My fiver on Griezmann to get golden boot is looking good though!

(My tenner on Germany to win less so)

Where is your faith in Pinot?

Kinda glad the tournament is over now. Some of those matches were pretty dire affairs. I can't help thinking that having two yellow cards equalling a one-match suspension does more harm than good, especially with how easy it can be to pick up a yellow sometimes. Perhaps change it to three yellows or wipe the slate a round earlier maybe? Certainly Wales were a lot more ordinary without Ramsey for instance.

It used to be three yellows to a red, IIRC, but it means every single counter chance is ruined by professional fouls.

But a professional foul is a straight red, so would make no difference.

No it isn't. You don't get a red for taking out a player initiating a rush towards the opponents' goal, for example.

Depends if they're the last defender or not, and if the referee sees it as deliberate (which it must be to be a professional foul).

Taking your top off after a goal should not merit the same punishment

What? Taking your top off after a goal is punished?

Under the section "Additional Instructions for Referees and Assistant Referees", the Laws clearly state: "Removing one's shirt after scoring is unnecessary and players should avoid such excessive displays of joy."

Now, I thought this had all come about after kit manufacturer's and advertider's conokdunts that by removing shirts during goal celebrations took away a lot of their already paid-for advertising potential, as goal celebration photographs are the most reproduced in newspapers and on the Internet?

What's to stop you bringing that player on after 30 seconds?

Lose a sub then.

Oh no, what will they do without their 4th choice centre back?

Shit final, and the wrong team won.

It's the advertiser's conokdunts that put me off watching football.

But you can only make 2 changes, no?

You can't disagree with statistics.