So what do you reckon to Hollands chances Woody? On paper they look
pretty strong especially in attack.

I was think of, "was" being the operative word, putting just a couple
of quid on Romania. They're in the group of death though with Italy,
France and Holland in the same group. I'd have to hope two out of
these big three slip up, which is a big ask. If they could manage to
get out of this group then I'd fancy them as dark horses. Could still
be worth a £2 bet on betfair at 54/1 maybe even 59/1. Otherwise I am
just thinking Holland or Germany between those two is maybe were you
should stick your money if you fancy a bet. I think Holland look good
value but Germany will get a lot of support in Austria and
Switzerland.

These Championships have been known to throw the unexpected team into
the mix, with Greece winning it last time and we had Denmark in 1992,
who I don't think even qualified for the tournament. Perhaps we wont
have another surprise win for a few more tournaments though.

What do you think?

Sniffer-Dog

On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:24:48 +0100, Sniffer-Dog
 wrote:
>
>These Championships have been known to throw the unexpected team into
>the mix, with Greece winning it last time and we had Denmark in 1992,
>who I don't think even qualified for the tournament. 

Yep. They didn't qualify but replaced Yugoslavia as it was just when
all the trouble over there was kicking off so they were excluded from
the tournament.

Sniffer-Dog schreef:
> So what do you reckon to Hollands chances Woody? On paper they look
> pretty strong especially in attack.
> 
> I was think of, "was" being the operative word, putting just a couple
> of quid on Romania. They're in the group of death though with Italy,
> France and Holland in the same group. I'd have to hope two out of
> these big three slip up, which is a big ask. If they could manage to
> get out of this group then I'd fancy them as dark horses. Could still
> be worth a £2 bet on betfair at 54/1 maybe even 59/1. Otherwise I am
> just thinking Holland or Germany between those two is maybe were you
> should stick your money if you fancy a bet. I think Holland look good
> value but Germany will get a lot of support in Austria and
> Switzerland.
> 
> These Championships have been known to throw the unexpected team into
> the mix, with Greece winning it last time and we had Denmark in 1992,
> who I don't think even qualified for the tournament. Perhaps we wont
> have another surprise win for a few more tournaments though.
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Sniffer-Dog
> 
> 
Holland are a pile of poo, I don't think they'll get through to the 
knock-out stage. My money's on Croatia.

Woody

On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:27:13 +0200, Woody
 wrote:

>Sniffer-Dog schreef:
>> So what do you reckon to Hollands chances Woody? On paper they look
>> pretty strong especially in attack.
>> 
>> I was think of, "was" being the operative word, putting just a couple
>> of quid on Romania. They're in the group of death though with Italy,
>> France and Holland in the same group. I'd have to hope two out of
>> these big three slip up, which is a big ask. If they could manage to
>> get out of this group then I'd fancy them as dark horses. Could still
>> be worth a £2 bet on betfair at 54/1 maybe even 59/1. Otherwise I am
>> just thinking Holland or Germany between those two is maybe were you
>> should stick your money if you fancy a bet. I think Holland look good
>> value but Germany will get a lot of support in Austria and
>> Switzerland.
>> 
>> These Championships have been known to throw the unexpected team into
>> the mix, with Greece winning it last time and we had Denmark in 1992,
>> who I don't think even qualified for the tournament. Perhaps we wont
>> have another surprise win for a few more tournaments though.
>> 
>> What do you think?
>> 
>> Sniffer-Dog
>> 
>> 
>Holland are a pile of poo, I don't think they'll get through to the 
>knock-out stage. My money's on Croatia.
>
>Woody

You should have more faith in you beloved little watery bit of the EU
;) They have been shite in the past, not lived up to the hype, but I'm
glad I put a few bob on them now. Got em at 15/1. 2-0 up against the
i-Ties Good choice I think. Looking like they're gonna add a third as
well.

