Why we should all support Georgia

**shedite** · 03/04/2009, 9:38 AM

Apologies if this is in a thread elsewhere, but just looked through the qualifying tables and noticed that Georgia could end up playing a vital role in the qualifying.

Obviously if we win the group, none of this matters, but if we come second, only 8 of the 9 runners up get into the playoffs. At present, we are the 8th best, one spot from missing out as runners up.

This is because with the uneaven group numbers, results agains the bottom teams don't count. At present, that's Georgia (who we got 6 points from), meaning we have only 4 points. If they overtook Montenegro (who we got 4 from), we would gain 2 more points, moving us up to a healthier 5th place and probably ensuring we get a playoff spot at worse.

It's a bit off yet, but worth keeping in mind.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FI...d-placed_teams

**elroy** · 03/04/2009, 10:51 AM

Thanks, the table is a little misleading in a sense that a number of teams above us have to play the bottom team in their group once more, ie those points wouldnt count. So in a sense we have a game in hand over a few

**carloz** · 03/04/2009, 10:54 AM

Not going to happen unfortunatly. Unless they surprise us by getting a result in Bulgaria or Montenegro. By all accounts they were very unlucky not to come away from Cyprus with a result. On that basis i bet on them at 6/4 at home to Montenegro. We really needed them to win that. There is still a lot of football to be played so that second place chart will change a lot.

**jmurphyc** · 03/04/2009, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by carloz

Not going to happen unfortunatly. Unless they surprise us by getting a result in Bulgaria or Montenegro. By all accounts they were very unlucky not to come away from Cyprus with a result. On that basis i bet on them at 6/4 at home to Montenegro. We really needed them to win that. There is still a lot of football to be played so that second place chart will change a lot.

I agree with that. Georgia have played 7 games as opposed to Montenegro and Cyprus's 5 games. It's extremely unlikely that they will finish anywhere but bottom. Their only probable hope is winning the away game against Montenegro. If we finish second and get 6 points in the games away to Cyprus and home to Montenegro I think we'll be safe though.

**Armando** · 03/04/2009, 9:19 PM

Originally Posted by shedite

This is because with the uneaven group numbers, results agains the bottom teams don't count. At present, that's Georgia (who we got 6 points from), meaning we have only 4 points. If they overtook Montenegro (who we got 4 from), we would gain 2 more points, moving us up to a healthier 5th place and probably ensuring we get a playoff spot at worse.

We've only played Montenegro once