Serious question: if you think you'll get hammered in front of a huge viewing audience, is there a case for abstaining?
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Could Teams Decline to Participate in Euros?
I would imagine there would be a governing-body-bankrupting fine.
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Could Teams Decline to Participate in Euros?
Nobody thinks they are going to get a hammering. I mean even in the unlikely event that Andorra qualified and were facing Germany in their first match, presumably they would believe they could defend their way to a mere 3-0 defeatComment
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Could Teams Decline to Participate in Euros?
True, and one could argue that Scotland's failures in 1978 and 1998 were collectively worse than Ireland's here.Comment
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Could Teams Decline to Participate in Euros?
1998 maybe. Certainly not 1978 where the only real abject performance was against Iran.satchmo76 wrote: True, and one could argue that Scotland's failures in 1978 and 1998 were collectively worse than Ireland's here.Comment
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Could Teams Decline to Participate in Euros?
Ah yes, Iran. Saved by an own goal. As for 1998, wasn't that the drubbing by Morocco? Then there was elimination at the hands- or perhaps feet- of Costa Rica in 1990, and the nervous performance against New Zealand in '82, before two late goals made the shoreline respectable... I've had a lot of pleasure out of watching Scotland at World Cups over the years!
Edit: scoreline not shoreline. Damn this predictive text!Comment
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Could Teams Decline to Participate in Euros?
Don't be naive.ad hOkocim wrote: Nobody thinks they are going to get a hammeringComment
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Could Teams Decline to Participate in Euros?
If we're talking bad teams in 1998, I think you'll find that the US was the worst of them all.Comment
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Could Teams Decline to Participate in Euros?
A friend of IMP's from Scotland came with us to a DC United playoff match a while back when Alecko Eskandarian was still with the team. Upon seeing that he immediately decided "I'm rooting for DC certainly because his dad scored a goal for Scotland once."1974ddr wrote: Ah yes, Iran. Saved by an own goal. As for 1998, wasn't that the drubbing by Morocco? Then there was elimination at the hands- or perhaps feet- of Costa Rica in 1990, and the nervous performance against New Zealand in '82, before two late goals made the shoreline respectable... I've had a lot of pleasure out of watching Scotland at World Cups over the years!
Edit: scoreline not shoreline. Damn this predictive text!Comment
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Could Teams Decline to Participate in Euros?
It turned out badly but I don't think we were really that bad. I mean, it all kind of fell apart for various reasons. It wasn't like we knew going in that we were hopelessly outclassed by Iran, for example.Incandenza wrote: If we're talking bad teams in 1998, I think you'll find that the US was the worst of them all.Comment
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Could Teams Decline to Participate in Euros?
My '78 Iran/Scotland connection was Iraj Danaifard. He was a popular player for the Tulsa Roughnecks and a hell of a nice guy. Our university team had a number of Iranian players and on occasion he'd come down and practice with us. Last I saw him would have been in the mid-80's when he owned a soccer equipment shot.Reed John wrote:A friend of IMP's from Scotland came with us to a DC United playoff match a while back when Alecko Eskandarian was still with the team. Upon seeing that he immediately decided "I'm rooting for DC certainly because his dad scored a goal for Scotland once."Originally posted by 1974ddrComment
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