Is anyone here watching the Euros?
Wales are making a valiant effort to stay in Europe, despite their preference in last Thursday's vote. Portugal are waiting for Ronaldo to spring into action but are still clinging on like a grape skin on the side of a lagar. Germany missed their first penalty in a major tournament since 1982 and then went on to miss two more before beating the Italians. Iceland have covered every other country in a cloud of volcanic dust and are surreptitiously making their way to the final.
Possibly the most interesting football tournament I have seen in three decades.
Most of us here should now be learning these words in preparation for the final stages...
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,
Dros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.
Euro 2016
Euro 2016
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: Euro 2016
What fun it would be to see a Wales - Iceland final with Portugal beating Germany on penalties for 3rd place.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: Euro 2016
Some of us already know these words and have been singing them lustilyDRT wrote:Is anyone here watching the Euros?
Most of us here should now be learning these words in preparation for the final stages...
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,
Dros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.
But we might struggle without Ramsey for the Portugal game...
Re: Euro 2016
That yellow for handball was harsh.idj123 wrote:But we might struggle without Ramsey for the Portugal game...
Re: Euro 2016
France has done as we should have. Our hopes are with Wales.AHB wrote:What fun it would be to see a Wales - Iceland final
Re: Euro 2016
Indeed.jdaw1 wrote:France has done as we should have. Our hopes are with Wales.AHB wrote:What fun it would be to see a Wales - Iceland final
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Re: Euro 2016
Lots of noise in my neighbourhood. Could it be anything to do with the Portuguese who live here? I think we should be told.
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Re: Euro 2016
That looked extremely dull for quite a while. Thank God that, in a game between claret and port, the fortified wine won.
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