tricky6 Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 Okay maybe outside Europe there are still silly results. I was more meaning the likes of Croatia, Italy , Czech Rep and Turkey struggling against teams they should be winning comfortably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisEDI Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) Imagine if bale does a hammy before the finals. Would be absolutely hilarious edit in bold Edited September 3, 2015 by LewisEDI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernscum Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Imagine if bale does a hammy before the finals. Would be the biggest anti climax ever. Sure I looked at Wales stats before in this group and bale had been involved in something like 10 out of 12 Wales goals or something close to that ratio (add yet another tonight). Guy is unbelievable Aye, it was a screamer of a header for the winner tonight. Wales have got to be one of the main "one man teams" about in international football, they would crumble without Bale for any serious amount of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of Paisley Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Okay maybe outside Europe there are still silly results. I was more meaning the likes of Croatia, Italy , Czech Rep and Turkey struggling against teams they should be winning comfortably. Who struggled to beat Malta. At home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisEDI Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Who struggled to beat Malta. At home. Italy are masters at doing the bare minimum for qualifcation, when i was going there for work the people i worked with who were big football fans said they dont even bother watching the qualifiers most of the time unless they are against good teams as they know they will qualify and the games will most likely be shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Italy are masters at doing the bare minimum for qualifcation, when i was going there for work the people i worked with who were big football fans said they dont even bother watching the qualifiers most of the time unless they are against good teams as they know they will qualify and the games will most likely be shite. I'd say also that is is common knowledge that this is the weakest Italian side perhaps they have ever had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I just quickly glanced at Live Score, Asian qualifiers, 10 games where they home sides won by an aggregate of 79-2, including Qatar wining 15-0! It's unreal I listed off the scores to my dad earlier and he couldn't believe it. When. you see what we have to go through coated to these teams its a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock strap Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Looking at some of the results going on tonight, the warning signs are there! The so called "wee" teams ain't mugs anymore. I would class us as one of the wee teams and hopefully we can be in the exact same bracket as the Welsh and Iceland tonight ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Aye, it was a screamer of a header for the winner tonight. Wales have got to be one of the main "one man teams" about in international football, they would crumble without Bale for any serious amount of time. Both Ramsey and Ashley Williams would enhance our team. They're not quite a one-man team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmcca5 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 (edited) Both Ramsey and Ashley Williams would enhance our team. They're not quite a one-man team. Joe Ledley and Joe Allen would also easily get in our squad. I rate both of them. Neil Taylor at Swansea and Ben Davies at Spurs are also both decent players. Edited September 4, 2015 by kmcca5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Rampant Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Both Ramsey and Ashley Williams would enhance our team. They're not quite a one-man team. I look at Wales as exactly the same as us with a top class player added in. They are a solid unit, that play well as a team and are hard to beat. In Bale they have a proven match winner who can get them something out of nothing. Just having him on the pitch is a bonus for them as he will naturally attract most of the attention and free up some space for the other players. The way Wales play really suits him too, counter attacking football allows him enough time and space to exploit his pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 It is just childish in my opinion to try to say Wales are rubbish. Their results recently are ones we'd be delighted with and sorry but a fair few of their players play top flight football at a high level so they are not a one-man team. Bale is the lynch-pin obviously and key for them but heck I wish we had a player like him just now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 WHO out of the so called big teams are doing well. ITALY GERMANY HOLLAND SPAIN they are all on the way down. The only team doing well are INGERLAND hate to say this but I fancy there chances to win it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 WHO out of the so called big teams are doing well. ITALY GERMANY HOLLAND SPAIN they are all on the way down. The only team doing well are INGERLAND hate to say this but I fancy there chances to win it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotlandFanMuir Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 http://www.soccerway.com/referees/ovidiu-hategan/44971/ Ref for tonight. Judging by that he likes his yellows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 http://www.soccerway.com/referees/ovidiu-hategan/44971/ Ref for tonight. Judging by that he likes his yellows. Worrying. If not more for the Eastern European connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Rampant Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 http://www.soccerway.com/referees/ovidiu-hategan/44971/ Ref for tonight. Judging by that he likes his yellows. Only time he's reffed one of our games we won. Hopefully that trend continues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_B81 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 It was always going to be viewed as a tricky match and anyone who thought it will be easy is off their heads. I'd gladly take any sort of win, even with a double deflection then ball going in off the refs arse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bzzzz Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Only time he's reffed one of our games we won. Hopefully that trend continues Which game was that? Cannae see it on his stats... (108 cards in 22 games tho!!! Wonder if we've any players looking dodgy for a ban... Broonie must be up there. Guaranteed a yellow the night) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisEDI Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Which game was that? Cannae see it on his stats... (108 cards in 22 games tho!!! Wonder if we've any players looking dodgy for a ban... Broonie must be up there. Guaranteed a yellow the night) croatia away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Rampant Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 croatia away. It was the home game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkieRobRoy Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Really nervous about this game. Played well at Ibrox but still only 1-0, and there's the memory of 2007. Mustn't blow it - how can we possibly sit through a Euro Championship that Iceland and Wales are in but we aren't? Unthinkable. I think this is a must-win, as we can't count on anything v Germany, but as the thread says, warning signs, Georgia aren't going to fall over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bzzzz Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 croatia away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norsefox Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Croatia away was a totally different game. It didn't matter and they were the better team. Playing away against a disciplined, organised but poor team is a totally different ball game. Macedonia is probably more similar. I can't think of a single recent example (minus Lithuania in 2007) where we've played a weak team away and won when it mattered (Faroes, Liechtenstein don't count). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmcca5 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Croatia away was a totally different game. It didn't matter and they were the better team. Playing away against a disciplined, organised but poor team is a totally different ball game. Macedonia is probably more similar. I can't think of a single recent example (minus Lithuania in 2007) where we've played a weak team away and won when it mattered (Faroes, Liechtenstein don't count). Did we not beat Iceland away when it mattered? I get where you are coming from, we weren’t managed by Strachan then. The Poland and Ireland away games would have easily been lost under the last two managers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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