Comments on: UEFA Change the Format of the European Championship for Some Reason http://www.runofplay.com/2008/09/25/uefa-change-the-format-of-the-european-championship-for-some-reason/ Attacking Football Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:36:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jacob http://www.runofplay.com/2008/09/25/uefa-change-the-format-of-the-european-championship-for-some-reason/#comment-2011 Jacob Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:58:54 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=1675#comment-2011 It's "cannae" (more or less), and yes it is. Scots for cannot. It’s “cannae” (more or less), and yes it is. Scots for cannot.

]]> By: Fredorrarci http://www.runofplay.com/2008/09/25/uefa-change-the-format-of-the-european-championship-for-some-reason/#comment-2005 Fredorrarci Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:40:32 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=1675#comment-2005 Isn't 'canny' a Scottish word? Isn’t ‘canny’ a Scottish word?

]]> By: Brian http://www.runofplay.com/2008/09/25/uefa-change-the-format-of-the-european-championship-for-some-reason/#comment-2004 Brian Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:08:56 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=1675#comment-2004 And <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/internationals/suspension-lifts-sfa-hopes-of-hosting-euro-2012-948468.html" rel="nofollow">here we go again.</a> And here we go again.

]]> By: Fredorrarci http://www.runofplay.com/2008/09/25/uefa-change-the-format-of-the-european-championship-for-some-reason/#comment-1968 Fredorrarci Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:36:30 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=1675#comment-1968 And as for the stadium issue: very true. The Irish government was very keen at the time to plonk a bloody great big white elephant in west Dublin, for which the Euros would have been the perfect excuse. Whether it would have actually been ready in time for 2008 is another story, mind you. And as for the stadium issue: very true. The Irish government was very keen at the time to plonk a bloody great big white elephant in west Dublin, for which the Euros would have been the perfect excuse. Whether it would have actually been ready in time for 2008 is another story, mind you.

]]> By: Fredorrarci http://www.runofplay.com/2008/09/25/uefa-change-the-format-of-the-european-championship-for-some-reason/#comment-1966 Fredorrarci Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:27:01 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=1675#comment-1966 Confidence well placed, I'm sure. It's just a bit embarrassing. Coming from one of the countries most likely to benefit from the change, I should feel happy; but when you realise that you're a millionaire only because the currency has been chronically devalued, I imagine it takes some of the shine off it. Confidence well placed, I’m sure. It’s just a bit embarrassing. Coming from one of the countries most likely to benefit from the change, I should feel happy; but when you realise that you’re a millionaire only because the currency has been chronically devalued, I imagine it takes some of the shine off it.

]]> By: Brian http://www.runofplay.com/2008/09/25/uefa-change-the-format-of-the-european-championship-for-some-reason/#comment-1963 Brian Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:33:06 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=1675#comment-1963 I'm prepared to state confidently that the FAI and SFA were willing fronts for someone else's plan rather than the real motive force behind the proposal. My confidence is based on the fact that the proposal was successfully photocopied and distributed to the voting members of the committee and then unanimously approved. On a side note, I wonder if it's not best for Scotland and Ireland that they didn't get to host Euro 2008. After this format change, Portugal's useless-new-stadium-to-pints-of-Ronaldo's-hair-gel ratio is hovering dangerously close to 1:1. I’m prepared to state confidently that the FAI and SFA were willing fronts for someone else’s plan rather than the real motive force behind the proposal. My confidence is based on the fact that the proposal was successfully photocopied and distributed to the voting members of the committee and then unanimously approved.

On a side note, I wonder if it’s not best for Scotland and Ireland that they didn’t get to host Euro 2008. After this format change, Portugal’s useless-new-stadium-to-pints-of-Ronaldo’s-hair-gel ratio is hovering dangerously close to 1:1.

]]> By: Fredorrarci http://www.runofplay.com/2008/09/25/uefa-change-the-format-of-the-european-championship-for-some-reason/#comment-1962 Fredorrarci Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:41:16 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=1675#comment-1962 What amazes me is how this initiative got to the table in the first place given that it was sponsored by the SFA and the FAI, whose previous joint venture was a tragicomic romp of a bid to host Euro 2008 (FEATURING: three stadia in one city! (let's hope UEFA don't notice!); a stadium owned by an organisation which constitutionally forbids the playing of soccer there!; and the clincher: a stadium which will never exist!). You'd think some kind of non-cash register bells would have gone off before they discussed this. What amazes me is how this initiative got to the table in the first place given that it was sponsored by the SFA and the FAI, whose previous joint venture was a tragicomic romp of a bid to host Euro 2008 (FEATURING: three stadia in one city! (let’s hope UEFA don’t notice!); a stadium owned by an organisation which constitutionally forbids the playing of soccer there!; and the clincher: a stadium which will never exist!). You’d think some kind of non-cash register bells would have gone off before they discussed this.

]]> By: Brian http://www.runofplay.com/2008/09/25/uefa-change-the-format-of-the-european-championship-for-some-reason/#comment-1958 Brian Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:09:28 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=1675#comment-1958 Richard --- That's brilliant. I think "The Metamorphosis" might be about Platini himself. ursus --- Does this mean Atletico Bilbao will finally be allowed to compete as a national team, or will it break apart into Biscayan and Navarrese micro-factions? Frankly, I'm happy either way. Richard — That’s brilliant. I think “The Metamorphosis” might be about Platini himself.

ursus — Does this mean Atletico Bilbao will finally be allowed to compete as a national team, or will it break apart into Biscayan and Navarrese micro-factions? Frankly, I’m happy either way.

]]> By: Somewhere, a Divine White Bull Is Preparing to Rape the UEFA Cup - The Run of Play http://www.runofplay.com/2008/09/25/uefa-change-the-format-of-the-european-championship-for-some-reason/#comment-1957 Somewhere, a Divine White Bull Is Preparing to Rape the UEFA Cup - The Run of Play Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:02:42 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=1675#comment-1957 [...] Unlike the European Championship, which is also being gerrymandered by the Executive Committee this week, the UEFA Cup doesn't matter to anyone, the odd [...] [...] Unlike the European Championship, which is also being gerrymandered by the Executive Committee this week, the UEFA Cup doesn't matter to anyone, the odd [...]

]]> By: Richard Whittall http://www.runofplay.com/2008/09/25/uefa-change-the-format-of-the-european-championship-for-some-reason/#comment-1956 Richard Whittall Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:32:50 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=1675#comment-1956 I can't help but think sometimes that 'The Castle' was written about football administrators, locked together in a labyrinthine office complex making decisions that bear little or no relation to the good of the game of football. Where were these people during Euro 2008? Or ANY of the the ten hundred trillion UEFA Cup fixtures last year? I can’t help but think sometimes that ‘The Castle’ was written about football administrators, locked together in a labyrinthine office complex making decisions that bear little or no relation to the good of the game of football.

Where were these people during Euro 2008? Or ANY of the the ten hundred trillion UEFA Cup fixtures last year?

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