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Home Nations Tournament Resurrection?

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  • #32
    loyatemu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,466 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    when would you play it in the summer though? - they can hardly run it at the same time as Euro 08 (UEFA wouldn't allow them for a start, and who'd be interested in a string of glorified friendlies when there's a real tournament on).

    There's only 3 weeks between the FA cup final and the start of Euro 08 and after that you're into July and players and clubs would not be happy playing then.

    Plus the Eircom League would be in full flow ;)

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  • #33
    gracehopper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,144 ✭✭✭gracehopper


    I think with the current format of the champions league, uefa cup and the program of league games it would be too much to introduce this on a yearly basis. personally, I think it would be a great idea asa one off for next summer. The local rivalry would be brilliant.


  • #34
    eirebhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    "The quartet would play fixtures in February and March with the conclusion to the competition coming in May."

    We play Brazil in February.


  • #35
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    loyatemu wrote: »
    when would you play it in the summer though? - they can hardly run it at the same time as Euro 08 (UEFA wouldn't allow them for a start, and who'd be interested in a string of glorified friendlies when there's a real tournament on).

    There's only 3 weeks between the FA cup final and the start of Euro 08 and after that you're into July and players and clubs would not be happy playing then.

    Plus the Eircom League would be in full flow ;)

    Whats it got to do with UEFA? It's basically a friendly tournament, they're not going to tell temas that their players have to be sat down watchign the EC. We're only talking about 7 or 8 games here anyway, they could fit it in in off days of the EC anyway and near the end.

    Plus I think it should be played all at once in a tournament style. Playing it weeks apart allows for changes in form etc.
    As for who'd be interested in watching, would you rather watch Switzerland play Turkey or Ireland play ENgland?


  • #36
    pd101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭pd101


    If its played during the middle of the season the clubs wont allow their players to participate and the most experienced players involved will have only 10 caps or so.

    Cant imagine club managers being too happy with all their African, English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh players taking part in International cups in February:D


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