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 Scotland

                                                             

 Scotland finished exactly where they deserved in group A - at the bottom.

 

Indeed, not only did Scotland fail to exceed their normal levels, they did the opposite and under-performed.

 

Three shots on target in the entire tournament? With just 17 shots of any description across all three matches?


There was weeping and gnashing of teeth in the streets of Kirkcudbright.

 


England

                                                   


Meantime. England are through to the knockout stages with a game to spare.

Happy Jack will be removing his England flag from the front of the house this evening with all the disgruntled Jocks likely to be roaming the streets supporting Slovenia.

Comments

  1. 雲水26 June 2024 at 13:35

    Let me check if I have this right: football is our 'national game', but Wales didn't qualify, Scotland 'underperformed' and got kicked out, and England struggled to a 'thrilling' 0-0 draw against a team that's only ever qualified for an international tournament four times?

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  2. Happy Jack26 June 2024 at 14:56

    You omitted Northern Ireland. "Nation" being the constitutive countries forming the United Kingdom.

    England are pacing themselves for the knockout stages.

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    1. 雲水26 June 2024 at 17:52

      They ought to win 12-0 then, with that amount of saving themselves up... 😂

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    2. Happy Jack26 June 2024 at 19:30

      Next game England 2 - 0 Opponents
      Place your bet now!

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    3. Bell26 June 2024 at 20:16

      Not just now, what with the Betting Commission sniffing around...🤫

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    4. Happy Jack26 June 2024 at 23:09

      With all that's going on in the world the media become obsessed with this!

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  3. Ray Sunshine26 June 2024 at 16:26

    I haven’t been following the Euros so far, there are too many countries to keep track of, but now that the knockout rounds are about to begin I’ll make an effort to pay more attention. I see that England are due to play on Sunday but we don’t yet know who their opponents will be, is that right? When will we know?

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    1. Happy Jack26 June 2024 at 16:48

      Yes, 5pm on Sunday. We will know tonight who England will play. It's looking like it will be Holland.

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    2. Ray Sunshine26 June 2024 at 17:03

      The clockwork orange! That's going to be tough, if they're up to their usual standard this year.

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    3. Happy Jack26 June 2024 at 23:12

      We now know it's to be Slovakia! Should be a stroll in the park.

      When England win, they'll then face either Italy or Switzerland in the semi-final.

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    4. 雲水27 June 2024 at 09:32

      Should be a stroll in the park.

      Just like it was against Slovenia...

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    5. Happy Jack27 June 2024 at 12:48

      One must remain positive ....

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    6. 雲水27 June 2024 at 13:45

      I am positive. It'll all be over soon! 😄

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    7. Clive Mitchell27 June 2024 at 15:13

      @Lain LOL

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    8. Happy Jack27 June 2024 at 17:03

      @ Lain
      There's a few more games to play yet ...
      @Clive
      Please don't encourage her!

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  4. Ray Sunshine27 June 2024 at 00:26

    Yup, here they all are:
    https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/028e-1b3a28e9f934-2ce2b8cb3bbe-1000--euro-2024-round-of-16-fixtures-confirmed/

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    1. Ray Sunshine29 June 2024 at 16:25

      Starting in a few minutes, Switzerland v Italy.
      And then, later this evening, Argentina v Peru in the Copa America.

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    2. Ray Sunshine29 June 2024 at 19:07

      Switzerland beat Italy 2-0. I was never expecting a result like that. Are Italy a team in decline? Are Switzerland a stronger team than I thought? Maybe I'm just out of touch with recent developments in Europe ...

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    3. Happy Jack29 June 2024 at 20:38

      Italy are a young team in development. Even so, it was a surprising result. Switzerland are a good team and England will play them if they beat Slovakia.

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    4. 雲水29 June 2024 at 23:07

      The second goal looked offside to me ⚽️

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    5. Happy Jack30 June 2024 at 11:47

      Could you explain the offside rule?

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    6. Bell30 June 2024 at 13:47

      Nobody can explain the offside rule.

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    7. 雲水30 June 2024 at 15:48

      @ Jack

      Yes.

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  5. Ray Sunshine30 June 2024 at 17:59

    Halftime score 1-0. Comments?

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  6. Ray Sunshine30 June 2024 at 19:39

    Hello Jack. Satisfied with the result?

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    1. Happy Jack30 June 2024 at 19:46

      Stroll in the park, as predicted. Bring on the Swiss.

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    2. Bell30 June 2024 at 21:09

      More like a scramble.

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    3. Happy Jack30 June 2024 at 21:13

      Part of the game plan!

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  7. Clive Mitchell30 June 2024 at 22:36

    So England won. Just means that the torture will go on for longer.

    I hate football 😭

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    1. 雲水30 June 2024 at 23:02

      I've always thought that football is to men what a full moon is to werewolves: they suddenly start acting weird and making strange noises until it's over.

      I'm glad to know at least one man who's immune!

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    2. Happy Jack1 July 2024 at 00:37

      He's Scottish.

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    3. 雲水1 July 2024 at 08:50

      Well, nobody's perfect 😎

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    4. Clive Mitchell1 July 2024 at 13:03

      Well actually genetically I'm much more complicated than that. I have French (Hugenout), Norman, English, Scottish and Irish in my make up.

      No Japanese however.

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    5. Happy Jack1 July 2024 at 13:45

      What's interesting is the recent phenomena of women football fans behaving in loutish ways like men.

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    6. 雲水1 July 2024 at 19:26

      @ Clive No Japanese however. - as I said, nobody's perfect 😊

      @ Jack - that's modern feminism for you; it saw the worst of male behaviour and decided that's how women should behave. Same with work habits, binge drinking, promiscuity. It's a race to the gutter.

      Obviously, as a slightly tomboyish young girl, I, too dreamed of scoring the winning goal at Wimbledon, but I grew out of it.

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