Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:24 pm  

Whoever comes out of Group B must fancy their chances against either Greece or The Czech Republic in the quarter finals.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:33 pm  

Another exciting night where anything could happen in the group. Still can't believe that UEFA plan to wreck the Euro's by adding 8 extra teams next time round. The format should be left alone.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:35 pm  

UllFC wrote:

Another exciting night where anything could happen in the group. Still can't believe that UEFA plan to wreck the Euro's by adding 8 extra teams next time round. The format should be left alone.

More countries competing means more money for UEFA. You cannot expect the governing body to put the good of the sport before finances.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:44 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

More countries competing means more money for UEFA. You cannot expect the governing body to put the good of the sport before finances.

Bet Scotland still won't qualify when its expanded either

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:46 pm  

Conroy wrote: Why do they persist with this head to head crap? Far more complicated than GD imo. GD is too easy to fix. For example: http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slu ... cup_021012

Conroy wrote: Why do they persist with this head to head crap? Far more complicated than GD imo. GD is too easy to fix. For example: http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slu ... cup_021012

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:49 pm  

UllFC wrote:

Another exciting night where anything could happen in the group. Still can't believe that UEFA plan to wreck the Euro's by adding 8 extra teams next time round. The format should be left alone.

They had to do something after England failed to qualify for '08.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:54 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

More countries competing means more money for UEFA. You cannot expect the governing body to put the good of the sport before finances.

Cant see that it will do much for the tv revenues for the qualifying stage.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:04 pm  

I agree with expanding it but not to 24.

I think you could add another 4 teams into it without diluting the quality (Belguim, Switzerland, Turkey, Serbia for example), but making it 24 will do

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:07 pm  

Scotland qualifying would probably be the best thing that could ever happen to UEFA.
The amount of fans that would travel would probably be unrivalled, what with it possibly being their only tournament for a few decades!

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:20 pm  

how will the groups work i wonder?

will there be extra groups, or more teams per group?