Rds1983 Posted March 22, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 22, 2022 2 hours ago, villa4europe said: Southgate will be boss for as long as he wants, the players especially the attackers are too good for us to have a proper shit tournament or not qualify so he won't be sacked England fans are also blinkered to performances and focus on results and the stats stuff is getting worse not better, he's currently got a semi final and final under his belt, he'll go down as one of the best England managers ever You only have to speak to people who's only exposure is international tournaments to see that the vast majority of people already see him as a great and one of the best ever managers we've had. Not looking to the fact that we have a very decent squad with world class attacking talent and have been blessed with easy fixtures along the way. He really should have won one of the tournaments considering how it all lined up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 46 minutes ago, Zatman said: I think England fans dont really care that much unless its a tournament. If Southgate gets to minimum quarter finals he wont be sacked No club is touching him so he wont be leaving that way Yep, there's a general writing off of friendlies and the nations league in England anyway so no matter what happens there no one will care, we will qualify because the groups are set up for us to qualify, kane and recently sterling will keep scoring and we'll dick enough teams 5-0 to paper over any cracks The defence just has to keep the goals against us down to 1 and we will win a lot of games with that attacking talent no matter how stifling the tactics are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Rds1983 said: Not looking to the fact that we have a very decent squad with world class attacking talent and have been blessed with easy fixtures along the way. He really should have won one of the tournaments considering how it all lined up. I'm a big critic of Southgate's management, but tournaments are funny business. There is no shame in losing to Italy in a one off game. Regardless of the overarching opinion on Southgate, he has done very well on paper. And that's what history books and stats will remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 22, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Zatman said: I think Croke Park will be involved somewhere. UEFA were impressed by the facilities previously Swansea stadium and Windsor Park are too small at the moment for a UEFA event Swansea were looking at adding another tier to one of their stands recently. Got as far as sending out tenders to contractors. Edited March 22, 2022 by sidcow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 So is that 5 qualifying spots already allocated? A bit unfair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: So is that 5 qualifying spots already allocated? A bit unfair. Its incredibly a 32 team tournament Russia and Ukraine we dont know what that will be like so only about 15 countries missing out Edited March 22, 2022 by Zatman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Zatman said: Its a 32 team tournament Theres 56 nations in UEFA I think, bad maths that's 60% of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Zatman said: Its incredibly a 32 team tournament Russia and Ukraine we dont know what that will be like so only about 15 countries missing out Jeez, the qualifiers are gonna be pointless. Faroe Island, San Marino, Malta, Andorra, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Gibraltar. Cut them and you're pretty much done. Scotland get lucky this time, as joint hosts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Jeez, the qualifiers are gonna be pointless. Faroe Island, San Marino, Malta, Andorra, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Gibraltar. Cut them and you're pretty much done. Scotland get lucky this time, as joint hosts. UEFA have invited Brazil and Argentina into the next Nations League. I wouldnt put it past them suggesting them for the Euros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Qatar will surely get a spot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 2 hours ago, sidcow said: Swansea were looking at adding another tier to one of their stands recently. Got as far as sending out tenders to contractors. They don't fill 20,000 at the moment so it would be a waste of construction for about 3 games. Villa Park should get a couple of group games and maybe a last 16 at a push. I am thinking glamour games like Slovenia V Bulgaria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 22, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: They don't fill 20,000 at the moment so it would be a waste of construction for about 3 games. Villa Park should get a couple of group games and maybe a last 16 at a push. I am thinking glamour games like Slovenia V Bulgaria. It may have been longer ago than I thought. I expect it died a death when they were relegated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 48 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Theres 56 nations in UEFA I think, bad maths that's 60% of them Close, 55, assuming that Russia is still country non grata, 32 qualify and 22 stay at home. May as well sack off the qualifying farce, add an extra group stage and let everyone play. Let's see if Vatican City want to have a kickaround this time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, sidcow said: It may have been longer ago than I thought. I expect it died a death when they were relegated. Yes sure. I remember when Reading had a few years in the prem they announced they wanted to expand to 38,000. Madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 43 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: Yes sure. I remember when Reading had a few years in the prem they announced they wanted to expand to 38,000. Madness. They did sell out all the time when they were in the premier league. The thing is, nobody's five year plan is to go backwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Zatman said: UEFA have invited Brazil and Argentina into the next Nations League. I wouldnt put it past them suggesting them for the Euros They did what?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, Mic09 said: They did what?? Quote The UEFA Nations League is set to expand to include 10 South American countries -- including Brazil and Argentina -- from the 2024 edition, according to UEFA vice-president Zbigniew Boniek. In a move which will be seen as in clear opposition to FIFA's planned biennial World Cup, UEFA and CONMEBOL, the South American confederation, signed a renewed and extended Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday to commit to the "opening of a shared UEFA/CONMEBOL office in London and the potential organisation of a variety of football events." It has already been confirmed that the first "Finalissima" between the winners of the UEFA European Championship and the Copa America will be held at a stadium in London on June 1, 2022, when Italy take on Argentina. "This is the last UEFA Nations League in this format," Boniek, formerly head of the Polish FA, said in an interview with Meczyki. "We had a meeting with CONMEBOL, the confederation of South American countries. From 2024, teams from this continent will join the competition. https://www.espn.com/soccer/uefa-nations-league/story/4550365/argentinabrazil-set-to-join-expanded-uefa-nations-league-from-2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 What made them do that? And which london stadium with top corporate facilities will host their games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, villa4europe said: What made them do that? A reluctance to keep allowing FIFA to profit from their teams and guide the direction of the game, when UEFA could be pocketing that cash instead. UEFA hates not being in control, there's been a subtle struggle for power going on for years, this is one step closer to attempting to eliminate FIFA's control of the game. UEFA has most of the best teams, but they know they can't go it alone without the big south american teams, with CONMEBAL on their side (and they have a joint office these days), I wouldn't be surprised to see a split in the coming years Edited March 23, 2022 by Davkaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Davkaus said: A reluctance to keep allowing FIFA to profit from their teams and guide the direction of the game, when UEFA could be pocketing that cash instead. UEFA hates not being in control, there's been a subtle struggle for power going on for years, this is one step closer to attempting to eliminate FIFA's control of the game. UEFA has most of the best teams, but they know they can't go it alone without the big south american teams, with CONMEBAL on their side (and they have a joint office these days), I wouldn't be surprised to see a split in the coming years so barca, madrid and juve are right after all FIFA flirted with their move and this 4 year cycle club world cup thing and then seemed to have bottled it and gone for the 2 year cycle national team world cup instead which is bizarre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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