BOF Posted December 12, 2015 Moderator Share Posted December 12, 2015 Damn it. Russia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 i got - romania vs albania england v slovakia ukraine vs NI CR v croatia happy with that, obviously got the england game but there are 4 of us going and we've only got 2 tickets for each game, hoping those games arent that much of a blockbuster that we'll struggle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 12, 2015 Moderator Share Posted December 12, 2015 Probably could not statistically have picked a more difficult group for Ireland. World number ones from pot 1. Italy from pot 2. Zlatan from pot 3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 SO... Italy, Sweden and world number 1's Belgium in Group E then BOF. Quite possibly the worst possible outcome all in all. Good luck and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted December 12, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted December 12, 2015 How did you get tickets for that mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 im confident we can get 4 points which is enough to get through but it is a bloody tough draw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Who have the Scotch got? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 12, 2015 Moderator Share Posted December 12, 2015 Three defeats. Thank you bye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 1 minute ago, PieFacE said: How did you get tickets for that mate? me? i did the random draw application, was in the pub with a load of my mates watching the CL final i think and i threw it out there that id registered, was taking the missus, if they wanted to register, take their missus, we'd rent an apartment and go, 2 games in lyon, 2 games in st etienne, wasnt fussed over england just wanted to soak it all up, anyway i didnt win any tickets in the raffle but the lad i sold the idea to won all 4 games flights were £115, hotel i think was about £300 for the week, tickets were £55 each or something like that theres a team specific ticket sale next week so i'll have a look at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 The tournament layout is awful. Group A winners plays a 3rd place team, then the winner of 2 runners up!? Some group winners play 3rd place teams, others runners up. England would probably be better off finshing 2nd rather than 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted December 12, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted December 12, 2015 2 minutes ago, villa4europe said: me? i did the random draw application, was in the pub with a load of my mates watching the CL final i think and i threw it out there that id registered, was taking the missus, if they wanted to register, take their missus, we'd rent an apartment and go, 2 games in lyon, 2 games in st etienne, wasnt fussed over england just wanted to soak it all up, anyway i didnt win any tickets in the raffle but the lad i sold the idea to won all 4 games flights were £115, hotel i think was about £300 for the week, tickets were £55 each or something like that theres a team specific ticket sale next week so i'll have a look at that Ah I wish I had have knew about this at the time! Where do you buy the tickets from? I looked at getting England tickets but you need to be apart of their travel group which costs £70 just for a membership! What youre doing sounds awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 If England win the group... Ro16 v Switzerland, QF v Portugal/Belgium If England finish 2nd... Ro16 v Austria, QF v France/Ukraine Could argue we'd be better off not winning the group. What an awful format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 5 minutes ago, BOF said: Three defeats. Thank you bye. They are 3 teams with names, Sweden with Zlatan were awful in qualifying even against Denmark were poor, Belgium cant gel and Italy are just a name like Manchester United Its a tough draw but Ireland got 4 points off Germany in qualifying who would beat all 3 of them teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I am more concerned about who we will play in the final. Just hope Welbeck and Wilshere are fit . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Should easily get 7 points from that (in spite of Hodgson's ineptitude). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 4 minutes ago, kurtsimonw said: If England win the group... Ro16 v Switzerland, QF v Portugal/Belgium If England finish 2nd... Ro16 v Austria, QF v France/Ukraine Could argue we'd be better off not winning the group. What an awful format. If England win the group they play a 3rd placed team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 3 minutes ago, Zatman said: They are 3 teams with names, Sweden with Zlatan were awful in qualifying even against Denmark were poor, Belgium cant gel and Italy are just a name like Manchester United Its a tough draw but Ireland got 4 points off Germany in qualifying who would beat all 3 of them teams Sweden looks a nailed on 1-1 draw to me, both teams are uninspiring to watch apart from Zlatan. Key game will be Italy, I look at that Italy squad and think that's the worst I've ever seen, much poorer than what they had in 2012. There's no inbetween with Italy in major tournaments, they either make the final or bomb out in the group stages. France are taking the mickey with their group so they can build momentum but there's some fantastic match ups in the other groups. Also how much more exciting is it to have other home nations in it apart from England? Makes the other groups more interesting. Shame the qualifying format is awful, they'd be some classic games if just two teams went through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 10 minutes ago, PieFacE said: Ah I wish I had have knew about this at the time! Where do you buy the tickets from? I looked at getting England tickets but you need to be apart of their travel group which costs £70 just for a membership! What youre doing sounds awesome! through UEFA, should be on their website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 12, 2015 Moderator Share Posted December 12, 2015 Never mind Sweden in qualifying. Zlatan flexed his muscles in the playoffs. This is his stage and we start slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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