The Official England Thread-The Team We All Support [Vol 3]

[GloverMart]

mickk said:

They're sucking you in again Mart, I can sense a summer of huge expectation and then...

How right you are, Mick.

How does this thing work then? When do the Euro qualifiers start and how do you get around one of the last four teams getting an automatic road through to the Euro Finals? Will they not be placed in a qualifying group, because if so, the qualifying groups will have to start quite late in the year, surely?

[wjb]

Good game in the end, and a great result.

Remember when everyone laughed at Liverpool for hiring a 'throw in coach'?

[hilly10]

Well done You England boys

[Gargamel]

GloverMart said:

How right you are, Mick.

How does this thing work then? When do the Euro qualifiers start and how do you get around one of the last four teams getting an automatic road through to the Euro Finals? Will they not be placed in a qualifying group, because if so, the qualifying groups will have to start quite late in the year, surely?

Some Euro qualifying groups will be six teams, with the top 2 going through. England will be in a Group of five. Which ( I think has the top side going through and the second going to play offs. All four teams going to the Nations Cup Finals are guaranteed a spot in the play offs.

AFAIK

[vonuber]

This nations league thing has been a great idea, especially for the likes of Gibraltar, Lichtenstein, San Marino and Scotland.

[m3sye]

Full-time: Germany 2-2 Netherlands..

Switzerland, Portugal, Netherlands and England will battle it out in the UEFA Nations League finals in Porto next summer!

[Adam B]

m3sye said:

Full-time: Germany 2-2 Netherlands..

Switzerland, Portugal, Netherlands and England will battle it out in the UEFA Nations League finals in Porto next summer!

I haven't been bothered enough to understand it - if we win what do we get? A shiny cup is it all about seeding?

[Black can man]

Adam B said:

m3sye said:

Full-time: Germany 2-2 Netherlands..

Switzerland, Portugal, Netherlands and England will battle it out in the UEFA Nations League finals in Porto next summer!

I haven't been bothered enough to understand it - if we win what do we get? A shiny cup is it all about seeding?

Both i believe, 5 days in June to look forward to at the end on the current season & giving the elite English players plenty of close season rest time after too.

We could win this & it would be a good boost for the players & the nations football fans too.

5 June: Semi-final 1
6 June: Semi-final 2
9 June: Third-place play-off
9 June: Final

The draw is in Dublin in a fortnight.

We also get a favourable group going into the Euro qualifiers & a guaranteed play off place if required . This is what i heard on the radio yesterday.

What's not to like ?

[warch]

It's all good tournament experience, plus knowing we can tear apart teams like Spain and Croatia is good for confidence building.

[Speed 3]

m3sye said:

Switzerland, Portugal, Netherlands and England will battle it out in the UEFA Nations League finals in Porto next summer!

Not sure that's the line up UEFA had in mind when they dreamt it up but what the hell, bring it on !

[vonuber]

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[Adam B]

Black can man said:

Both i believe, 5 days in June to look forward to at the end on the current season & giving the elite English players plenty of close season rest time after too.

We could win this & it would be a good boost for the players & the nations football fans too.

5 June: Semi-final 1
6 June: Semi-final 2
9 June: Third-place play-off
9 June: Final

The draw is in Dublin in a fortnight.

We also get a favourable group going into the Euro qualifiers & a guaranteed play off place if required . This is what i heard on the radio yesterday.

What's not to like ?

on the face of it I agree nothing, nice little tournament in summer between Euro and WC years.

So we still have Euro qualifiers - are they shorter such that UEFA nations league plus qualifiers = same amount of games as previous Euro qualifiers?

And after all this Nations league stuff with promotions/relegations - all that does it decide the seeding for the Euro qualifiers (aside from the top 4 who play finals in June)

[272BHP]

Ok, so now all the club games are done and dusted we can look forward to England winning their first international trophy in over 50 odd years.

Question is, does he start with Kane on Thursday or not?

[Black can man]

272BHP said:

Question is, does he start with Kane on Thursday or not?

[LoonyTunes]

Tough game tonight. Wouldn't be surprised if we lost.

[Black can man]

LoonyTunes said:

Tough game tonight. Wouldn't be surprised if we lost.

Apparently none of the glorious Spurs & the jammy Liverpool team are playing tonight because of last Saturday’s robbery in Madrid .

Supposed to be an important game I thought .

Really what is the bloody point of playing this game in early June ?

I’m only joking about Madrid before the usual suspects start getting all salty again .

[wjb]

LoonyTunes said:

Tough game tonight. Wouldn't be surprised if we lost.

Has that post been sat in your drafts since Saturday?
















Couldn't resist, sorry

[Adam B]

Black can man said:

Apparently none of the glorious Spurs & the jammy Liverpool team are playing tonight because of last Saturday’s robbery in Madrid.

I’m only joking about Madrid before the usual suspects start getting all salty again .

Given the form of Kane Alli, Dier and Trippier that probably improves England. They might miss Trent and Hendo more, hope Gomez plays.

I am also somewhat joking before you get salty

[Adam B]

Oh here’s the expected line up

England (4-2-1-3): Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire, Chilwell; Rice, Barkley; Lingard; Sancho, Sterling, Rashford.

Dutch players are fitter it seems as VVD and Gini are starting for them

[Black can man]

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