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musicinmouth
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We are currently forecast to be in the top tier (A).
This means we'd be pretty much gauranteed a play off spot even if we lost all our games, because everyone else in that tier will likely qualify in their Euro group. And we get to play interesting games. Why would this be bad?!!
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Peter Stöger
Davey Langan I am Wah. Joined: 10 Oct 2015 Status: Offline Points: 941 |
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Would take that if true. Plus you'd imagine the top sides will be putting our weaker teams at the request of the big clubs
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nvidic
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We'll be in League B more than likely which has four groups of three teams, everyone plays each other home and away.
Group winner gets promoted to League A. Loser goes to League C. League B has one Euro 2020 spot available, which the group winners play off for, if the group winner has already qualified, then the second placed team goes into the qualifier As it stands we'll play one of Austria, Sweden, Slovakia and Holland as well as one of the nordies, Czech Republic, Hungary and Turkey That'll all change as we slide down the rankings |
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Denis Irwin
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Austria wouldn't mind a trip back to Vienna
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GB 1HughJarse
Liam Brady Joined: 03 Sep 2015 Status: Offline Points: 2091 |
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Slide down the rankings? Win away to Georgia Draw at home to Serbia Win at home to Moldova Draw away to Wales Slide up the rankings |
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nvidic
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We're due to go down 6 places as is, even if what you say happens we won't be up much from where we are now
Edited by nvidic - 17 Jun 2017 at 9:41pm |
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irelandfan
Ray Houghton Joined: 13 Aug 2010 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 3655 |
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I can't understand how a lot of people seem to be against the nations league International friendlies are beyond a chore at this stage to attend. These 6 matches after the world cup will be competitive and should attract far better crowds than meaningless warm up games.
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I'm the gaffer whatever I say goes.
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GB 1HughJarse
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Totally agree. Plus the qualifying campaign for Euro 2020 will be from March to November 2019. 2 matches in March, June, September, October & November. 10 matches spread over 13 months as it is, is a pain. |
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pre Madonna
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If we are in a group with those teams we will make a fortune on the correct scores! Never have I seen so many certain 1-1 draws.
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Newryrep
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10 games over 8 months us heavy on the pocket |
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nvidic
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Only four games - three team group |
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irelandfan
Ray Houghton Joined: 13 Aug 2010 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 3655 |
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Correct you are still beats games against Oman I think it's a positive move forward by UEFA.
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ConorMac77
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Or at least it would if we were in a 4-team group. But the fact we'll be in a 3-team group will leave us with 2 spare dates for friendlies. And I think we all know who one of those friendlies is bound to be against... But yeah, you're right, UEFA have finally copped on that there's just no appetite for friendlies as you can see by the often poor crowds and flat atmosphere and not just at our games. Bring it on. |
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gspain
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Our slide is down the FIFA rankings. This is affected by playing too many friendlies particularly if you lose them. Of course you benefit from playing them in blooding players. The Nations League is determined by the UEFA rankings. The UEFA rankings is based on competitive games only and is much fairer IMO. We are almost certain to be in Group B of the nations league although with 4 games to go the makeup of who we can meet will change. |
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nvidic
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Never knew that about the friendlies! |
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Charlton's Child
Liam Brady Joined: 30 Oct 2014 Status: Offline Points: 2827 |
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Yea Chris Coleman of Wales has stopped letting Wales play friendlys sicne been in charge to help with rankings |
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SuperDave84
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Wales were sixth seeds in the FIFA rankings as recently as the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. But because they stopped playing friendlies, they rocketed up the rankings. They did only finish second bottom of their 2014 qualifying group but the start they made to the euro 2016 group (top at the time of the 2018 qualifying draw) and the absence of friendlies, plus the extra weight for recent results, saw them in the first seeds, only four years later, having risen over 100 places in the rankings. It's not like their results were sensational (they were good: a 3-0 win in Israel is no doubt a good result) but gaming the system; there's no reason we couldn't have tried the same and risen to second seeds at least.
But I guarantee we will continue to play extra friendlies against Oman and the likes, even after the Nations League starts, and drop even further down the rankings. It's quite unfortunate that the finances of the association, stadium and debt mean we have to play those games. Edited by SuperDave84 - 18 Jun 2017 at 6:29pm |
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Charlton's Child
Liam Brady Joined: 30 Oct 2014 Status: Offline Points: 2827 |
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I thought The introduction of the nations league would pretty much put a stop to friendly??? |
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