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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2016 10:18:02 GMT
what a day !!
Men's Final at Wimbledon British FI Grand Prix - Silverstone Euro 2016 Cup Final - Paris
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Post by lugsbug on Jul 8, 2016 17:55:33 GMT
I'm a Formula 1 fan for my troubles so that's what I'll be watching. I've supported Ferrari since the late 1980s so will be hoping for a Vettel/Raikkonen 1 2
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Post by lugsbug on Jul 9, 2016 19:04:17 GMT
I think I'm going to be disappointed tomorrow ...unless it rains and shakes things up a bit
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2016 22:38:51 GMT
I will be watching the F1, the Football, and the Tour de France. Silverstone looks like being dry, unfortunately.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 14:29:21 GMT
I was up at 2am and on the road by 5am, making the 300 miles back from Cornwall. Fell asleep and completely missed the Grand Prix and the first set of the tennis. Hoping to be able to stay awake now!
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Post by thecleaner on Jul 10, 2016 15:55:14 GMT
Watched all the F1 coverage on Sky - Tennis now, 2 sets up I came in.....not interested in the football.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 16:04:18 GMT
Murray wins in straight sets.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 17:01:15 GMT
What a pity - we ought to be looking forward to seeing a British side in the Euro final as well.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 18:46:46 GMT
Yes - the only fly in the ointment.
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Post by Miranda on Jul 10, 2016 18:56:33 GMT
To be fair though.... I don't think anyone expected England to get out of the group stages. Including the Engand team, judging from their performance. And Wales played out of their skins. As did Norn.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 19:22:27 GMT
Wales played out of their skins & reached the semis. If England had done the same they'd have reached the final.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 19:24:28 GMT
Before the competition, the 'experts' had said that not reaching the quarter-finals would be seen as a failure. They also said that they would come out of the group top because they were better than Wales, Slovakia and Russia. Qualifying for the tournament, they were the only country to win all their games, so there was some confidence, probably misplaced because the only real challenge had come from Switzerland. And, they'd better be careful, because, as Iceland have shown, the teams supposed to be minnows can actually bite back. They might not have it as easily in future qualifications.
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Post by Miranda on Jul 10, 2016 19:28:38 GMT
I know the 'experts' said that but I don't know any fans who had any confidence that the team would do well. Obviously I don't know every England fan but I have heard that there were very few flags on cars and houses and stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 19:31:57 GMT
No, nobody thought they would but no Welsh fan thought Wales would make the semis either.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 19:34:42 GMT
I don't know about other fans, but it's been a long time since I had the impression that the players really had a passion to put on an England shirt. It looks like they really don't care about representing their country, and regard it as a chore that's necessary to put up their price in the transfer market by being an International player. It used to be regarded as an honour, but I think those days are long gone. It was nice to see it again in the Welsh team.
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