On a different note...Euro Football at G16!

[Mash011]

9 hours ago, grumpyhack said:

One huge difference is that a football match lasts for 90 minutes and Glasto lasts for a week.  I suspect that if you penned up a load of football fans who stayed overnight for a week to watch a tournament unfolding day-by day then you'd have a lot more arrests.

Feel very dumb for not working that out now. Knew there was something fishy about that statistic.

[EamerRed]

17 hours ago, grumpyhack said:

One huge difference is that a football match lasts for 90 minutes and Glasto lasts for a week.  I suspect that if you penned up a load of football fans who stayed overnight for a week to watch a tournament unfolding day-by day then you'd have a lot more arrests.

While that is true, the report covers the entire season.There were 1,873 arrests, so if you split that by club (92 of them), that's an average of 20 arrests per club. If we say that a match 'experience' is around 2 hours (including half time and before + after the game), with 23 home league games a season (plus cups but we won't include that) which is essentially 46 hours of entertainment, that's 1 arrest every game, which really is not that bad at all considering the size of the crowds.

[russycarps]

37 minutes ago, thatcrazypenguin said:

im a football fan but thats not what I go to a festival for.....one of the best things about glasto for me is escaping from reality of modern life........nothing would bring that crashing down to earth more then watching england fail again and people whining over 22 men kicking a ball around.

after 1,752 posts you speak sense at last...  

[russycarps]

37 minutes ago, thatcrazypenguin said:

please dont aggree with me....it makes me feel dirty....haha

if it makes you feel any better I got downgraded for saying that!

[Gnomicide]

On Tue Dec 01 2015 15:32:58 GMT+0000, russycarps said:

if it makes you feel any better I got downgraded for saying that!

Looking at who It was, I'd wear that as a badge of honour.

[Gnomicide]

I mean the downvoters (well, one anyway) not the poster.

[russycarps]

2 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

Looking at who It was, I'd wear that as a badge of honour.

That wonker fellow uses all his downgrades on me every day without fail, to my considerable amusement.

[The Placid Casual]

1 hour ago, Gnomicide said:

I mean the downvoters (well, one anyway) not the poster.

Don't keep this from us non-gold members

[russycarps]

23 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

Fair enough

 

He obviously has taste

well I dont deny that...but everyday! They are utterly deranged. And long may it continue.

[Spindles]

That is some strange behaviour.  I wonder what you did to incite such ire?

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

 

Unrequited love?

[Woffy]

49 minutes ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

 

Unrequited love?

Or unconsumated.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

17 minutes ago, Woffy said:

Or unconsumated.

I've heard that it's down to an argument about who's going to be the Daddy!

[dentalplan]

The draw is made tomorrow. As I understand it we would like our preferred national teams to either win Group E or come second in Group B, D or F to avoid a second round game clashing with music at Glastonbury so it's a small possibility but one of those would do.

[rivalschools.price]

7 hours ago, dentalplan said:

The draw is made tomorrow. As I understand it we would like our preferred national teams to either win Group E or come second in Group B, D or F to avoid a second round game clashing with music at Glastonbury so it's a small possibility but one of those would do.

I'm also watching the draw hoping Wales' first fixture doesn't clash with Download and the other fixtures don't clash with Glastonbury but haven't bothered working out which group is best as my head was starting to hurt.

Depending on how the draw pans out, I'll probably go to Download, miss the first Wales game, then go to France to watch the second and third group game before going to Glastonbury(have only got a Sunday locals ticket).

I haven't really thought about what to do if Wales get through the group stages(us Welsh aren't used to major tournaments,ha ha)

Better start saving

Edited December 12, 2015 by rivalschools.price

[Hugh Jass]

I've got tickets to a couple of Group D matches so will be watching closely.

[kingcrawler]

17 hours ago, dentalplan said:

The draw is made tomorrow. As I understand it we would like our preferred national teams to either win Group E or come second in Group B, D or F to avoid a second round game clashing with music at Glastonbury so it's a small possibility but one of those would do.

England are in Group B with Russia, Slovakia and Wales, so looks like you're out of luck there. I'd imagine both England and Wales will qualify as the top two respectively.

[ghostdancer1]

winner of group B playing on Saturday of Glastonbury i think.

Edited December 12, 2015 by ghostdancer1

[Cooter]

Blimey, England have got a good group there. Would have preferred Wales (as another home team) to be in a different group but heyho.

[Hugh Jass]

I've got tickets for Turkey v Czech Republic the day before the festival. Might give it a swerve.

[T-Mouse]

Im in a state of mild shock. Me and 3 others got tickets for B1 vs B3 Thursday June 16th. We will gladly accept England v wales. Bring on June 2K16!

Edited December 12, 2015 by T-Mouse

[rivalschools.price]

3 hours ago, T-Mouse said:

Im in a state of mild shock. Me and 3 others got tickets for B1 vs B3 Thursday June 16th. We will gladly accept England v wales. Bring on June 2K16!

Well done, sir.

Sending my application off to the Welsh FA tomorrow,fingers(and all other body parts) crossed

[sisco]

I have got Republic of Ireland vs Sweden! Very very happy with that 1.

[balti-pie]

1 hour ago, sisco said:

I have got Republic of Ireland vs Sweden! Very very happy with that 1.

Me too dude! A magnificent day on the sauce in Paris with the boys in green! 

 

Also got russia v Slovakia, which is slightly less exciting: but I certainly ain't complaining 

[sisco]

10 minutes ago, balti-pie said:

Me too dude! A magnificent day on the sauce in Paris with the boys in green! 

 

Also got russia v Slovakia, which is slightly less exciting: but I certainly ain't complaining 

Going to be a cracking day! Me and the lads were jumping around when the ROI were pulled out and even more so when Sweden were! Trains and Accom booked and a cracking game to look forward too