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Hopefully the ref wont be as involved in this match

3-1 win russia

Knowing how rude and fuckwitted most Russians are, would be delighted to see the Czech's win this one.

Good panel on itv Keane,Southgate and Viera. Keanes given both of them the boot on a few occasions

Is Magera playing?

Looks like Milan Baros is playing up front for Czech.  He was ancient 5 years ago.

Baros is 30 years old. Hardly a zimmer-frame age.

Started(98) playing football at the same team Magera went on loan to

The Russian keepers shirt reminds me of the design of Sly Stallone's goalies shirt in Escape to Victory.

1-0 Russia

In my Squad  :D.

20 mins in and russia look impressive. Arshavin is even trying

2-0, these Russians look a bit tasty.

Handsome? I'm not in to Bond villains myself.

Just looked at the BBC stats, how many they got on the bench ffs. Is this some new thing, have a complete side on the bench?

The entire squad is available for selection (unless suspended/injured). It's been like that for a while.

Always remember the Czechs being a 1/2 decent, underated side but these Russians are looking like a dark horse in the Tourny!

Czech, including the old Czechoslovakia, have an international record that England can only dream of. Imoressive for a small country.

Россия! Россия!

Revolutionary stuff from the Russians-2 of their players had black boots!

Ok they won the Euro's in 76 but their record against England's record is shit. I know it's a national sport to beat up our own team but let's get the facts right Reg.

39-1 on 3-1, fucking greedy Ruskies.

 :D

Why let the facts get in the way of a spot of Reg-inflicted self-deprecation?

What...so 2 WC finals, one Euro win,  a final appearance, and 2 3rd places, doesn't beat our 1 WC win, and 1 WC semi and a Euro semi?  Do you do the FIFA rankings?

If that was England then the mentality towards the national team would be far worse than it is now.

"Perennially unlucky"

"Perennially robbed"

"Perennially perennial"
 

Arshavin was brilliant they look a very good team to me.

Arshavin's form for Russia shows how frustrating it must be for Arsenal to have him on the books. He's not head-honcho at the Emirates and plays like he knows it.

I've seen in play a couple of times and he rarely looked interested.

He looked like the player who first joined Arsenal last night. Was their playmaker and his passing was quality. Has been dog shit for Arsenal for 2 seasons now. No effort

I vaguely remember watching some football last night.

I remember asking who was playing and as soon as I was told I immediately forgot, and asked again, and again, and again. I imagine I was quite irritating and just a tad obnoxious. I was eating tacos at the time

I hope you enjoyed my story

If this was england fans blah blah blah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7D0fNtIdW0&oref=http%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FuvStp7cS&has_verified=1

i had  fiver on a russian 3-1 35-1 win also had a fiver on the poland match 1-1 draw 11/2

'If this was england' what exactly?


From what I can see no one was killed last night. England fans behaved like pricks for most of the 70's and 80's resulting in 39 people losing their lives at Heysel, and they were rightly punished. Since then it's pretty much the english media that bleat on about english hooligans whenever there's trouble (and quite rightly too).

Wish people would stop playing the victim card all the time.

If England fans had done that to a steward it would be headline news for sure.

Fair enough Reg. They have done pretty well when actually getting there. They've only qualified for 1 of the last 4 World Cups though. To say we can only dream of their international record is pushing things a little. I also notice they're down at number 30 odd in the current rankings, but then they're bollocks I suppose? FIFA should just get a wise old boy in like your good self. England would probably be behind Scotland then though.

You do realise that it was Liverpool and not England playing at the time of the Heysel Stadium disaster don't you.

And Dave is right, if England fans cause trouble at any tournament it will be much bigger news than if it was any other team.

Just think back to France in 1998, the trouble in Marseilles was reported as far more of an incident than the German fans that beat a french policeman to the point that he was in a coma.

15 years ago it was headline news in the UK yes.  Not sure how well the trouble in St Etienne after Argentina's victory was reported though.  But you can't blame UEFA for the english based media building you lot up and then knocking you down.

The 'whole of Europe is against us' look how we're picked on victim mentality is getting a bit boring now.  I thought the people of UK were bigger than that, but at times you sound like a bunch of moaning school children.

Calm yourself down janaage. The original post made by Dave was clearly (to me) a throwaway comment.

I am calm.

Yeah, it was.

Oh come on Jan. Surely you as a Scotsman should love a bit of "victim mentality".

UEFA open investigation into Russian violence. Good work.

With this result the Russians have certainly arrived in Poland...let's hope it doesn't take them 45 years to leave this time.