The sight of overweight, topless England fans throwing garden furniture across the city centres of France can mean only one thing - the European Championship is about to begin.
With more nations represented than ever before there is a chance that we will see some negative tactics employed by sides attempting to get out of their groups at any cost. Then again, with the state of defending these days leaving a lot to be desired, some of the best players in the world may well have a field day.
Either way we now have a month of football to enjoy - and there is nothing quite like an international tournament. I used to almost enjoy the Euros more than the World Cup when it was stripped down to the very best of the continent. Now with so many countries on show the skill level may be diluted but I'm still looking forward to each and every game.
I promised predictions and if anyone took any notice of my crystal ball gazing during the World Cup in Brazil two years ago then you will know that not all of these will come true. *
There is only one match later today - France v Romania. The home nation will be keen to get going with a competitive match and should have too much for Romania who will probably be looking at the other games in the group to pick up some points. I'm going 2-0 to France.
* hardly any will come true
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