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The UEFA Nations League

fluffybunnyuk

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They also made it highly popular by being shown on Sky only. I dont know anyone who has a subscription for the football, not entirely sure why.
 

Dougal

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Why does it need an anthem?
You need background music when you’re playing some shitty video before drawing balls out of a bowl, that everyone’s waiting for, that’s running 15 minutes late. Obviously.

Also, footballing governors like to think of themselves as independent countries.
 

nailsy

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What an absolute waste of time.

To be fair people have been complaining for years about the meaningless friendlies, now they've done something about it people are moaning about the new competition. I think it could end up being a positive step for a lot of the smaller nations as they might get a chance to win a few games, while the bigger teams get to test themselves against better quality sides who won't just sit behind the ball to keep the score down.
 

Saoirse

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Hey, it gives Scotland an inventive new way to not qualify ;)

In all seriousness for them it does mean that if they can top Albania and Israel in the group stage, they'll only have to beat two other group winners to qualify through the playoffs. In a worst-case scenario that's Hungary and Romania, in a best-case scenario it's something like Finland or Montenegro. It makes things MUCH easier for them compared a qualifying group with one of the big boys they've got nearly no hope of finishing above of, and a couple of other teams better than them competing for a playoff place just to end up drawing France or someone.
 

Monkey boy

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Bale with a beauty to put Wales 2 nil up. Man I miss that magnificent welsh bastard. Great ball by Davies to set him up too.
 

werty

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Davies with another great cross.

In other news, we're desperate.
 

mark87

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Verts starts at left back for Belgium against Scotland tonight with celtic's Boyata ahead of him at centre back. Roberto Martinez ladies and gentlemen.
 

Dougal

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Verts starts at left back for Belgium against Scotland tonight with celtic's Boyata ahead of him at centre back. Roberto Martinez ladies and gentlemen.
Well at least they show up and don’t have excuses for fielding a team full of part time amateurs.

Like Ireland.
 

Marty

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Verts starts at left back for Belgium against Scotland tonight with celtic's Boyata ahead of him at centre back. Roberto Martinez ladies and gentlemen.
Belgium don't have a reliable LB do they? By far the biggest weakness in the side.
 

RickyVilla

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Denmark players have done a deal with the DBU ( Danish FA) and will play a full squad on Sunday. I'd prefer the fellas who stepped up on Tuesday to get another cap. Fuck the greedy professionals.
 

Marty

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Italy were so poor against Poland. Lucky they weren't punished more often when Poland broke forward. Bonucci and Chiellini oddly off it and Insigne was awful. Federico Chiesa came on for Insigne, won their penalty and was very lively.

Mancini won't sort it out quickly, if indeed he does at all.
 

Ghost Hardware

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Sure it's already been discussed, but England games should only ever be shown on terrestrial. It's a joke have sky get the rights for this.
 

Saoirse

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Sure it's already been discussed, but England games should only ever be shown on terrestrial. It's a joke have sky get the rights for this.
Blame the government. It's in law that the rights to England's games in the Euros/World Cup and qualifying have to be free-to-air, but they chose not to update that for the introduction of the Nations League. Guarentee if they sniff an oppourtunity the qualifiers will be next.
 
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