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Both countries have qualified for the Play Offs. And that’s all. Come next March when the semi finals begin, both teams will be playing at home. It may be an advantage.Both Steve Clarke and Robert Page have done really well to get this far, but they haven’t done anything yet. The expectation levels of both sets of fans will be sky high ,but could easily fall apart. Even if both teams reach their own final , they will definitely be coming up against a pretty good side, could even be Italy or Portugal ,in a one off game. I think a sense of realism is required here, and don’t get carried away too soon. It will still take a huge effort and maybe a slice of luck to join the world’s elite teams in Qatar.Just remember that, for the time being.
Cheer up.
Very difficult, only a quarter of the play off teams will make it. But we still have a chance this time.
We need Bale and Ramsey to find some youth formula between now and then.
Thanks for stating the obvious.
I don't want to join the negative nellys, but we're a few injuries away from having a bang average team. And our best players are very injury prone.
BUT
Ward
Roberts Rodon Davies Neco
Allen Ampadu
Bale Ramsey James
Moore
This team can beat anyone in a one off game..
Depends what you mean by 'achieve'.
We've achieved more than all the teams who haven't qualified for either the finals themselves or the playoffs.
You could argue that the only team that achieves anything in this whole process is the team that wins the World Cup itself.
You have a point to some degree but isn't it akin to a side celebrating that they have just won a play-off semi in the Championship but with the final still to be played? It's a form of success 'in the moment' and there's time for sober reflection on the next game a day or two later. It would be strange if such a victory was met with a simple shrug of the shoulders when the final whistle blows and when a defeat would have put paid to all hope.
With this attitude no one can ever celebrate anything other than after winning a cup final.
It's not like there's been an open top bus parade but countries the size of Scotland and Wales finishing second in their group and punching above their weight should rightly be celebrated. Especially after how shit they have been in the recent past.
I always tell the people around me to stop celebrating goals because the game isn't yet over.
They normally ponder this for a moment and then agree that I am correct. Then everyone applauds me.
I guess we all have different levels of success.
We are celebrating getting into the play off semis , which we will need to win, to get to the final , which we will need to win , to get to go to the tournament . Which we wont win.
Yep I get it now , order the bus .
So I can't interest you in a Play-off semi-final home leg qualifier commemorative plate then?