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We need 17 points to qualify really, and that should be the goal.

Win one of the home games against the big 2, beat Georgia away and get another draw out of the remaining 2 games.
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Originally posted by cildaratown cildaratown wrote:

Originally posted by Crap senior Crap senior wrote:

Any scenario where we wouldn' get a play off?

We are 23rd. Pretty much would have to have 8 teams above us not qualify. Looks highly unlikely at this point. Might not get a favorable draw however depending on how some teams like Wales who are above us finish. 

Are the play offs at a neutral venue one off game or usual home and away? 
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How will the play-offs work?

The highest-ranked team in each League will play the country ranked fourth, with the nations placed second and third comprising the other semi-final.

Unlike previous play-offs, these will be single-leg knockout matches, with the highest-ranked teams hosting each semi-final. The host for each League's play-off final will then be drawn in advance.
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Originally posted by darmack darmack wrote:

From uefa

How will the play-offs work?

The highest-ranked team in each League will play the country ranked fourth, with the nations placed second and third comprising the other semi-final.

Unlike previous play-offs, these will be single-leg knockout matches, with the highest-ranked teams hosting each semi-final. The host for each League's play-off final will then be drawn in advance.

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The host of the final will be decided by a draw in November 2019 between the two semi-final pairings.[8]
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So unless we meet Norn Iron in the playoffs, we will play the highest playoff side in our League on their home patch and that's just a semi, which if we get through, will lead to us playing a side, nearly as good as them, on their home patch!
So having to go through this way will be virtually impossible!Angry
Ironically, Georgia could qualify from their own league this way!
Odds on us getting to play Spain in that game in Bilbao must be at least 
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Originally posted by The Tribesman The Tribesman wrote:

So unless we meet Norn Iron in the playoffs, we will play the highest playoff side in our League on their home patch and that's just a semi, which if we get through, will lead to us playing a side, nearly as good as them, on their home patch!
So having to go through this way will be virtually impossible!Angry
Correct, people kept harping on about how "we're guaranteed a playoff" but the playoff this time round is a much lower chance than previous playoffs. This is more akin to the Championship playoffs.
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Originally posted by The Tribesman The Tribesman wrote:

So unless we meet Norn Iron in the playoffs, we will play the highest playoff side in our League on their home patch and that's just a semi, which if we get through, will lead to us playing a side, nearly as good as them, on their home patch!
So having to go through this way will be virtually impossible!Angry
Ironically, Georgia could qualify from their own league this way!
Odds on us getting to play Spain in that game in Bilbao must be at least 
10/1!

It doesn't necessarily mean that. There's 8 play off spots to be filled from League A and League B. 20 teams will qualify automatically. We could possibly get a team from League A, League B or even League C depending on who fills the 20 slots. Plus the venue for the final play off will be drawn, the semi final is based on ranking, not the final.  
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jaysis I'm lost lads LOL
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We can’t beat anyone of note, so if we end up in the playoffs training will be entirely made up of penalty shootouts.
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Originally posted by RogerMilla RogerMilla wrote:

jaysis I'm lost lads LOL

LOL me too 

I think we play a semi final away from home then play another game if we win, which could be at home 
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If we finish 4th in League B teams that haven't qualified and all the League A teams qualify, does that mean the North would get 3 League C teams in their playoff? Could very well happen...
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Originally posted by cildaratown cildaratown wrote:

If we finish 4th in League B teams that haven't qualified and all the League A teams qualify, does that mean the North would get 3 League C teams in their playoff? Could very well happen...


No, because there is then a draw with various complicated rules, including that group winners (i.e. League C group winners) can't be drawn against teams from a higher league and that if the playoff brackets can be drawn in such a way as to maximise the odds of hosts making it, then that will be done.

In your example, four of the five League B teams would be drawn randomly (assuming there is only one host in that cohort, us of course) and the fifth would then go into what are technically the League A playoffs, which would be the leftover League B team and the next three best unqualified teams (i.e. the runners up etc in League C). League C group winners who don't qualify automatically are guaranteed a playoff and cannot faces teams from a higher league in that playoff.
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Originally posted by SuperDave84 SuperDave84 wrote:

Originally posted by cildaratown cildaratown wrote:

If we finish 4th in League B teams that haven't qualified and all the League A teams qualify, does that mean the North would get 3 League C teams in their playoff? Could very well happen...


No, because there is then a draw with various complicated rules, including that group winners (i.e. League C group winners) can't be drawn against teams from a higher league and that if the playoff brackets can be drawn in such a way as to maximise the odds of hosts making it, then that will be done.

In your example, four of the five League B teams would be drawn randomly (assuming there is only one host in that cohort, us of course) and the fifth would then go into what are technically the League A playoffs, which would be the leftover League B team and the next three best unqualified teams (i.e. the runners up etc in League C). League C group winners who don't qualify automatically are guaranteed a playoff and cannot faces teams from a higher league in that playoff.

Oh so if there are more than 4 league B teams that don't automatically qualify, there is a random draw to select which 4 teams are in the League B playoffs and which teams make the League A playoffs which are more like the League C teams that haven't qualified? Didn't know that but that's interesting. Hoping we can qualify in the group as I really don't see us winning a one legged playoff on the road. 
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Originally posted by Crap senior Crap senior wrote:

All going well it should come down to last game v Denmark at Aviva. I'd take that.

Yeah but will we need a win or just a draw??
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Originally posted by GB 1HughJarse GB 1HughJarse wrote:

Originally posted by Crap senior Crap senior wrote:

All going well it should come down to last game v Denmark at Aviva. I'd take that.

Yeah but will we need a win or just a draw??

Would take that now even if we had to win it.

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Originally posted by Crap senior Crap senior wrote:

All going well it should come down to last game v Denmark at Aviva. I'd take that.


That's a fairly big "all going well". It will require us to get three or four points between now and then.

We might still be looking at other groups that evening and the following evening, to see if we get a playoff spot in the event we don't make it.
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Originally posted by Crap senior Crap senior wrote:

Originally posted by SuperDave84 SuperDave84 wrote:

Originally posted by Crap senior Crap senior wrote:

All going well it should come down to last game v Denmark at Aviva. I'd take that.


That's a fairly big "all going well". It will require us to get three or four points between now and then.

We might still be looking at other groups that evening and the following evening, to see if we get a playoff spot in the event we don't make it.
I think we'll draw with Swiss at Aviva and beat Georgia who have nothing to play for.

Really we need one of denmark and Switzerland to lose against each other and 3 draws against them would get us through
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if we beat the swiss at home we are laughing , we need to build up to it  and give it a serious lash , its huge 
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