Euro Qualifiers General Thread Sept 3rd to 8th

Hammer Archer

FlawedGenius wrote: »

Incase of trouble e la Albania Serbia etc.

Jaysus. Albania and Serbia would make the relationship between ourselves and our northern brethren look like a pillow fight. And even they weren't separated.

briany

Faroese player sent off. Could make the difference between them hanging on to the 1-1 and losing the game.

Edit : Yep, Norn up 1-2.

Magico Gonzalez

3-1 NI. Result on Monday night and NI are through. Especially if the other games stays 0-0.

ArmaniJeanss

Russia v Sweden SS5 5pm.
San Marino v England ITV 5pm (note not on utvIreland).
Spain v Slovakia SS5 7.45pm.

Johner

Cracking ball by Silva to Alba to head home. 1-0 Spain.

Kirby

Costa diving again. Feel bad for the keeper....he did nothing.

Andersonisgod

30 minutes of free flowing, possession football has been rewarded with a 2-0 scoreline so far. More than deserved.

Johner

Ref got conned there, in the Premier League Costa would not have gotten away with that.

Kirby

Andersonisgod wrote: »

30 minutes of free flowing, possession football has been rewarded with a 2-0 scoreline so far. More than deserved.

I think you will find it was the dive and the ref that rewarded them the 2-0 scoreline.

Johner

Spain are playing some lovely stuff though.

Kirby

Absolutely. The better team by far.

riffmongous

Disallowed goal in Austria, ball headed out by moldovan defender bounces back in off another moldovan to an austrian forward and the resulting goal is ruled offside

Andersonisgod

Man what a half, a little slice of heaven that's helped me forget some of the dross I watched yesterday. Playing in a 4-3-3 and with the correct starting lineup, Spain are absolutely formidable. No team controls a game better. A 45 minute masterclass in the philosophy that if you master the ball then you master the game. When you see Spain produce a half of football like that it makes international football all worth it.

Prufrock

Slovaks doing well considering who they are missing.

callaway92

Slovenia dogging Switzerland here 0-2.

Really bringing the Swiss back down to Earth.. They are a very average side.

Unearthly

Why is Pique getting booed?

kksaints

callaway92 wrote: »

Slovenia dogging Switzerland here 0-2.

Really bringing the Swiss back down to Earth.. They are a very average side.

The Swiss heard you. Its 2-2 now.

callaway92

kksaints wrote: »

The Swiss heard you. Its 2-2 now.

BOOSH!

kksaints

Swiss win 3-2 after been 2 down with 10 minutes to go.

callaway92

callaway92 wrote: »

Slovenia dogging Switzerland here 0-2.

Really bringing the Swiss back down to Earth.. They are a very average side.

kksaints wrote: »

The Swiss heard you. Its 2-2 now.

callaway92 wrote: »

BOOSH!

Well I'll be damned. 3-2 - Result

ArmaniJeanss

Wales v Israel. SS1 5pm.
Cyprus v Belgium SS1 7.45pm.
Italy v Bulgaria ITV4 7.45pm (may be geoblocked on upc).

dogcat

Turkey 1 - 0 Netherlands

dogcat

dogcat wrote: »

Turkey 1 - 0 Netherlands

2 - 0 to Turkey now

Czech Republic also two up on Latvia.

Andersonisgod

Another drab Belgian performance here.

The Backwards Man

Watching Iceland, playing some lovely stuff again

keeponhurling

The Dutch were shambolic again, Cillesen is one of the worst keepers I've seen, certainly the weakest hands.
The Iceland penalty and the Arda goal were both saves if any other keeper got their hands to it.
No leaders either.
Serious issues, Danny Blind doesnt look like the answer.

greendom

keeponhurling wrote: »

The Dutch were shambolic again, Cillesen is one of the worst keepers I've seen, certainly the weakest hands.
The Iceland penalty and the Arda goal were both saves if any other keeper got their hands to it.
No leaders either.
Serious issues, Danny Blind doesnt look like the answer.

Saw a quote yesterday saying that the Dutch don't work without LVG and Man U don't work with him. Not sure it is that valid but it made me laugh anyway.

