Seen as only one team that finishes second in their group will NOT make the playoffs, has anybody got an up to date table on where the teams currently placed second now stand?
We'll probably be bottom of that table after wednesday's games
Croatia are playing Andorra, so that'll put them on 7 points
Iceland are playing Scotland, in Scotland, a win for either team puts them on 7 points, only a draw in that game would keep us out of the bottom spot in that table
On the other hand, should Georgia beat Montenegro in Georgia on wednesday, we'll be on 10 points in that table, since Montenegro will be bottom, and we've only taken one point off them.
That table is out of date. We have 8 points on it it does not take into account last nights games.
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Sorry, I've got that wrong. Since Andorra are bottom of Croatia's group, when they win on Wednesday, that result will be disregarded in the second placed teams table, they'll still be on four points
Seems ok to me, we're on 11 points according to the official FIFA standings - http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/prelimi...ngs/index.html Georgia are bottom of the table and we've beaten them twice, so those wins are disregarded. 11 - (2 x 3) = 11 - 6 = 5
Can't look at it seriously untill after Wednesday.
Yeah but it has us on 7 points not 5 so its not up to date then.
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The important thing is for Georgia not to finish bottom.... If Montenegro finish there, all the better for us.
And this entire forum could do with some perspective.... 7 points clear of Bulgaria and favourites to make the playoffs. We are 4.8 on betfair to win the group and Bulgaria are 16. We're 1.15 for top two and they are 3.1. Lets keep some perspective.
That betfir market is a bit misleading. There's only a total of €257 backing ireland to finish in top 2, and only €15 on Bulgaria
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Imo, if Georgia don't finish 6th and we can maintain a healthy enough 2nd spot(i.e. 8-9 points from the next 5 games which we will do) we should have no problem making the play offs. If the Georgians do finish last, we will be in or around that 9th 2nd placed team. I'm definitely looking for as many draws as possible in group 9 which is very tight and at the moment would be favourites to be the group with the worst 2nd place.
San Marino are going to be a handful as the group goes on." - Steve Staunton reacts to performance against San Marino.
When are the playoffs & where? are they on a two leg basis?
In November and they are 2 legs home and away
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I dare say it but our group is in pole position to have the 9th place 2nd placed team with Georgia increasingly looking like they will bottome the group
Looks like it's between us, the English group, and Scottish group.
Croatia have 4 points after 3 games, while Scotland have 7 after 5, and we have 6 points after 4.
My money would be on Scotland from them 2 to do us a favour considering they have Holland at home and Norway away.
San Marino are going to be a handful as the group goes on." - Steve Staunton reacts to performance against San Marino.
it is imperative that we beat Cyprus away and get a result in Bulgaria. Presuming we beat Montenegro.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Agreed. I think this Ireland squad will win in Nicosia, I just do. We can scramble a win at home to Montenegro, which just leaves the return matches with the big boys.
The flip side is that if we get any kind of result in Sofia, then its important that we kick on and win in Cyprus which I think we will.
I think if we're gonna come second we'll be grand for the playoff.
2 pts vs Bulgaira
2pts vs Italy
4 pts vs Montenegro
6 pts vs Cyprus.
14pts? That will be enough.
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Pretty difficult to estimate, there's a lot of football left to be played. And nearly all the groups are very tight.
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For me it's between our group, Group 1 and Group 9 for worst runner up. 12 points bar the bottom team is probably going to be close to the magic total to get into the playoffs so we'll probably need 2 wins from our last 4 games. 1 win and 3 draws may not be enough.
Last edited by eirebhoy; 02/04/2009 at 12:23 AM.
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