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So even if Scotland do manage to win chances are they could be knocked out if Ireland earn a point for a narrow defeat, which is complete and utter nonsense rewarding a team for failing to win or draw a match. Before next week comes you can read this like a book

Not a Rugby fan myself but do keep an eye on what Scotland are doing in these kind of things. Bonus points for a narrow defeat is complete and utter nonsense. If you loose, no matter how narrowly, you’ve lost, get nothing. This is typical of Rugby Union pat on the back for “ jolly well played in defeat today old chap at least you get a losing point for keeping things close” Utter crap. Scotland are basically out the tournament after one match. Their only hope if they hammer Tonga and Romania getting bonus points to take them to 10 then carve up a high scoring win over Ireland where both sides get a winning and losing bonus point and eliminate South Africa. The draw is totally lopsided with a strong half and a weak half.

Allan McGregor late on in the 3-2 Nations League win v Israel James Forrest Hat-trick match

I have no interest in watching women’s football, however can’t avoid having seen and heard bits on TV leading into this match tomorrow. It would be easy to think only England Women were playing in this game, and Spain Women simply don’t exist. I was in Leeds on Thursday, and not one male football supporting colleague was remotely excited by the prospect of England Women possibly winning their version of a World Cup

Cheers, Got the first one on Tuesday then the other three yesterday when it fell to 11 points.

Thanks They are in friends.

Good Allocation for a small capacity stadium. I'm good for a ticket but three mates are on 11, should i buy Tuesday or wait and hope to buy 4 Wednesday ? £9.00 a ticket might also encourage harvesting.

I’ve taken a punt on some rooms in Oberhausen. About 1/3rd cost of Dusseldorf £75 a night twin room, but close enough to go into on train and back in cab if after last train. Stayed there on business, NH Oberhausen decent hotel, good rail links elsewhere. Will cancel dates from front and back end of reservation we don’t need after draw is made

Must admit I’ve taken a look at the Sections Schedule starting from 14th June. If I was taking a punt on cancellable accommodation I’d gamble on us not being in Section A as Germany are in there and I also think we will win our section, thereby becoming a Pot 1 team we therefore couldn’t be in section A It’s also pretty certain we won’t be a Pot 4 team, as I think we will almost certainly be above 18th place in the overall qualifying list. The 3 play off winners will be Pot 4 teams So you can then start eliminating matches we are unlikely to be involved in. Of course it could all go tits up.

For what its worth, i think Spain will drop points. Norway have the fixtures to think they can get back into things. Norway v Georgia Norway v Spain Spain v Georgia Georgia v Spain we could do with a load of draws

If its Seville, i'll book a break in the Algarve and go along to Seville for a day and night for the match

Well that was easy money.

Only watching this for a financial interest, but how Portugal draw 1-1 then win 4-1 AET and get 3 points and the goal difference added to their qualifying record is utter madness. It should be a 1-1 draw and 1 point.

Ireland are 5/1 to win this, utterly incredible odds

Pleased the law changed, I was wrong to use the word deflection, but genuine attempts to intercept passes that weren’t 100 % executed and resulted in players in offside positions benefiting was totally wrong.

They need to get back to there being clear daylight between defender and attacker to call offside, VAR calling offside for a baw hair, arms, legs in front of defenders is nonsense. Also if a through ball is played in the direction of an attacker who is beyond the line of defence and the ball takes a deflection off a defender stretching or attempting to intercept the pass, the attacker then become onside, if the defender makes no attempt to play the ball offside would be called. It is neigh near impossible to defend and react to make that type of judgement. That too is utter nonsense

Three Nations Leagues 20 Matches 5 Wins They wanted competitive games against better sides and now having had three campaigns at group A they have performed miserably. Come the World Cup all will be fine through the section Iran Wales USA, are about the poorest World Cup Section I can ever remember

You really have to laugh at the English reaction to being relegated in the Nations League, viewing it as a non event of a competition. They usually stroll through qualifiers for World Cups and Euros scudding the minnows on way. Along comes the Nations League which gives them some competitive matches against perceived similar standard opposition and they can’t compete against them. Since the conception of the Nations League they have won 5 ( five ) out of 19 games they’ve played including the 2 draws when they fluked getting to the finals. They are blind to accept how poor they really are.

Budapest. Pre Covid my mate got nice set of implants ( Not Bill Bob Teeth type) 8 Top and Bottom about £2500

Ok I’ll give you Austria away and reluctantly Israel at home given the bother we’d been having against them umpteen times previous but since Denmark home we’ve gone down two gears.

Clarke has had a bit of an up and down time as Manager After a Tough and Poor start, we started to see improvement and qualified via Penalties twice for the Euros We then had two chances to move to Nations League Group A and be assured of Play Offs We loose 1-0 to both Slovakia and Israel away. First two failures in Big Matches The Euros come along and it was probably a Big ask to qualify from the group bit loosing 2-0 to Czech Republic and 3-1 to Croatia at Home, failures again. After the defeat in Denmark we pull up our sleeves and gain second place in the World Cup group with some good and fortunate performance, here is where Clarke is entitled to credit. Since the Denmark game we have played 5 times Winning once Armenia 2-0 drawing Twice from winning positions Poland 1-1 and Austria 2-2 and losing twice Ukraine 3-1 And Ireland 3-0 In my eyes these last five games are basically failure. We haven't improved in the last 12 months as we are still loosing key matches. Slovakia, Israel, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Ireland The only real victory being Denmark at home. We miss Tierney so much, and some of the "Younger" defenders are not quite there yet Patterson, Ralston, Hickey, Hendry Robertson is knackered McTominay isn't a defender and will never be a Darren Fletcher Ryan Christie is hopeless We need width in the Final Third, probably on the right, Wing Backs cant be expected to be as creative as wide forwards / wingers the further up the park the get. Lastly we need someone who will sore regularly and in the important matches.

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We looked like a tired team at the end of a long season. Ukraine looked like a “Tournament Ready” team after their 6 week training camp in the Slovenian Alps, Can’t help feel we got the shit end of the stick how this all planned out. We weren’t set up right last night and looked like a team who hadn’t been advised how the opposition might play. Our right side Defence / Midfield was non existent and Ukraine looked a threat every time they moved down the left. Robertson looks burnt out and I’m not sure if we’ll see him next Wednesday. The good feeling from the Autumn has evaporated but we need to get on track these next three games

300 Numbers have bars all the way around the stadium was in there the 2015 match, Bars open before and after the match.

Ticketmaster kindly cancelled and refunded the extra five I inadvertently had. Problem resolved