ooops. wasn't trying to get in a scrap.
and I'm sure the rankings make perfect sense once you know how they're constructed.
Just suggesting - not very coherently - that if it's true that you get more points for beating better teams, then in some ways our ranking might be artificially low.
i.e. we keep getting drawn against weaker teams, who we always get past, and only ever come unstuck in the knock-out stages of major comps, generally against pretty good sides. I'd say we were probably about even with the best in Europe at the moment (but probably some way behind Brazil....)
Posted By: Tricky Hawes on July 20th 2005 at 12:22:52
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- New FIFA rankings (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 20, 11:55:45
- Er, we played France last year and they beat us (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 20, 12:04:21
- when did we last lose to anyone in a competitive match? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 20, 12:06:43
- but we've been playing nobodies (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 20, 12:11:51
- absolutely, fair enough. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 20, 12:15:17
- at what point was I criticising us? (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 20, 12:18:57
- ooops. wasn't trying to get in a scrap. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 20, 12:22:52
- surely your point there (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 20, 12:31:20
- ooops. wasn't trying to get in a scrap. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 20, 12:22:52
- at what point was I criticising us? (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 20, 12:18:57
- absolutely, fair enough. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 20, 12:15:17
- but we've been playing nobodies (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 20, 12:11:51
- when did we last lose to anyone in a competitive match? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 20, 12:06:43
- Er, we played France last year and they beat us (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 20, 12:04:21
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