BigDad 9:26 Sat Oct 24
Israel and Israeli club sides are European ???
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This is political nonsense especially when their neighbours like Jordan and Syria are part of the Asian con-federation.
How did this happen ?
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WHU(Exeter)
5:19 Sun Oct 25
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could've been Luch Energia Vladivostok - they finished 7th in the Russian league in 2006 and the article was probably about them, when they looked like they could qualify for the UEFA cup.
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gph
5:15 Sun Oct 25
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Sorry, last was to you, WHU(E)
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WHU(Exeter)
5:15 Sun Oct 25
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GPH, can't remember the name of the Russian club, IIRC it was a town near Vladivostok.
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WHU(Exeter)
5:13 Sun Oct 25
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how is Andorra obscure?
There's a club called Endessa Andorra who play in the lower leagues in Spain, but they're from a town in Spain called Andorra, rather than the principality of Andorra. They have hammers on their club crest.
That's obscure...
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gph
5:11 Sun Oct 25
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WHUFC - current Kazakh league leaders, Kairat, are in Almedy, almost midway between London and Tokyo.
If we get in the Champions' League, what's the odds we'll get them in our group (luckily, they will only get into the qualifying rounds if they win domestically)?
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bruuuno
5:02 Sun Oct 25
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is romford in essex or east london?
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Far Cough
5:01 Sun Oct 25
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Yes you do
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13 Brentford Rd
5:00 Sun Oct 25
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I think you need to have a lie down.
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Far Cough
4:57 Sun Oct 25
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It's not pedantry when pointing out important parts of your argument that are untrue, yes, you weren't the first one to point out why Israel competes in UEFA, I and I suspect many others knew the reason why, so you're not telling us anything new
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13 Brentford Rd
4:54 Sun Oct 25
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Yes I know.
FC, I'm not, just threw Andora in there as well as they are a bit obscure.
Most of Turkey for example is in Asia.
I think I am the only one who has stated the real reason why Israel is included as well so why the pedantry?
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gph
4:51 Sun Oct 25
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The portion of the Ural River which is internationally recognised as the border between Europe and Asia flows through Western Kazakhstan. Therefore, a piece of Kazakhstan, albeit a small piece of a very large country, is in Europe and the distance between Kazakhstan and Europe is 0 (miles, kilometres, inches, or whatever unit you want to use).
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WHU(Exeter)
4:40 Sun Oct 25
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13, but that's because of the split of the USSR, there was one Russian club that almost qualified for Europe, (maybe they even did), that was FAR closer to Japan, than any of the teams they would've met.
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Far Cough
4:24 Sun Oct 25
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UEFA has fuck all to with the EU, why are you bringing that into it?
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13 Brentford Rd
4:23 Sun Oct 25
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Not moving goalposts just stating that many UEFA nations are either not in the EU or are also in Asia. I did state the real reason why Israel is included.
Also Kazakhstan is as far or further away from Europe as Israel, Syria and quite a few other middle eastern or asian countries.
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Far Cough
4:21 Sun Oct 25
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By the way, parts of Turkey, namely Eastern Thrace which includes Istanbul, is most definitely in Europe
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gph
4:18 Sun Oct 25
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Switzerland and Norway aren't in the EU either.
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Far Cough
4:16 Sun Oct 25
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UEFA doesn't follow what countries are in the EU*
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Hani
4:15 Sun Oct 25
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Anyone that uses HTH in a sentence should be shot in the face at close range.
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Marston Hammer
4:13 Sun Oct 25
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I think a lot people would be cancelling their UKIP memberships if it meant we weren't allowed to play in the Euros.
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Far Cough
4:11 Sun Oct 25
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13 Brentford Rd 11:05 Sun Oct 25 Re: Israel and Israeli club sides are European ??? Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijhan, Armenia, Andora etc etc are not in Europe either.
End of thread.
Is what you said, now you're moving the goalposts and bringing the EU into it, UEFA doesn't follow what countries are in Europe, otherwise Turkey wouldn't be in it
Go and have a long lie down
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Marston Hammer
4:10 Sun Oct 25
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Andorra is in Europe.
HTH
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