#267

Seeing the starting line-ups for tonight’s games it’s just confirming for me how awful british & Irish football currently is.

About 4 decent players between the lot of us

#268

Really hopeful of at least one minor African team making it. Cape Verde, Gabon and DR Congo are currently beating South Africa, Ivory Coast and Tunisia. What the flup.

The prospect of a Panama vs. Syria or maybe an Australia vs. USA playoff match is pretty fun :smiley:

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#269

Saudi Arabia qualify, Australia play Syria in a playoff with the winners playing USA/Panama/Honduras

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#270

I hope Honduras qualify again. I enjoyed watching them kick everyone off the pitch at the last WC. Love how their badge is just a massive ‘H’ too.

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#271

Finished 1-0 despite Uganda probably being the better side. Need a favour from Ghana or Congo now and for the Cranes to win their last two games. Big ask.

#272

I keep thinking Senegal are regulars at the World Cup and then I check and realise 2002 was their only appearance

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#273

I imagine Papa Bouba Diop is still playing too

#274

recently turned 25

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#275

FUCK

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#276

It’s like Serbia are doing everything in their power to let Ireland equalise and Ireland are still fucking it up

#277

dad called me up to boast about Spain being 2-0 up within 15 minutes against Liechtenstein.

Some people eh.

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#278

Croatia’s group looks pretty open

#279

My word, America are shite. Kinda weird how the growth of the MLS has strengthened their neighbours.

#280

Absolutely impossible not to to read any of his quotes in Motty’s excitable voice

“I also don’t want to go into the area where people say: ‘He’s been there too long, he’s lost it… I didn’t want to carry on and then people say: ‘Oh dear me, we’ll have to get rid of him.’”

Ignore that bit

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#281

And oohhhhhhhhh Gerrard, I think? Yes Gerrard!

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#282

How the FUCK is he only 72? That means he was in his early 50s when I first got into football, and that makes zero sense to me.

#285

I remember thinking he was well past it about 15 years ago…but subsequent trends in commentating mean I now appreciate his work more

Favourite commentator (all time): Barry Davies (would be Stuart Hall but…y’know)
Favourite commentator (now): pfft, Guy Mowbray? Don’t watch bt or sky so limited choices really
Worst commentator: Alan Green

#286

Gunna be more painful than stevie me’s farewell tour, this

#287

Argentina, Chile and USA doing their best to not qualify at the moment. Go Peru and Panama!

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#288

Enjoyed the euro leagues podcast last night