tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post8753401671816348635..comments2024-03-19T10:27:00.991+01:00Comments on Football rankings: EURO expansion: Those crafty Scots and Irish!Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06640136267487836463noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-62839202747408794122011-09-05T15:01:17.391+02:002011-09-05T15:01:17.391+02:00Abkhazia, Chechnya, Ajaria and The Channel Islands...Abkhazia, Chechnya, Ajaria and The Channel Islands don't have football teams.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-35665474913752181582011-05-20T16:21:53.521+02:002011-05-20T16:21:53.521+02:0064 teams, eh, Edgar? Guess we're going to have...64 teams, eh, Edgar? Guess we're going to have to find an extra 11 teams. Let's see, Kosovo, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Chechnya, Gibraltar, Greenland, Catalonia, Ajaria, The Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Vatican City.Lorricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-81855198475491764362011-05-20T13:14:51.456+02:002011-05-20T13:14:51.456+02:00@Kevin Breslin
64 would be better - even if there...@Kevin Breslin<br /><br />64 would be better - even if there would be some groups with only 3 teams. Even tiny San Marino deserve a taste of the big stage. :)<br /><br />@Anonymous (CAF)<br /><br />Sorry, your comment got caught by BlogSpot's anti-spam system.Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420252819752301980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-13666358126385966632011-05-20T12:34:45.955+02:002011-05-20T12:34:45.955+02:00Good of football will be served anyway. More teams...Good of football will be served anyway. More teams means more football, which is good for football.<br /><br />Let in 48 ;)Kevin Breslinhttp://www.facebook.com/semiconductorphysicistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-8417672554953167992011-05-20T10:03:39.536+02:002011-05-20T10:03:39.536+02:00@Bicycle Kicker
Thanks!
@Tony Bananas
I have no...@Bicycle Kicker<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />@Tony Bananas<br /><br />I have no problem with SFA looking for their own interest - I just don't agree with the need to lie like this.<br /><br />@Anonymous<br /><br />You can comment anywhere - I will answer.<br /><br />@Lorric<br /><br />Thanks for the help!Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420252819752301980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-87327554011138385202011-05-17T19:57:56.589+02:002011-05-17T19:57:56.589+02:00@ Anonymous
He picks matches where a team rated s...@ Anonymous<br /><br />He picks matches where a team rated strong in Elo rankings but weak in FIFA rankings is paired with a team rated strong in FIFA but weak in ELO.Lorricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-5908373389247377382011-05-17T19:57:15.682+02:002011-05-17T19:57:15.682+02:00@ Tony
No. 2016 is the expansion year.@ Tony<br /><br />No. 2016 is the expansion year.Lorricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-48715588912278569512011-05-17T15:32:56.028+02:002011-05-17T15:32:56.028+02:00Edgar, what means matches i would like to seen in ...Edgar, what means matches i would like to seen in elo vs. fifa posts (not the best place to ask this, but i think you would not answer to such an early post)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-50117422514326629342011-05-17T09:47:11.606+02:002011-05-17T09:47:11.606+02:00I'm Scottish and agree that self interest was ...I'm Scottish and agree that self interest was the prime motivation behind this proposal. However I'm sure many other mid-rankin nations such as Hungary, Austria, Bulgaria etc would have seen their own self interest in voting in favour of the proposal and might have acted in the same way if they has the necessary infleunce within UEFA.<br /><br />Am I correct in saying that the proposal Tony Bananashttp://celticparanoia.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-10832339652405378302011-05-17T04:57:12.256+02:002011-05-17T04:57:12.256+02:00format of World Cup African qualifiers
http://www...format of World Cup African qualifiers <br />http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/9657-nomination-of-two-caf-vice-presidents.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-12536288158731309622011-05-16T16:56:18.843+02:002011-05-16T16:56:18.843+02:00Excelent job, as always.Excelent job, as always.Bicycle Kickernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-63542151141351059642011-05-16T14:52:43.103+02:002011-05-16T14:52:43.103+02:00Ha ha, that makes it pretty stark. I knew they'...Ha ha, that makes it pretty stark. I knew they'd be among the front runners to benefit from that system, but that really shows it.<br /><br />Yes, the good of football. Scottish and Irish football.Lorricnoreply@blogger.com