Chapo Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Best home performance in a long time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Get in there, Disco. Absolutely nailed on one of my tickets is going to involve Ireland, never been surer of anything in my life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Get in there, Disco. Absolutely nailed on one of my tickets is going to involve Ireland, never been surer of anything in my life. I honestly would fucking love that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BillClinton Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Very excited for this tournament. I think having some of the "random" countries qualify adds a lot. I don't get why people are against the expansion. Sure there will be some lop-sided scores but the better games will just be pushed back to the later rounds. Having more football to watch is never a bad thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Best home performance in a long time. between this and the germany game its nice for the aviva to finally get some decent results and performances, hadn't really had it since it reopened Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Get in there, Disco. Absolutely nailed on one of my tickets is going to involve Ireland, never been surer of anything in my life. Eurgh, if I'm forced to sit and listen to them bore every fucker to death with their one atrocious song. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Get in there, Disco. Absolutely nailed on one of my tickets is going to involve Ireland, never been surer of anything in my life. Eurgh, if I'm forced to sit and listen to them bore every fucker to death with their one atrocious song. Fucking love it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroblack Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Very excited for this tournament. I think having some of the "random" countries qualify adds a lot. I don't get why people are against the expansion. Sure there will be some lop-sided scores but the better games will just be pushed back to the later rounds. Having more football to watch is never a bad thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Bosnia have been s**** since the World Cup. Misimovic retiring seemed to turn them into a hoofball team. They were pretty shite at the World Cup too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Very excited for this tournament. I think having some of the "random" countries qualify adds a lot. I don't get why people are against the expansion. Sure there will be some lop-sided scores but the better games will just be pushed back to the later rounds. Having more football to watch is never a bad thing. My main counter argument is only that it's no longer symmetrical. 3 teams in a 4 team group getting though is awful and heightens the chance of dead rubbers which shouldn't really happen in tournament football IMO. Weird thing is, a lot of the new counties that have qualified have done so without needing the change in rules. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Never forget Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpy Gunt Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Besic on. Come on Bosnia Why would you want them horrible snidey bastards to win? Long live the Republic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GavMcEl Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Get in there, Disco. Absolutely nailed on one of my tickets is going to involve Ireland, never been surer of anything in my life. You can sell it to me if you want lad ? The woman has been banging on about going to France for her 21st.... And I think I might be willing to go now aha I'm actually fucking buzzing like when we played Scotland in June I was adamant we would not qualify but I was there in the Algarve when we beat gibraltar and Scotland got beat by Georgia and that's when things got going and I actually cant believe it fucking get in... Wouldve been sick if norn iron and the Welsh went through an we didn't aha lol but feel for the scots tbh would easily swap Wales or norn iron for them cus there a great bunch of lads !!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Very excited for this tournament. I think having some of the "random" countries qualify adds a lot. I don't get why people are against the expansion. Sure there will be some lop-sided scores but the better games will just be pushed back to the later rounds. Having more football to watch is never a bad thing. My main counter argument is only that it's no longer symmetrical. 3 teams in a 4 team group getting though is awful and heightens the chance of dead rubbers which shouldn't really happen in tournament football IMO. Weird thing is, a lot of the new counties that have qualified have done so without needing the change in rules. Tbf the World Cup was like that before France 98. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillClinton Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Very excited for this tournament. I think having some of the "random" countries qualify adds a lot. I don't get why people are against the expansion. Sure there will be some lop-sided scores but the better games will just be pushed back to the later rounds. Having more football to watch is never a bad thing. My main counter argument is only that it's no longer symmetrical. 