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Franco · Joined: 10 Oct 2019 Posts: 1195 Location: kirkcaldy

Been speculated about ever since Norway failed to qualify for the Euros: Haaland
won't be turning up at Hampden. The surprise was that he played against The Faroes in a friendly. Expect him to turn out for Man City after the international break.
Better chance for us to win by two clear goals tomorrow but if Vinnie was SC he would be telling the team to think twice about that !! 😂 I've not seen how the pots are shaping up ,so it seems very odd to want to be in a lower pot. 🤔

Vinnie · Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2023 4:07 pm Post subject:

Tongue n cheek but

If your in pot 2 and pot 3 looks on paper to have stronger teams in it you,ll have one of them drawn into your group.If your in pot 3 you,d be placed in what looks like a weaker bunch of sides
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Franco · Joined: 10 Oct 2019 Posts: 1195 Location: kirkcaldy

Time will tell.
Before the draw for these Euro Qualifiers ,we thought we had done well to be a pot 2 team, but then drew Norway, thought to be the strongest of the pot 3 teams!
Probably , in the event, Norway weren't the strongest opposition we might have faced. ( I reserve the right to edit this and withdraw that last sentence after tomorrow 's game😂)
One thing is fairly sure : if there is a Group of Death , we'll be in it!!

StarksBarmy · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 4021

Pot3 looks like the place to be, all things considered. If Italy avoid defeat to Ukraine then the Italians would join the Dutch in Pot3

Currently, as a Pot3 team, we could be looking at a nice wee group like…

Austria
Albania
Scotland
One of the Play Off winners.

Or, if balls don’t fall kindly….

France
Belgium
Scotland
Croatia

Shocked

embow · Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2023 10:07 pm Post subject:

France didnae haud back against Gibraltar tonight!
14-0!!😲
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StarksBarmy · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 4021

Looks like Pot3 I think?!

Which is excellent news considering Pot2 now looks like your average Pot3 or even Pot4 of tournaments gone by!

Not winning tonight will hopefully turn out to be a blessing in disguise

WillieKirk · Joined: 08 Feb 2014 Posts: 1953 Location: Portobello

Good game last night except the defending!!
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wellyboot · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 2564 Location: Aberdeenshire

Conclusive proof that Zander Clark is not a goalkeeper at international level
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Franco · Joined: 10 Oct 2019 Posts: 1195 Location: kirkcaldy

Late night at Hampden. Stayed on for the lap of honour, which the squad deserved for the campaign, not yesterday's game.
Some things should be clearer to SC. We are better with three at the back. We don't have squad depth and must hope key members escape injury before and during June.
Could do with a winger, whether it's Ryan Fraser back, Harvey Barnes or A. N. Other.
Roll on 2nd December and the inevitability of drawing Belgium in Pot 2 after all the talk of Pot 3 being the place to be!
Edit: Ah ha, just been informed that Belgium are now in Pot One and Austria down to pot 2.
Can the Czech Republic and Croatia really be in Pot 4, or can they too move up ?

StarksBarmy · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 4021

Croatia will be in with ourselves if they qualify.

https://croatiansports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-19-at-6.42.27-PM.png

Neil M · Joined: 16 Aug 2008 Posts: 2589 Location: Aberdeen

Matt Elder breaks it down well:
https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/scotland-euro-2024-seeding-confirmed-which-pot-is-scotland-possible-group-opponents-when-is-the-draw-4415312 .

If it plays out as expected, Pot 3 not so bad at all. Belgium in Pot 1.

We are unlikely to get the best possible draw, but equally unlikely to get the worst possible draw.

Heiner Rover · Joined: 10 Aug 2023 Posts: 26 Location: Germany

I can’t get too bothered about which pot Scotland is in. On a bad day we could lose to anyone. On a good day we could get at least a draw against anyone. It’s just 3 games and any country could have a sudden run of form, not a 36-game season where quality and consistency should win out in the end. Having said that I would rather avoid Italy as the Pot 4 team, if they end up there, which is apparently a possibility. Germany are leaking goals like a sieve but I would still rather avoid them with them having home advantage.

Vinnie · Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:21 pm Post subject:

One group win could see us progress
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StarksBarmy · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 4021

Well, after some significant movement the last two nights, we have our final seedings, Italy and Serbia dropping down to Pot 4!

Draw on Dec 2nd.

Pot 1: Germany, Portugal, France, Belgium, Spain, England

Pot 2: Hungary, Turkey, Denmark, Albania, Romania, Austria

Pot 3: Netherlands, SCOTLAND, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czechia

Pot 4: Italy, Serbia, Switzerland, Playoff A, Playoff B, Playoff C

Play-Offs….

Semi-finals – Path C: Georgia (1) vs Luxembourg (4), Greece (2) vs Kazakhstan (3)
Semi-finals – Path B: Israel (1) vs Ukraine/Iceland (4), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2) vs Finland/Ukraine (3)
Semi-finals – Path A: Poland (1) vs Estonia (4), Wales (2) vs Finland/Ukraine/Iceland (3)

Final Path C: Georgia/Luxembourg vs Greece/Kazakhstan (host to be drawn)
Final Path B: Israel/Ukraine/Iceland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina/Finland/Ukraine (host to be drawn)
Final Path A: Poland /Estonia vs Wales/ Finland/Ukraine/Iceland (host to be drawn)

Armagh Rover · Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 5742 Location: Nottinghamshire

Jus.t watch us end up with Engerland and Israel .........🤮