TF International Football Thread

[Remember Colo]

I'll be very disappointed if there isn't some Moldova v. Scotland commentary later today!

[seaside nipper]

Here you go …..

You can only beat who’s in front of you……
that said McGinn and Gilmour controlled that, McGinn esp was outstanding. Adams too looked good.

Scotland should though have won that by three or four



Anyway on to the play offs where we will draw a decent team and get pumped

[Oval85]

Here you go …..

You can only beat who’s in front of you……
that said McGinn and Gilmour controlled that, McGinn esp was outstanding. Adams too looked good.

Scotland should though have won that by three or four



Anyway on to the play offs where we will draw a decent team and get pumped

That sounds like Norway Doesn't even need to be a decent team, just some kind of play off.

[originallad]

Thought I'd got away with football this weekend. But just about to watch us away to Bosnia. We'll lose.

[originallad]

Never a red card ffs.

[originallad]

What a result!!! Get in!!!

[seaside nipper]

Mitrovic bang , last minute winner sends Portugal to the play offs
Ffs, you just know who Scotland are gonna end up playing now

[bodacious benny]

Brilliant win for Scotland.

[seaside nipper]

McGinn and Gilmour were excellent yet again.
Clarke has a great balance in that team now
Play offs loom and the list of teams is exceptional.
Good moment tonight but qualification looks difficult.
Six semi finals and three finals , comprised of ten runners up and two Nations league participants ……..what a nonsense any three from 12

Feels like qualification hasn’t even started yet

[bodacious benny]

Yeah Gilmour seems central to Scotland despite things not really working at Norwich for him.

[UlversToon]

McGinn and Gilmour were excellent yet again.
Clarke has a great balance in that team now
Play offs loom and the list of teams is exceptional.
Good moment tonight but qualification looks difficult.
Six semi finals and three finals , comprised of ten runners up and two Nations league participants ……..what a nonsense any three from 12

Feels like qualification hasn’t even started yet

You've got to think Portugal & Italy are going to take two of the three places.

Are the semi-finals over two legs or just a one-off game?

[seaside nipper]

McGinn and Gilmour were excellent yet again.
Clarke has a great balance in that team now
Play offs loom and the list of teams is exceptional.
Good moment tonight but qualification looks difficult.
Six semi finals and three finals , comprised of ten runners up and two Nations league participants ……..what a nonsense any three from 12

Feels like qualification hasn’t even started yet

You've got to think Portugal & Italy are going to take two of the three places.

Are the semi-finals over two legs or just a one-off game?

Both one offs….
The Seeded six at home in semi finals, then a one off final to be drawn , that could be away or home.
Bit of a farce but hay hoh however with Italy and Portugal already lurking there, it’s gonna be really tough.
It’s like undertaking qualification all over again

[UlversToon]

You've got to think Portugal & Italy are going to take two of the three places.

Are the semi-finals over two legs or just a one-off game?

Both one offs….
The Seeded six at home in semi finals, then a one off final to be drawn , that could be away or home.
Bit of a farce but hay hoh however with Italy and Portugal already lurking there, it’s gonna be really tough.
It’s like undertaking qualification all over again

[Remember Colo]

Proud to say Canada moved to top of CONCACAF qualifying after beating Costa Rica and Mexico this week. After decades of dealing with farcical pitches, opposing fans lighting fireworks overnight outside of hotels and throwing bags of piss, and generally getting CONCACAF'd (it's a verb), we returned the favour by having them play in Edmonton of all places (the only time that northern snowscape has been used for this round of qualifying), where we were able to pack in over 45k per match, and see 20cm of snow fall with temperatures feeling like -15C.

[bodacious benny]

Sounds like the first game I went to at SJP in the early
2000s

[Valentino's fast feet]

Proud to say Canada moved to top of CONCACAF qualifying after beating Costa Rica and Mexico this week. After decades of dealing with farcical pitches, opposing fans lighting fireworks overnight outside of hotels and throwing bags of piss, and generally getting CONCACAF'd (it's a verb), we returned the favour by having them play in Edmonton of all places (the only time that northern snowscape has been used for this round of qualifying), where we were able to pack in over 45k per match, and see 20cm of snow fall with temperatures feeling like -15C.

That's cold

[UlversToon]

Proud to say Canada moved to top of CONCACAF qualifying after beating Costa Rica and Mexico this week. After decades of dealing with farcical pitches, opposing fans lighting fireworks overnight outside of hotels and throwing bags of piss, and generally getting CONCACAF'd (it's a verb), we returned the favour by having them play in Edmonton of all places (the only time that northern snowscape has been used for this round of qualifying), where we were able to pack in over 45k per match, and see 20cm of snow fall with temperatures feeling like -15C.

That's cold

But not cold enough to need a shirt!

[Oval85]

It's a reason why we don't play at winter in Norway. At my place we have -30 -35c usually in january. If we are unlucky this might happen in december and part of february as well. 11 years ago, 2010 new years eve, we had -46c. Everyone were running their cars all night like in Russia

[originallad]

Proud to say Canada moved to top of CONCACAF qualifying after beating Costa Rica and Mexico this week. After decades of dealing with farcical pitches, opposing fans lighting fireworks overnight outside of hotels and throwing bags of piss, and generally getting CONCACAF'd (it's a verb), we returned the favour by having them play in Edmonton of all places (the only time that northern snowscape has been used for this round of qualifying), where we were able to pack in over 45k per match, and see 20cm of snow fall with temperatures feeling like -15C.

Well done. Hope you qualify. I've got 3rd cousins in Canada so I'll be supporting them if they qualify! And Scotland as well if they do it, I'm an eighth Scottish. Finland are out though

[Remember Colo]

It's a reason why we don't play at winter in Norway. At my place we have -30 -35c usually in january. If we are unlucky this might happen in december and part of february as well. 11 years ago, 2010 new years eve, we had -46c. Everyone were running their cars all night like in Russia

Yeah, I think it's the latest in the year we've held an international match, and normally they'd have played it in Toronto (where thankfully we're still in the 5-8C daytime temperatures right now) or in Vancouver that has a retractable roof. But I think the intent was always to try and gain some home field advantage by subjecting the opposing teams to real cold - even though our own players wouldn't normally play in that either. The manager put it well, that they wanted to give the opposition an excuse for losing.