Stephen Malkmus Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Thank you, UEFA Nations League 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Fantastic tournament. Much better than the boring friendlies of yesteryear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Don't know if there are any teams with a better record than us but we've done rather well out of it. Tremendous stuff 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 One of very very few changes to football in recent years that's been a success. A cracking tournament. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Thank you Nation's league. We love you! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Thanks, Nations League. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 What a competition. Thank you random Norwegian man for creating it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Did we win anything? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utdtillidie2 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, TAJ said: Did we win anything? Promotion and a play off guarantee. What else you looking for? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Did we win anything?A Nations' League blazer badge and tie set (slightly damaged from storage). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 35 minutes ago, Utdtillidie2 said: Promotion and a play off guarantee. What else you looking for? Don't get me wrong... I've watched every match in this small table of miniscule world consternation and it's had me up to here - I'm well chuffed that we've "Won The League"......but fcuk me, it just seems like we've landed in a worst pile of shyit 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 43 minutes ago, Gordopolis said: 50 minutes ago, TAJ said: Did we win anything? A Nations' League blazer badge and tie set (slightly damaged from storage). No Blankety Blank Chequebook and Pen then? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qos_75 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 8 hours ago, Autistisches Nilpferd said: Don't know if there are any teams with a better record than us but we've done rather well out of it. Tremendous stuff Hungary have a good record too. I think they also started off in Group C at the start of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, qos_75 said: Hungary have a good record too. I think they also started off in Group C at the start of it. They have gone from A to C but the first promotion was a tad phony. They finished second in their league C group but went up due to format changes. Israel also in that same boat. The only 7 teams who’ve actually won a group twice (no one has won a group all three times) are: Netherlands: Made the first and third UNL Finals Italy: Made the last two UNL Finals Spain: Made the last two UNL Finals Bosnia: Twice promoted from B to A with a relegation in between. The Dundee/Inverness/St Mirren of international football. Scotland: Promoted from C to A Serbia: Promoted from C to A Georgia: Promoted from D to B Edited September 28, 2022 by Donathan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 The fact that the diddy teams get to play against each other gives them a chance to compete rather than face constant five goal humpings. That is good. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 The likes of England and Kazakhstan you mean? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Are opponents in the NL play-off semis drawn at random, or based on NL results? UEFA currently rank the 4 Group B winners (in this order)…ISRAEL/BOSNIA/SERBIA/US. If it’s the latter then Israel here we come. A decent draw. It would also throw up a powder keg Bosnia v Serbia tie, which I was quite surprised to see isn’t one of UEFA’s “prohibited” matches. This may have to be played at a neutral venue. Maybe Iceland. Or Outer Mongolia. Maybe UEFA will deliberately keep these two apart, hoping one or both fail to make the final. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) It's hard to think of a single change in modern football that has been as unanimously positive as the Nations League. UEFA don't deserve credit for much, but absolutely do for this one. It's also hard to think of a nation it doesn't suit, regardless of murmurs of "glorified friendlies" from (lol) the likes of England fans. Top tier nations get regular matches against other top tier nations that "matter", smaller nations get a tangible shot at qualification, whilst also getting games around their own level, diddies can go proper backyard wrestling on each other and actually stand a chance of improving. If there's a downside to the competition, you're either Bitter Barry from Bootle or you're just being contrarian. EDIT: If you're really pushed for a negative, you could perhaps point to the "Final Four" thing that always seems a bit pointless. A trophy is nice for 1 of the 4, but the rest probably end up feeling like it's a waste of time, particularly the two that have to play the third place playoff. But still, you can then argue that instead of playing a 6th seed side in qualifying, you're getting two matches against top tier nations. Is that not better? Edited September 28, 2022 by forameus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Norwegian man who came up with the idea, thank you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 hour ago, forameus said: It's hard to think of a single change in modern football that has been as unanimously positive as the Nations League. UEFA don't deserve credit for much, but absolutely do for this one. It's also hard to think of a nation it doesn't suit, regardless of murmurs of "glorified friendlies" from (lol) the likes of England fans. Top tier nations get regular matches against other top tier nations that "matter", smaller nations get a tangible shot at qualification, whilst also getting games around their own level, diddies can go proper backyard wrestling on each other and actually stand a chance of improving. If there's a downside to the competition, you're either Bitter Barry from Bootle or you're just being contrarian. EDIT: If you're really pushed for a negative, you could perhaps point to the "Final Four" thing that always seems a bit pointless. A trophy is nice for 1 of the 4, but the rest probably end up feeling like it's a waste of time, particularly the two that have to play the third place playoff. But still, you can then argue that instead of playing a 6th seed side in qualifying, you're getting two matches against top tier nations. Is that not better? I mean, even if they are “glorified friendlies” for the top nations, that’s at worst a net wash for the top nations who would otherwise be playing actual friendlies against the exact same group of opponents. The nations league is absolutely fantastic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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