Verpakovskis!

Very interesting match. Surely Portugal must be the worst possible opponent for England, possibly even worse than the Chechs?

I guess since I have money on Rooney to be top scorer I hope England progress. Shame to lose Portugal if they play like they did against Spain though.

It's a shame Italy are out, not because I enjoy watching them so much, but because they are Italy. I know this will put much of the messageboard in a total uproar, but would you rather have England beat Sweden or Italy? Which would have meant more? There is no doubt that Sweden have played the better football, but to be honest the Italians have also been unlucky, if they had scored more goals during the first hour of the Denmark game, something that they really should have done, we wouldn't even be talking about this, and to be honest we might not have even been talking about a "boring" Italian side.

I have to agree with that. Poor finishing against Denmark and failed tactics at the end of the game against Sweden is the reason Italy are out. I'd love to see them progress but alas, Sweden and Denmark are good footballing teams that should be a decent substitute. Anyways, I have a tenner on Sweden to win the tournament, so it was in my interest economically that they got through in the end

Yes, James made a howler, and yes Gerrard was immense! Good game by England, but a poor defence which could be their downfall against Portugal.

Good luck!

I have money on both games tonight to end in draws - hefty wad of cash if they do!

The Times, an english pub around the corner. Or on the TV here at home if I can't get a good seat...

I would also like to play Friedel in a more central position, but he won't budge, he's providing good cover for Henning though.

Thanks Vieri. Effing thanks for thinking the goal is 10 feet taller than it actually is. Either that or he was wearing lead boots today. Sweden we're outplayed at times but what can you do with a goal like Zlatans?

Having just watched Denmark, I'd say 1864 missed out on another contender. Brilliant flowing attacking football. The complete opposite of Portugal who must have 10 touches each before they can pass the ball. The only disappointment being their poor alternatives up front. Ebbe Sand being way off form, and Tomasson being.. well Tomasson. With a better strikeforce they would be unstoppable.

now then have I missed anyone ?

Yes, yes you have.

Sweden beat off Bulgaria 5-0 with a solid performance, while Denmark easily matched Italy, a pre tournament favourite.

I have a tenner on Sweden to win it at 16/1

Just when you thought England were on to something ... they go and mess it all up in the last 5 minutes

Anyone notice how well Ledley King played tonight btw?

Lets face it lads, the days of touchline hugging wingers are long gone. No teams seem to play with out and out wingers anymore. I'm sure a lot of them would, if they were instructed to do so.

Blimey, Rockin' Funky Cat Sounds

All of them are blue apart from West Brom.

Ranieri will probably end up at AS Roma. Hope we can loan a couple of Chelski players for next season

I think thats their breakthrough album actually.

Cool band, although I only have 5 songs..

I haven't posted on this topic for a while (honest to God, nearly a full page ), so here's the songs I recently added to my 'mix' minidisc: Arch Enemy - We Will Rise; Blind Guardian - Mirror, Mirror; Children of Bodom - Children of Bodom; Grim Reaper - See You In Hell; Mayhem - Funeral Fog; Slayer - Angel of Death and Apoclyptica's cover of Fade To Black (string quartets covering Metallica songs~~ ).

Like your style

A few songs I'm listening to today:

Tenacious D - Tribute

Dillinger Escape Plan - 4th Grade dropout

Today Is The Day - The Cold Harshness of Being Wrong

Sixteen Horsepower - American Wheeze

Thee Michelle Gun Elephant - Satanic Boom Boom Head

Bye bye Andy!

Thanks for the good performances this season, even though we lost most of the games you played well in

He really has to play Nissa now.

I dont imagine he will Chris.

(Long live the memory of Kurt Cobain though. 10 years ago today (5th april) - for those who dont know, he said in his suicide note: "its better to burn out then to fade away")

John Coleman? Or Chris Coleman?

Anyways, even if I have doubts over Souness the solution is certainly not to sack him at this point. That would be disaster. I cannot see us surviving with Tony Parkes in charge for the last games... or anyone else. The time to evaluate is at the end of the season, and that is when the major changes must occur. It will be interesting now to see how we handle the nerve wrecking run in, can the players / management handle the pressure?

Could be there's an underlying sense of seniority at work, I don't know.

Erm.. you're a moderator and YOU don't know ???

If you read my post properly you'll notice it says I'm not involved in the moderating of the site. My role as admin is in the development and design of the site, and the technical aspect of the site and forum, not moderating the forums.

Merzbow - Cannibalism of machine

Check it out - its a great inspiration! Not for everyone though I'd guess.

The Moldy Peaches

Time to get your P2P network up and running...

Also good are: The Von Bondies, Danko Jones, Merzbow, Supersilent, Girl From Saskatoon and last but not least the new Metallica album.