Group E - Belgium, Italy, Republic of Ireland, Sweden

[Furball]

The good news for Ireland is that this result means Italy have won the group. May rest players for the final round? Four points would see them through you'd thin
Edit - jumping the gun in terms of final result of course

A bad result for the Republic and Sweden boosts Norrhern Ireland's chances of qualification - quite the test of Uppercut's loyalties haha

 

[Magrat Garlick]

If goal difference had been the tie breaker Italy would have contrived a 0-6 loss tomorrow to avoid Spain.

Perhaps head to head has its advantages.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Amazing with all the referees floating around, video replays, earpieces and so on that Italy still get away with WWF every time a ball looks like coming into their penalty area.

 

[Furball]

This has been a lesson in the dark arts from Italy.

Absolutely woeful refereeing. Long's a stick on to get a red card for lashing out at someone.

 

[GIMH]

That's a pen all day long

Ireland were dross against Belgium so I didn't have much sympathy despite their blatant denied pen at 0-1. But that's a smeller that one

 

[Furball]

McClean can go and **** himself. Rat.

 

[Furball]

I don't understand why Insigne hasn't played much this tournament.

lol, and literally hits the post as I type that.

 

[GIMH]

Match threads or one for the round for the knockouts?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

One for the round

match threads with eight posts just look sad and lonely

 

[GIMH]

Agreed - I'll get it started then

 

[GIMH]

Well well well

 

[Furball]

I ****ing hate Martin O'Neill. Specky ****.