> Holland
> Scotland
> Iceland
> Macedonia
> Norway
>
> Cant understand some of the betting thoughts on sky....ROI to win it 400/1
> and scotland 1000/1 !!!!!!!!!
>
> And nice to see england have croatia in their group! ;-)
>

> Jonbhoy wrote:

>> Holland
>> Scotland
>> Iceland
>> Macedonia
>> Norway
>>
>> Cant understand some of the betting thoughts on sky....ROI to win it
>> 400/1 and scotland 1000/1 !!!!!!!!!
>>
>> And nice to see england have croatia in their group! ;-)
>>

>
> Doesn't the fact that we are in the only 5 team group mean that we
> have no chance of qualifying unless we top the group? It's a
> conspiracy I tell you.
>
> Stewart

> Holland
> Scotland
> Iceland
> Macedonia
> Norway
>
> Cant understand some of the betting thoughts on sky....ROI to win it 400/1
> and scotland 1000/1 !!!!!!!!!
>
> And nice to see england have croatia in their group! ;-)
>
> JB

>
> "Jonbhoy" champsagain.com> wrote in message
> news:RsOdnaJphplHPdTanZ2dnUVZ8qminZ2d@giganews...

> Just heard that we'd be fcuked. Only groups 1-8 can be involved in
> play-offs.
>
>
> "louisxiv"

> Doesn't the fact that we are in the only 5 team group mean that we have no
> chance of qualifying unless we top the group? It's a conspiracy I tell
> you.

> "Stewart" blueyonder.co.uk> wrote

>> Doesn't the fact that we are in the only 5 team group mean that we have no
>> chance of qualifying unless we top the group? It's a conspiracy I tell
>> you.

>
> "The eight best second-place sides will be drawn against each other for four
> playoff matches that will be played on a home-and-away basis. The four
> winners will qualify for the Cup."
>
> By saying the eight "best" second place sides, it implies that every group
> is treated the same. What I imagine they will do, which they have done in
> the past, is to discount the results of the 2nd place team against the
> bottom team in the 6 team groups.
>
> All it really means is that we don't have to play 2 games against Estonia,
> which are normally a guaranteed 6 points anyway although with us you were
> never totally sure.
>
> ...

> I still don't quite get it.
> There's 9 Groups.
> 8 groups have 6 teams, and 1 groups has 5.
> 8 Second place teams go into playoff games.
>
> That still leaves 1 second place team spare!
> Does the best second place team go through with all the group winners
> automatically? I don't see how else it could work.

> "i" invalid.com> wrote in message news:4749b065$0$31650

>> I still don't quite get it.
>> There's 9 Groups.
>> 8 groups have 6 teams, and 1 groups has 5.
>> 8 Second place teams go into playoff games.
>>
>> That still leaves 1 second place team spare!
>> Does the best second place team go through with all the group winners
>> automatically? I don't see how else it could work.

>
> The eight "best" second place sides go into a play off. The ninth second
> place team is out, simple as that (and it better not be us)!
>
> Europe has 13 qualifying places available. The 9 group winners go through
> plus 4 second place teams (the play off winners).
>
>