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Old 09-07-2009, 01:12 AM   #11
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A win would mean that Scotland are guaranteed a play off place for the World Cup. So we would be up against a good European team again. A draw would require other results to go our way to make it the qualifying play off game.

6/1 to beat Holland or scrape through with a draw then beat another decent team to make it to the World Cup. I wouldn't bet on that. Two days ago I was talking to people putting money on Macedonia to beat us at home. No chance Scotland will be in South Africa. I hope I'm wrong though. Especially without the lucky talisman McFadden.

I work in a gym and its still full of guys training when Scotland are playing. Old Firm fans don't seem too bothered what happens. Rangers and Celtic supercede the national team for the majority of people here in the west coast. (Edit) I'm one of them
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Old 09-07-2009, 04:27 AM   #12
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Here's the teams that have qualified already,I reckon England are relatively safe too.

HOSTS
South Africa

AFRICA QUALIFYING
Ghana

ASIA QUALIFYING
Japan
Australia
South Korea
North Korea

EUROPE QUALIFYING
Netherlands

SOUTH AMERICA QUALIFYING
Brazil


The Irish teams are also looking good so far but I think Scotland,as usual have left themselves too much to do.
Love to see them pull it off though.
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So what is the best price for the win against Holland then ?
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Old 09-07-2009, 05:13 PM   #14
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blimey England fans seem to have short memories...

I can only remember back a month or so:



No real shame in losing a close match by the odd goal to a good side but...
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A win would mean that Scotland are guaranteed a play off place for the World Cup. So we would be up against a good European team again. A draw would require other results to go our way to make it the qualifying play off game.
Sorry Gaz but Scotland are not Guaranteed a play off place

UEFA - the eight best second-placed teams from the European preliminary competition will contest play-off matches to determine the final four teams to join the group winners in South Africa.

There will be 9 2nd placed teams
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Behave - we are talking about the country with arguably one of the most developed league systems in the word being beaten by what used to be a bit of Yugoslavia.

With a small and less than stellar domestic league and a population of 5 million Scotland is never, ever going to achieve much on the pitch but at least we don't resort to trying to turn of pack Balkan Muppet's into a footballing Colossus to justify our many failings!

Balkan Muppets ? Croatia have pretty consistently been a top 10 side in the world since their independence, they came 3rd in the 1998 world cup for fucks sake and went out on penalties in the quarter finals of Euro 2008.

Croatia (9) were ranked 2 places above England (11) in the FIFA rankings when they won that game 3-2, Scotland (24) on the other hand were ranked 26 places above Norway (50) when they got stuffed 4-0 recently.

The Croats may be many thing but muppets at football is certainly not 1 of them.
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Hi Mark, I stand corrected. You're right. Scotland aren't guaranteed a place in the play-offs if they beat Holland. But it would be highly likely that this result would secure a play-off place. Scotland are currently 6th place in the list of 9 teams vying for the play-offs.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/footbal...6908-21653728/

If Scotland beat Holland we would have 13 points a draw 11.

To beat us Hungary would need 7 points from 3 games, Portugal home and away and Denmark.

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GROUP 3

This is Scotland's big hope and Burley wants Slovakia to clinch the group. Northern Ireland are second but their six points from wins over San Marino will be wiped, taking them back to eight.

Nigel Worthington's team need full points from their last two games against Slovakia and Czech Republic to reach 14.

Poland are virtually out of it as, having played San Marino twice, they sit on just five.

Slovenia would also need six points from games against the Poles and Slovakia to hit 14.

The Czechs have to beat both Poland and Northern Ireland to reach 12.

If Northern Ireland or Slovenia draw their last two games they would finish on 10 so Burley is hoping for stalemates galore in the remaining fixtures.
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Hi Mark, I stand corrected. You're right. Scotland aren't guaranteed a place in the play-offs if they beat Holland. But it would be highly likely that this result would secure a play-off place. Scotland are currently 6th place in the list of 9 teams vying for the play-offs.
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It would be nice to qualify but fuck going to South Africa to watch the games. There are few places on the planet that hold less appeal for me.
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I've no plans to go to South Africa if Scotland qualify. The tournament organisers must be hoping for teams like Scotland with big travelling supports to make it and spend their money there. Teams like North Korea qualifying are a dead loss. No supporters and won't generate much revenue for World Cup sponsors.

Would be nice to watch the games in a Pattaya beer bar.
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I've no plans to go to South Africa if Scotland qualify. The tournament organisers must be hoping for teams like Scotland with big travelling supports to make it and spend their money there. Teams like North Korea qualifying are a dead loss. No supporters and won't generate much revenue for World Cup sponsors.

Would be nice to watch the games in a Pattaya beer bar.
I can see there being a lot of crimes committed during the world cup, muggings, burglary, knifing's,
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