The all-encompassing TV thread.

[ursus arctos]

Filling the Curva Sud with Interisti has really helped

[Ray de Galles]

I started watching Lazio v Inter but at 2-1 and having read this on the BBC text commentary I switched over to the Ice Hockey :

It's advantage Lazio, who just need to avoid defeat to secure top tier European football for next season. However, a win for Inter - three points behind Lazio - by a three goal margin means they will clinch it due to a better head-to-head.

Now I see they qualified by winning 2-3, what changed or were the BBC wrong?

[ursus arctos]

Penalty
Red Card
Glancing Header

[Ray de Galles]

Yes, but they didn’t win “by a three goal margin” the BBC started was required yet still qualified for the CL over Lazio, no?

[ursus arctos]

The first tie-breaker is head to head record, and the teams drew 0-0 at the Meazza.

Any win was good enough for Inter.

[Third rate Leszno]

Badly worded on the BBC - they were behind by a 3 goal margin, but that was irrelevant because the head to head decider meant any win would do.

[Ray de Galles]

So the BBC got their facts wrong? Idiots! Still, the ice hockey was good too.

[ursus arctos]

Like that never happens these days . . .

[3 Colours Red]

They did a similar thing with Atletico Madrid in their Europa League final report. They stated that Real could still overtake them for second even though Atleti are assured of that position due to the head-to-head record.

[elguapo4]

Villa v Fulham surprisingly niggly,Fredericks could have seen red for a nasty stamp on Grealish

[Diable Rouge]

Ireland vs France poised to kick off - the line-ups:

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2018...eland-updates/

[Diable Rouge]

A minute's silence for Henri Michel.

[Diable Rouge]

Giroud pour Les Blues.

[Diable Rouge]

And Fekir makes it 2-0. Turns out Doyle did a Karius on it.

[elguapo4]

Jim Beglin talks about getting to half time at nil all while Ireland are about to defend a corner,to no one's surprise Giroud makes it one nil....while I was typing this it's two,could be a right hammering on the way

[Ray de Galles]

Apparently one of the fans in the Gwladys Street end was seen punching a Lyonnais player while still holding his toddler.

Everton fan jailed for attacking Lyon player while holding toddler

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

Italy have pulled one back vs France. Umtiti scrambled one in after a set piece, then griezmann scored a penalty after an insane buccaneering run by hernandez the left back taking on seven italians, with no support. Ballotelli then wins a free kick right on line of the penalty area. tries to take lloris's head off, and the ball fell to bonucci. This is quite a good game.

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

This is a fantastic match. Italy start the second half really sticking it to France forcing a series of corners, and then dembele charges down the pitch with the ball, turns on the afterburners, cuts the ball back sending two defenders to the shops and bangs it off the crossbar.

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

OOooh what a goal by dembele

[Diable Rouge]

Ireland to wear rainbow numbers tonight for LGBT rights:

https://mobile.twitter.com/newschamb...23760556613635

[Patrick Thistle]

Nigeria making England look like world beaters here

[Patrick Thistle]

Mrs Thistle thinks Lee Dixon is ill, given how he's struggling over his words.

I've noticed he uses his hands a lot when he talks.

[Diable Rouge]

Presumably England looking like what their draw suggests - a side capable of reaching the last eight, but no further?

[Diable Rouge]

Shamrock Rovers' Graham Burke starts for Ireland tonight - can't remember the last time an LoI player was in a first XI.

[Ray de Galles]

Why is the USA v Ireland game kicking off at eight minutes past the hour?