I'll have to bookmark that quote above in case they win it now ;)

Sniffer-Dog

Sniffer-Dog schreef:

>> Holland are a pile of poo, I don't think they'll get through to the 
>> knock-out stage. My money's on Croatia.
>>
>> Woody
> 
> You should have more faith in you beloved little watery bit of the EU
> ;) They have been shite in the past, not lived up to the hype, but I'm
> glad I put a few bob on them now. Got em at 15/1. 2-0 up against the
> i-Ties Good choice I think. Looking like they're gonna add a third as
> well.
> 
> I'll have to bookmark that quote above in case they win it now ;)
> 
A good performance last night against a woeful Italian team. Are Holland 
that good or did the Italian's make them look good? We'll see in the 
next couple of matches. It's a mad house here in our street right now 
that's for sure. :0)

Anyway if they do advance in the competition and play well I'll admit I 
was wrong about them, but not on the basis of one match, I still think 
they're not that good nut I won't mind if they prove me wrong; 15-1 are 
brilliant odds sniffer, I bet they've gome down a bit after yesterday's 
performance.

Woody

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:30:46 +0200, Woody
 wrote:

>Sniffer-Dog schreef:
>
>>> Holland are a pile of poo, I don't think they'll get through to the 
>>> knock-out stage. My money's on Croatia.
>>>
>>> Woody
>> 
>> You should have more faith in you beloved little watery bit of the EU
>> ;) They have been shite in the past, not lived up to the hype, but I'm
>> glad I put a few bob on them now. Got em at 15/1. 2-0 up against the
>> i-Ties Good choice I think. Looking like they're gonna add a third as
>> well.
>> 
>> I'll have to bookmark that quote above in case they win it now ;)
>> 
>A good performance last night against a woeful Italian team. Are Holland 
>that good or did the Italian's make them look good? We'll see in the 
>next couple of matches. It's a mad house here in our street right now 
>that's for sure. :0)

Street parties all across Ireland tonight as well mate, and they're
not even in it and don't want to be ;)

Just hoping they beat the French tonight. They should do because
they're playing in the Jerry part of Switzerland, so when they're
hearing those German voices they should capitulate and surrender ;)

Sniffer-Dog

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:30:46 +0200, Woody
 wrote:

>Sniffer-Dog schreef:
>
>>> Holland are a pile of poo, I don't think they'll get through to the 
>>> knock-out stage. My money's on Croatia.
>>>
>>> Woody
>> 
>> You should have more faith in you beloved little watery bit of the EU
>> ;) They have been shite in the past, not lived up to the hype, but I'm
>> glad I put a few bob on them now. Got em at 15/1. 2-0 up against the
>> i-Ties Good choice I think. Looking like they're gonna add a third as
>> well.
>> 
>> I'll have to bookmark that quote above in case they win it now ;)
>> 
>A good performance last night against a woeful Italian team. Are Holland 
>that good or did the Italian's make them look good? We'll see in the 
>next couple of matches. It's a mad house here in our street right now 
>that's for sure. :0)
>
>Anyway if they do advance in the competition and play well I'll admit I 
>was wrong about them, but not on the basis of one match, 

What about on the basis of two matches against the world cup finalists
putting a shit load of goals past both them? ;)

>I still think 
>they're not that good 

They're bloody incredible. Looking good.

Sniffer-Dog

Sniffer-Dog schreef:

>> I still think 
>> they're not that good 
> 
> They're bloody incredible. Looking good.

France and Italy aren't playing well but I must admit Oranje is on a 
roll. They've had a bit of luck though at crucial stages of both 
matches. Still, 3-0 and 4-1 are pretty impressive results, the people 
over here are ecstatic. I've put up some photos of our street on 
Facebook if you're interested, just search for Graham Wood in Rotterdan 
and you'll find them'. :0)

Van Basten has been working on his system for about 4 years, in all that 
time it's never worked and now, just when it matters, it's all clicked 
together. The most impressive thing is that he's got rid of the ego 
trippers and put in players who'll work for each other, this has created 
a great team spirit, that's a rare achievement for a Dutch coach. The 
last one who managed that feat was Rinus Michels when they won the Euros 
back in 88.

Woody