south inch Posted October 10, 2021 Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 Second place surely now secure and probably seeding as well. Brilliant. Question now is who will we be up against in our play off group of 4, still work to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted October 10, 2021 Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 On 9/9/2021 at 11:05 PM, Abernethy Saint said: No, it’s a straight 6 v 6 draw. Doesn’t matter if we finish first or sixth. Wiki have a page just for this (they have a page for EVERYTHING). We’re still 4th. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_–_UEFA_Second_Round Now dropped to fifth, despite winning the last 3, but a nice gap has now opened up from the bottom 4. We’ll probably be OK if we win our next two supposedly easy games (one of them won’t count for this table, depending on who finishes bottom). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted October 10, 2021 Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 19 minutes ago, south inch said: Second place surely now secure and probably seeding as well. Brilliant. Question now is who will we be up against in our play off group of 4, still work to be done. Didn't know it was groups. Thought it was a straight knockout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted October 10, 2021 Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Cagey said: Didn't know it was groups. Thought it was a straight knockout. Three groups of 4, each play semis and a final, producing three winners. See link above. Its all about keeping the TV companies happy with more meaningful matches. Until recently, they would just have taken the 3 best runners-up. south inch and Cagey 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south inch Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 On 10/10/2021 at 11:41 AM, Abernethy Saint said: Now dropped to fifth, despite winning the last 3, but a nice gap has now opened up from the bottom 4. We’ll probably be OK if we win our next two supposedly easy games (one of them won’t count for this table, depending on who finishes bottom). I think we will be OK if we do indeed win our 2 bankers - as we should. The only slight worry is that we cannot improve on our 14 point mark unless we take something from the Denmark game. The unthinkable is a draw instead of a win against whichever of our bankers finishes 2nd last. We would then be trying to win a seeded spot with 12 points. Of course other teams could also have problems maxing their points total and it is too early to try and work out the various complications unless you enjoy mathematics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 47 minutes ago, south inch said: I think we will be OK if we do indeed win our 2 bankers - as we should. The only slight worry is that we cannot improve on our 14 point mark unless we take something from the Denmark game. The unthinkable is a draw instead of a win against whichever of our bankers finishes 2nd last. We would then be trying to win a seeded spot with 12 points. Of course other teams could also have problems maxing their points total and it is too early to try and work out the various complications unless you enjoy mathematics. Yeh, it’s weird. It’s not like a normal league - the teams keep changing as they move in and out of second place! One worry is that we have played more than some. But I think we should be OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 Still 5th after tonight’s games, much tighter at the “bottom”. Need a win tomorrow..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Same old Scotland. Walking pace , sideways ,backwards passing. McTominey & Henry very poor. Fareoes should be 3 goals up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Mother of God, we were honking. Good job Dykes knows how to punch a ball. Now third, on 14 points. We won’t go any higher in points in this runners-up table now unless we do something against Denmark, and it’s as certain as it can be we won’t go any lower. The next game for us almost certainly won’t count for this table. Of course, we need to finish second. Only Israel can catch us, and they are away to Austria next. If they get beat, it doesn’t matter what we do in our last two games. Christ, this would drive you to drink.... south inch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 10:14 PM, Abernethy Saint said: Mother of God, we were honking. Good job Dykes knows how to punch a ball. Now third, on 14 points. We won’t go any higher in points in this runners-up table now unless we do something against Denmark, and it’s as certain as it can be we won’t go any lower. The next game for us almost certainly won’t count for this table. Of course, we need to finish second. Only Israel can catch us, and they are away to Austria next. If they get beat, it doesn’t matter what we do in our last two games. Christ, this would drive you to drink.... Taxi for Abernethy! Abernethy Saint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 Ollie McBurnie or Lyndon Dykes. You choose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 Down to fourth after tonight’s games. Tomorrow almost certainly won’t count for these purposes. Might yet need something against Denmark to be seeded in the play-offs. Our relatively poor goal difference