer with no England on.

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I'm about to pick a dream team for Euro 2008 but I've just realised I haven't got a clue who to go for.

Does anybody know of a good website that will show me stats like:

-Best defensive recored in the qualifiers

-Top scorers

-Probable line-ups

-Latest injury news

You like to be well informed for these things!

Thanks in advance.

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I just can't seem to get excited by this championship. Usually i watch almost every game at the world cup's and euros, but without the home nations in it i just don't get the same buzz and excitement.

I've always liked the Czech Republic, some really good players and i think they could be a real darkhorse this championship.

I'll watch the odd game, especially those in the group of death but thats about it.

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This Czech side is missing too many players. Its a young team and could go out early...I wouldnt consider them darkhorses...

That first game just proves it. They were lucky in both attack and defence to win the game 1-0. Switzerland shaded it this game and could have done without Frei being injured at the end of the first half.

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Enjoyed the Portugal performance but could have done without the inept David Pleat creaming himself over Ronaldo every 2 minutes.

He managed to embarrass himself in the first half though with the free-kick that hit the post. "Oh what a strike by Ronaldo, the keeper never saw it". Er yes he did David, he tipped it onto the woodwork.

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The ref in the first game greatly favoured the Swiss for most of the general decisions I thought. However the big ones they should have had (a definite penalty and an appeal for another) he turned down.

Decent start to the competition overall.

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Overnight viewing figures suggest that the British public aren't massively enthused.

Swiss vs Czech = 3.5m

Turkey vs Portugal = 4m

For comparison sake:

first matches of WC06 received 5.65m (Germany vs Costa Rica) and 5.71m (Poland vs Ecuador)

first matches of Euro 2004 were 6.19m (Portugal vs Greece) and 6.4m (Spain vs Russia)

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