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[nibbs]

haha so you slag off Australia for going up against tougher opponents and leaving NZ to dominate Oceania like Australia has recently

by skipping the south america bit, australia are clearly taking on weaker opponents.

 

[marc71178]

I concur nibbs - they're not Asian.

 

[Simon]

I concur nibbs - they're not Asian.

we're also not South American...

 

[marc71178]

No, but you weren't playing in the South American qualifying.

 

[Simon]

No, but you weren't playing in the South American qualifying.

OMG, how many times are we gonna go through this, we know you think Aus shouldnt be playing in Asia, fact is we are, get over it and worry about England...

 

[Blaze]

OMG, how many times are we gonna go through this, we know you think Aus shouldnt be playing in Asia, fact is we are, get over it and worry about England...

And your post count while your at it

 

[age_master]

by skipping the south america bit, australia are clearly taking on weaker opponents.

meh, beat the South American team this time anyway


Australia playing in Oceania was a complete waste of time, i remember seeing heaps or double figure score cards with a second string team.

 

[sledger]

And your post count while your at it

blaze your avatar is horrible, it looks like it belongs in hostel.

 

[BoyBrumby]

TBF to the Aussie FA their main remit is to promote Australian football & I think, in those narrow terms, it's a good move for them.

Aside from the potentially easier qualifying route to the next WC they'll also (presumably) get to play in the Asian Nations tournament & the Asian Champions League.

Playing Japan in front of 80,000 passionate fans has got to be more appealing than dicking American Samoa 34-0 (or whatever it was).

 

[nibbs]

TBF to the Aussie FA their main remit is to promote Australian football & I think, in those narrow terms, it's a good move for them.

Aside from the potentially easier qualifying route to the next WC they'll also (presumably) get to play in the Asian Nations tournament & the Asian Champions League.

Playing Japan in front of 80,000 passionate fans has got to be more appealing than dicking American Samoa 34-0 (or whatever it was).

i dear say, boy brumby, if they were able to qualify for the world cup on the more consistent basis, i doubt they would have made the move, to a confederation, that they clearly don't belong to.

 

[chaminda_00]

why do you care nibbs, if nz had a choice im sure they would move to asia too.

 

[Smudge]

Good move by Australia. Oceania is a waste of time - particularly so after we got beaten by Vanuatu...

 

[Son Of Coco]

I concur nibbs - they're not Asian.

England aren't European















...as far as I'm concerned anyway

 

[Magrat Garlick]

why do you care nibbs, if nz had a choice im sure they would move to asia too.

Why on earth can't they merge the two? Asia take care of awful footballing nations like Sri Lanka *ducks* and Maldives, surely a few more Oceanian nations who can be taken care of in a two-legged play-off can't hurt?

 

[chaminda_00]

Why on earth can't they merge the two? Asia take care of awful footballing nations like Sri Lanka *ducks* and Maldives, surely a few more Oceanian nations who can be taken care of in a two-legged play-off can't hurt?

Sri Lanka is ten times better then most Pacific Nations.

But i agree they should all merge, but all political, the only thing NZ and the rest offer is an extra 11 votes.

 

[nibbs]

Why on earth can't they merge the two? Asia take care of awful footballing nations like Sri Lanka *ducks* and Maldives, surely a few more Oceanian nations who can be taken care of in a two-legged play-off can't hurt?

what should happen is that whoever wins the oceanian section should just then go into the final stages of the asian qualifier. thats my opinion. having said, i don't understand how fifa can justify keeping oceania. we really should just merge with asia, as hak just said.