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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6162093.stmGood news IMHO, I've no idea how you could work it, maybe best second/third placers going through. I think twenty teams is good, have groups of 5 with the top 2 through, make the group stages more of a challenge with more guaranteed games for all teams.
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SwindonTartanArmy
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« Reply #1 on: Friday, December 8, 2006, 14:41:21 » |
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The idea of an expanded European Championships was put to Uefa by the Scottish Football Association with support from the Republic of Ireland, Latvia and Sweden Been discussed by scotland fans recently as it came from us. General consensus was that it is fine as it is. Dont want to make it too easy to qualify otherwise you might as well just invite all 52 countries in. Maybe expand it to 20 teams and have 4 lots of 5 team groups at the final in a uefa cup group stylee
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Vi er best i verden! Vi er best i verden! Vi har slått England 2-1 i fotball!! Det er aldeles utrolig! Vi har slått England! England, kjempers fødeland. Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana--vi har slått dem alle sammen. Vi har slått dem alle sammen. Maggie Thatcher can you hear me? Your boys took a hell of a beating!"
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« Reply #2 on: Friday, December 8, 2006, 14:45:06 » |
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i honestly thought you meant the currency
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mattboyslim
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« Reply #3 on: Friday, December 8, 2006, 14:46:40 » |
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 Yeah, the coins are going to be larger but the notes are staying the same size. Both will retain the current market value.
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« Reply #4 on: Friday, December 8, 2006, 14:52:17 » |
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i honestly thought you meant the currency Glad I wasnt the only one! 
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Vi er best i verden! Vi er best i verden! Vi har slått England 2-1 i fotball!! Det er aldeles utrolig! Vi har slått England! England, kjempers fødeland. Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana--vi har slått dem alle sammen. Vi har slått dem alle sammen. Maggie Thatcher can you hear me? Your boys took a hell of a beating!"
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« Reply #5 on: Friday, December 8, 2006, 15:07:52 » |
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I hate those little euro notes, this is great news.
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« Reply #6 on: Friday, December 8, 2006, 18:09:03 » |
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I was for joining the euro anyway but this makes it a definate for me.
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« Reply #7 on: Saturday, December 9, 2006, 10:48:44 » |
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good news i reckon. they were boring as watching steve robinson play football last time. if more of the home nations get in it might make it more enjoyable
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« Reply #8 on: Saturday, December 9, 2006, 18:17:54 » |
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FuCK !!! If they were 24 teams in euro 2012 , chances of poland and ukraine to organize tournament would be less....and fucking Spaghetti would tryumph again !!! :evil:
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« Reply #9 on: Saturday, December 9, 2006, 18:24:42 » |
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It's a good idea to be fair, means Scotland and Wales might qualify occasionally for a change. They can't seem to manage it often at the moment.
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« Reply #10 on: Saturday, December 9, 2006, 20:14:20 » |
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Shit idea....to be fair. In football terms more normally means less. Its just a a way of getting more TV revenue.
In 76, which was reckoned to be the last truly classic Euro.....the finals consisted of 8 teams .....straight knockout....over in a week....Czechs beat the Huns....on pens..Huns made sure such a thing would never happen again.
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« Reply #11 on: Sunday, December 10, 2006, 13:09:05 » |
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can't for the life of me think why scotland might want the european championships to have more teams in it...
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« Reply #12 on: Monday, December 11, 2006, 12:05:33 » |
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Shit idea....to be fair. In football terms more normally means less. Its just a a way of getting more TV revenue.
In 76, which was reckoned to be the last truly classic Euro.....the finals consisted of 8 teams .....straight knockout....over in a week....Czechs beat the Huns....on pens..Huns made sure such a thing would never happen again. When were Rangers in the european championships??? :shock:
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Vi er best i verden! Vi er best i verden! Vi har slått England 2-1 i fotball!! Det er aldeles utrolig! Vi har slått England! England, kjempers fødeland. Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana--vi har slått dem alle sammen. Vi har slått dem alle sammen. Maggie Thatcher can you hear me? Your boys took a hell of a beating!"
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« Reply #13 on: Monday, December 11, 2006, 22:35:43 » |
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Shit idea....to be fair. In football terms more normally means less. Its just a a way of getting more TV revenue.
In 76, which was reckoned to be the last truly classic Euro.....the finals consisted of 8 teams .....straight knockout....over in a week....Czechs beat the Huns....on pens..Huns made sure such a thing would never happen again. When were Rangers in the european championships??? :shock: :roll:
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