Euro 2016 Grandstand

[Craig]

Damn you Hodgson.

 

[PaulHaddock]

4 other teams went for 4-4-2 diamond epic.

 

[epic73]

Doesn't change the fact that we would have gotten an extra point.

*This is a joke plz don't take it seriously.

 

[Spirederman]

Yeah well played there Gullit. Absolute fluke, but well done anyway.

 

[MJA]

Seems like there are problems within Team Casillas.

There was lots of healthy discussion before Team Klinsmann reached its conclusion with the England result. There is no way we can fail with this one

 

[cufc17]

Indeed there is, I'm leaving and joining Team Deschamps for some success...

 

[Craig]

Sex scandal upsetting the Casillas camp MJA.

 

[The Hand of Dom]

Me and Paul have formed our own team.

Please welcome Team Cannavaro to the crew.

(I don't care that he didn't win the Euros. He won the World Cup. Fuck off).

 

[Super_horns]

Well... Do I want us to score again or not?

 

[Cheese & Biscuits]

Fucking hell!

 

[Craig]

LOL

 

[Ciderhead]

At least we can laugh at DESCHUMPS

 

[Super_horns]

Not our tournament!

 

[Leewilson]

Deschamps - England 1-0 Russia
Gullit - England 2-1 Russia
Zagorakis - England 2-1 Russia
Casillas - England 2-1 Russia
Klinsmann - England 2-1 Russia

Leaderboard 4/12

1) Team Gullit - 13
2) Team Casillas - 11
3) Team Zagorakis - 10
3) Team Klinsmann - 10
5) Team Deschamps - 6
5) Team Olsen - 6


Yeah, no change there haha. 3 more games tomorrow!

 

[Leewilson]

Advantage round 2 - crossword​

Stolen from Magic's Grandstand, it's the return of the cryptic crossword!

The game
Your job is to solve the cryptic clues and to complete the crossword as quickly as you can in your PMs.

You have 24 hours in total. Once that 24 hours is up, you will be positioned based on how many clues you have managed to solve. If more than one team manage to finish it, then your positions will be sorted by what time you managed to finish it in.

A bit of help?
The first 12 hours of the game will simply see you get the crossword layout, the clues and the number/position (1 across etc) that the clues refer to.

After 12 hours, I will send every team the number of letters in each word in the answer. So for instance, the answer to 1 across might be Joe Hart. If that was the case, I'd send you (3,4). This may help you with clues you are stuck on and also confirm whether you're right on some of the clues you've done already.

What could the answers be?

Names of footballers at the Euros.
Names of nations/cities at the Euros.
Names of managers/coaches/referees at the Euros.
Names of stadiums used at the Euros.
Basically, anything to do with the 2016 Euros.

Advantages
Once again, the top 3 teams get an advantage for the 2nd game round.

Timings
You will be PM'ed the crossword at 7pm Sunday evening.

You will be sent the number of letters in each answer at 7am Monday morning

The game will finish at 7pm Monday evening. I will then announce the results, the advantages and post the 2nd game round as we have quite an immediate turnaround between Matchday 1 and 2.

Good luck!

 

[PaulHaddock]

The moment is gone ( I was going to post this when Russia scored but everyone else stormed off out the bar) but nonetheless:

 

[HarvSFC]

Lot of different scorelines...

 

[PaulHaddock]

That was in reference to my results compared to others.

 

[Leewilson]

Olsen - Turkey 0-1 Croatia
Deschamps - Turkey 1-1 Croatia
Gullit - Turkey 1-2 Croatia
Zagorakis - Turkey 2-2 Croatia
Casillas - Turkey 1-1 Croatia
Klinsmann - Turkey 1-1 Croatia

So, 5th match from 12 and we have three 1-1 draws there, two Croatian victories and a larger score draw.

Remember, crossword for the 2nd advantage task will be sent out at 7pm tonight. Next week will be a bit crazy but this gets into more of a normal routine when the knockouts begin.

 

[Super_horns]

We are going to be bottom at this rate..

 

[Cheese & Biscuits]

Just seen the score!! We need this result.

 

[Leewilson]

Olsen - Turkey 0-1 Croatia (3 points)
Deschamps - Turkey 1-1 Croatia (0 points)
Gullit - Turkey 1-2 Croatia (1 point)
Zagorakis - Turkey 2-2 Croatia (0 points)
Casillas - Turkey 1-1 Croatia (0 points)
Klinsmann - Turkey 1-1 Croatia (0 points)

Leaderboard 5/12

1) Team Gullit - 14
2) Team Casillas - 11
3) Team Zagorakis - 10
3) Team Klinsmann - 10
5) Team Olsen - 9
6) Team Deschamps - 6

Excellent perfect score for Olsen there which puts them back in the hunt for a decent points haul from round 1. Remember every position counts and could be vital after 6 weeks of this.

1st place - 5 game points
2nd place - 4 game points
3rd place - 3 game points
4th place - 2 game points
5th place - 1 game point
6th place - 0 game points.

Poland/N Ireland scores up soon.

 

[Cheese & Biscuits]

Get in there. Off the bottom.

 

[Murphy]

DesCHUMPS

 

[Leewilson]

Olsen - Poland 2-1 Northern Ireland
Deschamps - Poland 3-0 Northern Ireland
Gullit - Poland 2-1 Northern Ireland
Zagorakis - Poland 2-0 Northern Ireland (joker)
Casillas - Poland 2-1 Northern Ireland
Klinsmann - Poland 2-1 Northern Ireland

Zagorakis play the 2nd of their 5 jokers. Can they track down Gullit?

All Poland victories here, 2-1 being a very popular score.

 

[Stevencc]

I'm back home tomorrow lads, never fear!

 

[Spirederman]

I'm back home tomorrow lads, never fear!

Oh shit.

May as well throw in the towel now.

 

[Leewilson]

Olsen - Poland 2-1 Northern Ireland - (1 point)
Deschamps - Poland 3-0 Northern Ireland - (1 point)
Gullit - Poland 2-1 Northern Ireland - (1 point)
Zagorakis - Poland 2-0 Northern Ireland (joker) (2 points)
Casillas - Poland 2-1 Northern Ireland (1 point)
Klinsmann - Poland 2-1 Northern Ireland (1 point)

Leaderboard 6/12

1) Team Gullit - 15
2) Team Casillas - 12
2) Team Zagorakis - 12
4) Team Klinsmann - 11
5) Team Olsen - 10
6) Team Deschamps - 7


Half way through and Gullit lead the way with the rest chasing but still in touch. Germany/Ukraine scores up shortly.

Just eaten dinner so crosswords will be sent out shortly. I'll adjust each team's finishing time accordingly.

 

[Leewilson]

If any team manages to complete this crossword by the way, I'll be well impressed. I've tried to make it quite hard. Could well come down to how many clues you manage to get.

Please remember to bold your answers in your PM obviously.

For any neutrals, I'll stick it in here near deadline tomorrow so you can play along.

 

[Leewilson]

Olsen - Germany 2-1 Ukraine
Deschamps - Germany 3-1 Ukraine
Gullit - Germany 2-1 Ukraine (Joker)
Zagorakis - Germany 3-1 Ukraine (Joker)
Casillas - Germany 2-0 Ukraine
Klinsmann - Germany 2-0 Ukraine

Some very interesting predictions here as we move into the 2nd half of the round.

Casillas and Klinsmann will be praying for a 2-0 which would really put them in the hunt. Gullit play the 2nd of their 3 jokers whilst Zagorakis play the 3rd of their 5. A correct result for any of the jokers here would put them in a great position.