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wizard wrote:To be fair, Antarctica did knock out England in the preliminary qualifying round though..
England are not eligible to play in this tournament.
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UEFA should have left Euros at 16 teams, as the qualifiers have become a joke with 24 out of 54 qualifying. That is almost 50% of the sides qualifying for the finals, bit like the AFL.

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^^^^^^^

yeah.......you know the competition has been devalued when England are favoured to top their qualifying group....
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MegaBonus wrote:^^^^^^^

yeah.......you know the competition has been devalued when England are favoured to top their qualifying group....

When aren't we favourites to top our qualifying group?

Maybe we should change federations to make it easier.
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God is an Englishman wrote:
MegaBonus wrote:^^^^^^^

yeah.......you know the competition has been devalued when England are favoured to top their qualifying group....

When aren't we favourites to top our qualifying group?

Maybe we should change federations to make it easier.
If Asia is so easy and Europe so hard, why did Kazakhstan leave Asia for Europe?

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ozzie owl wrote:UEFA should have left Euros at 16 teams, as the qualifiers have become a joke with 24 out of 54 qualifying. That is almost 50% of the sides qualifying for the finals, bit like the AFL.
The Scottish and Irish FAs came up with the 24-team proposal, UEFA - seeing the extra dollar signs - accepted. All because they weren't good enough to qualify with 16.

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wizard wrote:If Asia is so easy and Europe so hard, why did Kazakhstan leave Asia for Europe?
I have no idea on their reasonings, but it's pretty obvious that the Asia Federation is a lot easier than Europe. Their highest ranked team is 44. 26 European teams are ranked higher.
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A fine Chiellini hat-trick...in a game that ended 2-1 :D

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Better than scoring four in a 2-2 draw. I've seen that happen.
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wizard wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:
MegaBonus wrote:^^^^^^^

yeah.......you know the competition has been devalued when England are favoured to top their qualifying group....

When aren't we favourites to top our qualifying group?

Maybe we should change federations to make it easier.
If Asia is so easy and Europe so hard, why did Kazakhstan leave Asia for Europe?
Travel? Poor(er) nation chooses to join confederation to save costs.
As far East as Japan, as far south as Australia.
Probably triple the distance as going the furthest Western trip to Portugal in UEFA.
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Haha, Poles have just taken the lead against the Germans :lol:
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Nice One Cyril wrote:Haha, Poles have just taken the lead against the Germans :lol:
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Polska! Polska! Bout time we beat the bloody krouts, and even better that they're world champions! :P :D
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Bomber wrote:Polska! Polska! Bout time we beat the bloody krouts, and even better that they're world champions! :P :D
TBF that 'orrible Goon, Chesney, had a good game.
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Nice One Cyril wrote:
Bomber wrote:Polska! Polska! Bout time we beat the bloody krouts, and even better that they're world champions! :P :D
TBF that 'orrible Goon, Chesney, had a good game.
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Bomber wrote:Polska! Polska! Bout time we beat the bloody krouts, and even better that they're world champions! :P :D
I must say the bricklayers road their luck more than a few times, but a win is a win

Hopefully Scotland can get something out of the game, we on the other hand were unlucky to lose to the Germans
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Bricklayers? Most of the poles I have met on building sites have been the non skilled roles.
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How often do you attend building sites?
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Jim's Alterego wrote:How often do you attend building sites?

Recently, not at all. However, previously quite a bit.
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God is an Englishman wrote:Bricklayers? Most of the poles I have met on building sites have been the non skilled roles.

CEO's dont need specific skills. :wink:
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Bomber wrote:Polska! Polska! Bout time we beat the bloody krouts, and even better that they're world champions! :P :D
I'm happy Milik scored :D
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Diego Costa finally scored for Spain, happy to see that.

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Doome wrote:Diego Costa finally scored for Spain, happy to see that.
Let me guess... your country is crap so you decided to support Spain.
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Well done Iceland

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Iceland! Amazing!

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It's being billed the worst performance by a Dutch team ever. There will be some major changes/ cuts coming to the team after that game.

Hiddink's job also isn't safe as he has now lost 3 of his first 4 games.

In saying that, I congratulate Iceland, Ive got nothing against them.
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Bomber wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:Bricklayers? Most of the poles I have met on building sites have been the non skilled roles.

CEO's dont need specific skills. :wink:
I guess you could still give yourself that job title of your cash in hand business. Probably best not to tell the DSS though, they'll cut off the benefits.
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Ranieri is the Italian Hodgson.
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The Kop wrote:Ranieri is the Italian Hodgson.
So Greece must be top of their group with a 100% record and no goals conceded too.

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N5 1BH wrote:
The Kop wrote:Ranieri is the Italian Hodgson.
So Greece must be top of their group with a 100% record and no goals conceded too.
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