World Cup qualifying

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Re: World Cup qualifying

I'm not sure that the Liechtenstein national anthem will go down well at CCS. "Oben an jungen Rhein" (High on the young Rhine) is sung to the the same toon as GSTK.

By the way, Liechtenstein is one of only two double-landlocked* countries in the world, Uzbekistan being the other.

*It's where a country is not only landlocked itself (i.e. having no coastline) but the countries that it borders with are similarly displaced.

[City123]

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Happy with that, Belgium certainly not the force they once were and the newer crop are nowhere near the standard of the De Bruyne/Lukaku generation

If we can't beat the likes of North Macedonia and Kazakhstan then we don't deserve to be there frankly

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

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Remember Almenia...Iran...
N Macedonia beat Germany a while ago

[City123]

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Remember Almenia...Iran...
N Macedonia beat Germany a while ago

They did, but since then they've lost home and away to Georgia, lost to Azerbaijan, Bulgaria & Montenegro, drawn with the Faroe Islands and only squeaked past the likes of Malta & Latvia

You look at their squad and maybe one or two players aside it hardly screams danger

I'd be less confident under Page, I'm more confident that Bellamy will prepare properly for these games

[MOZZER2]

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As good a draw as we could wish for, let's hope some of the youngsters come through as we are short of quality, but high in effort.

lets hope Bellers start to include goalkeeper Max Hudson in the first team squad currently with Man City and get a few senior games under his belt in the next 18 months . he got included in peps European squad this week against Juventus

[City123]

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lets hope Bellers start to include goalkeeper Max Hudson in the first team squad currently with Man City and get a few senior games under his belt in the next 18 months . he got included in peps European squad this week against Juventus

I think we're more likely to see Benjamin or Beach included in the seniors if we use a youth keeper soon

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

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They did, but since then they've lost home and away to Georgia, lost to Azerbaijan, Bulgaria & Montenegro, drawn with the Faroe Islands and only squeaked past the likes of Malta & Latvia

You look at their squad and maybe one or two players aside it hardly screams danger

I'd be less confident under Page, I'm more confident that Bellamy will prepare properly for these games

Armenia

[MOZZER2]

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��️ Craig Bellamy’s reaction to the @FIFAWorldCup qualifiers draw.

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[City123]

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Armenia

Yep, its why I said I'd be less confident if Page were still our manager

[Wales-Bales]

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I think this is a great draw. Not too bothered about the teams seeded below us in the group because we are almost certain to grab a play off place because of the Nations League. So we can have a right go at finishing top.
We have avoided all of the inform top seeds. Belgium are nothing like the force they used to be. This group is winnable.

Ampadu is back and he had 10 minutes against Middlesbrough, so he'll have a couple of months to sort himself out fitness wise.

[19bluebirds27]

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Anyone when the fixture dates will be decided.
Did fancy a couple of Wales aways this campaign - but probably just be Belgium now.

Cracking draw for us.

[Lord Worcester]

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Anyone when the fixture dates will be decided.
Did fancy a couple of Wales aways this campaign - but probably just be Belgium now.

Cracking draw for us.

And Liechtenstein?

[Canton Kev]

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And Liechtenstein?

Don’t think it’s a cracking draw for Lichtenstein tbh

[Wales-Bales]

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What do we have to do to qualify for the finals besides topping the group?

[the other bob wilson]

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I think we're more likely to see Benjamin or Beach included in the seniors if we use a youth keeper soon

We definitely need to identify a young goalkeeper to be groomed as a number one sooner rather than later - it’s our weakest position I’d say.