HibeeJibee Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, Estragon said: Playoffs taking place on a Thursday/Tuesday it seems. If anything, UEFA's new approach to fixture scheduling has really brought into sharp focus the extent to which I find Scotland internationals indivisible from extreme boozing, and the pre-planning required for it's aftereffects now I've become ensconced in my mid-30s. What makes it even better is if we're drawn at home in Final, but lose SFs 5 days prior, then SFA must either refund everyone their Final tickets or fix-up someone... anyone... in a friendly... Might prove the most expensive Luxembourg or Armenia ticket you'll ever buy... Edited October 15, 2019 by HibeeJibee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 They are not going to legally be able to do the latter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, craigkillie said: They are not going to legally be able to do the latter. Fair enough... thought UEFA's regulations say hosts must either refund and not play, or arrange an alternative opponent - presumably the latter done by selling tickets under "either/or"? EDIT: This is the regulation: The associations that have been awarded with the organisation of the play-off finals, must foresee the option of cancelling the venue at short notice in case of non-qualification for the final, or plan to organise a replacement friendly match at the venue which has been reserved. Edited October 15, 2019 by HibeeJibee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 10 hours ago, eez-eh said: Norway have a decent chance - their last two games are against Malta and the Faroes. If they beat Romania tonight they have a good chance. This plan didn’t go very well then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaldo Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Pretty much a certainty we won't be playing Finland now after Bosnia lost tonight against Greece. Means Finland just have to beat Liechtenstein at home to qualify now. Not understanding the desperation to avoid Norway. Yes they've got a couple of good results the last few days but they've obviously had some poor ones too or they wouldn't be fourth in their group. That being said I wouldn't want to go there for the final if we made it but let's face it, we're going to get at least tough opponent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Yeah, Norway are pretty much toast now with Sweden having the Faroes at home in their last game. Romania need to beat Sweden and at least draw in Spain to pip Sweden to 2nd spot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Definitely looking like Bulgaria or Israel for us. No excuses not to beat either of them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Parr Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Seems to me that both the semi final and the final have to be at Hampden for Scotland to have a reasonable shot at qualification. Don’t fancy us beating anyone but the diddiest of diddys away from home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaldo Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Just now, George Parr said: Seems to me that both the semi final and the final have to be at Hampden for Scotland to have a reasonable shot at qualification. Don’t fancy us beating anyone but the diddiest of diddys away from home. It's pretty much a certainty the final will have either Norway or Serbia in it now. Absolutely no chance in hell we'll beat Serbia away. Mitrovic would tear our shite defence apart. However If we somehow manage to get our act together to a reasonable standard then I do think we could beat them at home. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 10 minutes ago, Jamaldo said: Not understanding the desperation to avoid Norway. Have they not only lost two games in the last two years? Bulgaria and Spain. In that time theyve beaten Iceland, Slovenia and Bulgaria, drawn with Sweden twice, drawn with Romania, and of course drawn with Spain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaldo Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 1 minute ago, RandomGuy. said: Have they not only lost two games in the last two years? Bulgaria and Spain. In that time theyve beaten Iceland, Slovenia and Bulgaria, drawn with Sweden twice, drawn with Romania, and of course drawn with Spain. Bloody hell just looked at the table. Didn't realise they'd only lost one match. Too many draws. So aye, we're pretty fucked then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 https://www.espn.com/soccer/uefa-european-championship/story/3951209/euro-2020-finals-draw-all-you-need-to-know 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Looking at it again I think Hungary are a potential opponent unless they win in Wales as they'll likely be overtaken by Wales or Slovakia (or both) if not. Given that Switzerland are now likely to edge out one of ROI and Denmark (both are host nations) that would mean 3 host nations in the league C playoffs, 1 in B, and none in A, one of Romania or Hungary would get bumped to A and the other would remain a potential opponent. Another reason to want Wales to lose I guess... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodhull Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Not sure why but I think I would rather play Hungary than Israel or Romania. Bulgaria does seem like the obvious best result though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marten Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 14 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: What makes it even better is if we're drawn at home in Final, but lose SFs 5 days prior, then SFA must either refund everyone their Final tickets or fix-up someone... anyone... in a friendly... Might prove the most expensive Luxembourg or Armenia ticket you'll ever buy... In case of a home draw for the final, I suppose it would make sense to contact the teams in the other semi final in advance to arrange a friendly against whoever loses that one if needed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Marten said: In case of a home draw for the final, I suppose it would make sense to contact the teams in the other semi final in advance to arrange a friendly against whoever loses that one if needed. There is no way the SFA are going to get away with selling tickets on that basis, I wouldn't have thought. I suppose the demand for home play-off tickets would be high enough that they'd probably sell out even if this was explicitly advertised, but I don't think it would go down well with supporters or the media and there would be a lot of pressure as a result. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC. Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 14 hours ago, craigkillie said: Definitely looking like Bulgaria or Israel for us. No excuses not to beat either of them. Bulgaria are absolutely dreadful. We should roast them. I still have the fear from the Israel away game, but, again, they should be another routine victory. Big Eck managed it ffs. An away final against Serbia is making me physically sick. I'd fancy our chances against anyone at a packed Hampden. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Norway have got two potentially world class attacking players coming through at the same time in Haaland and Odegaard. I can see them being that horrible pot 3 or 4 team in the next couple of campaigns ala Wales pr Belgium 10 years ago. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Parr Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 hour ago, DAFC. said: Bulgaria are absolutely dreadful. We should roast them. I still have the fear from the Israel away game, but, again, they should be another routine victory. Big Eck managed it ffs. An away final against Serbia is making me physically sick. I'd fancy our chances against anyone at a packed Hampden. I'd put our chances of beating Serbia/Norway in a Hampden final at 50/50. We've a reasonable chance, nothing more. An away final = certain eliminiation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latino Lover Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 General question but as it stands wales would be bumped into route a, bit Northern Ireland who performed worse would get an easier route? Is that correct? Also romania or someone would be bumped up too possibly to make numbers up. I suppose it technically makes the route easier for nations league group winners but it seems harsh on the likes of wales. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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