The secret behind England's improved form of late - regular Chubby Checker sessions:
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Luxembourg's relative upturn in fortunes continues - they started with a 2-1 win over Lithuania. They haven't a hope in hell of qualifying from a group containing Portugal, Ukraine and Serbia, but it seems they're no longer the walkovers they traditionally were.
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Lovely views of the Rock from the ground. I still don't quite understand how Gibraltar are playing international football when Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and the Falkland Islands don't seem that bothered - just because they asked to?
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- Mar 2008
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Can you explain that Ursus? What evidence is there that France would be particularly irked by Guernsey or Jersey joining the circuit?
Geography is a factor. Channel Islands and IoM can easily be considered offshore Islands of England. Gibraltar can't.Last edited by Duncan Gardner; 24-03-2019, 13:57.
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- Mar 2008
- 20807
- Black Country Green Belt
- Crusaders FC, Norn Iron, not forgetting Serendib
- Blueberry vodka Jaffa cake on marzipan base
Thanks, with you now.
As I suggested, the anachronism can be put as considering Gib as part of England . As it clearly isn't part of Spain either, separate status in UEFA can follow logically
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Originally posted by ursus arctos View PostSporting, you aren't really suggesting that Spain demonstrate serious ideological consistency, are you?
How many countries and their clubs are kept apart as far as possible in international tournaments? Israel and others, Russia and Ukraine...more?
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Originally posted by Sporting View PostAs far as I know there have never been any forbidden pairings in Latin America, despite various border conflicts in the region. Happy to be proved wrong.
https://youtu.be/--vita4l3Qc
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OTF favourites Israel beat Austria 4-2, which is something of a shock. It's not the toughest of groups (other teams are Poland, Latvia, Slovenia and North Fruit Salad). It would be "interesting" if Israel qualified for a major tournament, in terms of protests, controversy and the like.
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Yes. Tremendous away win for Scotland against the mighty Dan Marino. I think we could go all the way now. Oh, here's the nurse with my tablets.
regarding Gibraltar etc, I honestly don't know why they are treated differently to the Channel Islands and IOM. Although please note that these are crown dependencies of the UK and not just of England.
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Croatia, Hungary and Slovakia have all started with one win and one defeat. Does that open up the group for Wales, provided they can pick up away points? Three successive 1-0 away defeats for Slovakia now, and they had 3 odd-goal away defeats in the WC campaign too. If they don't get that sorted, they'll miss out again.
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