Portugal v Holland

[Beach Hut]

1 - 0 Ronaldo

 

[Knightsworld]

Great marking by the Dutch!!

Almost put the English Defence when defending set pieces to shame

 

[Beach Hut]

Dutch are in danger of losing the plot.

Need to re-group at half-time

 

[Icy Gull]

Seedorf - absolutely useless

 

[saltash seagull]

i thought van the man was level! guess he's commited the ultimate sin of euro 2004........scoring against portugal

 

[Braders]

2-0

 

[Beach Hut]

And what a goal - quality

 

[Braders]

2-1 o.g

 

[Beach Hut]

Portugal through

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Anyone else find it hard to maintain an interest in any international football tournament once England are out? I know it's a global game and we are duped by Nike/Adidas ads into worshipping at the temple of Davids, and should know what Figo has for breakfast, but I've never had the appetite for it once England have gone. As a result, being too young for 1966, I've never watched a World Cup or European Championship Final. It's not narrow-mindedness, or being a little-Englander, it's just an inability to get interested in two other nations kicking a ball about, no matter how 'beautiful' the football on display maybe.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

can't say i agree cheeky, i get utterly enthralled by tournaments like this, i jumped with joy when the czech rep got their 1st goal against denmark

 

[Beach Hut]

Same here, footie is footie.

The only boring thing I find is the Premiersh1te

 

[Easy 10]

I had 1-1 Ronaldo at 45/1.

Tch.

 

[graz126]

watched every game i could until england went out. now just catch the odd bits of games here and there.

 

[perth seagull]

Brilliant match, Portugal thoroughly deserved to win it. The Dutch were truly woeful and a shadow of their former selves in Euro 2000.

 

[Gwylan]

Don't think tonight's will be a cracker. Greece will try to stifle the Czechs.

Glad to see Portugal go through, Stockwell last night was like little Lisbon, there were so many Portugese flags being waved. Holland have really stuttered in this tournament.

Hope it's a Portugal v Czechs final; that should be a good one.

I can't understand people who don't watch games after England have been knocked out. Look at the classic games over the years that they would have been missed.

 

[SK1NT]

Anyone else find it hard to maintain an interest in any international football tournament once England are out? I

thats something id expect a bird to say! :safeway:

who wouldnt enjoy watching the climax of a major European tournament with world class players.

Do you not watch the rest of the championsleague one all the English clubs are out?

Do you stop watching the FA Cup when Brighton go out?

These all need asking..........

 

[Icy Gull]

Do you stop watching the FA Cup when Brighton go out?

No but it's one eye on the telly and absolutely no enthusiasm for either side 9 times out of 10. The only time I enjoy it is when a big club gets turned over

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

thats something id expect a bird to say! :safeway:

who wouldnt enjoy watching the climax of a major European tournament with world class players.

Do you not watch the rest of the championsleague one all the English clubs are out?

Do you stop watching the FA Cup when Brighton go out?

These all need asking..........

Nice sexist comment there, much appreciated by the female Albion fans on this board I'm sure. I'm pretty much like graz above, I'll just catch bits of games once England are out, like last night, caught the last 15 minutes of the Port v Hol game and that was more than enough. On European football, who's interested in a Chumpions League final featuring Inter v Valencia? or a UEFA Cup final with Grasshoppers v Dortmund? As for the the FA Cup, that's domestic football, a totally different ball game, and I'd watch Scunny v Millwall in a Third Round replay over Czech v Greece in the Euro Semi's anyday.