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Postby BlueinBosnia » Fri May 31, 2013 4:13 pm

Surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet.

As of last week, Gibraltar are UEFA's smallest full member. They will be entering qualifications for Euro 2016, and all competitions thenceforth. In all qualification competitions, they will be kept in a separate group to Spain, for political reasons.

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Re: Gibraltar

Postby Cocacolajojo1 » Fri May 31, 2013 4:20 pm

BlueinBosnia wrote:Surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet.

As of last week, Gibraltar are UEFA's smallest full member. They will be entering qualifications for Euro 2016, and all competitions thenceforth. In all qualification competitions, they will be kept in a separate group to Spain, for political reasons.

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Weird. Why are they accepted? Aren't they a part of the UK+?
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Re: Gibraltar

Postby aaron bond » Fri May 31, 2013 5:06 pm

Silly idea in my opinion. For starters, they're not a country. But the main reason I'm against it is that it just adds an extra round of games in UEFA qualification for pointless games.

At a time, when we have too many international games in the football calendar, this is the wrong move.
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Re: Gibraltar

Postby Evenmydoghatesunited » Fri May 31, 2013 5:16 pm

Cocacolajojo wrote:
Weird. Why are they accepted? Aren't they a part of the UK+?


I believe Scotland Wales Northern Ireland and for that matter england are all part of the uk. The real question then is why not jersey guernsey sark Alderney the Isle of Man or rockall? Ok I can see probs with the last one but to be fair (no pun) the faeroes get to play so why not
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Re: Gibraltar

Postby Evenmydoghatesunited » Fri May 31, 2013 5:17 pm

By the way apple iPads are wank and so is their predictive text. Toss off you effin septics
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Re: Gibraltar

Postby Cit.revenge » Fri May 31, 2013 5:27 pm

Think is good because that one group that have one less team always :) How many population have Gibraltar ?
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Re: Gibraltar

Postby Evenmydoghatesunited » Fri May 31, 2013 5:31 pm

Cit.revenge wrote:Think is good because that one group that have one less team always :) How many population have Gibraltar ?


Gibraltar has a population of about 30k. Smaller than Macclesfield if you like.
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Re: Gibraltar

Postby Florida Blue » Fri May 31, 2013 5:33 pm

Evenmydoghatesunited wrote:By the way apple iPads are wank and so is their predictive text. Toss off you effin septics


So now you are calling the Chinese septics too?? Puzzling...hmmm
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Re: Gibraltar

Postby Mikhail Chigorin » Fri May 31, 2013 8:14 pm

Spain v Gibraltar would be a recipe for a bit of excitement......
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Re: Gibraltar

Postby Redna » Fri May 31, 2013 10:34 pm

Ridiculous. What's next? Scania, Gothia, Svecia?
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Re: Gibraltar

Postby Alioune DVToure » Fri May 31, 2013 10:35 pm

They rock.
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Re: Gibraltar

Postby gillie » Sat Jun 01, 2013 12:15 am

Alioune DVToure wrote:They rock.

Nah they are always apeing around.:)
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Re: Gibraltar

Postby Tesl » Sat Jun 01, 2013 2:17 am

I've been to Gibraltar, they can't have that many people there that can play football. I didn't even know it was possible to be a Gibraltar national and thought they all had regular UK passports.

I take it I can't move to Gibraltar and represent them internationally right? =(
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Re: Gibraltar

Postby Slim » Sat Jun 01, 2013 3:27 am

Tesl wrote:I've been to Gibraltar, they can't have that many people there that can play football. I didn't even know it was possible to be a Gibraltar national and thought they all had regular UK passports.

I take it I can't move to Gibraltar and represent them internationally right? =(


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Re: Gibraltar

Postby Evenmydoghatesunited » Sat Jun 01, 2013 6:53 am

Florida Blue wrote:<null>


Ignore me. I'm married to a yank so no offence meant
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Re: Gibraltar

Postby john@staustell » Sat Jun 01, 2013 8:14 am

Tesl wrote:I've been to Gibraltar, they can't have that many people there that can play football. I didn't even know it was possible to be a Gibraltar national and thought they all had regular UK passports.

I take it I can't move to Gibraltar and represent them internationally right? =(


I've been too. These fellas can make up the team numbers:

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Re: Gibraltar

Postby Nickyboy » Sat Jun 01, 2013 9:27 am

Waste of time.

I think what Guernsey have done is better. They've turned their 'national' team into a club side and have entered the English league pyramid.

Think that is a better way to get local people to see a better standard of football. I just hope Jersey follow suit.
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Re: Gibraltar

Postby Vantage » Sat Jun 01, 2013 3:53 pm

As a Guernsey based City fan the Guernsey Football Club is an awesome concept although very expensive as we have to pay our opponents travel costs and as we progress beyond the Rymans League we're undoutedly going to need non-Guernsey based players - was hoping for a loan deal for RSC but I think our strikers are probably better...

Guernsey considered joining FIFA many years ago as Faroes, Bermuda, Andorra all have smaller populations but we decided to remain within the English FA in the hope that we ever find another Matt Le Tissier who could play for England.

Jersey on the other hand play in red, enough said.

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Re: Gibraltar

Postby Florida Blue » Sat Jun 01, 2013 4:59 pm

Evenmydoghatesunited wrote:
Florida Blue wrote:<null>


Ignore me. I'm married to a yank so no offence meant



Oh I have no problem with it, I am just saying the phones are made in China...
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Re: Gibraltar

Postby MilnersJaw » Sat Jun 01, 2013 5:33 pm

never surrender, never give up the strait the the spanish!!!11
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