So how do England feel about a Home International tourny next summer now?

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Well c'mon then

No one else fear you, Infact this tourny is going ahead without England because they thought they were "too good" to be in in it.

BUT THE FACT IS England are running scared, i dont think they could even win a home international league just now, because you see the problem is you think you have won it before you have even kicked a ball.

I think as a Scot this is one of the best things that could have happened to you as a team. There is no doubt as a squad of individuals you should be in the semis of almost every tournament, However its time your fans and especially the media(motty :mad:) and players realized you have to earn that place you dont deserve it just because you won in '66.

This failure could ultimately lead to a trophy in the next 10 years.......unfortunately ;)
 
I remember when France had the qualifiers for WC1994 screwed up in the last game(conceded in the last minute), it pretty much shook up their whole football system and the results came in 1998 and 2000 so it could also be for the good in longer team,I suppose.
 
slambo69 said:
I dont think they
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They who??
UK officals can referee it and UEFA dont have to be involved,
As i said its already going ahead without England.

I think it would be great for all the home nations now, it would give them something to compete in, Scots and Irish are on a high and want to keep momentum and England need a few games to bed in the new manager and players.

All associations would gain much needed revenue....what with all the compensation payments and all ;)
 
I would be quite happy for England to be involved in this. It would be a good opportunity for the new manager to test out his team / theories. I also think that from a crowd point of view it would be good as the added crowd revenue might possibly help to make up some (a small part of) the money 'lost' following the Home nations' failure to qualify for the Euros.
 
Nope the English FA didnt want to be involved in it. And now that they have a hole in fininaces and fixtures they seem to be interested again. Stuff em.
 
Crikey, even when we lose the Scots are coming out and having a pop! Give us a few days to cry in the corner and get over ourselves, please :D

And on a serious note, I don't see why the fans wouldn't want to see it. In the last ten years or so (since I left Scotland, surprisingly), it feels like England fans are finally starting to understand how much hating England means to your lot (many of you, anyway). The FA, on the other hand, would only do it if it lines their pockets with foreign gold! YARRRRRRR!
 
I feel sorry for you you now know our pain :D But I would still tell the FA to FO as they are only interested in doing it for the ££ thay are losing on sponsorship deals. Would be a cracking game and on current form I'd fully expect us to beat your lot.
 
It would be a great opportunity for (assuming Steven has been saked) the new manager to try out a new England team. I personally feel we need a major reshuffle, comparable to that of Germany at the last world cup. They fielded a very young team yet there was a great team ethic, something England seem to be lacking at the minute.
 
Stag said:
How would the competition work then:
Group of 5 teams that all play each other in a league, who finishes top plays who finishes 4th and 2nd vs 3rd then the final?
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The competition ran successfully for many years. Only four teams, though - the four UK countries - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
It was played simply as a league, on three days in the year, with just a single winner. Sometimes it was a shared win.
For many years it operated on a Saturday and a Wednesday in November, and a Saturday in March. League matches were played at the same time, teams sometimes playing without the players who had been picked for their country. In the late 50s, Bill Nicholson challenged the system, and refused permission for three players to join the Scotland team for one of the matches, and following this incident, the agreement for league matches to be postponed if a team has two or more players called up for internationals was introduced.
Later, maybe 70's, but not sure just when, the competition was revamped, and moved to the two weeks following the cup final, hoping to generate more interest. But then it petered out.

This being the first time I can ever recall all four UK teams failing to qualify for a Euro or World Cup competition, it would seem an appropriate time to resurrect the Home International tournament for just one trial season. The players will be available; our league teams will not be going on tour straight after the Cup Final, as many of them will have players playing for countries that have qualified for the Euro Cup.

I would welcome such a one-off competition, but really can't see it happening.
 
Drawoh Tesremos said:
The competition ran successfully for many years. Only four teams, though - the four UK countries - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Would be better if Eire were thrown into the mix imo, would turn it into a real competition with league and cup components. Not sure what you could call the competition if that was the case however?
 
Stag said:
How would the competition work then:
Group of 5 teams that all play each other in a league, who finishes top plays who finishes 4th and 2nd vs 3rd then the final?
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Personally, if the home nations FAs were sensible enough, I think they should keep the number of games down to less than you suggest. Assuming you mean the teams only play each other once, that's still between 4 and 6 games for everyone, which is probably more than they'd play in the actual Euros (3 group matches, max of 3 knockout games). That's assuming you weren't thinking home AND away matches! ;)

I'd just go for a five/four nations-style league format, with all teams playing each other once, and the top team winning it. Obviously this might lead to complaints about who gets who for home games, but they get by with it in the rugby, and it wouldn't be too serious a tournament initially.

Just three or four matches each, spread out nicely over either a similar time frame to the Euros, would give the players a few games over the summer, without leaving them knackered going back into the Prem season.
 
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