forameus Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Hopefully that's the case. Obviously if it's a choice between going through with a bye and getting put out, you'd take the bye, but the biggest match we've had in Hampden in fucking ages is one you want to see through, not have completely cancelled. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 According to the Sunday Post, 6 of Ukraine's squad have signed up for the military. I wonder if any other players will follow suit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRocketman II Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Ukraine head coach Oleksandr Petrakov has cast fresh doubt on Scotland's delayed World Cup play-off semi-final going ahead in June by insisting they will not play while people are dying in their war with Russia. (Sunday Mail) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 I think there’s little to no chance that FIFA/UEFA/SFA will agree to kick the can down the road again on this one. I expect that in the coming days and weeks, a June date will be set for the semi-final at Hampden and the final in Cardiff, involving two sets of nations league games being postponed (one to September and one to November), however if Ukraine still can’t make the new date then I think they’ll withdraw and it’ll be a Wales v Scotland final 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QOSfan019 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 How many scotland fans do we think will be at the austria game ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 I think they’ll withdraw and it’ll be a Wales v Scotland final From a purely selfish Scotland fan's point of view this would be the best case scenario - no frantic, exhausting semi final a few days before the final. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Aye the Ukrainian president has also said Scotland v Ukraine isn’t happening in June. So you’d imagine we’ll get a bye to the final. They can’t kick the can down the road any further as teams will need to prepare for Qatar. Sounds insensitive of me to say at this time but that’s what should happen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, TheScarf said: Aye the Ukrainian president has also said Scotland v Ukraine isn’t happening in June. So you’d imagine we’ll get a bye to the final. They can’t kick the can down the road any further as teams will need to prepare for Qatar. Sounds insensitive of me to say at this time but that’s what should happen. You heartless beast. Spoiler 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Lviv Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Petrakov is planning for the game according to this. https://football24.ua/shotlandiya__ukrayina_petrakov_otrimav_chitkiy_plan_pidgotovki_do_pivfinalu_vidboru_chs_2022_n716531/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 On 30/03/2022 at 18:51, Karpaty Lviv said: Petrakov is planning for the game according to this. https://football24.ua/shotlandiya__ukrayina_petrakov_otrimav_chitkiy_plan_pidgotovki_do_pivfinalu_vidboru_chs_2022_n716531/ Here too.. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/01/ukraine-football-manager-oleksandr-petrakov-war-world-cup-hatred-russia 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Lviv Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 10 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Here too.. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/01/ukraine-football-manager-oleksandr-petrakov-war-world-cup-hatred-russia I read last night that the Dynamo Kyiv squad have been given permission to leave the country but I can’t find confirmation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Lviv Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 38 minutes ago, Karpaty Lviv said: I read last night that the Dynamo Kyiv squad have been given permission to leave the country but I can’t find confirmation Now confirmed by Ihor Surkis, Dynamo’s owner. They intend to play friendlies with major European clubs as fundraisers for the army and also for match fitness. Ministry of Sport has also confirmed it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Yeah, if they’re letting Dynamo Kyiv play friendlies then there’s no way the national team will be prevented flying abroad for a World Cup playoff. It’s questionable whether they’re able to get their entire first team squad together as some will want to stay and fight but I think we can assume that the SF will go ahead in some guise. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Insanity Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 What are the likely June dates do we think? I'm away on the 4th of June so would need to organise getting back but 4th/7th makes more sense to me than 11th/14th in terms of having players fresher. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 17 minutes ago, Virtual Insanity said: What are the likely June dates do we think? I'm away on the 4th of June so would need to organise getting back but 4th/7th makes more sense to me than 11th/14th in terms of having players fresher. UNL fixtures schedule: 3rd June/4th June: Poland v Wales, Ireland v Ukraine, Scotland v Armenia 6th June/7th June: Wales v Netherlands, Scotland v Ukraine 10th June/11th June: Wales v Belgium, Ireland v Scotland, Ukraine v Armenia 13th June/14th June: Netherlands v Wales, Ukraine v Ireland, Armenia v Scotland. I think 4th/7th (Or 3rd/6th) makes sense from the point of view that it means you know exactly which four games need to be rearranged, i.e., the bolded ones. But I did read in some paper a few weeks ago that 4th/14th is in play (With the middle two UNL games being unaffected). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Maybe it's in everyone's best interests to just let Scotland qualify. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Litt Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 (edited) I dunno if the guy hosting the draw's got mixed up with the Nations League but he just said our game with Ukraine's been rescheduled for the 7th of June Edited April 1, 2022 by Louis Litt 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Insanity Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Louis Litt said: I dunno if the guy hosting the draw's got mixed up with the National League but he just said our game with Ukraine's been rescheduled for the 7th of June Heard this too but given it's English media I would suspect your explanation is correct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 On 27/03/2022 at 15:53, Gordopolis said: From a purely selfish Scotland fan's point of view this would be the best case scenario - no frantic, exhausting semi final a few days before the final. If Ukraine are given the option of withdrawing or playing the game, surely they play the game? As in cobble together a team of players who are not based in the Ukraine. Looking at the players they've called up in the last 12 months they're more than capable of doing this, and that would be a pretty handy side very capable of beating us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 11 hours ago, Karpaty Lviv said: Now confirmed by Ihor Surkis, Dynamo’s owner. They intend to play friendlies with major European clubs as fundraisers for the army and also for match fitness. Ministry of Sport has also confirmed it. I'm slightly peeved by this tbh. It's just 1 week on from the date of the playoff game, and suddenly, despite the war still going on, it's now ok to play sports. The game should have taken place last week. -7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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