Euro 2012 News

Discussion in 'Austria & Switzerland' started by IASocFan, Dec 2, 2009.

  1. IASocFan

    IASocFan Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 13, 2000
    IOWA
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Rob, I thought this needed it's own thread!
     
  2. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    True:

    I have a couple groups that I would like to present for the Swiss:

    The Good (maximum possibility of advancing)
    France
    CH
    Finland
    Lithuania
    Liechtenstein
    Andorra

    The Bad
    Spain
    CH
    Israel/Ireland
    Slovenia/Cyprus
    Kazakhstan
    Luxembourg/Malta
     
  3. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Draw is this Sunday.
     
  4. PeterBeer

    PeterBeer Member

    Oct 21, 2004
    Stockholm
    England, Schweiz, Bulgarien, Wales und Montenegro.
     
  5. IASocFan

    IASocFan Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 13, 2000
    IOWA
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Gruppe A:

    Deutschland, Türkei, Österreich, Belgien, Kasachstan, Aserbaidschan

    Gruppe I:

    Spanien, Tschechische Rep., Schottland, Litauen, Liechtenstein
     
  6. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ouch for all three teams.

    I think the Swiss can get second and possibly challenge the English for the top. The key to this group is Wales. If the Welsh can take points from the English, CH has a chance.

    It looks like Austria and Turkey for the second spot. It is amazing to see how far Belgium has fallen.

    Liechtenstein best hope for points is against Lithuania.

    The following 12 dates are reserved for group matches in qualifying:
    a) 3/4 and 7 September 2010
    b) 8/9 and 12 October 2010
    c) 25/26 and 29 March 2011
    d) 3/4 and 7 June 2011
    e) 2/3 and 6 September 2011
    f) 7/8 and 11 October 2011

    The following dates are reserved for the play-off matches between the
    remaining eight runners-up:
    a) 11/12 November 2011
    b) 15 November 2011
     
  7. depeched

    depeched Member

    Switzerland
    Jul 31, 2004
    Hitchin/W.Wittering
    I'm happy with the draw as it will lead to some decent media coverage of Switzerland.

    Mind you, the UK media are still perpetuating cliches of cuckoo clocks, chocolate soldiers, swiss rolls.......and Nazi Gold.

    Dear oh dear. I do wish they'd *move on* and realise that Switzerland has changed - especially from a footballing perspective. :)
     
  8. IASocFan

    IASocFan Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 13, 2000
    IOWA
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States


    Shhhhh! Don't wake them up! :cool:
     
  9. depeched

    depeched Member

    Switzerland
    Jul 31, 2004
    Hitchin/W.Wittering
    If I 'woke them up' they'd only smell the media dross surrrounding John Terry.

    ;)
     
  10. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I hope they play dumb until the Swiss have defeated them twice! I can dream right!
     
  11. depeched

    depeched Member

    Switzerland
    Jul 31, 2004
    Hitchin/W.Wittering
    Capello will be having nightmares about the Swiss. ;)

    I like this site for its informative nature and lack of 'abuse'. For the latter, all I have to do is post 'Swiss stuff' on certain English messageboards.

    By and large I fly the 'Swiss footballing flag' elsewhere.

    Here's a link to my current 'residence' and discussion about Euro 2012:

    http://www.owlstalk.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=122787&st=0&start=0

    It would seem that I'm having trouble convincing them. That said, the abuse is mild compared to what I've received in the past on other messageboards.

    Anyway, have a read of the three pages or so and see what it's like to be a Swiss fan living in England.

    :)
     
  12. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  13. depeched

    depeched Member

    Switzerland
    Jul 31, 2004
    Hitchin/W.Wittering
    That's why England pay £5million a year for his services. He sure knows a thing or two about 'south central' european temperatures in June - but I doubt that he (or other 'England fans') have much idea about the Swiss NT though. ;)
     
  14. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footba...a-win-win-situation-for-wales-91466-25808947/

    Very intersting Welsh perspective. I love it when people say that the Swiss are no good because they drew against Israel on the last day of WCQ. All the Swiss needed to win the group was a point, and they played for it. If that is the match that people look at, yes they looked bad in that one. But if they look at either of the Greece matches, they looked really good.
     
  15. depeched

    depeched Member

    Switzerland
    Jul 31, 2004
    Hitchin/W.Wittering
    Never underestimate the 'UK footballing media' to underestimate any country that their assorted favourites play against.

    From what I can deduce about their punditry: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are *always* going to be the 'last four' in any World Cup or European Championship.

    Funnily enough, that never seems to happen though.

