Davey Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Nah nah, I'll be in Tblisi for definite!!! someone havin there 21st out there!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Madrid Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Can still fly fae Paris!!! There's a rugby world cup semi final on at the Stade de France the same day as we are scheduled to play the frogs, so Marseille's the next biggest venue - over 18 months away yet though!!! We do not have our home ground available when we play France at home and they are in the same circimstances when we are due to play in France so why don't we switch the ties around ! I cannot be the only person who thinks this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee john Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 We do not have our home ground available when we play France at home and they are in the same circimstances when we are due to play in France so why don't we switch the ties around ! I cannot be the only person who thinks this Hampden is available, do not believe what you read in the papers, rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee john Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 I hope Ukraine do not agree as I would accept anything UEFA gives us over this set of fixtures. We have a meet with the SFA in 3 weeks time, can't wait to hear the story behind this. The fixtures will be changed as the Uk's have knocked them back quite rightly. France had their last 4 matches at home, I cannot believe we agreed to that. The SFA are getting soft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 The fixtures will be changed as the Uk's have knocked them back quite rightly. France had their last 4 matches at home, I cannot believe we agreed to that. The SFA are getting soft. Maybe the SFA have assumed that by the end of the group stage we will be all but out and therefore want the big money through demand for tickets at the early stage. Hopefully not but it would make sense even if a bit negative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4702330.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee john Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 France have obviously done a great deal for themselves by getting the fixtures they want, Ukraine are upset by this, all the rest agreed, hard to believe but it seems it is true. Putting them all into a ballet as is now being suggested could be a total shambles, a computer picking fixtures at random cannot account for the weather in the Faroes or Ukraine/Georgia, junkie pop singers playing at Hampden, rugby WC fixtures or close season games for the different countries. Crazy man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee john Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 You could also look at it in a different way, Ukraine fancy their chances of qualifying therefore want any advantage they can get and Scotland think they have not got a hope in hell so accepted anything offered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 France have obviously done a great deal for themselves by getting the fixtures they want, Ukraine are upset by this, all the rest agreed, hard to believe but it seems it is true. Putting them all into a ballet as is now being suggested could be a total shambles, a computer picking fixtures at random cannot account for the weather in the Faroes or Ukraine/Georgia, junkie pop singers playing at Hampden, rugby WC fixtures or close season games for the different countries. Crazy man. John, you are getting too sophisticated, with all this talk about ballet you have forgotten that computers can be programmed to take into account all of these things by applying weighting to various aspects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee john Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Fair enough Kev, but lets put it another way then. Will UEFA take into account, Fat junkie's pop concerts. Rugby matches. close seasons. the weather. Same point comes to the same thing, couls be a total shambles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Fair enough Kev, but lets put it another way then. Will UEFA take into account, Fat junkie's pop concerts. Rugby matches. close seasons. the weather. Same point comes to the same thing, couls be a total shambles. They take the weather into account when producing fixtures in the Champs League and WAFA cup. Close season doesn't matter as the fixture dates are generally OK for all, either pre or post season. As for the other uses of the stadium, then nope they won't take that into account - although that is where countries can agree to move matches (I am sure Ireland had a similar problem with a rugby match at Landsdowne Road a couple of years back and, thus played in August instead of March). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee john Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Close season does matter to countries. Scotland do not want to play in June by all acounts. Faroes, Ukraine & Georgie all have different seasons from us and obviously there are times of the year when players are fitter or match fit. Each country also know when it suits clubs to release players and I'm sure part of that is considered when trying to arange fixtures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee john Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Also, they do not take into account the severe winter weather that Eastern Europe can have, many Eastern block teams have had to play in a different country in European comps because of their weather. Rangers have their away fixture moved a couple of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Don't know why we bother then, if it is so much trouble for everyone then just scrap the competition and let's get back to having a World Cup as the only competition for International teams. Re-instate the British Championships and cancel all other events at any main sporting arena. That should ensure Hampden is never used for anything other than the internationals that the fans feel like going to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Also, they do not take into account the severe winter weather that Eastern Europe can have, many Eastern block teams have had to play in a different country in European comps because of their weather. Rangers have their away fixture moved a couple of times. Was that not when it was a draw for the rounds rather than the group stages, which is after all what we are considering??? Just now, group games for the club competitions are scheuled around winter months whereby the Russian teams especially, will play their home games earlier than clubs on this side of Europe. That is why there is always a few hours between the draw and the fixtures being published following a group draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee john Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Don't know why we bother then, if it is so much trouble for everyone then just scrap the competition and let's get back to having a World Cup as the only competition for International teams. Re-instate the British Championships and cancel all other events at any main sporting arena. That should ensure Hampden is never used for anything other than the internationals that the fans feel like going to What is this post meant to be telling us? Is it sarcasm from you Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee john Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Was that not when it was a draw for the rounds rather than the group stages, which is after all what we are considering??? Just now, group games for the club competitions are scheuled around winter months whereby the Russian teams especially, will play their home games earlier than clubs on this side of Europe. That is why there is always a few hours between the draw and the fixtures being published following a group draw. Are you going to reply to the close season arguement too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Are you going to reply to the close season arguement too? Nope - because that is where UEFA could show themselves to be of the same mental level as the SPL when it comes to common sense. I still think that if doesn't matter too much whether there are games a week or two after the last game of the season. Surely that is better than a game 2 or 3 weeks into a new season??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 What is this post meant to be telling us? Is it sarcasm from you Kev Me? Sarcastic? John, how could you even think that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethamsaintee Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 embdy going to the switzeralnd game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel1884 Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 embdy going to the switzeralnd game? The Perthshire Tartan Army Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee john Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 SCOTLAND'S EURO 2008 FIXTURE SCHEDULE DELAYED Scotland's fixture schedule for the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign is now likely to be determined by a random draw by UEFA next Thursday, 9 March. All the countries in Scotland's group met in Paris last month to agree the fixture dates, but only six of the seven reached agreement with Ukraine refusing to ratify the outcome. UEFA originally set a deadline of Monday this week for agreement, with a draw due tomorrow (Thursday), but today UEFA announced that they will allow a few more days for the countries to reach a consensus at any time up to the draw next week. As things stand, the draw will take place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, at 1 pm on 9 March. Regards Andy Mitchell Head of Communications Scottish F.A. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.