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Wasn't overly excited about Albania-Switzerland, at least not compared to today's other games, but now I'm quite looking forward to it. The intriguing subplot involving the brothers Xhaka goes a long way to boosting the curiosity factor.

Remember all those tournaments when sections of England's travelling support didn't act like idiots? Me neither, unfortunately. Anyway, stay safe my friend. Hope you enjoy tonight's game.

Hopefully not too good, though.

I'm given to understand that Wilmots is dead set against playing Vertonghen and Alderweireld in their club positions, which seems like a bit of a head-scratcher. Particularly after they enjoyed such a superb season as a centre-back partnership.

A bit harsh on Romania perhaps, they probably surprised a few people tonight. I can still see France making it to the final, a hard-fought win in the opening match is quite often the hallmark of real contenders and it gives them something to build on. Plus, when you have a player like Payet who can bust out a goal of such majestic quality, you've always got a chance.

I've moved this into the Model ID section.

Yeah, I think making a good start is going to be imperative for us. If we don't, then the Wales game suddenly becomes a high-pressure situation. Not too sure about most of the Russian players, although they seem quite functional. I remember their team at Euro 2008 being really exciting, but in more recent tournaments, they've been undone mostly by their own lack of pace and ambition. Having two central defenders in their mid-thirties could be a problem for them, too. We'll find out soon enough.

The Beeb seem to be playing it safer than ever this year, but ITV's squad has a surprisingly leftfield look to it. The prospect of putting Lothar Matthaus, Tony Pulis and Eni Aluko in the same room at the same time must surely be some kind of threat to the space-time continuum.

Oh crap, they're onto me...

Hopefully Pogba, Matuidi, Payet, Kante and Griezmann all start. That would be as dynamic as any set-up in Europe. I think England have a squad with excellent potential and a good mix of international experience and club form this year. The problem is that we still don't really know the starting line-up or the tactics, which, given how close we are to the start of such a huge tournament, is a bit of a worry. I hope I'm wrong, but I'm expecting Hodgson to make up another nonsensical formation as an excuse to squeeze in the so-called 'essential' players. Kane and Vardy to both start, but too far away from each other on the pitch. Alli out of position because we're too scared to drop Rooney, and Milner to fill in the gaps because he never looks noticeably better or worse, no matter where we put him. My best guess is that we edge out Russia and Slovakia in the group games before being found out in the knockout rounds.

Do you think Dimitri Payet will get a game? Speaking from a very English perspective of course, but there were times last season when his skills were almost unmatched in the Premier League. His free kicks were breathtaking too, like something from a bygone era. That could be such a huge weapon.

I suppose the question will be whether or not Koscielny and Mangala are able to quickly form a partnership in the unfortunate absence of Varane. Sagna and Evra are two of the best full-backs of the Premier League era, and while they're undoubtedly getting older, they should be fairly reliable and bring experience. Shame about Diarra too, although a midfield of Pogba, Matuidi and Kante sounds pretty decent. Can't imagine Schneiderlin being involved much after playing like most of the players who've left Southampton recently.

France look a formidable side this year. Their first eleven was solid at the World Cup, and they've had even more good options emerge in the two years since. It's a squad that could easily peak at just the right time.

Normally, I'm not one for advocating cosmic catastrophe, but I don't think I'd mind if stars were to fall just this once.

Nice. The chance to bask in the reflected glory of the one and only Ibra.

Not only are the following players still alive, they're all still playing and will be taking part in Euro 2016. Razvan Rat Robbie Keane Anatoliy Tymoshchuk Ricardo Carvalho Tomas Rosicky Dario Srna Eidur Gudjohnsen Zoltan Gera

Turns out that it started at roughly the same time in the UK. I must have missed the ad campaign. I do plan on giving it a whirl, although I must say, it's still a bit of a surprise that they brought it back. I would have been okay with leaving it at season one, the story felt like it was told and, whatever people may have thought about the way it wrapped up, it had a proper conclusion, which isn't always the case with shows like this.

I wasn't too keen when I first heard about this, but it really did work. The only thing I was a bit sad about was that the four vultures from Liverpool weren't in it.

Honestly, I had no clue that there was a second season. Or even that there were plans to make one, come to think of it. It's hard to shake the feeling that we probably know the answers to all the mysteries already, but I'll give it a watch if and when it reaches the UK.

On first glance, I thought it was Tilda Swinton.

News just broke that Elizabeth Debicki is expected to be the villain of the piece in GOTG 2. Her presumed character, Ayesha, was a genetically 'perfect' person created by a group called the Enclave, who similarly created another perfect being in Adam Warlock. So, another potential connection to the classic Infinity Stone and Thanos stories there.

It's certainly interesting to see Simon Pegg being trusted to have such influence over the franchise. When the reboot first landed in 2009, I thought the cast did a superb job in nailing the attitudes and behaviour of the classic crew (for what it's worth, Anton Yelchin was my favourite), but Pegg was probably the least reminiscent of his predecessor in the role. Although I suppose in fairness, he was used mostly just as comic relief.

Yeah, unfortunately when you remove the opening post of a topic, it causes the URL to change. The remaining content is still intact, though.

The CW's DC Universe has grown by leaps and bounds over the past couple of years. I like The Flash and still quite enjoy Arrow, although I feel like I'm constantly on the brink of giving up on Legends of Tomorrow. In theory you couldn't pick a better character than Savage to build a time-travel story around, but in practice he's a bit underwhelming. I'll be more than happy to see Supergirl come back for another season though, even if the show has become something of a heart over head decision for me. It's not perfect by any stretch, but it's just so charming and fun.

I don't know much about the plot at the moment, but news broke earlier in the week of some seriously impressive additions to the cast, hence the starting of the topic. Sif and the Warriors Three were noticeably absent from the announcement, but Jaimie Alexander has hinted since that she and her gang will all be making appearances. According to Kevin Feige, Natalie Portman is officially out of the picture as Jane.