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24 minutes ago, Burj_Alba said:

Just gone 2-0 Russia. Looks like  a strong Russian side, obviously no club pressure about the plastic pitch. That I'm afraid is what good teams do to bad teams.

The have a strong team out because they have a manager and a group of players who are United in their goal. We dont. 

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1 minute ago, jamboman said:

Agree.. They have players who are not afraid of astro pitches... 0-4 now

If astros were that bad Glasgow warriors entire squad would be injured as would the whole sport of american football

It's total made up pish

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4 minutes ago, Bino's said:

If astros were that bad Glasgow warriors entire squad would be injured as would the whole sport of american football

It's total made up pish

Aye. Don't Kilmarnock and Hamilton have a plastic pitch too? It's not like we couldn't've prepared for a plastic pitch by using their grounds for training before going to Kazakhstan either.

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2 minutes ago, Clyde1998 said:

IIRC, UEFA uses head-to-head over goal difference; whereas FIFA is the reverse (so head-to-head for this campaign).

Correct, just checked Wikipedia.  As long as we beat Russia home and away we should be fine regardless of the scoreline :ph34r:

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2 minutes ago, Toepoke said:

Correct, just checked Wikipedia.  As long as we beat Russia home and away we should be fine regardless of the scoreline :ph34r:

Realistically we need Cyprus to beat Russia in Nicosia

Us to beat Cyprus home and away

And us to reach at least parity with Russia

IE not happening

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There is simply too much pressure now for this campaign, Ech commenting there will be bumps, we already are counting on other results when we should be taking care of ourselves, plus he said the only apology they can give is win this next game - this is one of the reasons I want rod of him, he doesn't seem to comprehend reality, we need to play to our best not TRY our best for the next 9 games, it also means we need 6 if not 7 v Russia and Belgium and thats too much to ask.  

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1 hour ago, romanticscot said:

There is simply too much pressure now for this campaign, Ech commenting there will be bumps, we already are counting on other results when we should be taking care of ourselves, plus he said the only apology they can give is win this next game - this is one of the reasons I want rod of him, he doesn't seem to comprehend reality, we need to play to our best not TRY our best for the next 9 games, it also means we need 6 if not 7 v Russia and Belgium and thats too much to ask.  

That was a ridiculous statement of a man under pressure. We already had to assume we MUST win this game from the start. Also to beat Kazakhstan at home, San Marino home and away, and Cyprus home and probably away, those all had to be done anyway. The only way of making up for Kazakhstan would be to get an unexpected away point in Brussels or Moscow.

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3 hours ago, Templeton_Peck said:

Probably was pressure from clubs but the Russian manager probably told them to f off

Don't a fair few clubs in Russian league play on plastic pitches, I remember the main Luznikhi stadium in Moscow hosted the CL final and that had a plastic pitch that had to be ripped up.

Anyway Russia are comfortably second best team in group so for me challenge is already over even if it isn't reflected in points different yet.

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3 hours ago, Bino's said:

Realistically we need Cyprus to beat Russia in Nicosia

Us to beat Cyprus home and away

And us to reach at least parity with Russia

IE not happening

Cyprus usually give home nations teams in transition a beating on home turf, they won 5-2 v ROI and beat Wales 3-1 in Euro 2008 qualifying.

Wales only won there 1-0 with a late Bale goal in 2015 when they actually qualified. Think Belgium barely won there aswell.

That will imo be a harder game than Kazhakstan so fully expected points to be dropped there.

2nd is long gone already, just make sure the home games are won to secure third as small chance then you can get o.k group for WC IF it's a kind draw.

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1 hour ago, Tartan Chris said:

2nd is long gone already, just make sure the home games are won to secure third as small chance then you can get o.k group for WC IF it's a kind draw.

The draw for the World Cup qualifiers is in July so it won't matter where we end up in this group. 

 

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