World Cup Qualifiers

[Yorkshire Blue]

ENGLAND, Montenegro, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, San Marino

Poland as 4th seeds is nasty and there are definitely easier groups out there, but it could have been worse.

 

[Shrimper]

Poland, we all know how much of a pest they can be. All home games should be fairly easily navigated, only the away ones to Poland, Ukraine and Montenegro that could cause us concern although I think Montenegro could be crossed of that list depending on how we play against them in Podgorica during the Euro 2012 Qualifiers.

 

[davidovolic]

It's an okay draw, could have been worse. Poland definitely a bad one to get from pot 4, Ukraine could be tricky as well though I wouldn't expect Montenegro to be as good as they are at the moment. Moldova and San Marino should be easily overcome. Much harder for Scotland and Wales though - Serbia, Croatia, Belgium and Macedonia is very tough

 

[tottenham541]

think england should be well pleased with their group, got off lightly if you ask me.

 

[Heskey]

I wanted to be in Group A . 2 Derbies , hard game against Serbia , Belgium and Macedonia .

Pretty disappointed really , looks pretty boring :sad:

 

[Rob Noxious]

Definitely could have been a lot worse with France in Pot 2 and Rumania in Pot 4. I've a feeling the away games (with the exception of Ukraine) could be better for us than the home games as some of these teams will just come and park the bus at Wembley. The expectation levels are higher at home and our fans could turn on the team if we aren't spanking Johnny Foreigner out of sight by half-time.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Also a relief to have avoided Sweden from Pot 2 - they've been a strange nemesis for several years now and I don't think we've beaten them since 1968.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Happy days in the Balkans - Croatia, Serbia and Macedonia all in Group A.

 

[Rob Noxious]

An 'anschluss' in Group C again? Always think of poor old Algeria (in the '82 World Cup) when Germany and Austria play each other.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Big fight night looming in Istanbul when Turkey resume hostilities with the Dutch! :thumbsup:

 

[Rob Noxious]

I wanted to be in Group A . 2 Derbies , hard game against Serbia , Belgium and Macedonia .

Pretty disappointed really , looks pretty boring :sad:

Ha - the way we've been playing, it won't be boring. Predict more nail-biting trauma as we almost fluff it en route to qualifying! :smiles:

 

[Uncle Leo]

High time we had Poland again. I grew up thinking it was compulsory for us to play them every year.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

So long ago that it was in black and white.

 

[MK Shrimper]

So long ago that it was in black and white.

So long ago I actually cared about our national team.

 

[canveyshrimper]

Happy days in the Balkans - Croatia, Serbia and Macedonia all in Group A.

Bung in Bosnia, Montenegro & Slovenia and the former Yugoslavia can have a group of its own.

 

[BrettieAngell]

Pretty uninspiring draw.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Bung in Bosnia, Montenegro & Slovenia and the former Yugoslavia can have a group of its own.

Hey H - before all the ethnic cleansing started in the early-mid nineties, wasn't there a mighty punch-up between Red Star Belgrade and a Croat team which signified not all was well in the former Yugoslavia? I seem to remember one bearded player - Bobic is the name that just about comes to mind - who'd somehow commandeered a stick and was taking it to the opposition and also set about some soldiers with it too. And they say it's a bit tasty when Celtic and Rangers get together.

 

[BrettieAngell]

Hey H - before all the ethnic cleansing started in the early-mid nineties, wasn't there a mighty punch-up between Red Star Belgrade and a Croat team which signified not all was well in the former Yugoslavia? I seem to remember one bearded player - Bobic is the name that just about comes to mind - who'd somehow commandeered a stick and was taking it to the opposition and also set about some soldiers with it too. And they say it's a bit tasty when Celtic and Rangers get together.

Yeah you're right saw something about that on Danny Dyer's International Football Factory's, they are crazy in that part of the world!

 

[canveyshrimper]

Hey H - before all the ethnic cleansing started in the early-mid nineties, wasn't there a mighty punch-up between Red Star Belgrade and a Croat team which signified not all was well in the former Yugoslavia? I seem to remember one bearded player - Bobic is the name that just about comes to mind - who'd somehow commandeered a stick and was taking it to the opposition and also set about some soldiers with it too. And they say it's a bit tasty when Celtic and Rangers get together.

Dinamo Zagreb? I seem to remember all sorts of pyrotechnics in the stands. Back then I think all "Yugoslavs" wore beards and all their names ended in ic.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Dinamo Zagreb? I seem to remember all sorts of pyrotechnics in the stands. Back then I think all "Yugoslavs" wore beards and all their names ended in ic.

All except Robert Prosinecki. I'm sure you're right about Dinamo Zagreb though. Think I'll try to see if it's on Youtube - it will probably bring back all sorts of cheeful memories for THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK in the context of running The Treecotters out of Surrey Avenue! :smile: