Anyone watching?
I went to the first game at Old Trafford (to my amazement I didnt burst into flames when I walked in), and to the Netherlands/Sweden game at Bramall Lane (with my brother in law and our daughters).
No, it isnt the same standard as the men’s Champions League.
But good games, and great atmosphere.
My (mostly) Scottish niece was delighted to be able to wear an England shirt without criticism.
The Dutch and Swedish crowds all seemed to be in national shirts, including men wearing shirts with women player’s names.
And of course, it is fairly rare that you can celebrate an English team winning 8-nil (8 bloody nil! smashes clock from fireplace)
(and of course I would rather talk about that than my lot losing 4 nil to Manchester United).
Henrik Ibsen…. Edvard Grieg… … Röyksopp….Kings of Convenience….Jo Nesbo….Slartibartfast…Edvard Munch…. Vidkun Quisling…..your girls took a hell of a beating!
Slartibartfast designed the fjords but wasn’t actually Nowegian, FFS!
I’m aware of that, surely he’s an honorary Norwegian because of his contribution. Like Hans Holbein became English.
“Like Hans Holbein became English”
And T.S. Eliot. And David Soul. And Terry Gilliam!
TS Eliot chose England, joined the ministry, joined the ministry, joined the ministry….
TS Eliot is an anagram of something
No, ‘ghost mine’ is.
TS Eliot is an anagram of ‘litotes’, which is not too shabby for the poet.
“Stetson” probably. Only with slightly different letters.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/nov/08/ts-eliot-waste-land-stetson-anagram-riddle
I went to see Brazil v Spain in the Women’s World Cup a few years ago in the Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Was pretty enjoyable, standard was a bit lower than I expected, but I blamed that on the artificial pitch where the ball seemed to bounce about twice as high as normal.
If only the England men’s team played with the attack and pace the womens team showed.
I’m really enjoying it. I don’t watch enough football to be able to comment on the quality, but the games certainly seem to involve fewer shenanigans/dives and vicious tackles than men’s games, so the 90 minutes contain more actual football.
One other difference, thanks to what I assume is a much more female-heavy crowd, is the high-pitched screaming whenever a goal looks possible. That really adds a bit of extra excitement.
I’m supporting Germany (as I do with the men, mostly because of their never-say-die approach, but also because they always had the best strip), but the Lionesses were on fire last night.
It’s great – I’ve been following for days and I’ve never been less than entertained and delighted at the standards reached – I’ve also been a little miffed to see some of the male game’s worst behaviours start to creep in – falling to the floor writhing and clutching your face when you’ve been clouted in the mid-riff, that sort of nonsense. But on the whole it’s been very refreshing to see bold, forward going football played by players of skill – last night’s triumphant trouncing was an especially indulgent English pleasure!
Haven’t seen that much so far, but enjoyed the Spain v Germany match last night – especially the extent to which they entirely conformed to the national stereotypes of the men’s game. Spain had all the possession, lovely passing and movement but nothing to show for it; Germany were a disciplined ruthless, machine and secured the win.
Yep, Radio 5Live described them as “efficient .”
Tried to book a ticket for Netherlands v Portugal at Leigh Sports Village, but none were available. I hope this means it’s sold out, as opposed to a glitch on UEFA’s labyrinthine website.
We went to Spain v Finland. We bought tickets less than a week from the match and there were very few available. On the day, there were loads of empty seats. I’ve never been to a Uefa ‘organised’ game before and I’m not in a hurry to repeat it.
I think it’s a myth that a high standard of football equals more entertainment. You can get dull games in the Champions League and thrillers in the Vauxhall Conference – and vice versa of course.
A football match is like a story told over 90 minutes. Sometimes it’s awful, sometimes it’s fantastic and most of the time it’s somewhere in between.
‘thrillers in the Vauxhall Conference’. You haven’t been to Altrincham then?
Bllllliiiimey! The Robins aren’t bobbins!
They have in fact just gone fully professional for the first time so there is much excittement and anticipation in Alty about next season (Ed – this may be an over-statement).
The club sponsor is a scrap metal dealer. Make your own gags….
My favourite game of recent years was Clapton 1, Eton Manor 1 – nothing on it – played in April – game started 45 minutes late because the referee was stuck in traffic – attendance 25 (approx).
It was so desperate that at about 4.50 I decided to adore everything about the afternoon.
I reckon the more you spend on sport, the worse it’s likely to be (I never once envied Tottenham/Arsenal fans going to their game when I was off to Underhill and the like), and I note that a ticket for one of these Euro games at Brentford was £10.
Great value – I definitely would have been going to some of them if I was in London.
Our experience at the Stadium MK was that, unlike a normal MK league game where there spectators are treated as valued guests, for the euros, they’re treated as an annoyance. The idea is that all spectators for all euro games are treated the same no matter what the game. Best watched on television!
Theme tune for the first semi-final…