Ryan Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Turkey 0 - 3 Iceland 48 min Fuck. Turkey have made a right mess of qualification. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Iceland goals were class too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Croatia not gonna qualify at this rate. Iceland and Ukraine from that group Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Croatia the overrated fuckers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Harry Arter, what a fanny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Nice bit of cheating from Harry Arter there. Wanker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Croatia were shocking after they went one up. Completely stopped playing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturla Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Thank you Finland!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Dybala dropped? No, not allowed to play with Messi so staying on the bench. The reason is he doesn't fit Messi. The Messi bubble has to burst. He is not Maradona who can carry the team on his own. The Messi & friends belief is the main reason why the qualification is a complete failure. You don't know what you're talking about. The main reason Argentina may not qualify is that Messi missed games through injury. The stats back this up. He created 5 clear chances for teammates last night. What more are you expecting him to do? Messi played in all last three draws. If you are saying he doesn't deserve to be criticised, you are telling me he isn't as great as people saying right? If you are saying he is on par with Pele and Maradona then tell me would they be free from critics for these three draws? He doesn't deserve to be criticised for last night, no. Did you see the last three games? He creates chances that others don't score. Football is totally different to when Pele and Maradona were playing. Defences are much better organised than they were then. Honestly that Maradona goal in 1986. Unbelievable goal but can you imagine a top or even average international team these days allowing anyone to score a goal like that? I can't. Don't even get me started on Pele. Completely different sport in those days. I've seen quite a bit of Argentina in the qualifiers and you can't honestly suggest he is the same player for the national team as he is for Barcelona. It's quite clear there is a mental block or something there for him when he plays for Argentina, regardless of whether he did well last night or not he's usually below his standards when he plays for the national team. There is no reason for Argentina to be where they are and a big fault goes to Messi. Haven't won in their last four games and he's scored two goals from open play in the whole qualifiers and has two assists to that. Even Coutinho has missed about 5-6 games this qualifiers and come off the bench for a majority of them and has scored and assisted more. Messi is from another planet when he plays for Barcelona, but it's quite clear that he is still human when he plays for Argentina. Also, if Argentina qualifies, I think they might do a Brazil from 2002. Struggle to qualify and then win the whole thing. They certainly have the players to do it. Dear me, international football is dull. Even tournaments don't hold the same magic as the Champions League, Premier League or even the FA Cup. And being someone who doesn't care too much for patriotism, I just don't see anything to be invested in. (don't get me wrong, I love my country, but I just struggle to get so invested in it enough to have an us against them attitude, plus England are f***ing trash) Blasphemy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Dear me, international football is dull. Even tournaments don't hold the same magic as the Champions League, Premier League or even the FA Cup. And being someone who doesn't care too much for patriotism, I just don't see anything to be invested in. (don't get me wrong, I love my country, but I just struggle to get so invested in it enough to have an us against them attitude, plus England are f***ing trash) I never even supported England or felt that identified as English until it dawned on me there were three Geordies playing (can’t remember tournament, or players, but suspect we’re talking mid-late 80s and Waddle, Beardsley and Robson). England seemed like a thing down there: for Home Counties folk and thick cricket fans from Lancashire. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 How many are at Gibraltar v Estonia? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 How many are at Gibraltar v Estonia? They're playing in Portugal in a stadium which has roughly the same capacity as the population of Gibraltar tbf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 How many are at Gibraltar v Estonia? They're playing in Portugal in a stadium which has roughly the same capacity as the population of Gibraltar tbf Aye, I presumed as much - just seems odd to play it in such a huge ground. Probably Fifa regulations though, isn’t it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Their own ground doesn't have a grass pitch and Spain refuse to allow them to play home games in Spain so nearest logical place to play is at Estádio Algarve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Going tits up for the Dutch, Belarus just equalized. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Holland are toilet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Even if Holland win there'd be no real hope of qualifying, they'd have to beat Sweden 7-0 on Tuesday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Even if Holland win there'd be no real hope of qualifying, they'd have to beat Sweden 7-0 on Tuesday. Is it not 12-0? edit: never mind, I'm am idiot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 The dutch are terrible compared to their previous teams but England would be struggling just as badly if they were in a similar difficult group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 England wouldn't stand a chance in that group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 The dutch are terrible compared to their previous teams but England would be struggling just as badly if they were in a similar difficult group. Doubt we’d even be in with a chance going into the final game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Possibility of World Cup 2018 being without all of Argentina, Netherlands, Ivory Coast, Czech Republic, Italy & Croatia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Can't see Czech Republic being that much of a miss Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Can't see Czech Republic being that much of a miss Haven't been a decent team since mid 00's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Possibility of World Cup 2018 being without all of Argentina, Netherlands, Ivory Coast, Czech Republic, Italy & Croatia Ivory Coast aren't much a miss tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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