Squirrelhumper Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 9 minutes ago, KirkieRobRoy said: If you average out our three group opponents, you basically get Austria. They'd be a good shout. Be at home i'd guess given we played them last year over there in a friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Austria are apparently playing Turkey and Switzerland in March Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 6 hours ago, ProudScot said: That’s good but now we need the other friendlies to be against opponents the level of Switzerland & Hungary, so we can get used to beating that level of opponent again. I think Netherlands are about the same level as Switzerland and Hungary. Maybe slightly better but not that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 35 minutes ago, Rich NATA said: Ajax stadium? Would Ajax (Feyenoord and PSV) not be too big for a friendly (?) They've played a few games at Twente in the past few years. While Friendlies do seem a rarity these day, they do play the majority of them in Amsterdam, but you are talking against the liked of Germany, Italy and England. Only thing that sticks out in recent years is a friendly v Georgia played in Enschede not so long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccaughey85 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 On 12/5/2023 at 12:31 PM, Orraloon said: I think Netherlands are about the same level as Switzerland and Hungary. Maybe slightly better but not that much. Netherlands on paper are a long way better than Hungary. Probably a good bit ahead of Switzerland as well. Looking at their form they have only really lost to other elite nations over past 3 years. Saying that they clearly are not the force they used to be, especially when it comes to star players. I would say they are a tougher test than Hungary and Switzerland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McToot Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Other than the article in the Scotsman/Record about playing the Netherlands, has there been anything else re March/June games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoganRoy Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Italy or Slovakia at home 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 11 hours ago, McToot said: Other than the article in the Scotsman/Record about playing the Netherlands, has there been anything else re March/June games? Been rumbles of Northern Ireland at Home is the 2nd game for March. Italian Press hinting that in March we were suppose to play Italy in the United States, but looks like we are more taken by the Dutch game. Sweden away and Wales at Hampden being spoken about as June's games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 SFA confirm Netherlands away and Northern Ireland at home for March Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loanhead-tartan Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 Aye Northern Ireland confirmed as the 2nd March friendly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Venue for Netherlands game TBC..... Really hope they take it outside of Amsterdam, as would be good to see somewhere else in the country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfieMoon Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 What’s the worst case scenarios for Netherlands venue for travel to/from Amsterdam? Booked last week, arriving morning of match and back early next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, AlfieMoon said: What’s the worst case scenarios for Netherlands venue for travel to/from Amsterdam? Booked last week, arriving morning of match and back early next day. You are never more than 1.5-2 hours from Amsterdam to the vast majority of the big stadiums in the Netherlands, so its really not all that much of an issue, especially when they have a good internal rail network that runs non-stop up to midnight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, AlfieMoon said: What’s the worst case scenarios for Netherlands venue for travel to/from Amsterdam? Booked last week, arriving morning of match and back early next day. There really isn’t one, Groningen in the north 2 and a half hours and Eindhoven in the south 1 and a half hours (train) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Speaking to a Dutch friend, Eindhoven or Enschede would be the most likely outside Amsterdam/Rotterdam he feels, as they like to take friendlies outside of the usual places so the people in the east of the country get something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Would rather have played NI in Belfast; we played them at Hampden not so long ago (it was probably about eight years ago but not so long in the scheme of things!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, scotlad said: Would rather have played NI in Belfast; we played them at Hampden not so long ago (it was probably about eight years ago but not so long in the scheme of things!). Think we have played them in Glasgow fairly recently a couple of times, there was a game under Burley, and there was also one under Strachan I am sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 1 minute ago, wanderer said: Think we have played them in Glasgow fairly recently a couple of times, there was a game under Burley, and there was also one under Strachan I am sure. Good point, I'd forgotten about the Burley-era game (I was going out with a lassie from the north of Ireland at the time too!), it was the one under Strachan I remember (Berra scored the winner, IIRC). I quite fancied a game in their "new" ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, scotlad said: Good point, I'd forgotten about the Burley-era game (I was going out with a lassie from the north of Ireland at the time too!), it was the one under Strachan I remember (Berra scored the winner, IIRC). I quite fancied a game in their "new" ground. Apparently a game in Belfast was agreed just right before COVID, but was scrapped before it could be announced, but agree, this game will make us well over due a game in Belfast (which to be honest I would actually have preferred to this, as always found Belfast to be better than Dublin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesiScotsman Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 When will ticketing details be announced for both these games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 7 minutes ago, DesiScotsman said: When will ticketing details be announced for both these games? Probably January for NI and Feb for Netherlands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McToot Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 2 hours ago, DesiScotsman said: When will ticketing details be announced for both these games? I expect there’ll be a season ticket with the March/June friendlies, and NL games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McToot Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 2 hours ago, wanderer said: Apparently a game in Belfast was agreed just right before COVID, but was scrapped before it could be announced, but agree, this game will make us well over due a game in Belfast (which to be honest I would actually have preferred to this, as always found Belfast to be better than Dublin) Definitely must be due a game in Belfast. With Wales being mentioned for June, I read a while ago, they were keen to play us in 2026 in Wrexham for their 150th celebrations. Perhaps this summer part of the deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesaint Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 3 hours ago, DesiScotsman said: When will ticketing details be announced for both these games? Not for a while i hope. Had enough for now. Time for a break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4Footsoldier Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) I'm generally never too enamoured by playing either NI or the Republic. To me it always feels slightly on edge with regards to hints of sectarianism creeping in, booing GSTQ and everything that comes with that type of thing etc. Slightly similar to what it's like playing England given the non-football related baggage that can come with it. I've also been to Belfast for multiple weekends away and always feels overpriced, not quite Dublin levels but not too far off. Edited December 11, 2023 by N4Footsoldier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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