Euro 2012

[LexChaney]

The only good thing about the game was Shevchenko coming on. I will miss him.

Also fuck you all for earlier.

The only sexy thing Tonight was Shevchenko.

[SRN]

The only good thing about the game was Shevchenko coming on. I will miss him.

Also fuck you all for earlier.

The only sexy thing Tonight was Shevchenko.

Would you say he is a fit bang tidy piece of Ukranian ass? Has he found a place to live in Perv City? Perhaps built a house there himself?

[LexChaney]

I helped him build a house so he could work on his novel of how bang tidy he is.

[MDK]

What the hell is this nonsense MJ cover at the end of the BBC highlights? My word.

[Lineker]

EDIT: @ summers, sorta see something fly past the screen. Too small to be a banana or anything - assuming that's what you were insinuating? Not sure what it was though, could have been a coin perhaps? Could have been chewing gum or bird shit as well I suppose - too fast to tell really.

yeah, i thought it coulda been a banana. just saw a yellow object come from the stands off to the right of him.

If it's what I saw, it sort of looks like it comes from the left and past him and goes off to the right but like I say it was too quick for me to really be able to tell. Looked too small to be a banana, but did look yellow-ish too. No idea what it was though.

It could have been a plantain!

Also I hate that I've been too busy to watch any football this week, I have days worth of highlights to watch!!

[Lineker]

President of FIFA Sepp Blatter says after last night's match "goal-line technology is no longer an alternative but a necessity"

[GoN_]

About fucking time.

[MDK]

I think we need offside technology because if we had goal line technology then the goal would have wrongly stood.

[Colly]

I do agree, and I'm not suggesting its an either/or situation, but we've had one goal line incident and at least two shirt pulls in the box that should've been pens. I demand magic shirt technology!

[lanky316]

Offside 40 yards out does not equal a goal 99% of the time, it's not as if he was clean through from that and shot and it hit Hart and went borderline over. He was offside and the lino failed to flag but that doesn't then excuse the later error as well. All it does is reiterate how shit officials are in all aspects of the game.

[Summers]

Lol Blatter. Lampard goal not allowed isn't a sign we need it, but England prosperingly (and rightfully so) from such a decision can not be allowed!

[METALMAN]

Lol Blatter. Lampard goal not allowed isn't a sign we need it, but England prosperingly (and rightfully so) from such a decision can not be allowed!

You're being unfair there. Typical England fan's persecution complex.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8771294.stm

[Summers]

It should have been a necessity then. Not a debate that was put off and not treated seriously.

[METALMAN]

Except steps were taken. That's why those stupid guys stand behind the goals now. :/

[MDK]

And they are entirely useful and not a waste of time at all.

[TCO]

It should have been a necessity then. Not a debate that was put off and not treated seriously.

So the fact that it wasn't England this time is the reason it's a necessity now?

It just took two back to back big decisions gone wrong at major competitions rather than the teams involved. It's not a case of everyone against England.

[lanky316]

They were hit by a backlash from fans though which didn't help. When they were being useful and making calls in the box people complained so they were instructed to not make major calls which is bloody stupid and a waste of time for all concerned.

[Hobo]

Also goal line technology has been in testing for a while. It was tested at one of England's warm up games.

[Pesci]

Also goal line technology has been in testing for a while. It was tested at one of England's warm up games.

This. Goal-line technology has been on the agenda for months now, people need to realise that and stop acting like FIFA haven't even considered it.

[Summers]

Also goal line technology has been in testing for a while. It was tested at one of England's warm up games.

This. Goal-line technology has been on the agenda for months now, people need to realise that and stop acting like FIFA haven't even considered it.

I'm aware they've considered it. But now we're hearing from Blatter it's a "necessity". It's been one for a long time. Last time it was an apology and "we'll talk about it." Slowly it's been spoke about and tested, but it took this to make it a necessity, when I think it should have been described as that long before.