3 teams in a 4 team group getting though is awful and heightens the chance of dead rubbers which shouldn't really happen in tournament football IMO. Weird thing is, a lot of the new counties that have qualified have done so without needing the change in rules. Yeah I can agree with that part of it. I'd rather have the same amount of teams in the knockout round but with more of a group stage (not sure that's possible to do) I wonder how much the expanded tournament is just a mentality thing. Seeing extra spots gives, Iceland, Albania, North Ireland (and so on) a bit of hope that this is the time they can make it and as it turns out they would have qualified normally. On the other hand you have sides like the Dutch who might have though that with so many spots it was impossible for them not to qualify. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Very excited for this tournament. I think having some of the "random" countries qualify adds a lot. I don't get why people are against the expansion. Sure there will be some lop-sided scores but the better games will just be pushed back to the later rounds. Having more football to watch is never a bad thing. My main counter argument is only that it's no longer symmetrical. 3 teams in a 4 team group getting though is awful and heightens the chance of dead rubbers which shouldn't really happen in tournament football IMO. Weird thing is, a lot of the new counties that have qualified have done so without needing the change in rules. Yeah I can agree with that part of it. I'd rather have the same amount of teams in the knockout round but with more of a group stage (not sure that's possible to do) I wonder how much the expanded tournament is just a mentality thing. Seeing extra spots gives, Iceland, Albania, North Ireland (and so on) a bit of hope that this is the time they can make it and as it turns out they would have qualified normally. On the other hand you have sides like the Dutch who might have though that with so many spots it was impossible for them not to qualify. Definitely played some part I reckon for the reasons you state. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Get in there, Disco. Absolutely nailed on one of my tickets is going to involve Ireland, never been surer of anything in my life. You can sell it to me if you want lad ? The woman has been banging on about going to France for her 21st.... And I think I might be willing to go now aha I'm actually fucking buzzing like when we played Scotland in June I was adamant we would not qualify but I was there in the Algarve when we beat gibraltar and Scotland got beat by Georgia and that's when things got going and I actually cant believe it fucking get in... Wouldve been sick if norn iron and the Welsh went through an we didn't aha lol but feel for the scots tbh would easily swap Wales or norn iron for them cus there a great bunch of lads !!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GavMcEl Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Aha was just talking about thatnfilmmthrnlsdt daub riffing lun shit lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Belgium v Spain postponed due to terror threat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 The hate in here last night was class. And the standard scumbag Messi comment in the middle of it as well showing what kind of person he is. He was probably the one holding up the "no apology, no surrender" para flag at Windsor Park. Absolute cretin. As triggs said, fucking love it. Take four points off the world champions in qualifying and the bitter children would still suggest we shouldn't be there. Hope Disco gets an Ireland game like, and I hope it's the most boring 0-0 until a 90th minute winner for the boys in green. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Belgium v Spain postponed due to terror threat Shocking stuff that. Grim times. In other news, Messi was back in training yesterday. I guess he'll be on the bench for El Clásico. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 The hate in here last night was class. And the standard scumbag Messi comment in the middle of it as well showing what kind of person he is. He was probably the one holding up the "no apology, no surrender" para flag at Windsor Park. Absolute cretin. As triggs said, fucking love it. Take four points off the world champions in qualifying and the bitter children would still suggest we shouldn't be there. Hope Disco gets an Ireland game like, and I hope it's the most boring 0-0 until a 90th minute winner for the boys in green. Ireland v Norn Iron. That'd be an all new kind of grim. TBH I'm not really arsed who I see, going to class regardless. Coefficients of teams qualified for the final tournament France (46.416) - guaranteed in Group A, position 1 as hosts Spain (37.962) - guaranteed in Pot 1 as holders Germany (40.236) - Pot 1 England (35.963) - Pot 1 Portugal (35.138) - Pot 1 Belgium (34.442) - Pot 1 Italy (34.345) - Pot 2 Russia (31.345) - Pot 2 Switzerland (31.254) - Pot 2 Austria (30.932) - Pot 2 Croatia (30.642) - Pot 2 Republic of Ireland (26.902) - tbc Czech Republic (29.403) - tbc Poland (28.306) - tbc Romania (28.038) - tbc Slovakia (27.171) - tbc Hungary (27.142) - tbc Turkey (27.033) - tbc Iceland (25.388) - Pot 4 Wales (24.531) - Pot 4 Albania (23.216) - Pot 4 Northern Ireland (22.61) - Pot 4 Coefficients of teams in play-offs Ukraine (30.313) - seeded Sweden (29.028) - seeded Denmark (27.140) - unseeded Slovenia (25.441) - unseeded Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 ALL GOALS Spain vs Ireland Highlights 4-0 - EURO 2012 on Youtube. Absolutely embarrassing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Are you suggesting little old Ireland should have beat the world champions and eventual winners of the tournament? What about the mighty England failing to qualify in 2008 from a group that included Israel, Estonia, Macedonia and Andorra? Now that truly is embarrassing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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