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Originally Posted by Lewis
I really should pay more attention to Africa. They have a bunch of absolute mentalists.
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:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lewis
I really should pay more attention to Africa. They have a bunch of absolute mentalists.
They should probably put that dude in charge of the ECA.
Almost certainly a lesser evil than the PSG guy.
The videos he did announcing it were like something from a rap feud.
Ockeroos by how many? @John Arne
In the betting thread, I've backed Soutter for a hattrick :D Vietnam missing best 2 defenders, and half the midfield. Aussies by 4 or 5, min.Quote:
Originally Posted by Queenslander
Oof didnt know that bit of news.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Arne
It is in my nature to be mean when in direct sporting competition but the Vietnamese playing style is very likeable.
Against weaker opposition, it proper decent football. However, against notably better teams Coach Park gets scared, and plays super defensive... and refuses to make changes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Queenslander
Edit: team news is out, only 4 injured players starting. Good news is 7 Nguyễn's....
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Australia are dreadful. Is this the strongest XI @Queenslander?
There is somebody on Madagascar's bench today named Razakanirina Rakotohasimbola.
Meanwhile, Zimbabwe's starting XI has Perfect, Divine and Knowledge, with Blessing primed on the bench if required.
We can only hope that good old Innocent Bonke gets a run out later on for Nigeria (perhaps he'll warm up with Moses Daddy Simon).
The Kenny experiment ends tonight. Can’t wait to storm to Germany 2024 now. Might make the semis.
His face :D
Surely the explanation is one virile young man got an erection and another young man was fascinated/attracted by it.
Seems to be little mystery there.
Giggs looking bemused after a handshake has trumped that.
Yeah, you've cracked the case. You can also see the erection flicker if you watch carefully.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yevrah
This rings a bell but cannie remember it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shindig
You actually can. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Dquincy
I know we’re dirt and all but Serbia are a lot tidier a team that I’d have thought.
https://www.independent.ie/incoming/.../ryangiggs.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Dquincy
A still image doesn't do the thing justice but the tweet was copyrighted out of existence.
Wasn’t it supposed to be something about him expecting Keane to approach him for a shake too?
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Originally Posted by Yevrah
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Originally Posted by Dquincy
Now THIS is friendship. :hug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Yevrah
He looks refreshed. Legend.
Could have fucking won that.
Scotland are ridiculous. Great win.
First win against a decent team away from home for what feels like years. We’re so close to a decent team. The manager is dreadful though and we must be the worst international team at finishing chances
Fair play to the jocks, thought they were excellent there.
Billy Gilmour future Balon D’or winner
Not quite, but at least there's McGinn(s). The John variety is the best player in that team by a mile.
I thought I'd heard it all when it came to dreadful tournament formats, but no. Here's the new system for European World Cup playoffs.
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The second round (play-offs) will be contested by the ten group runners-up and the best two Nations League group winners, based on the Nations League overall ranking, who finished outside the top two of their qualifying group. They will be separated into three play-off paths, with each path featuring two single-leg semi-finals and one single-leg final. The semi-finals will be hosted by the six best-ranked runners-up of the qualifying group stage, while the host of the final will be determined by a draw. The semi-finals will be played on 24–25 March, and the finals on 28–29 March 2022. The winners of each path will qualify for the World Cup.
He’s also really good. Gilmour will be levels ahead though. His touch, passing and his ability to drift past players makes him the most talented player by far that I’ve ever seen for Scotland.
We’ve got two really good right backs breaking through as well and another unreal left back (s). Just need a winger and/or centre half and we’ll qualify for years with the core group
Where the fuck did this 'path' wank come from (the UEFA club tournaments are riddled with it now too) and is this whole thing a concerted effort to make tournament structures so hard to follow that no one will care if/when they have to just give a place to one of the big clubs/nations?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
‘Paths’ need to fuck off.
Presumably they exist to ensure if a decent team ever somehow fails to qualify they will be in (or can be fudged into) the easiest 'path'.
New member of D.O.T.S. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Offshore Toon
I like the new system. It's really not that complicated and reduces the randomness a bit in that it potentially gives a team who got fucked over by a harder group another stab. Clearly better than the past few editions where the 2nd place team with the worst record didn't qualify to the play-offs.
More jeopardy is always good as well.
If you change your name to Bquincy we can be Y.O.B.S.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dquincy
I'd do it for the group.
I'm not following at all really, but DOTS is surely a more apposite name given the genesis of this little internet collective we have here.
Dots were but a twinkle in Miles Jacobson's hard drive's eye when this place started.
What is going on with Lyndon Dykes accents?
I was going to say it's some sort of weird Australian/Scotch/London, but that makes sense after looking him up on wiki.
Also, what sort of name is that?
Yeah, he’s Australian but parents are Scottish. Doesn’t help they’re from Dumfries, such a horrible accent in its own right
I fell asleep on the couch.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Arne
Im not sure I dont think so as they arent selecting A League players due to the 2 weeks quarantine.
The mood on the internet down here was that Vietnam were always going to be a tough game.
Apparently we are the first AFC nation to win 10 straight World Cup qualifiers in one campaign.
Now Yev and myself have concocted something resembling a meek friendship, I'm coming for you next big boy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
We're so shit. What a waste of what should be a good spine of players.
Did Soyuncu play? Gotta say, such a massively overrated player for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Serj
I'm Austrian, so no, he didn't play for us. He did play for Turkey though and got sent off.
A lot of plastics crying that the Ronaldo debut wont be televised live (officially, anyway).
You should see the state of the thread on redcafe about it. Bunch of teenage retards moaning about the 3pm blackout.
When is this International Break over? It's always shit but this one feels like it's been on for longer than the fucking Euros were.
We're back to normal this weekend. I actually quite enjoyed having the three international games as opposed to two. It didn't feel anywhere near as dead as it usually does.