duncan II Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Probably been brought up already, but has any other nation achieved (or on the brink of achieving) back-to-back Nations League promotions? Are we, therefore, the most improved team in Europe? Or the best team in Europe? Or the luckiest team in Europe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Belarus and (North) Macedonia are favourites to win their groups and will therefore have gone from D to C to B. Finland and Hungary still could follow our route from C to B to A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan II Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 8 minutes ago, Toepoke said: Belarus and (North) Macedonia are favourites to win their groups and will therefore have gone from D to C to B. Finland and Hungary still could follow our route from C to B to A. Thanks. That’s a good effort. Good on Finland. I always think of them as minnows as they were in my youth but they’ve had strong teams recently. And good to see Hungary gradually getting back up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 2017 - the nations league is shite, glorified friendles 2020- i fuckin love the nations league😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burj_Alba Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 17 minutes ago, vanderark14 said: 2017 - the nations league is shite, glorified friendles 2020- i fuckin love the nations league😂😂😂 Just think. If we win our group next time around (2022) we get to play in the finals (somewhere nice hopefully) against three other super teams 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in5omniac Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Is anyone looking at back to back relegations, out of interest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 29 minutes ago, vanderark14 said: 2017 - the nations league is shite, glorified friendles 2020- i fuckin love the nations league😂😂😂 I don't think you are alone in that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 50 minutes ago, in5omniac said: Is anyone looking at back to back relegations, out of interest? Nobody was relegated last time after the leagues were restructured. Hence why Israel ended up in our group again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, Toepoke said: Nobody was relegated last time after the leagues were restructured. Hence why Israel ended up in our group again. That, and the fact that Israel didn't finish bottom of the group anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, Orraloon said: That, and the fact that Israel didn't finish bottom of the group anyway. No but they would have stayed in League C if the restructuring hadn't happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, Toepoke said: No but they would have stayed in League C if the restructuring hadn't happened. Sorry, I thought you meant that was why they didn't get relegated. I see what you mean now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weekevie04 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 I think the Nations League is terrific especially for smaller teams. People joked about the lowest seeded teams in Europe getting a space at the Euros etc, but I think ourselves and North Macedonia are hardly cannon fodder qualifying (from C and D). If you look at the four teams who have qualified from the Euros ; 3 of us have went from relative strength to strength too - Macedonia look very likely to be promoted to B ; we have a great chance of going up to A tonight ; and Hungary could even win their group and head up to A too. Also the Faroes - a very decent minnow - were promoted to the C pot last night too and have gone on a very decent run of late by playing sides around their level. Long live the Nations League! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 On 9/9/2018 at 9:39 AM, Grim Jim said: Win this (League C, Group 1), then win this (Path C play-offs), and we are in the Euro2020 finals. The toughest opposition we can face in the 2nd part is probably Serbia. 22 minutes ago, weekevie04 said: Long live the Nations League! ☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in5omniac Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 hour ago, weekevie04 said: I think the Nations League is terrific especially for smaller teams. People joked about the lowest seeded teams in Europe getting a space at the Euros etc, but I think ourselves and North Macedonia are hardly cannon fodder qualifying (from C and D). If you look at the four teams who have qualified from the Euros ; 3 of us have went from relative strength to strength too - Macedonia look very likely to be promoted to B ; we have a great chance of going up to A tonight ; and Hungary could even win their group and head up to A too. Also the Faroes - a very decent minnow - were promoted to the C pot last night too and have gone on a very decent run of late by playing sides around their level. Long live the Nations League! San Marino made history with a 2 match unbeaten run as a result of the Nations League, it genuinely meant so much to them as well. Great to see stuff like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Hunt Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Gibraltar doing very well in league D group 2. i would have predicted them for wooden spoon before ball was kicked in group with Liechtenstein and San Marino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Wouldn't be very good being a Latvia supporter at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkm_vancouver Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Quite an interesting question actually. Nations League has been brilliant for us. Here's a thought though, now we've gone up a level and results are getting better what do you reckon our chances of qualifying outright are? We've now got to prove ourselves against the top countries so Dec 7th draw is going to be intriguing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan II Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 33 minutes ago, gkm_vancouver said: Quite an interesting question actually. Shucks 🥴🤗 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendricks Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, gkm_vancouver said: Quite an interesting question actually. Nations League has been brilliant for us. Here's a thought though, now we've gone up a level and results are getting better what do you reckon our chances of qualifying outright are? We've now got to prove ourselves against the top countries so Dec 7th draw is going to be intriguing. Still going to be very difficult to qualify for WC 2022 given UEFA only have 13 spots as it will remain extremely difficult to win a group and gain automatic qualification. The play off route is possible but realistically we could expect higher quality opposition than Israel and Serbia in that. For me gaining a 2nd pot seeding and having a real go at being one of the 20 automatic qualifiers (2 per group) for the 2024 Euro's in Germany has to be a big target which in turn would help with our seeding for the 2026 World Cup where UEFA will receive 16 places due to the increase to 48 teams. Both of these have to be medium term goals. Edited November 18, 2020 by Hendricks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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