Euro 2004: Match guide

All games kick off at either 5pm or 7.45pm and in the group stages you get two games every evening.It's important to plan how to make the most of...

All games kick off at either 5pm or 7.45pm and in the group stages you get two games every evening.It's important to plan how to make the most of this. The hour-long gap between the two games is crucial. Find something that will hold the people who've turned up for the early kick-off for the second game. Food will be vital. If they have to pop out for something eat you've lost them. Click here for ideas.This is also the time to target your promotions and other activities, such as a sports quiz. Everards suggests its tenants hire a set of goal posts and stage a penalty shoot-out contest while Rob Millar at the Sportspubs website recommends screening classic matches in the interval. England's 1966 World Cup victory, for instance, or the 5-1 win over Germany. "These kind of things go very well," he said.Remember you'll have an hour or two after the second match so make sure there's an attraction to hold people then too.