SEE YOU! A brand spanking new modern fitba thread 2023/2024

Neil Reynolds is an English presenter who has covered the NFL on Sky Sports for 20 odd years. He seems to know his stuff.

 

This is what happens when they open their mouths, talk shit, and aren't corrected because their fragility requires deference and obsequious head-nodding.

Eventually they stray into territory beyond their competence.

Every panel now-almost every panel- is loaded with one of these nice, well meaning but ultimately dopey girls.

But I do notice that when the BBC gets down to business- like last night- they drop the birds, presumably for their own protection. Everyone's watching, things get heated, they don't want one of the laydees to perform hari kiri on TV.

But the rest of the time it's the usual bullshit. Birds yapping about formations and what-not

 

It's embarrassing. We've invited women to come and make idiots of themselves.

 

I got the last few predos right.....but blew my meagre winnings on England getting a late winner yesterday. Today I got Ukraine or Slovakia to win at 1-1.

I think Austria or Draw is probably a safe bet but that if I had to go either ways it would be Austria Win.

 

The NBC/USA/Peacock coverage team is 95% British. Most are good but some of those guys are full of shit too. Like when a couple of panelists picked Leicester City to be relegated and their manager the first to be sacked and they won the league that year. Tim Howard is one of the best commentators and he also does time in the studio.

FOX has an international panel. Scmeichel, Chellini, some German lady. Another panel has Lalas and Dempsey. They both know their shit but Lalas can be opinionated and annoying.

 

I don't think she's dumb enough to actually believe it.

She just has to push the USMNT propaganda, and the false belief that we're elite in every sport. She's just playing the game.

 

Yeah, Lalas certainly can be annoying, I love this clip with Michael Ballack

 

Why is Lewandowski on the bench? Injured?

 

My friend is a Netherlands fan (probably couldn't name three current players on the roster.) So we bet on every Netherlands match and every England match.

That means I have to cheer for bitch ass France right here.

 

France blows a huge chance there.

 

I hope the Dutch use their wooden shoes to stomp on France's baguettes.

 

Xavi got a tan, a new haircut and even switched nationalities. Wow, i really am out of the loop.

 

This is old news. That's about four months old. Still ridiculous, mind.

MTF

 

France look like they have a few more gears

 

That's what's kind of scary. Even if a team is getting the better of them it's like, yeah but they haven't even really hit back yet.

 

Ref didn't want to be denied service at Parisian restaurants.

 

You could argue the keeper wouldn't have saved it anyway, but the point is he didn't even get the chance.

 

Dutch robbed there imo.

 

No Coq au Vin for you.

 

Good. I hate stews.

 

I know it's "old". She's still a cunt and women, in football, cut a generally ridiculous figure.

 

He didn't even get the chance to inevitably fail. Only a committee could have dreamed up such a law.

 

Yes.

 

Jesus. That guy is living in cuckoo land.

 

Good game between Georgia and Czech Republic. Georgia one up at the break.

 

Were you impressed with Ballack not being impressed?

 

Fucking Georgia man, should have buried that chance at the end.

 

Why are they playing in the Euro and not Copa America?

 

I was very impressed.