Quotegood God. Panama are closing in......
Well, no comment from me, anyhow...
http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/statisti...ticleid=133499
(Well, OK, maybe a wee wink)
good God. Panama are closing in......
"If God had meant football to be played in the air, he'd have put grass in the sky." Brian Clough.
You'll NEVER beat the Irish.......you'll just draw with us instead!!!
Depends on how you define "no comment" and "a wee wink".Originally Posted by EalingGreen
Well, no comment from me, anyhow...
http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/statisti...ticleid=133499
(Well, OK, maybe a wee wink
http://ourweecountry.ipbhost.com/ind...howtopic=17278
You have to laugh at those rankings,especially when you see the Sweaties at no.16,just look at all the teams they are supposed to be better than!,complete joke.
MOT
I'm not laughing here , look at the teams we are worse than. its a crying shame.
Was he crazy!! Yeah , in a very special way , an Irishman.
I slept, and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty.
Jeez, I thought I was doing well merely to point out the latest ROI ranking to users of this Board, whilst forebearing to comment further.
You see, on past occasions when I've ventured an opinion on this Board, I've been "advised" by certain posters here to "Stick to your own Board".
Now it seems I'm not even allowed to express an opinion* over there, either!
* - An opinion I stand by 100%, btw!
they are mad strange alright! i mean what games have us and the nordies played since the last rankings were released to allow a swing of 7 places??
Tbf, the Sweaties are currently top of a Group which includes Italy, France and Ukraine. And even if it shouldn't last (which it won't, imo), after the debacle that was Bertie Vogts, they racked up a lot of points under Smith, including a competitive victory over France.
we are the ones who pulled off the tricky away win in the intervening period!!
Was he crazy!! Yeah , in a very special way , an Irishman.
I slept, and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty.
didnt john delaney use the rannkings as an excuse to get rid of current st patricks athletic footballing tzsar Brian Kerr????
what has changed since steve " I wanna bring back the passion" staunton is "in charge"???
and what the hell is this sweaties ****e about?
sweaty socks - jocks , bill
Was he crazy!! Yeah , in a very special way , an Irishman.
I slept, and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty.
i thought the last rankings came out after that 'tricky assignment against the team who will cause EVERYONE problems'. cud be totally wrong here but i didn't think either team played since last ones
but as ealing says on his other forum of choice class is permanent and form is temporary. expect us to overtake our provencial neighbours again shortly. would be much more concerned with the overall implications with regard to seedings for WC10 qualifiers than our position in relation to other countries/provences
Just more ignorant nonsense in the same way we are called paddys.
In Trap we trust
I'd question that. I think NI's chances of winning their forthcoming matches are higher than Ireland's chances of beating the Welsh and Slovaks.
again its cockney sh1te that i was refering to yesterday.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
we are called WHAT???????
'Allo me old china - wot say we pop round the Jack. I'll stand you a pig and you can rabbit on about your teapots. We can 'ave some loop and tommy and be off before the dickory hits twelve.
MOT
yahoo serious festival??????
Teams can move up or down even after a month in which they haven't played. This is because the rankings take into account past results, though now only up to four years (was eight):
http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/statisti...2540,3,00.html
Therefore, any good results which e.g. ROI got in Feb/Mar 2003 will now be wiped from the record; whereas, any bad results NI had in the same period (under Sammy Mac) will similarly be expunged.
Which means that unless the ROI's results pick up significantly, then Stan won't be able to rely on ranking "credit" for even the moderate preformances under Kerr (never mind previous good performances under McCarthy).
A more pertinent criticism of these rankings (imo) is that, despite a weighting mechanism, they seriously undervalue results gained by European countries (i.e. usually in games against other European countries), whilst seriously overvaluing the African, Asian, Central American countries etc. This is essentially due to political pressures on FIFA, whereby they don't want to see the top 20 made up exclusively of Europe, plus 3 or 4 South American countries.
However, a much fairer picture can be gained by looking at the rankings solely within any given Confederation. By reconfiguring only with UEFA Confedration teams, you will see that NI are 26th and ROI are 28th (of 52):
http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/statisti...r-2007,00.html
It's because of historical points expiring. This time 2 years ago we beat Portugal and China and drew away in Israel. Northern Ireland were losing at home to Canada and getting spanked by England.
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