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Despite Brexit (and Icenotenter) the game gets lost
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:39 pm
by MajGenl.Meade
England suffered their worst humiliation since they were knocked out of the 1950 World Cup by USA in Brazil as Iceland shocked them in the last 16 of Euro 2016.
Manager Roy Hodgson resigned after the abject embarrassment of losing to a nation ranked 34th in the world - and with a population of just 330,000 - despite taking the lead through Wayne Rooney's fourth-minute penalty.
Iceland equalised within a minute as England failed to deal with a trademark long throw and Ragnar Sigurdsson bundled home from close range.
England's shameful performance was summed up by Iceland's 18th-minute winner when goalkeeper Joe Hart was badly at fault - just as in the win over Wales - as he let Kolbeinn Sigthorsson's shot through his hand.
So now one must cheer for Wales... or Belgium - they've got two Spurs players in the first team
Accession of Iceland to the European Union is a contentious political issue in Iceland. Iceland applied to join the European Union on 16 July 2009 and formal negotiations began on 27 July 2010.[1] However, on 13 September 2013 the Government of Iceland dissolved its accession team and suspended its application to join the EU. On 12 March 2015, Foreign Minister of Iceland Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson stated that he had sent a letter to the EU withdrawing the application for membership, without the approval of the Althing, though the European Union stated that Iceland had not formally withdrawn the application
Re: Despite Brexit (and Icenotenter) the game gets lost
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:57 pm
by Long Run
It was Nice but a very cold day for England. You might say the Three Lions' chances were Reykjavikted.
Re: Despite Brexit (and Icenotenter) the game gets lost
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:03 pm
by Gob
Proof that the stories of job losses following BREXIT were just scaremongering - all of a sudden we have loads of vacancies to fill - PM, England manager, England captain (probably) and the entire shadow cabinet- boom times
Re: Despite Brexit (and Icenotenter) the game gets lost
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 12:08 am
by rubato
Iceland Iceland!
Great people and great country. My 8th grade teacher was an Icelander.
Great People.
yrs,
rubato
Re: Despite Brexit (and Icenotenter) the game gets lost
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 12:50 am
by dales
Was there in June '65.
Flew from JFK NYC via turbo prop (Icelandic Airlines).
Wonderful warm sunny day, gracious people, and interesting sights.
But I digress, was Brexit around then?
Re: Despite Brexit (and Icenotenter) the game gets lost
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 4:05 pm
by rubato
What other small countries have punched this far above weight?
Lithuanias basketball team in the '92 olympics.
Others?
yrs,
rubato
Re: Despite Brexit (and Icenotenter) the game gets lost
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 4:24 pm
by Lord Jim
So now one must cheer for Wales... or Belgium
No, actually one really needn't...
Re: Despite Brexit (and Icenotenter) the game gets lost
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:37 pm
by Gob
Fuck Belgium.
Re: Despite Brexit (and Icenotenter) the game gets lost
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:59 pm
by rubato
Gob wrote:Fuck Belgium.
They do make the best beer in the world, except for the U.S.
yrs,
rubato
Re: Despite Brexit (and Icenotenter) the game gets lost
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 12:10 am
by Gob
The Czechs would disagree.
Re: Despite Brexit (and Icenotenter) the game gets lost
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 11:25 am
by MajGenl.Meade
rubato wrote:Gob wrote:Fuck Belgium.
They do make the best beer in the world, except for the
U.S. U.K
yrs,
rubato
FTFY (unless you like tasteless pisswater)
Re: Despite Brexit (and Icenotenter) the game gets lost
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 11:30 am
by Crackpot
You're still buying the "American" stuff owned by Belgum aren't you?
Re: Despite Brexit (and Icenotenter) the game gets lost
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 1:40 pm
by Lord Jim
Social media has certainly been a sympathetic forum for the UK team:
"An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar... to watch Wales play in the quarter-finals." Boom boom.
More images at the link...
Re: Despite Brexit (and Icenotenter) the game gets lost
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:00 pm
by rubato
MajGenl.Meade wrote:rubato wrote:Gob wrote:Fuck Belgium.
They do make the best beer in the world, except for the
U.S. U.K
yrs,
rubato
FTFY (unless you like tasteless pisswater)
I've been to England and drunk their beer. Its pisswater compared to ours:
yrs,
rubato
Re: Despite Brexit (and Icenotenter) the game gets lost
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:15 pm
by MajGenl.Meade
Oh well, if you're going to small craft breweries, they are best almost everywhere in the world
Re: Despite Brexit (and Icenotenter) the game gets lost
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 9:55 pm
by Gob
rubato wrote:
I've been to England and drunk their beer. Its pisswater compared to ours:
yrs,
rubato
Two lies in one post.
Re: Despite Brexit (and Icenotenter) the game gets lost
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 11:13 pm
by Long Run
fwiw, I've found and drank excellent beer in England. Like Meade says, you can find good craft beer in so many places now, and in such diversity that it is merit-less to complain about the choices. If you want to complain about the lack of taste in macro-beer, the U.S. can hold its own.