    :)
     
  16. Lager Lout

    Lager Lout Member

    Jun 27, 2005
    Bern
    Club:
    Exeter City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    At least they haven't mentioned the home game against Luxembourg yet!:mad:

    Hey, depeched I'm an 'England fan' and I know quite a bit about the Swiss NT. Don't tar everyone with the same brush - otherwise you'd be no better than the British red tops! :p:p

    LL
     
  17. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=ap-switzerland-austria&prov=ap&type=lgns

    Switzerland will travel to face Austria in an Aug. 11 warm-up match before beginning their qualifying campaign for the 2012 European Championship.

    The Alpine neighbors said Wednesday they will play at Klagenfurt’s Woerthersee Stadium—one of the tournament venues when they co-hosted Euro 2008.


    Should be a nice way for both teams to start the qualifying.
     
  18. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Group G could not decide on the fixtures themselves when they conveyed today Zurich there will be a draw. Should be interesting. The draw will take place next week in Israel.
     
  19. IASocFan

    IASocFan Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 13, 2000
    IOWA
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Fixtures decided:

    07/09/2010 Austria - Kazakhstan
    ... Stadium: Stadion Salzburg, Salzburg (AUT)
    08/10/2010 Austria - Azerbaijan
    ... Stadium: Ernst Happel, Vienna (AUT)
    12/10/2010 Belgium - Austria
    25/03/2011 Austria - Belgium
    29/03/2011 Turkey - Austria
    03/06/2011 Austria - Germany
    02/09/2011 Germany - Austria
    06/09/2011 Austria - Turkey
    07/10/2011 Azerbaijan - Austria
    11/10/2011 Kazakhstan - Austria



    08/10/2010 Montenegro - Switzerland
    12/10/2010 Switzerland - Wales
    26/03/2011 Bulgaria - Switzerland
    04/06/2011 England - Switzerland
    06/09/2011 Switzerland - Bulgaria
    07/10/2011 Wales - Switzerland
    11/10/2011 Switzerland - Montenegro


    03/09/2010 Liechtenstein - Spain
    07/09/2010 Scotland - Liechtenstein
    12/10/2010 Liechtenstein - Czech Republic
    29/03/2011 Czech Republic - Liechtenstein
    03/06/2011 Liechtenstein - Lithuania
    02/09/2011 Lithuania - Liechtenstein
    06/09/2011 Spain - Liechtenstein
    08/10/2011 Liechtenstein - Scotland
     
  20. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I like it, a lot.
     
  21. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    07/09/2010 Switzerland - England Basel
    08/10/2010 Montenegro - Switzerland
    12/10/2010 Switzerland - Wales Basel
    26/03/2011 Bulgaria - Switzerland
    04/06/2011 England - Switzerland
    06/09/2011 Switzerland - Bulgaria
    07/10/2011 Wales - Switzerland
    11/10/2011 Switzerland - Montenegro

    The England match does not suprise me that it is in Basel, but I thought the Wales match would be in Berne or Geneve. Oh well. I am betting Bulgaria in Geneve and Montenegro in Berne.
     
  22. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  23. depeched

    depeched Member

    Switzerland
    Jul 31, 2004
    Hitchin/W.Wittering
    Oh dear. That isn't the sort of stats I like to read.

    The UK media were saying that Switzerland had never beaten Spain.

    Look what happened next!

    I fear Wales (rather than England) in this group.

    Wales have a young and keen side whereas England are just a bunch of ageing no-hopers with massive egos and salaries.

    I hope Switzerland will match Wales in the 'youth and keeness' department, but that's down to the manager to clear out some of the ageing 'deadwood' seen at the World Cup.
     
  24. sky_walker

    sky_walker New Member

    Jul 1, 2010
    Alrite lads, just wondering if you can help me out.

    Im travelling over for the Switzerland v Wales game with 5 friends. Basically we've booked our flights from manchester to zurich our flight lands in zurich around 10 o'clock your time. Then we're flying back the next morning and have to be back at zurich airport for about 8 o'clock.

    My questions are;

    Whats the easiest/cheapest way of getting back and to, Basle and how much will we be looking at roughly?

    Would we be better off spending the night in Basle or Zurich? Would there still be trains running after the game or would there be one early enough to get us to our flight in the morning if we stayed in Basle?

    Which is the better night out?

    Any tips on a cheap hotel/hostel nearby? The standard really isnt a problem as i'd imagine we'll only be getting our heads down for a couple of hours if at all.

    Any other words of wisdom?

    Any help will be much appreciated
    Cheers lads P.S great result against Spain top effort.
     
  25. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    3 September 2010
    Switzerland will play against Australia in St. Gallen. I would anticipate a very young, european based Australian side. I would also like to see some new players in there for teh Swiss.

    The England match is only 4 days later.
     

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