Fair Play watch

[pineapple stu]

Well, we've won again - three years running now. That very slight chance of a European slot again. Anyone seen a UEFA Fair Play table? Ireland haven't qualified for the last two years, but did qualify for the two years previous, so by the law of averages, we're due...

[Poor Student]

so by the law of averages, we're due...

Are we? Does two successive years of failure not show a trend just as UCD keep up a trend of fair play?

[Terry]

3rd time lucky so !!!!!

[DmanDmythDledge]

Good thing Micko left last year!

[pineapple stu]

Are we? Does two successive years of failure not show a trend just as UCD keep up a trend of fair play?

Not necessarily this year. But sometime.

Two successive years of failure doesn't really show a trend, especially when you consider that the previous two years, Ireland were in the hat. Overall, we've been in it about 50% of the time since it started. On average, about 12 countries are going for two spots (plus the winners, who get a spot to themselves), so on that basis, we've a 1 in 12 chance. And have also failed to qualify on our previous two wins. So we're coming to a stage where we're due.

[CollegeTillIDie]

pineapple stu

Here's hoping for a UEFA Cup spot. We've yet to play in that one , having graced the European Cup Winners Cup ( 1984/85) and the UEFA Intertoto Cup ( 2000/01) on our two previous forays into Europe.