Ireland in pot 4 for Euro '08 draw

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Just show how far we have fallen if you look at our pot:

rte.ie wrote:

The managerless Republic of Ireland will be in pot four for next month's draw for the 2008 European Championship qualifiers.

The Irish, who have not qualified for the Euro finals since 1988, will be up against it in their bid to make the '08 finals tournament which is being co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland.

UEFA have ranked the Republic alongside Bosnia-Herzegovina and Latvia, amongst others, in the fourth of seven pots for the draw which takes place in Montreux, Switzerland on January 27 next.

Austria and Switzerland are direct qualifiers for the finals as hosts, while the remaining 50 nations will be drawn into one group of eight and six groups of seven teams. The seven group winners and seven runners-up will qualify for the finals.

The UEFA system for pot ranking is based on results achieved in the qualifying competitions for Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup.

2008 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING COMPETITION DRAW POTS:

Pot 1: Greece, Holland, Portugal, England, Czech Republic, France, Sweden.

Pot 2: Germany, Croatia, Italy, Turkey, Poland, Spain, Romania.

Pot 3: Serbia & Montenegro, Russia, Denmark, Norway, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Slovakia.

Pot 4: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Republic of Ireland, Belgium, Latvia, Israel, Scotland, Slovenia.

Pot 5: Hungary, Finland, Estonia, Wales, Lithuania, Albania, Iceland.

Pot 6: Georgia, FYR Macedonia, Belarus, Armenia, Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Moldova.

Pot 7: Liechtenstein, Azerbaijan, Andorra, Malta, Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, San Marino.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/2005/1209/ireland.html

Big Nelly

England
Italy
Ukraine
Republic of Ireland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Liechtenstein

Group of Death

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Brilliant…. Dream group, full of old enemies :-)

England
Germany
Russia
Rep.of.Ireland
Wales
Norn Iron
Liechenstein

Kingp35

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054859290

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seeds were confirmed yesterday bu uefa....

cournioni

At least we won't have to play Israel again...

eirebhoy

Kingp35 wrote:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054859290

That's the later thread, we've known this since the Swiss match.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=311948

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PORNAPSTER wrote:

At least we won't have to play Israel again...

or switzerland or belgium :eek:

BaZmO*

I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that we will get England in our group, especially considering that we will more than likely be playing some of the games in Croke Park. The GAA will just love that!

B.

county

BaZmO* wrote:

I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that we will get England in our group, especially considering that we will more than likely be playing some of the games in Croke Park. The GAA will just love that!

god save the queen sung in croker,lol

BaZmO*

county wrote:

god save the queen sung in croker,lol

And Amhrán na bhFiann booed. It's written in the stars I tell thee!

B.

Pigman II

Englands anthem isn't played here when they come here for soccer (or at least it wasn't in 90 and 95).

county

Pigman II wrote:

Englands anthem isn't played here when they come here for soccer (or at least it wasn't in 90 and 95).

i know,thats as much an insult as booing is,plainly refusing to play an oppositions anthem,or should i say the british anthem

mchurl

would love if we got the english and i reckon we'd beat them too:D

county

mchurl wrote:

would love if we got the english and i reckon we'd beat them too:D

lol:D

chiller

we will have a hard group all rite hope we get england id love it go on the ireland

BaZmO*

Pigman II wrote:

Englands anthem isn't played here when they come here for soccer (or at least it wasn't in 90 and 95).

In fairness though, there'd be no point in playing either anthem as the English fans would boo ours and the GAA wouldn't like GSTQ being played.

B.

Lemlin

I'd be hoping for:

Greece
Poland
Slovakia
Iceland
Norn Iron
San Marino

Easiest group I could see us getting.

Pigman II

BaZmO* wrote:

In fairness though, there'd be no point in playing either anthem as the English fans would boo ours and the GAA wouldn't like GSTQ being played.

I think GSTQ is played here at Rugby internationals. But then the rugger chaps here are a bit more civilised and aren't as bigoted as the GAA or yer average Irish soccer supporter.

Will the GAA object if the IRFU are ok with it being played at Croker?

Lemlin

Pigman II wrote:

I think GSTQ is played here at Rugby internationals. But then the rugger chaps here are a bit more civilised and aren't as bigoted as the GAA or yer average Irish soccer supporter.

Will the GAA object if the IRFU are ok with it being played at Croker?

I'd mind who you're calling bigots there. GAA or soccer fans are no more bigots than rugby supporters.

finlma

GSTG will be played for the rugby internationals anyway.

This news is about 3 months old by the way - RTE probably only realised it yesterday. We knew even before we played Switzerland that we would be 4th seeds.

pogcica

SWEDEN
GERMANY
DENMARK
R'O'IRELAND
FINLAND
N'IRELAND
FAROE ISLANDS

I reckon the only away game i would miss is in Norniron:D

blu_sonic

there is no way the GAA would even let the english play in croker (i don't really mind) but i imagine they'll need to see fixture lists prior to renting out the stadia to FAI/IRFU