er yir macaroon Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Those teams won’t be overly pleased to draw us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesaint Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, weekevie04 said: That is one of the HARDEST draws we've had in years. We know about Spain and Haaland/Norway. Georgia have gone up from D to C in the last few years and we know how to lose there. Cyprus - we really struggled against them. They're one of the better seeds too. So for anyone who doesn't like the Playoffs/Nations League - winning that could well save our bacon. Bring it on though. I'm going to go one away trip and I think Georgia might be the one! Lets keep a bit of perspective. Don't start elevating Norway to a major force for f. cks sake. It's a tough enough group but we have got to have belief that we can come through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Guess a 5 team group will mean we play some friendlies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, er yir macaroon said: Those teams won’t be overly pleased to draw us. Compared with others in pot 2 they will be delighted to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVIDB46 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 1 minute ago, ceudmilefailte said: Guess a 5 team group will mean we play some friendlies. Couldplay June friendlies against wales and England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudScot Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Well that draw couldn’t have gone much worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weekevie04 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 13 minutes ago, kumnio said: Don't know if you went to any of the previous games, but its a brilliant place to visit. Best away game out of the 4 fixtures by a country mile. Never been but heard from others. Sounds amazing although I imagine it's changed a fair bit since the 2008 qualifiers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weekevie04 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, thesaint said: Lets keep a bit of perspective. Don't start elevating Norway to a major force for f. cks sake. It's a tough enough group but we have got to have belief that we can come through it. Aye, true. Think it was seeing Spain then Norway and the EPL propoganda the now about Haaland ; we can definitely beat them at Hampden. Eratz summedit up well. A no easy games group but if we're as good as we hope/think/sometimes seem to be then we should be looking to finish second Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Possibly the hardest group since the World Cup 2014 qualifiers. Exactly the pot 1 and pot 3 sides I didn't want; Georgia are an improving side who we've struggled against in the past (and who now feature Napoli's outstanding Kvaratskhelia) and Cyprus, another tricky team who we've found hard to beat in the recent past. Thank fuck for the playoffs, they might actually be easier! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, ceudmilefailte said: Compared with others in pot 2 they will be delighted to. Absolutely. I'd much rather draw us than France or England! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of Paisley Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 22 minutes ago, weekevie04 said: That is one of the HARDEST draws we've had in years. We know about Spain and Haaland/Norway. Georgia have gone up from D to C in the last few years and we know how to lose there. Cyprus - we really struggled against them. They're one of the better seeds too. So for anyone who doesn't like the Playoffs/Nations League - winning that could well save our bacon. Bring it on though. I'm going to go one away trip and I think Georgia might be the one! Think we are overthinking Norway. One man doesn't make a team. He won't get the level of service at international level that he does for his club. We more than handled Lewandowski twice a few years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blantyre_Braveheart Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Just now, scotlad said: Possibly the hardest group since the World Cup 2014 qualifiers. Exactly the pot 1 and pot 3 sides I didn't want; Georgia are an improving side who we've struggled against in the past (and who now feature Napoli's outstanding Kvaratskhelia) and Cyprus, another tricky team who we've found hard to beat in the recent past. Thank fuck for the playoffs, they might actually be easier! 😂 Yeah outside of drawing Turkey or Greece in Pot 3 it's the worst draw we could've got. Even then Georgia are an improving side with a top tier winger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 I am going to guess that Serbia, Finland and B&H will all qualify directly though the groups. So the playoffs are looking like Israel, Ukraine, Iceland and either Norway or Scotland in the playoffs. So, the only bonus that I can see from that draw is that we probably won't get Norway in the playoffs. That is a real stinker of a draw for us. It should come down to the two games between us and Norway but Georgia and Cyprus have got banana skins written all over them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, King Of Paisley said: Think we are overthinking Norway. One man doesn't make a team. He won't get the level of service at international level that he does for his club. We more than handled Lewandowski twice a few years back. Ahem. Wales springs to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 13 minutes ago, ProudScot said: Well that draw couldn’t have gone much worse It absolutely could've. No June fixtures is massive given our history playing at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, Blantyre_Braveheart said: Yeah outside of drawing Turkey or Greece in Pot 3 it's the worst draw we could've got. Even then Georgia are an improving side with a top tier winger. I'm glad we avoided Slovakia from Pot 5 too. Just our luck to work so hard to get into Pot 2 only to end up with a draw like this! 🤦♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, Orraloon said: I am going to guess that Serbia, Finland and B&H will all qualify directly though the groups. So the playoffs are looking like Israel, Ukraine, Iceland and either Norway or Scotland in the playoffs. So, the only bonus that I can see from that draw is that we probably won't get Norway in the playoffs. That is a real stinker of a draw for us. It should come down to the two games between us and Norway but Georgia and Cyprus have got banana skins written all over them. 😂😂 , straight to the play off connotations. Love your optimism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningtings Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Not bad trip wise, not amazing from a qualification point of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Tough draw although some good trips. I’ve done all of them before apart from Norway, I’ll need to check my bank balance before I decide to do that yin! 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Toepoke said: It absolutely could've. No June fixtures is massive given our history playing at that time. Absolutely agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) I think it’s ok. Who knows, Haaland rolls his ankle the weekend before and we’d wasted all that time worrying about him. Or he gets COVID Or Norway’s wingers aren’t as good as Man City’s We avoided Sweden, Turkey, Greece, Slovakia - it could’ve been much worse. (I meant vakia not venia) Edited October 9, 2022 by adamntg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattiescone69 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, Toepoke said: It absolutely could've. No June fixtures is massive given our history playing at that time. We have fixtures in June surely ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, TDYER63 said: 😂😂 , straight to the play off connotations. Love your optimism. There's no point having a playoff and not using it. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattiescone69 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 1 minute ago, tattiescone69 said: We have fixtures in June surely ? oops , not in a 5 team group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryWood34 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, adamntg said: I think it’s ok. Who knows, Haaland rolls his ankle the weekend before and we’d wasted all that time worrying about him. Or he gets COVID Or Norway’s wingers aren’t as good as Man City’s We avoided Sweden, Turkey, Greece, Slovakia - it could’ve been much worse. (I meant vakia not venia) This is where I am. It could have been far far worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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