blastie_12 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Put simply scotland will play Lithuania twice then lose to Georgia and not qualify 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 On 26/01/2017 at 16:35, HibeeJibee said: UEFA's "explanatories": Numberwang makes more sense... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Look at the league/division C groups. In one lot, there's only one group of three. In the other version, there's two groups of three!Even UEFA can't get it right; what chance do we have?Looking forward to the boffins at the daily record and sportsound explaining it all... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Probably not best place for it but didn't seem worth a new thread. Germany please. http://bbc.in/2mZadkp Hope it's in Turkey. It's boring when the same teams keep hosting tournaments. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Anyway, is it still possible for Scotland to get relegated to the bottom group so we have an easier draw under this stupid system? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Anyway, is it still possible for Scotland to get relegated to the bottom group so we have an easier draw under this stupid system? Would seem to be the only discernible logic in retaining wgs.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 6 hours ago, Ranaldo Bairn said: Look at the league/division C groups. In one lot, there's only one group of three. In the other version, there's two groups of three! Even UEFA can't get it right; what chance do we have? Looking forward to the boffins at the daily record and sportsound explaining it all... Kosovo have joined UEFA since the first one was drawn up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 2 hours ago, dogmc said: Would seem to be the only discernible logic in retaining wgs.... and he would still muck it up 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Kosovo have joined UEFA since the first one was drawn up. Thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latino Lover Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 6 hours ago, Bully Wee Villa said: Hope it's in Turkey. It's boring when the same teams keep hosting tournaments. It would be a logistical nightmare, much rather go to Germany although i'll be in my 40's then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 It's not like Turkey is the other side of the World, probably half of Britain have been there on holiday. I do think they'll probably give it to Germany though, given the humanitarian crisis on Turkey's doorstep and the fact that they'll be guaranteed to turn a good profit in Germany. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latino Lover Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Tend to think 'proper' football countries end up hosting better tournaments, although Turkey could be argued as a proper football country these days, still a bit stabby. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 In fairness, England had a similarly horrible reputation when they were awarded Euro 96, but still put on an excellent tournament. I just feel Turkey deserves something after bidding for the Euros and Olympics about a million times and never getting them! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latino Lover Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 1 hour ago, Bully Wee Villa said: In fairness, England had a similarly horrible reputation when they were awarded Euro 96, but still put on an excellent tournament. I just feel Turkey deserves something after bidding for the Euros and Olympics about a million times and never getting them! Give them the Olympics, its shit. There's scare stories before every tournament really, time will tell if the Russian ones are proved correct. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Russia does seem to be something else, tbh. Can't think of a tournament before where the Government, and domestic public opinion, seem on the side of the hooligans. It was a clever ploy of Scotland's, making sure that we don't qualify. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 (edited) Germany are obviously experienced hosts you can't really go wrong with, but for a new host nation, Turkey is one of the better choices. Good level of interest in football in the country judging by attendances, and some nice new grounds, even if a lot of them look pretty similar. There's an element of political risk there, of course, but I think they've got the infrastructure to host a big tournament. Edited March 9, 2017 by Nightmare 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaldo Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 In fairness, England had a similarly horrible reputation when they were awarded Euro 96, but still put on an excellent tournament. I just feel Turkey deserves something after bidding for the Euros and Olympics about a million times and never getting them! I wouldn't be hosting anything in Turkey at the moment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 It won't be hosted "at the moment". Lots can change in a decade or so. I do think those concerns will swing the vote for Germany, though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I'd be very surprised if Turkey won Euro 2024. With the vote next year, the domestic terrorism situation and ISIS along the southern border are unlikely to have entirely gone away; to that you can add the internal political situation, the failed coup and particularly the clamp-down on opposition parties, civil rights, freedom of the press etc. They failed to win previous bids for Euros and Olympics with less of that in the background, and with various opponents - with only Germany up against them there can be no splitting of the vote and they face one of the safest pair of hands going... With the 3 preceding major tournaments having degrees of controversy / uncertainty in Russia, continent-wide Euros, and Qatar, you'd also think FAs might prefer a "sure thing". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Depending on how 2020 goes, could they do another "whole of Europe" tournament? I know they said they're doing this for an anniversary, but doing it that way does solve certain problems for UEFA. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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