Mr Bairn Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Using the same rules as the olympics. Under-23's, but you can have 3 overage players in your squad. i) What players would you take? ii) How do you think we'd get on? It'd basically be like the home nations championship along with Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa, New Zealand, Nigeria, Australia, Cameroon, Ghana and either 1 or 5 random teams to make the numbers up. FWIW, my squad would be GK(3) Alan McGregor (overage) Jordan Archer Robbie Thomson DF( Grant Hanley Andrew Robertson Ryan Jack John Souttar Lewis Toshney Murray Wallace Stephen O'Donnell Kieran Duffie MF Stuart Armstrong Dylan McGeouch Ryan Fraser Ryan Gauld Ikechi Anya (overage) Stefan Scougall Fraser Fyvie Barry Bannan (overage) FW(4) Stevie May Tony Watt Calum Paterson Islam Feruz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 You've literally just picked a squad of folk you've heard of. Either that or this is a shite trolling attempt. Callum Paterson is a right-back and Ryan Jack is a midfielder. Jack can play right-back, but why bother when Paterson is better than him in that role? No idea why Lewis Toshney and McGeouch anywhere near the squad with so many better young players playing regularly in the top flight. Duffie isn't even that popular with Falkirk fans if posts on here are anything to go by. O'Donnell couldn't get a game for Partick Thistle at the end of last season. And out of all the players you could have picked, why on earth would you have Barry Bannan as one of the overagers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 A tournament Northern Ireland would actually get to qualify for? Bring it on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Why don't they have football in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_team_for_me Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I honestly think the welsh would walk it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Why don't they have football in it? Never have done. Team sports weren't introduced until 1998. It'd never happen now, football calendar too congested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I honestly think the welsh would walk it You should try finishing in the top half of a qualifying group first. How long has it been? Over a decade now? Walk before you can run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 You should try finishing in the top half of a qualifying group first. How long has it been? Over a decade now? Walk before you can run.But, but, but Gareth Bale... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bairn Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 I don't think it's unrealistic at all. They have the euros and Olympics in the same summer. An under 23 comp could work with 12/16 teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 They do run Football in the equivalent French games (where it is played at Under 20 level). There is also such a tournament in the equivalent Portuguese games although it has only run since 2006 when Portugal at least fielded their Under 20s, while in 2014 the 3 major nations of Brazil, Portugal and Angola didn't bother entering. It'll never happen, but there could be a fairly decent representation if it did: some 13 members have reached World Cup finals: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales Australia, New Zealand Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa Canada, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago plus chuck in 3 qualifiers = 16... say Zambia, Grenada, and India or Malaysia... et voila. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel hutz Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 They do run Football in the equivalent French games (where it is played at Under 20 level). There is also such a tournament in the equivalent Portuguese games although it has only run since 2006 when Portugal at least fielded their Under 20s, while in 2014 the 3 major nations of Brazil, Portugal and Angola didn't bother entering. It'll never happen, but there could be a fairly decent representation if it did: some 13 members have reached World Cup finals: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales Australia, New Zealand Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa Canada, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago plus chuck in 3 qualifiers = 16... say Zambia, Grenada, and India or Malaysia... et voila. Gibraltar, Malta, Jersey, Isle of Man as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 They do run Football in the equivalent French games (where it is played at Under 20 level). There is also such a tournament in the equivalent Portuguese games although it has only run since 2006 when Portugal at least fielded their Under 20s, while in 2014 the 3 major nations of Brazil, Portugal and Angola didn't bother entering. It'll never happen, but there could be a fairly decent representation if it did: some 13 members have reached World Cup finals: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales Australia, New Zealand Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa Canada, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago plus chuck in 3 qualifiers = 16... say Zambia, Grenada, and India or Malaysia... et voila. Australia to beat Nigeria in the final, after putting England out in the quarter finals. We would play well against the best team in the group, getting a point before failing abysmally against the remaining teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam4267 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 GK David Marshall (overage) Scott Bain Jordan Archer DF Alan Hutton (overage) Stephen O'Donnell Grant Hanley Danny Wilson Brad McKay John Souttar Andy Robertson Sean Kelly MF Ryan Jack Stuart Armstrong Kenny McLean John McGinn Stefan Scougall Matt Phillips Callum McGregor Ryan Fraser Ryan Dow ST Jordan Rhodes (overage) Tony Watt Stevie May Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I think this would actually be a really interesting tournament. Nice mix of The home nations, Australia, New Zealand, Canada etc. and all the African teams and Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. The top 16 FIFA ranked commonwealth teams are: England Scotland Ghana Wales Nigeria Sierra Leone Australia South Africa Trinidad and Tobago Zambia Jamaica Uganda N. Ireland Botswana New Zealand Kenya Canada just miss out. Edit: as do Kenya, Cameroon compete at the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Good post - that would be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bairn Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 Kinda hits home how fucking dreadful Cameroon are. Had no idea that Sierra Leone were ranked so high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realmadrid Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Rory Fallon could play in this. Thats how good it would be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 He played in the last World Cup for a team that was unbeaten, did he not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bairn Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 One thing that could be an issue with this is how short the commonwealth games are (Wednesday start for 12 days), but like the olympics the tournament could start early Around a week before the opening ceremony: Opening group games Sunday/Monday before opening ceremony: Second group games 1st Wednesday/Thursday: Final group games (Group A at Easter Road, group B at Firhill, group C at St Mirren park, group D at Fir Park) 1st weekend: Quarter-finals @ Celtic Park 2nd Wednesday: Semi-finals @ Celtic Park 2nd Saturday: Final @ Celtic Park 2nd Sunday: Final @ Celtic Park I'd imagine the top 11 commonwealth nations in the rankings would qualify automatically as well as the hosts, and then a wee qualifying tournament to fill out the draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 One thing that could be an issue with this is how short the commonwealth games are (Wednesday start for 12 days), but like the olympics the tournament could start early Around a week before the opening ceremony: Opening group games Sunday/Monday before opening ceremony: Second group games 1st Wednesday/Thursday: Final group games (Group A at Easter Road, group B at Firhill, group C at St Mirren park, group D at Fir Park) 1st weekend: Quarter-finals @ Celtic Park 2nd Wednesday: Semi-finals @ Celtic Park 2nd Saturday: Final @ Celtic Park 2nd Sunday: Final @ Celtic Park I'd imagine the top 11 commonwealth nations in the rankings would qualify automatically as well as the hosts, and then a wee qualifying tournament to fill out the draw. Why all of the latter stages at Celtic Park, and why two finals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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