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Eire or Wales or neither
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 11:33 am
by andyh
Purley selfishly I want neither to qualify. A summer off for our players outweighs the extra interest in the World Cup.
Re: Eire or Wales or neither
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 11:39 am
by ClaretTony
Eire - how long is it since I saw that name used?
It can't happen but I'd have liked to see both qualify. The more Burnley players in the World Cup, the better I think.
Steven Defour already there.
Re: Eire or Wales or neither
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:07 pm
by cricketfieldclarets
Wales
Re: Eire or Wales or neither
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:10 pm
by tim_noone
cricketfieldclarets wrote:Wales
Well if it's in the blood...
Re: Eire or Wales or neither
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:14 pm
by Caernarfon_Claret
I don't think Either will make it.
Think both will draw final two games (including when they play each other)
Meaning Wales finishing 2nd but not making the play offs.
Re: Eire or Wales or neither
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:28 pm
by Down_Rover
Caernarfon_Claret wrote:I don't think Either will make it.
Think both will draw final two games (including when they play each other)
Meaning Wales finishing 2nd but not making the play offs.
Probably right. Only 8 out of 9 second place teams will qualify for play offs and results against the sixth placed team in each group are wiped off the record for this purpose.
Wales are currently in ninth place, just one goal behind Bosnia and two points and two goals behind Sweden and Montenegro
Re: Eire or Wales or neither
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:49 pm
by Tribesmen
I think both countries could miss out but just pray we are still within a chance of the play offs when we go to Cardiff . Everything booked just need a ticket off the FAI .
Re: Eire or Wales or neither
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:03 pm
by Ightenclaret
ClaretTony wrote:Eire - how long is it since I saw that name used?
It can't happen but I'd have liked to see both qualify. The more Burnley players in the World Cup, the better I think.
Steven Defour already there.
I agree- makes watching 'neutral' matches more interesting.
Re: Eire or Wales or neither
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:05 pm
by UpTheBeehole
Definitely not neither, but I'd definitely prefer Ireland to make it
Re: Eire or Wales or neither
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:19 pm
by ClaretTony
If I had to choose one it would be Ireland given that they have more Burnley players than Wales and the Wales approach in Dublin, when Seamus Coleman suffered the horrific injury, was not good.
Re: Eire or Wales or neither
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:21 pm
by ralph
... poor stuff last night but not unexpected in truth ... I think Bale gives Wales an obvious advantage but I could see both sides missing out
Re: Eire or Wales or neither
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:24 pm
by Rileybobs
Ireland, because their fans aren't insufferable.
Re: Eire or Wales or neither
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:26 pm
by ralph
Rileybobs wrote:Ireland, because their fans aren't insufferable.
Apart from the ole ole crowd wearing spangly feckin cowboy hats

Re: Eire or Wales or neither
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 2:16 pm
by Tall Paul
If we're calling Ireland Eire, shouldn't we be calling Wales Cymru?
Re: Eire or Wales or neither
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 2:20 pm
by ralph
Tall Paul wrote:If we're calling Ireland Eire, shouldn't we be calling Wales Cymru?
Yes

Re: Eire or Wales or neither
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 3:09 pm
by Buxtonclaret
Apologies to Big Sam, but Ireland every time.
Re: Eire or Wales or neither
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 3:29 pm
by IanMcL
Got to be the one with the most Clarets.