is doing us no favours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south inch Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 14 hours ago, Abernethy Saint said: Down to fourth after tonight’s games. Tomorrow almost certainly won’t count for these purposes. Might yet need something against Denmark to be seeded in the play-offs. Our relatively poor goal difference is doing us no favours. You are right, we cannot even improve our GD against Moldova for seeding. On the other hand Poland, one of our seeding rivals, can improve their GD against Andorra since they look like dropping their San Marino results. My head hurts trying to do any further calculations for the likes of Norway and the Czech Republic. Conclusion - Come on you Andorrans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 Middleton scores fir the u21s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indicator Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) Get that boy signed. Fiorini has impressed, scoring three times in 14 appearances, since he arrived here at Lincoln (on loan from ManCity). Edited November 12, 2021 by Indicator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 Now 6th in the Play Off league - squeaky bum time. A point from the Denmark game would wrap it up, far too complicated to do the what-ifs beyond that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 Norwich must have a glut of star players , when Scotland International Billy Gilmour has struggled to get a game. What a player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 11 hours ago, HOODLUM65 said: Norwich must have a glut of star players , when Scotland International Billy Gilmour has struggled to get a game. What a player. Hate to say it but Patterson looks ok too. Mind you anyone would be an upgrade on O'DONNELL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 How many chances does Robertson need to score either sky's it or hits it straight at the keeper, see the difference without Mctomoney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south inch Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 21 hours ago, Abernethy Saint said: Now 6th in the Play Off league - squeaky bum time. A point from the Denmark game would wrap it up, far too complicated to do the what-ifs beyond that. Thought the Norway result was good for us but now Turkey have appeared as a real threat to our seeding hopes. A point from Denmark could become essential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintdunc Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 21 hours ago, HOODLUM65 said: Norwich must have a glut of star players , when Scotland International Billy Gilmour has struggled to get a game. What a player. Their ex manager said that Norwich were not willing, despite taking him on loan, to be responsible for his development. Think he made an error of judgement considering the perilous position they are in. HOODLUM65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 1 hour ago, south inch said: Thought the Norway result was good for us but now Turkey have appeared as a real threat to our seeding hopes. A point from Denmark could become essential. Yeh, most journos now seem to think we need a point. It’s a combination of our dodgy goal difference, and the fact that so many groups are two-horse races, meaning second place gets a lot of points. Denmark haven’t exactly had a lot of practise defending, and we looked very good yesterday, so you never know. And now 7th, after Wales put 5 past Belarus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted November 15, 2021 Report Share Posted November 15, 2021 Where did that display come from. Football played as it should. Billy Gilmour is some player. No wonder the Norwich manager got the boot if he didn't use him. Che Adams was unplayable & Impressed by Hearts centre half. Has to be a permanent fixture at the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted November 15, 2021 Report Share Posted November 15, 2021 Scotland clearly taking inspiration from Saints, and even bringing on an ex-Saintee! So we will now be seeded, and at home, in the Play-Off semis in March. Draw a week Friday. The host for the one-off final, incidentally, will be determined by a draw. Slight worry that both Portugal and Italy are in the Play-Offs, but if we play like that....... Crowd were braw, according to my laddie, who was there. Great to have a national team to be proud of once again. And brilliant that we have a player in the squad. Hopefully, there will be some warm-up matches, and he might get a game. south inch, Coltrane and HOODLUM65 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted November 15, 2021 Report Share Posted November 15, 2021 Hard to pick a man of the match. McGinn's tenacity, Gilmour's ability to work his way out of a tight situation, McGregor having his best game. Others playing their part, with defensive heroics in a great team effort. Adams giving the 2 giants at the back a very tough time. However, how he found the energy to sprint onto the pass so late in the game, which resulted in him scoring, encapsulated what he's about. So, for his all action performance and goal I give him my vote. Roll on the draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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