Euro 2012

Euro 2012 – Captain Poll – Matchday 2

So…stick or twist? That’s the quandary facing Fantasy owners of Robert Lewandowski in the McDonald’s game after the Polish forward grabbed a goal and 12 point captaincy return in this evening’s 1-1 draw with Greece.

The Borussia Dortmund man was quick out the blocks, grabbing the opener after just 17 minutes and vindicating the 44% who voted him top of our Matchday 1 Captain Poll. Nodding home a cross from Jakub Blaszczykowski, Lewandowski looked primed to notch more after Greece were reduced to 10 men but the co-hosts failed to make their advantage pay before Wojciech Szczesny’s dismissal made the numbers even.

With Holland squaring up to Denmark tomorrow and Germany facing Portugal, there are plenty of options to consider. We rolled out the Captain Poll for Matchday 2 just after 5pm and already Robin Van Persie is an overwhelming favourite for tomorrow’s matches, acquiring 69% of the votes cast so far. Wesley Sneijder, Ibrahim Afellay and Arjen Robben also look in strong form heading into Saturday’s early kick-off, with Sneijder just sneaking into second place.

Later tomorrow evening, Germany’s clash with Portugal affords plenty of options, too. Mesut Ozil, Thomas Muller and Lucas Podolski all look certain starters for Joachim Low’s side, while uncertainty still remains over who will lead the line – Miroslav Klose or Mario Gomez? Cristiano Ronaldo is also likely to pick up some support prior to tomorrow’s deadline in the McDonald’s game but one thing’s for sure – if it’s filled with half the incident of this afternoon’s encounter, we’re in for an entertaining day.

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  1. Back on the horse
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    0-0 in this one please

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    1. Optimus.
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      cant see it

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
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        That's what she said... unfortunately 🙁

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        1. Optimus.
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          she didnt have her glasses on ..ok???

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          1. @ImpressiveTackl
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            😆 😛

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    2. RÏɠBY
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      no way!

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    3. Epic Fail
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      Wouldn't you rather see an entertaining game?

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
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        + a bazillion berezutskis

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      2. Mull
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        If Russia win to nil and it's entertaining I'll be happy.

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      3. Back on the horse
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        ok, one clean sheet would be good though, if we are talking fantasy football... which i am... on this site

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  2. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    recovered ball for Beruz, but Russia haven't turned up yet

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  3. Infinite Sheldon
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    Why does kadlec have 6 points?

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      because they added clean sheet points before the game even started

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      1. Infinite Sheldon
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        Theyre that confident eh?

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    2. Mull
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      He's got a clean sheet.

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    3. Optimus.
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      he brushed against rooney earlier?

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
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        🙂 hehehe.

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  4. Wild Rover
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    Russia need to sort themselves out, terrible so far

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  5. GoonerByron
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    Will I be allowed to sub out all these horrible Polish and Greek defenders after the Russian game?

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    1. Declan
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      yep

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    2. udit
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      Depends, how many do you have?

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    3. Wild Rover
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      Apart from the most horrible of all..... 🙁

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  6. Back on the horse
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    what's with the gebre selassie sounding the same as the african runner? (warning: possibly a stupid question)

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    1. ManofKent
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      Ethiopian father I think.

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    2. Declan
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      Haile Gebrselassie

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      1. Back on the horse
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        yeah, him. now answer the question

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  7. andeej78
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    Maybe I'm missing something here, but if we change captains dont we lose our double points?

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    1. ManofKent
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      yep

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      1. andeej78
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        So whats the point in changing? If your guys played 90 mins surely just stick with him the way I'm understanding the micky dee's game

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    2. Epic Fail
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      You lose half of them.

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  8. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    anyone with Zhirkov and Kerzhakov must have nearly wet themselves then

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    1. Alan The Llama
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      lol

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  9. Alan The Llama
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    simples

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  10. Paul Psychic Octopus
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    That's ma boy!

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  11. isacki: full casual
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    DZAGOEV YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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  12. MICHELIN
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    Dzagoev (C)!

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  13. Infinite Sheldon
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    I got rid of dzagoev!

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      as did I mainly due to funds.

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  14. Spike ⚽️
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    Another unknown scores - well unknown to me that is 😉

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    1. COMH
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      I know the Russian players through Fifa. Otherwise I wouldn't know too much either.

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      1. Spike ⚽️
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        Can't recall Dzagoev getting a mention on the pre game posts but I could have missed them of course

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  15. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    wel, the Dzagoev bandwagoners/captaineers have something.

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  16. Parm
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    Dzagoev goal!!!!

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  17. drinkup245
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    yay!!! capt dzagoev!!

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  18. ManofKent
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    0-0 will do me fine

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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
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      That awkward moment when....

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      1. Epic Fail
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        😀

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      2. ManofKent
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        Ah well Dzageov's my captain 😉

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      3. udit
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        😆 ,.

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  19. @ImpressiveTackl
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    Which thought do you have when you see little russian Andrei play?

    1) I must shave my arse before summer hols.
    2) Ohhh my arse is chaffing.
    3) Is that a semi forming in my pantaloons?
    4) All of the above.

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    1. isacki: full casual
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      Haha, but he's not been all that bad so far tonight. And this is coming from a Gooner.

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
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        He always seems to play better for the Motherland.

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        1. isacki: full casual
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          We clearly are not motivating him with the same sort of punishment.

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  20. big oak
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    whos the assist for?

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      if anyone Kerzhakov

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  21. NATSTER
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    Really really hope Zhirkov to score in this match... 😀

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  22. isacki: full casual
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    That is presumably a Kerzhakov assist (off the woodwork now counts with the assist rule change).

    Brought Dzagoev in at 4.10pm!

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    1. ManofKent
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      I added him this afternoon too!

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  23. Mílanista
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    2/3 goalscorers so far from FFS bandwagons.

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    1. Parm
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      E-Mail

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  24. Evs
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    I take it Kerzhakov doesnt get an assist from his header off the post?

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  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    OMG Dzageov

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    1. Mílanista
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      O

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    2. Mílanista
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      M

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    3. Mílanista
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      G

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  26. GOONER
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    Dzagoev fires

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  27. Touré De Force
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    Quality finish that. Head down and followed through, drilled it through the gap. Tekkers.

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    1. isacki: full casual
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      I was going to try to add some innuendo to that, but it got too disgusting after "followed through"

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      1. udit
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        was it sexually enticing?

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        1. isacki: full casual
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          For me yeah, you like it too? 😀

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          1. udit
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            Err.. It depends, the first five words can certainly be interpreted in a errr... you know.

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            1. udit
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              Actually the entire sentence 😳

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            2. isacki: full casual
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              Pretty messy. Yeah.

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  28. Back on the horse
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    I left the room for literally 6 seconds. this ALWAYS happens*

    *it's happened maybe once or twice before

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  29. udit
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    Ah shite, oh well .

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  30. Declan
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    Kerzhakov (C) assist, noice

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    1. Evs
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      Not given on McD tho dec?

      I got Kerzhakov too 🙁

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      1. Evs
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        Ahh, they pulled finger out of rectum now and updated 🙂

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        1. Declan
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          🙂

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