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Was a very fine game that. Ireland right now under a lot of pressure, but they also giving everything. Even bevoming dangerous at times. I hope Ireland manages to get past the group stages, even though I doubt it.
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06-14-2012, 07:56 PM
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nah... spain is dominating. ireland is out...
Im Pretty confident Spain will win the group, the question is who will pass? croatia or Italy? A draw beetween spain and cratio would be enough wouldnt it? ill be doing the math later. BTW, have you checked the math behind our group? lol, anything can happen (except the garantee that Germany will keep on), but other than that, IReland Danmark and Holland are still possible candidates for the next phase.
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06-14-2012, 08:09 PM
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06-14-2012, 08:14 PM
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lets hope not... and score quite a few agains Danmark will you?
soo torres scored again! i really like this player, tough he failed to succed at the english league, he has done 2 great matches (he played 15 min the first, and so did spain) and scored 2 goals... more will come.
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06-14-2012, 08:16 PM
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3:0 here now, done deal. And yes, the Spanish team will go far for sure. Still a very hard tournament to come.
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06-14-2012, 08:26 PM
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scratch that 4:0
Fabregas is also a great player clearly.... this is what the portuguese team is missing, someone who can score nice and easy... Damm you Ronaldo... wake up already!´ EDIT: TO note, Nothign shuts up the Irish, what a great public, chearing their team on the face of clear defeat, and fairplay, aplauding the spanish goals respectufully. They desearve a goal. Last edited by pupo162; 06-14-2012 at 08:32 PM.
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06-14-2012, 08:39 PM
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Those irish fans are boss. Much kudos to them, great team, great people alltogether here. Can you imagine what other countrie's fans would have done on such a loss?
4:0, bye bye Ireland, see you next tournament hopefully.
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06-14-2012, 08:41 PM
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So tomorrow i bet.... nah, keeping my mouth shut.
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06-14-2012, 09:17 PM
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Only for Chelsea. He was alright for Liverpool, well, for one season lol Ireland are in their final anyway, that's why they cheer. Being a fan of a lower league club I can relate to it - the expectations are different that's all, they aren't any different to any other people. Last edited by Osprey; 06-14-2012 at 09:19 PM.
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As I said, the EPPP makes it's first strike! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18278621 Wycombe Wanderers scrap youth academy By Paul Fletcher BBC Sport The Supporters' Trust poised to take over at Wycombe Wanderers has decided to close the club's youth system. It leaves Wycombe as the only one of the 72 Football League clubs without any form of youth development. In a statement, the club cited "financial limitations" and the "increased demands" of the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) - a new system for academies in England. The Chairboys have a successful history of producing promising youngsters. In recent years, players such as Blackpool winger Matt Phillips and Wolves defender Roger Johnson have come through the ranks. Wycombe sold striker Jordon Ibe to Liverpool last December, while winger Kadeem Harris, the League Two apprentice of the year in 2011, joined Championship side Cardiff in January. And the club, relegated from League One last season, have recently offered new deals to home-grown midfield pairing Jesse-Kewley Graham and Josh Scowen. "Wanderers were opposed to the EPPP from the outset, voting against the proposal at a meeting alongside fellow Football League clubs in October," the club statement continued. "However, the ruling was passed and the club believes it is certain to change the way in which Football League clubs are able to operate at youth level." A senior figure at Adams Park told BBC Sport the decision was not solely based on the introduction of EPPP, which is due to start nation-wide next season. And the Trust, which is set to take over the club from current owner Steve Hayes, remains hopeful that it will be able to reintroduce a youth programme at some point in the future. But the Supporters' Trust are determined to ensure the club will break even financially and believe that in the short term they cannot sustain the cost of their youth system, which is currently in the region of £300,000 per season. This is despite the fact that EPPP, proposed by the Premier League, agreed by the Football League last October and set to be introduced at the start of the 2012-13 season, will increase payments to all clubs for youth development. EPPP will also see the introduction of a new four-tier academy system and, as part of the deal, set tariffs have been introduced to replace the tribunal system for the sale of home-grown players. The introduction of EPPP was widely criticised as a system that would favour Premier League clubs. In his column at the time Wycombe's Matt Bloomfield said: "I am worried by the possible affect of the new system on clubs like ours who produce their own young players to play in their first team and then to sell for a price that helps to keep the club running." The Trust is unsure that the structure of the new tribunal system, with a focus on smaller up-front payments but increased add-ons, will generate the required reward on their investment in youth. They are also concerned by the Football League's retrospective auditing process, which could see clubs asked to pay back funds given for youth development if they have not met certain criteria in line with their category status. With the focus firmly on running the club as a stable concern, a senior source at the club said the Trust thinks it would be "too risky" to continue with the youth programme. The club website states that there are 10 full-time employees in the youth department, as well as 25 part-time staff, coaching boys aged eight to 18, who will all lose their jobs. Those young players who are not offered professional contracts will be given help finding a new club. Wycombe's centre of excellence technical development officer Dave George announced his retirement last month. The exact category status of most Football League clubs has yet to be determined, although it is understood that six clubs in the Championship last season - Southampton, Reading, West Ham, Watford, Middlesbrough and Crystal Palace - applied for category one status. In the region of 20 are expected to be given category two status, with the vast majority settling for category three. Clubs in category four will be operating a low-key system, where clubs will pick up 16-year-olds that have been released by other teams. Wycombe - a youth success story Blackpool's Matt Phillips joined Wycombe aged eight and made his first-team debut as a 17-year-old Cardiff's Kadeem Harris made his Wycombe debut in December 2009 aged 16 years and 201 days - the youngest in the club's history at the time Jordon Ibe , who joined Liverpool in January, broke Harris's record when he made his Football League debut aged 15 years and 311 days Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) A new four-tier academy system Set tariffs to replace the tribunal system for the sale of home-grown players End of the 90-minute rule Increased payments to all clubs for youth development Will be introduced from the 2012-2013 season Last edited by Osprey; 06-14-2012 at 09:28 PM.
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