wee-toon-red Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Albania and Israel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Chris Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, DoonTheSlope said: Scotland, Israel and Albania is my wish list Three teams in our group is plenty. We've got enough away trips to organise this year already as it is Has happened! That's quite a tricky group, Albania and Israel are 3rd/4th standard teams in a six team group. Albania also qualified for the last euros and were competitive in the world cup group which had Spain and Italy in it. I'd say they're favourites for 1st. I presume you get nothing for finishing second? Edited January 24, 2018 by Tartan Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Worst possible draw from a football perspective and Israel the most brutal draw from the travel perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Tricky travel, but not unbeatable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 28 minutes ago, kumnio said: I was in Israel last year, I didn’t get a stamp in my passport. They have self service stamps that you can use if you want one. Where were you and what did you make of it? I see our games are likely to be in Haifa or Jerusalem 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Albania are a decent side, but surely we can win that group and get into the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboman Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Not bad, at all. Being in a group of 3 is good. Win 2 games at hampden and if we draw the away games we are through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Just now, slasher said: Where were you and what did you make of it? I see our games are likely to be in Haifa or Jerusalem 😁 It was a nice place to visit, so much to see and do, but I said I wouldn’t be rushing back. Spent a week visiting the usual stuff, Dead Sea, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa. From a fitba fans point of view, Haifa will be much better than Jerusalem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyD Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Not the worst draw. Avoided Serbia and Greece which is good. We really should top the group but then... we don't even have a manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, kumnio said: It was a nice place to visit, so much to see and do, but I said I wouldn’t be rushing back. Spent a week visiting the usual stuff, Dead Sea, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa. From a fitba fans point of view, Haifa will be much better than Jerusalem. What's better about Haifa? How did you get there? Sorry to ask so many q's but I'm intrigued by the possibility of doing this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jailender Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Security will be a big issue in Israel. No random wandering in parts of the city. Was there about 10 years ago, and it wasn't too bad, but things have changed since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Chris Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Wales played Israel in the euros qualifying. Don't think they had any issues travelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASCO Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 For their World Cup qualifiers Israel played two matches at the Teddy in Jerusalem (accessible from train station if you base yourself in Tel Aviv) and three in Haifa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobta83 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Any idea what month we will play in being one team short, September, October, November?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, slasher said: What's better about Haifa? How did you get there? Sorry to ask so many q's but I'm intrigued by the possibility of doing this one. No prob, I did a tour starting in Tel Aviv, so once I paid my money, they organised everything for me. They do have a good rail network, once you land in Tel Aviv, you could get to either city very easily from the airport train station. If you want to sit in the bar and enjoy a few drinks before the game, Jerusalem would be the poorer choice, the coastal cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa were much more laid back and relaxed and had a better atmosphere IMO. Tel Aviv is a great place, Jerusalem not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsno1 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, Hobta83 said: Any idea what month we will play in being one team short, September, October, November?? fixtures are announced at 3pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobta83 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Just now, Parsno1 said: fixtures are announced at 3pm Was aware if that, was just wondering if it was already specified if there was a month that the 3 team groups didn't play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottincarlisle Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 11 minutes ago, Hobta83 said: Was aware if that, was just wondering if it was already specified if there was a month that the 3 team groups didn't play I would have thought 1 game 1 month then again & finish on a doule header. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotlandWintheWorldCup Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 6 minutes ago, Hobta83 said: Was aware if that, was just wondering if it was already specified if there was a month that the 3 team groups didn't play No you won't know until the fixtures are out at 3pm. Hopefully are fallow dates are sept and oct, cause we don't want to playing in israel in sept. 35c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Anyone know what the possible game days are? I presume having a smaller group we have some byes? J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Also was in Israel in November (stayed in Haifa) so happy to answer questions. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Hibs Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 How are UEFA announcing the fixture dates? Is there another 'ceremony' live on TV, or will they just be tweeted/on website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotlandWintheWorldCup Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Brummie Hibs said: How are UEFA announcing the fixture dates? Is there another 'ceremony' live on TV, or will they just be tweeted/on website? No ceremony, this is where all the uefa officials and fa officials from each country go into seperate areas to discuss any especially wanted dates and any conflicts. All fed into the fixture computer about an hour later. Then just put on website, but all media is informed at same time, so website, twitter, sfa all will show same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Two away games I'm definitely going to try and make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Jari Litmanen has the warmth of a Finnish serial killer during that draw, wouldn’t want to meet him on the back streets of Helsinki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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