Hendricks Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 The group could have been kinder but I'm not sure the fixtures could have. Really think they've worked out very well. Great opportunity to get off to a flyer at home to Cyprus and then the free hit against Spain where we are certainly capable of taking something if at our best. Spain play at home to Norway before traveling to Glasgow and Norway then go to Georgia so they have a very tough start. Match day 3 sees us in Norway and I really like the fact that our away matches in Norway and Spain are the first match in the breaks, in fact that is the case for all our away games. The visits to Cyprus and Spain are actually stand alone games too so we can prepare fully for those. And of course we have the benefit of Norway at home last game. When we visit Georgia 2nd to last they are in Spain so that could also be pivotal, possibly seeing Spain clinch. Another thing of note is that Georgia, like us, have a guaranteed play off spot so they may take their eye of the ball a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 I reckon Georgia will fancy having a run at 2nd in the group given their form of late. They're probably not quite good enough but they'll see both us and Norway as beatable.The think that sticks out to me is Norway playing Spain at home in October, then having no game while we're in Georgia. It feels like their Spain one has the potential to be a heartbreaker for us, where they pick up a result out of nowhere. However, the nature of our last two being entirely in our control is great for us, we'll know exactly what each result against Georgia means for us in terms of the final game (if we even need the final game), similar to knowing a draw against Ireland was fine last time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardle is Magic Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Honest_Man#1 said: He’s a good poster that adds plenty of value, and seems to relish putting morons and their ludicrous opinions in their place solely with facts. It’s great to watch. In your opinion, yes. In mine, he's a tedious bore. -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 I like him. He's good value with stuff like this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2426255 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 All in all the fixtures schedule looks decent to me. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoonsYouthTeam Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 One of the highlights of this part of the forum is craigkillie dishing out telts 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 10 minutes ago, LoonsYouthTeam said: One of the highlights of this part of the forum is craigkillie dishing out telts I like to throw out nonsense just so he has a reason to put me right. Honest! Anyway, if Haaland scores most of his goals against diddies like Gibraltar, does that make him Norway's Steven Fletcher? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 13 minutes ago, LoonsYouthTeam said: One of the highlights of this part of the forum is craigkillie dishing out telts For me, it's anyone posting with a Homer avatar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Scotland 3-1 Cyprus Spain 2-1 Norway Georgia 2-4 Norway Scotland 1-1 Spain Norway 3-1 Scotland Cyprus 0-0 Georgia Scotland 3-0 Georgia Norway 5-1 Cyprus Georgia 1-2 Spain Cyprus 0-3 Scotland Spain 6-0 Cyprus Norway 3-1 Georgia Spain 3-0 Scotland Cyprus 0-2 Norway Georgia 3-0 Cyprus Norway 1-2 Spain Georgia 0-1 Scotland Cyprus 0-4 Spain Spain 5-0 Georgia Scotland 2-1 Norway Spain 22 Scotland 16 Norway 15 Georgia 4 Cyprus 1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 09/10/2022 at 12:59, Donathan said: IMO all pot 1 teams qualify, and all pot 2 teams qualify except: Norway (pot 3) over Scotland 7 minutes ago, Donathan said: Spain 22 Scotland 16 Norway 15 Georgia 4 Cyprus 1 That's quite a turnaround in 24 hours. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 9 minutes ago, Pie Of The Month said: That's quite a turnaround in 24 hours. In the previous scenario, I was interested in seeing what a potential playoff path *could* look like if we don’t finish in the top 2. The exercise would have been a bit pointless if I’d put us in the top 2. The post today is pure hopium. Getting 4 out of 6 against Spain and Norway at home is a huge ask. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufc Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 I don’t see the spain game at hampden as a free hit. We should be able to give any team a decent game at hampden. Whilst spain are a very good team, I don’t believe they are as good as they used to be when they won everything whilst we have improved The game away to Spain is a free hit where I’d bite yer baws for a draw 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 I’m assuming Spain won’t announce which ground they are hosting us at for a good while… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 15 minutes ago, No_Problemo said: I’m assuming Spain won’t announce which ground they are hosting us at for a good while… I had a look into when they've announced the stadium for recent competitive games excluding ones where there was no crowds due to COVID as they didn't have the same urgency to announce those venues. Typically they've announced the venue 4 months prior to the game so we could be waiting until June before we know. Occasionally they announce them further in advance but from what I can gather those tend to be if they are playing somewhere they haven't played in years such as when they played Switzerland last month in Zaragoza and they announced that in January (before they had even announced anything about the 2 June games which they done in February). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 4 hours ago, Donathan said: In the previous scenario, I was interested in seeing what a potential playoff path *could* look like if we don’t finish in the top 2. The exercise would have been a bit pointless if I’d put us in the top 2. The post today is pure hopium. Getting 4 out of 6 against Spain and Norway at home is a huge ask. As lunatic as Dryhorce's "evenly-matched" theory is, Georgia and/or Cyprus are bound to nick a point or more off somebody. Thankfully, we don't make those slip-ups anymore, so it sucks to be you, Spain/Norway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyICT Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Never been abroad to support Scotland however it’s always been on the bucket list , have been to plenty of the games at hampden. what would be the likelihood of getting a ticket for these away fixtures? especially in Cyprus and Spain 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Never been abroad to support Scotland however it’s always been on the bucket list , have been to plenty of the games at hampden. what would be the likelihood of getting a ticket for these away fixtures? especially in Cyprus and Spain Away tickets have become harder to get since Covid - I think only the Austria friendly has gone down to 0 points whereas there was about 18 months before Covid where they all did. I think Cyprus would be your best shot as we played them recently, it's less of a glamour game and we could end up getting a big allocation (it went to 0 in 2019). There's also the option of the home end as I'd imagine both of them would be fairly hassle-free and there will undoubtedly be Scotland fans doing the same. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 St. Mirren and Scotland fan Davy Provan lives on Cyprus and in 2019 did a magnificent job organising coaches from Paphos, Limassol, Larnaca and Ayia Napa to Nicosia. for the game. He's already been on FB to say that he's on the case for a repeat in September. What he also did was manage to convince the Cypriot FA to give an additional allocation to Scotland fans in an area beside the official allocation. This was brilliant for me and another couple of my mates who weren't in the SSC at the time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeefc1783 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Also considering going to the Cyprus game but flights are certainly not cheap from what I can see. Is this game likely to be Nicosia or Larnaca. Cyprus seem to have played most of their games in Larnaca recently 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 46 minutes ago, dundeefc1783 said: Also considering going to the Cyprus game but flights are certainly not cheap from what I can see. Is this game likely to be Nicosia or Larnaca. Cyprus seem to have played most of their games in Larnaca recently It could be either but they are also building a new stadium in Limassol which should be ready by the time we play there which is a possibility. It still being the English school holidays when we play in Cyprus hasn't helped prices. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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