IT'S OFFICIAL - Wales Are Better Than England

[Strokes]

I wouldn't want to play wales right now.

[Carl the Llama]

Do they still operate with a two-tiered ranking system? One that's accumulative and one "yearly ranking", where they have to 'defend' points they have gained during the previous season? Much like the FIFA ranking system then...

 

Also, I don't see why people are getting upset about Belgium being high up in the rankings. Sure, they've yet to achieve anything eye-catching, but their current group is widely acknowledged to be a top 10 side in the world...?

They have a lot of good players, but 2nd in the world is a joke.  They failed to make Euro 2012 and they got knocked out in the last 8 in Brazil.  There's no way their matches since should in any way put them above the likes of Germany or Spain.

[HitchinFox]

How is Romania 7th? Have I missed something?

[Steve_Walsh5]

Maybe you'll start filling your national stadium soon and start playing your games there again.

[Royston.]

Its better being fed up of never doing anything in international tournaments than being fed up of never qualifying for any.

[Royston.]

How is Romania 7th? Have I missed something?

 

I didnt get my money either

[Finnegan]

Maybe you'll start filling your national stadium soon and start playing your games there again.

We currently fill the biggest purpose built football stadium in our country, do you?

Oops.

[Jattdogg]

Its better being fed up of never doing anything in international tournaments than being fed up of never qualifying for any.

Im actualy tired of this. Would rather not qualify

We currently fill the biggest purpose built football stadium in our country, do you?

Oops.

Now now ladies lets not get into who has the biggest one

[Samilktray]

I have Welsh descendants, probably. I'm a hipster Wales fan.

[filbertstreet]

that's tidy butt

[The Horse's Mouth]

you've been sniffing far too much sheep piss to be this deluded IMO

[Finnegan]

that's tidy butt

[Steve_Walsh5]

We currently fill the biggest purpose built football stadium in our country, do you?

Oops.

Hey pal I'm Indian and we often fill the Ambedkar Stadium.

[RonnieTodger]

It was ridiculous when Wales were just one place behind but now it's hilarious. Not forgetting Romania who are obviously the 7th best side in the world. 

[Finnegan]

Hey pal I'm Indian and we often fill the Ambedkar Stadium.

[shen]

They have a lot of good players, but 2nd in the world is a joke.  They failed to make Euro 2012 and they got knocked out in the last 8 in Brazil.  There's no way their matches since should in any way put them above the likes of Germany or Spain.

 

Isn't it irrelevant how they did in 2012? Is that really a gauge of how good a team they are now?

They had a decent World Cup considering the massive pressure on a team that had one single player with any Finals tournament experience. Four wins and a defeat to runners-up (and conveniently ranked 1st in the rankings) Argentina? Not bad. And yet, this has been put down as a disappointing campaign for them. That tells you how highly they are regarded and I think many will expect them to be there or thereabouts at Euro 2016.

I will pre-emptively say that it means very little that Wales have taken four points off of them already, as long as they comfortably qualify, which will likely happen.

 

Spain have deservedly plummeted and are nowhere near as good as they were in their brilliant 2008-2012 run. Germany, I'll grant you, have to be ranked as the best team in Europe.

[Samilktray]

With players like Ryan Mason, Jamie Vardy and Fabian Delph in the squad, I think it's a bit ironic to call anyone else poverty

[Guest Mee-9]

Fair play, it's not hard though.

 

England are pretty gash. 

[filbertway]

It's about time.

[Wymsey]

Didn't someone accuse Finnegan of not being Welsh at all, and he denied that he's 'British'?

Edited 3 September 2015 by Wymeswold fox

[Finnegan]

Didn't someone accuse Finnegan of not being Welsh at all, and he denied that he's 'British'?

I was born in Carmarthen, West Wales and most of my family are still living in and around Aberdare in RCT. I've been in Leicester a pretty long time though and I don't have a particularly Welsh (or any real) accent, so I get a bit of banter occasionally about not being "proper" Welsh (sounding like an extra from Gavin and Stacy.)

As far as being British is concerned, eh, I used to actively refute the notion of being British in my younger days and I still don't particularly feel pretty "British" but I obviously am. I think the recent Scots referendum made me realise how much the idea of full nationalism / separatism actually seems pointless to me.

(You'll never catch me with a union jack singing god save the Queen and rule britannia, mind)

Edited 3 September 2015 by Finnegan

[Webbo]

I wouldn't want to play wales right now.

Not in Wales anyway. Have you ever been there? 

[Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot]

Wales have a world class player, a few decent players and a load of crap. England have a few decent players and a load of crap. Bale is the difference and I wouldn't be confident of England beating them at the Euros.

[Facecloth]

I'll have to pull a Grandad and vanish for six months.

 

Stealing that for my sig

[StanSP]

Wales have a world class player, a few decent players and a load of crap. England have a few decent players and a load of crap. Bale is the difference and I wouldn't be confident of England beating them at the Euros.