ArmaniJeanss

Meagre fare for the last day with no 5pm kick off in farEastern Europe and Sky compounding it by picking the wrong tie (Slovakia/Ukraine looks the biggest game by far, with Sweden/Austria next best).

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England v Switzerland 7.45 ITV (but not the terrible utvIreland).
Macedonia v Spain 7.45 SS1.

citytillidie

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

Meagre fare for the last day with no 5pm kick off in farEastern Europe and Sky compounding it by picking the wrong tie (Slovakia/Ukraine looks the biggest game by far, with Sweden/Austria next best).

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England v Switzerland 7.45 ITV (but not the terrible utvIreland).
Macedonia v Spain 7.45 SS1.

Sure they are all behind the red button but those are not in HD

Magico Gonzalez

NI doing it the hard way, threw the Hungarians a soft goal and baird getting himself suspended.

Two points from 2 games will definitely do it, a point might even be enough. Hopefully the greeks stay shambolic.

galwaylad14

Magico Gonzalez wrote: »

NI doing it the hard way, threw the Hungarians a soft goal and baird getting himself suspended.

Two points from 2 games will definitely do it, a point might even be enough. Hopefully the greeks stay shambolic.

Would be fantastic if they managed to blow it after the position they put themselves in.

Would be some craic for us to knock them out in a play off.

Magico Gonzalez

galwaylad14 wrote: »

Would be fantastic if they managed to blow it after the position they put themselves in.

Would be some craic for us to knock them out in a play off.

We'll be alright, two points from Greece or Finland. Not a bother.

Don't fancy yours much though.

galwaylad14

Magico Gonzalez wrote: »

We'll be alright, two points from Greece or Finland. Not a bother.

Don't fancy yours much though.

In fairness would take a very special effort for ye to blow it at this stage but it's a possibility and it looked a done deal before the latest round of games. Hopefully ye blow it anyway.

I think we have a very decent chance to be honest. Still a lot of work to do obviously but looks a lot better than it did a week ago

Magico Gonzalez

galwaylad14 wrote: »

In fairness would take a very special effort for ye to blow it at this stage but it's a possibility and it looked a done deal before the latest round of games. Hopefully ye blow it anyway.

I think we have a very decent chance to be honest. Still a lot of work to do obviously but looks a lot better than it did a week ago

We'll be alright, group winners and providers of bitter lemons for our neighbours to enjoy !

Collie D

Magico Gonzalez wrote: »

We'll be alright, group winners and providers of bitter lemons for our neighbours to enjoy !

You've a good stockpile of bitter lemons anyway

dubmick

I'd fancy the Swiss to get a result in Wembley tonight.

blueser

Glenn Hoddle. Mother of God, he's one dull fcuker. Come back Andy, all is forgiven.

Johner

Spain have been pretty poor so far, in front from a fluke cross from Mata that went straight in.

Harry Palmr

Well the was 45 minutes of football but not much of a game!

Has the feel of a dead rubber.

dubmick

Very tight at the top of that group

SantryRed

San Marino have equalised in Lithuania! 20 mins to go and it's 1-1! Would love them to go on and win.

The Backwards Man

Bloody Sky not covering LTU-SNM, bastards. It's 1-1 and Lithuania are down to ten

They'll be getting a strongly worded letter in the morning.:mad:

fyfe79

San Marino's first competitive goal away since 2001! A 1-1 draw with Latvia.

riffmongous

Austria 3-0, dominating Sweden

Mushy

Sweden in playoffs, would that affect Ireland seeding if it ended tonight?

Jelle1880

fyfe79 wrote: »

San Marino's first competitive goal away since 2001! A 1-1 draw with Latvia.

Great to see how delighted they are

Panthro

Good peno taken by Rooney.
New all time goal scorers for England now.
Well done Rooney.

The Backwards Man

Rooney is now just 20 (twenty) international goals behind Stern John of T&T.

San Marino are getting battered at the minute, hold on you wee minnows yous!

The Backwards Man

Bastards!!:mad:

Hammer Archer

Had San Marino held on, would this have been their best qualifying campaign ever?
Gutted for them.