Euro 2012

[Bamboo Grove]

The qualifiers are about to begin. How do you fancy your team's chances? I'll start with mine. The toughest team in the group are the Dutch whom we (Finland) play next week away. They are without R v. Persie, though. The Swedes are always a good team and being our "dear" neighbours, the matches will be hard fought. We start in Moldova tomorrow and anything but a victory there will be a disaster.

I predict that we will finish 3rd in the group as the old generation (Litmanen, Hyypiä) haven't been replaced with the same class of players. Although Baxter is doing a decent job, it won't be enough. Maybe Brazil 2014.

[pharvey]

Wales to top the group...... England possibly (a lucky) second if they play their cards right.

[JimmyGreaves]

Ireland will be Ireland, So Close but..........

[caller]

I'm not sure England have enough decent fit players to put out a starting XI!

[Zidane]

Is it the top two from each group that qualify ?

1.Switzerland 2.England (being optimistic)

1.Russia 2.Republic of Ireland (being optimistic,gran from Cork !)

[BaaBaa.]

Wales to top the group...... England possibly (a lucky) second if they play their cards right.

Start as you mean to go on!

[redzonerocker]

We start in Moldova tomorrow and anything but a victory there will be a disaster.

moldova 1-0 finland . . . . . . .

ps; could be worse, you could be french

france 0-1 belarus . . . . . .

[Bamboo Grove]

moldova 1-0 finland . . . . . . .

ps; could be worse, you could be french

It was worse than that but then again, I could be an England supporter and trying to give bad excuses.

[Bamboo Grove]

Besides the favourites to win the tournament, Finland, losing 2-0 there were some other surprises

Montenegro 1-0 Wales
Portugal 4-4 Cyprus
Romania 1-1 Albania

At least we in Finland can blame the foreign manager that we have. Nothing to do that our team is not good enough

[caller]

A 2nd solid win for England, with bad boy Rooney scoring in the right manner this time! But Walcott stretchered off and taken to hospital and Defoe carried off as well!

Meanwhile, the Scots are battling hard to overcome the mighty Liechtenstein at Hampden, 1-1 with less than 10 minutes left!

[Big Boy]

And Finland's foreign manager failed to do the business again

[caller]

Ha! Would you Adam and Eve it, the Scots got a winner in the 96.33 minute, after 5 minutes of added time!

Useless performance and they were very fortunate.

And to top it all, having seen the league table, the Scots commentator said, 'its actually looking quite good'!!!!

Only Spain and the Czech Republic to come!

[Big Boy]

Yes, a valuable win in Fergie-time

[Bamboo Grove]

Two games, two losses, now where's that thread about World Cup -14?

[Lee1975]

A 2nd solid win for England, with bad boy Rooney scoring in the right manner this time! But Walcott stretchered off and taken to hospital and Defoe carried off as well!

Meanwhile, the Scots are battling hard to overcome the mighty Liechtenstein at Hampden, 1-1 with less than 10 minutes left!

Shame that TBH, he looked very lively, but had a great replacement in Adam Johnson. Looks a great talent. England are looking good at the moment, but we looked good in the Qualifiers for the World cup, and we all know what happened there!!