Just reading about the final play off round before the World Cup next year. Could they make it any more complicated?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_F...ion_play-offs)
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Nailed it!
Just reading about the final play off round before the World Cup next year. Could they make it any more complicated?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_F...ion_play-offs)
Tis fairly mental all right.. and still no word yet on whether the UEFA play offs will be seeded, or how they will allocate venues for the play offs.
Though, I expect both, which would likely mean that the three seeded teams that go straight to the play off final, will get home venue advantage in the play offs
No matter what however, it's imperative that Ireland win today. If they do, and get one of the three allocated seedings, they'll be one or maximum two games away from the finals.
Even if they were go win their play off and end up down in NZ, they'd be the highest seeded team at the play offs and be in Group A, waiting on a second play off final
Really want them to get there.
They've brought in Aoibhean Clancy from Wexford Youths.. I remember her playing with a tiny girls club down here in Tipp when she started out.. great player
Just read the UEFA site now.. no seedings in the play off semis.. and no seedings in the second round draw either.. you could get very lucky.. or get a crap draw ;(
Been reading the thread and following the games, and this may be a bit of a controversial observation, but I notice there is a tendency to refer to the Girls in Green as "them," "their prospects," "they have a good chance" etc etc, whilst the men's team are referenced in the first person "us" ""our prospects" etc. Does this imply a tiny bit of sexism? (reaching for my tin hat as I speak)
We could go down a pronoun rabbit hole here very easily
They.. are our girls..
As men we are more emotionally involved with the men's team as its the men who were/are our team.
They are the ones we have followed since we were kids. Hence the us/ our references
I would say within 10 years the girls will be also be us/ our team
Not the best performance again.. but if it finishes 1-0.. I'll be happy.. need to get the English league games into their legs to build the sharpness before the playoffs
COME ON OUR GIRLS!!!!
Been a professional performance without doing anything wildly spectacular.
Slovakia putting together some decent passages of play themselves, so holding out at 1-0 and looking comfortable at pretty much all times has been pleasing.
Not the most fantastic game of football you'll ever see, but doing what needs to be done.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Terrible game overall.. really nervy.. but the result was all that mattered
On a side note.. Hamilton would give you ire with his commentating.. he's a f***ing jinx
Great result, whatever about the performance.
Not the greatest ageing post in the history of foot.ie it must be said!
I was wondering who made the foolhardy claim that Ireland hadn't an earthly of finishing in the top 3. There must be a lot of egg on that persons face.
Play off permutations
1st - have to win (obvious)
2nd assuming they win
To get straight to the finals, they must be drawn against and beat either Switzerland or Iceland
Or
Win their play off, and hope either Switzerland or Iceland lose theirs
Or
Win their play off, and hope Iceland only win theirs on penalties (Iceland will then only get one point extra, Ireland will get three)
Or
Win their play off, and win their inter continental play off in February
Seeing as Ireland have bettered Finland twice that puts them a few steps up in the rankings, I'd say, avoid Belgium and Austria in the play off draw and the chances are 51/49.
The one time Sam is less than over-optimistic...
There used to be a website "Danger here..." dedicated to George's jinxes.
I swear if Slovakia had scored I would have put my foot through the telly listening to him
Reading about the play off draw: https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/...f-draw-friday/
Didn't realise both rounds are a completely open draw, I thought we had avoided Switzerland and Iceland by going straight into the second round.
Me too.. thought there'd be home draw advantage for getting into top 3 too, but there isn't
Best case scenario now would be Switzerland and Iceland playing each other.. and getting Wales or Bosnia in Tallaght..
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