Rarely, in a major tournament, does an Irish draw feel like a defeat. That is how 72% of you described Ireland's result with Sweden yesterday. But don't worry, because on today's edition of The Euros Racket Podcast, our Takeaway in association with Four Star Pizza has Ireland progressing from Group E.
Why? Well, Italy will take care of Sweden later this week, meaning we'll be playing an Italian team who are already through. Plus, the Belgians proved last night that they were #NoGreatShakes, so we should be feeling pretty confident about our chances. Also, we were the better side against Sweden, and we also have Wes Hoolahan. So plenty of reasons to be positive.
Also in the show, we have news of a disgusting slight upon a Limerick town by a Scottish footballer, and the return of the return of commentator wars, featuring The Only BBC Football Commentator To Have Been Featured On The Sopranos, Jonathan Pearce.
Ladbrokes Bet of The Day
Some people -apparently invulnerable to crippling insecurity - will tell you that self-praise is, in fact, no praise. Not all of us are blessed with this level of self-assurance, so we are here to tell you that the Euros Racket podcast is currently on a searing betting hot streak that you have to get on our Ladbrokes Bet of the Day. On Friday, we backed France to draw at half-time and to win at full-time at 11/4, meaning our €50 pot swelled to a tidy €187.
Yesterday, we put a crisp €50 note a 1-1 draw between Ireland and Sweden at 5/1, meaning our pot now stands at €337.
There are just two Euros games today, Portugal/Iceland and the 19th and early 20th Century Dual Monarchy Derby (catchy, eh?) of Austria v Hungary.
We've gone for a double, of Portugal to beat Iceland and Austria (minus one) to beat the Hungarians. Ladbrokes offer combined odds of 3.49/1 for the double, meaning our €50 might yield another €224. Get on it.
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