Euro 2012 predictions thread | 81 comments (81 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

There will be football played.
Red Cards will appear causing anger and ranting among some fans/viewers.
Red Cards will not appear causing anger and ranting among some fans/viewers.
Yellow cards will ... & see Item 2.
Yellow cards will ... & see Item 3.
Goals that should not be counted will be.
Goals that should be counted won't be.
One Head Coach will demonstrate beyond a doubt he should be fired.
Silly things will happen.
An Oscar for "Most Dramatic Non-Contact Penalty" will not be awarded, even tho' it should.
At least one announcer will say, "That is the greatest goal I've seen since ____ in __." This person will not be strangled. Alas.

Ever since I learnt about confirmation bias I've started seeing it everywhere

by ATinNM on Thu Jun 7th, 2012 at 02:00:45 PM EST

12. At least one player, during an interview, will cause people to wonder if his brain was transplanted from a bonobo.

Ever since I learnt about confirmation bias I've started seeing it everywhere

by ATinNM on Thu Jun 7th, 2012 at 02:05:11 PM EST
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Re: Forgot One (4.00 / 4)

There are England players for whom tat would be an improvement

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Jun 7th, 2012 at 02:19:02 PM EST
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Re: Forgot One (4.00 / 6)

There was a Portuguese player that once said: "Prognostications only at the end". And people laughed.

I am starting to believe that that was one of the wisest things ever said.

by cagatacos on Thu Jun 7th, 2012 at 02:40:28 PM EST
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Re: Forgot One (none / 0)

13. A black belt in kung-fu will not be awarded, even though it should.

- Jake

If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Sat Jun 9th, 2012 at 11:24:46 AM EST
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