Skinny Pete
|
|
« on: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 10:09:13 » |
|
Taking place this afternoon. Can't say I take much interest in internationals these days, but wouldn't it be great if they did away with seeding.
I hate it in football, tennis and all its forms.
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Bedford Red
Offline
Posts: 4549
Smithers Jones
|
|
« Reply #1 on: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 10:12:26 » |
|
I agree re the seeding.
Also something i didn't realise till i read about it yesterday is that all the top teams go into groups of 6 teams (e.g. Spain, England, Netherlands etc) due to TV rights, they can't be in groups of 5 teams.
Have to be honest, it's not something i'll be watching or take much interest in, i'm sure i'll hear about it over the next couple of days.
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Skinny Pete
|
|
« Reply #2 on: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 10:25:29 » |
|
Wales in same seeding pot as England!
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
RobertT
Offline
Posts: 11735
|
|
« Reply #3 on: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 10:28:06 » |
|
It's what happens when you beat decent teams rather than cannon fodder
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
janaage
People's Front of Alba
Offline
Posts: 14825
|
|
« Reply #4 on: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 10:42:08 » |
|
Love international football, and looking forward to seeing how the groups pan out. Wales being pot 1 is a hilarious, hoping we get them as number 1 seed. Fed up of drawing the likes of Italy, Germany, France, Spain.
England or Wales would be great to draw, make things very interesting. Wouldn't fancy chances v England but don't fancy our chances of qualifying anyway.
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Nemo
Shit Bacon
Offline
Posts: 21398
|
|
« Reply #5 on: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 10:43:40 » |
|
I hope England get a really tough group with France or Italy. Fed up with us smashing tiny countries in qualification and then not handling the step up at tournaments.
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Skinny Pete
|
|
« Reply #6 on: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 10:45:36 » |
|
We're probably due a non-qualification.
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Peter Venkman
We don't need no stinking badges.
Offline
Posts: 59465
Things can only get better
|
|
« Reply #7 on: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 10:45:58 » |
|
I hope England get a really tough group with France or Italy. Fed up with us smashing tiny countries in qualification and then not handling the step up at tournaments.
This.
|
|
|
Logged
|
Only a fool does not know when to hold his tongue.
|
|
|
janaage
People's Front of Alba
Offline
Posts: 14825
|
|
« Reply #8 on: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 11:42:28 » |
|
I hope England get a really tough group with France or Italy. Fed up with us smashing tiny countries in qualification and then not handling the step up at tournaments.
Good shout, I love the fact we've had terrible qualifying groups for the last x amount of years. Really tough, for us. Makes it v interesting though. Having Germany, Poland, Ireland in the euro qualifying has made every match engrossing, rather than the procession that England 'enjoy'. Not to say I wouldn't like a procession/walk in the park to a tournament mind you.
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
janaage
People's Front of Alba
Offline
Posts: 14825
|
|
« Reply #9 on: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 17:01:38 » |
|
YES!!!!! Scotland get England! If that doesn't make things interesting for you at international level nothing will. Hampden and Wembley will be rocking!
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Stef Troll
Offline
Posts: 3150
|
|
« Reply #10 on: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 17:04:40 » |
|
England should piss all over that group
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
janaage
People's Front of Alba
Offline
Posts: 14825
|
|
« Reply #11 on: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 17:05:07 » |
|
England, Slovakia, Scotland, Slovenia, Lithuania, Malta.
Nice group for away matches. Lovely places, well apart from London and Glasgow.
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
janaage
People's Front of Alba
Offline
Posts: 14825
|
|
« Reply #12 on: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 17:13:43 » |
|
Bloody hell, has Catherine Zeta Jones been noshing off Seep Blatter or something? One of the easiest groups in recent WC qualification history that.
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
janaage
People's Front of Alba
Offline
Posts: 14825
|
|
« Reply #13 on: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 17:15:00 » |
|
England should piss all over that group
Could not give a shit if they do. Just the thought of a meaningful Eng/Scot 'battle' at Hampden and Wembley is worth it. Not confident at all, obviously, but it's been a long while. Atmosphere will be electric.
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
BambooToTheFuture
Offline
Posts: 10151
I'll Tell Ya Now - McGurk Is The New Graham
|
|
« Reply #14 on: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 18:06:18 » |
|
Bet Greg Dyke creamed himself with that result
|
|
|
Logged
|
'Incessant Nonsense' ______________________________________________________________
'I'm gonna tell you the secret. There's a threat, you end it and you don't feel ashamed about enjoying it. You smell the gunpowder and you see the blood, you know what that means? It means you're alive. You've won. You take the heads so that you don't ever forget.'
|
|
|
|