Euro 2008 Qualifiers Thread - 17 October 2007

it is a very interesting one. it would be a shame to be without italy or france but scotland would be so unlucky to miss out now.

it's worse when you look at that group where the top 2 is between greece, turkey and norway. that group seems so weak comparatively

Is there any other group that is this close?

Looking through the groups, A, D, F and G look settled.

Group B is Scotlands group

Group C is between Norway and Turkey for that 2nd place. Their game in Norway will be massive.

Group E is Englands. Win or draw in Russia and they are through. Lose and its wide open

I dont think Group G is settled.

I'll be surprised if Turkey lose to Greece on home soil. That group will go down to the wire too.

Raifael wrote:I dont think Group G is settled.

it's quite well poised that one. if my sums are right, romania just need to beat albania at home & luxembourg away to be certain qualifiers. they also play at bulgaria.

if bulgaria win all 3 remaining games: albania (a), romania (h), slovenia (a), they could overtake netherlands if the dutch drop points in one of their remaining games: slovenia (h), luxembourg (h), belarus (a).

it looks like it should be romania & netherlands but i guess you never know

debaser wrote:

Raifael wrote:I dont think Group G is settled.

it's quite well poised that one. if my sums are right, romania just need to beat albania at home & luxembourg away to be certain qualifiers. they also play at bulgaria.

if bulgaria win all 3 remaining games: albania (a), romania (h), slovenia (a), they could overtake netherlands if the dutch drop points in one of their remaining games: slovenia (h), luxembourg (h), belarus (a).

it looks like it should be romania & netherlands but i guess you never know

Holland *should* win their next 3 games , just need 7 points .. but its up to the coach to play a team which is capable of doing it , i never expect miracles but if you have the talent you would normally play to their strengths something the coach is not doing. Bulgaria have a tough game against Albania coming up , if they fail to win and Holland beat Slovenia .. it would seem Romania + Holland through

A European Championship of Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, England, Croatia, Italy, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Greece, Turkey, Holland, Romania, Poland, Portugal.

Looks good to me

I'm glad the top two in each group automatically qualifies and no play offs

Raifael wrote:I dont think Group G is settled.

Hollands group?

Id be surprised if Bulgaria went above Holland

DD wrote:Resident EB Scots:
Murray
Calidad
Lrd

Don't forget about me!

Lrd?

Is he a Man Utd fan by any chance?

Cripps wrote:Lrd?

Is he a Man Utd fan by any chance?

That's him You met him before I pressume!

woo and the Scotland - Georgia match is on sentanta! Yes!

Its on BBC 2 as well

yeah, well I'm in the states, that doesn't help me.

Lets see if Alan Hansen is in the studio for the game.

They should kick out Austria (who are in terrible form) and replace them with the 3rd team from the France-Italy-Scotland group.

kas wrote:They should kick out Austria (who are in terrible form) and replace them with the 3rd team from the France-Italy-Scotland group.

And to think they will be seeded as well

Scott Brown and Alan Hutton have pulled out of the Scotland squad to face Georgia on Wednesday through injury. Darren Fletcher is expected to feature.

That is a huge blow for Scotland.

kas wrote:They should kick out Austria (who are in terrible form) and replace them with the 3rd team from the France-Italy-Scotland group.

There's a group of fans in Austria asking for the team to be kicked out as they'll only embarrass them.

Juego de la Okkas wrote:

kas wrote:They should kick out Austria (who are in terrible form) and replace them with the 3rd team from the France-Italy-Scotland group.

There's a group of fans in Austria asking for the team to be kicked out as they'll only embarrass them.

They even lost to Switzerland, the co-hosts, 3-1 in a friendly yesterday.

Austria's football team should be annexed..by Germany for example.

Fey wrote:Austria's football team should be annexed..by Germany for example.

A Greater Germany team?

Their only decent players are Manninger, Scharner, Stranzl and Ivanschitz.

Juego de la Okkas wrote:

Fey wrote:Austria's football team should be annexed..by Germany for example.

A Greater Germany team?

Their only decent players are Manninger, Scharner, Stranzl and Ivanschitz.

Why not? Its been done before, this way Austrian football fans have a chance for glory as well. Same can be done for the UK and the Benelux.

Fey wrote:Austria's football team should be annexed..by Germany for example.

something like that happened a while back, in 1934 or some time around there.

I only found out yesterday that the Russia game kicks of at 4:00.

I'll be at work

Found that out this morning aswell..luckily im $h!t at getting a job.

Your from up narf though. Let's be honest, you're not exactly what people are looking for.

You from the South, Owen?

borocooper wrote:You from the South, Owen?

I'm from Wales so I'm not what people are looking for either