The Official European Football Thread

[VHscraps]

Sesh can't answer you he is ironing his Uruguay top

But the point about Scotland v Croatia in qualifying is interesting for another reason - as an always-lower seeded team in qualifying, Scotland always have a tough group for the World Cup campaign. England are always (in my view) seeded way too high, they get an easier qualifying campaign / weaker opposition, hence optimism grows in the country about their prospects in the finals etc., but in reality they haven't really had any real challenging games on the way there - because they are 'top seeds' in their group and therefore get always weaker opposition.

It's just like Celtic in the Champions League - permanently handicapped by playing the 'qualifying' (i.e., the SPL) against poor opposition.

[Seshmeister]

Would be more disappointed if it wasn't two shite teams scrapping , we were unlucky but hey that's not as good as talented seemingly . We were woeful .

Hey , it could be worse it could be Sunday and the pub shuts early .
The little things

I'm not sure you were very unlucky, I guess a draw would have been a reasonable result. It's odd that a draw wouldn't have made that much difference either way you need Italy to win both games and you to beat Costa Rica.

Looking at the odds on the betting forums they are very high at the moment 16-1 or so, I'm considering giving it a punt as it's far from impossible.

[Seshmeister]

It's just like Celtic in the Champions League - permanently handicapped by playing the 'qualifying' (i.e., the SPL) against poor opposition.

Partly their own fault though because the Old Firm rigged the league so they got most of the money thus weakening the SPL opposition.

[katina]

Sesh can't answer you he is ironing his Uruguay top

[vandeleur]

Thus undermining Scottish football in general by forcing teams to have imported players to keep up Instead of nurturing home grown talent and eventually cutting it's own Throat. Seemingly

[vandeleur]

My final comment on last night , I always wanted England to be more like Spain and now we are

[ELVIS]

My first comment...

This thread sucks...

[vandeleur]

Well done you have finally turned into kristy .... Obviously with out the sense of humour .

[ELVIS]

The only humor in sports is how grown men fawn over it...

[vandeleur]

Remind me to piss in your threads in future ......

[ELVIS]

Most people do...

I look at it as a badge of honor...

[vandeleur]

As it happens I don't unless I have at least ..... Fuck it

[ELVIS]

See, it's pointless...

[vandeleur]

Just a bit disappointed

[ELVIS]

I would be too if I watched sports all day...