(UEFA) Football Thread - Football not Soccer
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^ 6-0 tonight. Good start. 
Howard Wilkinson gets it right:
Not so sure about the Sheffield thing, but I'm dead certain Platini is made of Fail and Mimes.
Not so sure about the Sheffield thing, but I'm dead certain Platini is made of Fail and Mimes.
Getting beaten by Swansea hurts.
At least we didn't chase them into the sea though. Those Jack bastards
At least we didn't chase them into the sea though. Those Jack bastards
Well he's certainly doing better than Crouch at the moment... which says very little.
Brighton are leading 'el Citeh' in Extra Time. If there's a god, he'll prove himself in the next 20 minutes. I love nothing more than cupsets.
Brighton are leading 'el Citeh' in Extra Time. If there's a god, he'll prove himself in the next 20 minutes. I love nothing more than cupsets.
The European Championships to expand from 16 finalists to 24.
Whilst this is good from an England/home nations POV, it does somewhat devalue the whole qualifying format. Any half decent team will now coast to qualification making the whole process less competitive. The next step will probably be the top 24 nations just deciding to cut everyone else adrift and scrapping qualification completely!
I see that the French FA are also pitching a 'six nations' tournament, featuring France, England, Germany, Italy, Holland and Spain. Sounds interesting, and a good foil and justification for England not entering the Celtic Cup.
Whilst this is good from an England/home nations POV, it does somewhat devalue the whole qualifying format. Any half decent team will now coast to qualification making the whole process less competitive. The next step will probably be the top 24 nations just deciding to cut everyone else adrift and scrapping qualification completely!
I see that the French FA are also pitching a 'six nations' tournament, featuring France, England, Germany, Italy, Holland and Spain. Sounds interesting, and a good foil and justification for England not entering the Celtic Cup.
^Sounds like a good idea to me.
Personally, I still think that the really small nations should have to pre-qualify for World Cup and European Championship qualifying tournaments. It does them no good to play matches they can't win. San Marino vs the Faroe Islands might not sound like a glamour tie but at least both sides have a winnable game and you learn much more from that than getting beat 10-0.
Personally, I still think that the really small nations should have to pre-qualify for World Cup and European Championship qualifying tournaments. It does them no good to play matches they can't win. San Marino vs the Faroe Islands might not sound like a glamour tie but at least both sides have a winnable game and you learn much more from that than getting beat 10-0.
It's all part of Platini's masterplan to ensure that the top European nations ALWAYS qualify for the finals. It won't be long before they hit on the idea have having the top 12 nations automatically qualifying and then the rest of the European nations playing off for the remaining 12 slots.
