Steve Watts Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Surprised to see no-one has mentioned them tonight. They won their first match in 20 years, only their second of all time and their first ever competitive win. Another 1-0 win over Lichtenstein to mirror the scoreline when the teams meet in a friendly in April 2004. The team so many will on because they've been historically hopeless have finally got a win, but it has been coming. Their defence has improved massively, moving from an average of just over 5 conceded per match to just over 2. Nice for the whipping boys of world football to finally get a moment of pure unbridled joy! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 (edited) That is what the Nations League can do, nice to see. Congratulations to San Marino. With some it can help sides to grow, to propel them over time- Finland, Georgia- give them their moment in the sun but they are better than San Marino. Edited September 5 by Mr Popodopolous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 20 years.... that's nothing. Some teams haven't been above their locals rivals in the league for longer than that.! Congrats San Marino.! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS3_RED Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 5 hours ago, Bar BS3 said: 20 years.... that's nothing. Some teams haven't been above their locals rivals in the league for longer than that.! Congrats San Marino.! Mind The Gap 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 There is great footage online of their players, coaches & (very few) supporters celebrating this. Exactly what sport is all about. The Nations League is actually a very good idea, far fewer friendlies & an opportunity for the weaker teams to play some games where they have a realistic chance of a result, like this. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Remember when they scored withon 10 seconds against england........ 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcredandwhite Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 42 minutes ago, archie andrews said: Remember when they scored withon 10 seconds against england........ I was going to mention that. Wasn’t it the fastest goal ever in a qualifying match at that time? Graham Taylor did really not like that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leabrook Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 If they lost on xG it won’t count with the purists! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 (edited) Edited September 6 by exAtyeoMax 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 I can remember somebody coming here in the 1980s and they hadn't won away from home in 18 months , you can guess the rest, Fulham is ringing a bell but I could be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendip City Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 11 hours ago, Bar BS3 said: 20 years.... that's nothing. Some teams haven't been above their locals rivals in the league for longer than that.! Congrats San Marino.! Only slightly less embossing than not having competed in the top division for 45 years…. Well done San Marino! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavington Robin Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 8 hours ago, GrahamC said: There is great footage online of their players, coaches & (very few) supporters celebrating this. Exactly what sport is all about. The Nations League is actually a very good idea, far fewer friendlies & an opportunity for the weaker teams to play some games where they have a realistic chance of a result, like this. Exactly. Was only sharing the X link (with sound up) earlier. Good on them what real football is all about. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks 1969 Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 8 hours ago, archie andrews said: Remember when they scored withon 10 seconds against england........ I was there mate England had a good following that night as stoke bolton and West Brom had played in the Anglo Italian cup the night before . I watched Bolton in pisa with some Bolton fans I meet on my travels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowlegchicken Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Crystal Palace it was in the 80,s I think 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 8 hours ago, Bowlegchicken said: Crystal Palace it was in the 80,s I think I think your right, I can remember running home from school to watch England smash Yugoslavia who had some top players, they were on quite a unbeaten streak if I remember rightly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Well done San Marino. Have been a couple of times with England. One time we had some food after the game at a restaurant with a flamboyant bar owner that was seasoning cold meats for the table with his bare hands. Gave us quite a bit of the food for free from memory. The late, great Scooter befriended him, and managed to get a couple of t-shirts for me and him. Turns out he helped run the local Sammarinese brewery. I just checked their website and this is the tee below, with the bloke we met second from left! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 (edited) 2 hours ago, Kid in the Riot said: Well done San Marino. Have been a couple of times with England. One time we had some food after the game at a restaurant with a flamboyant bar owner that was seasoning cold meats for the table with his bare hands. Gave us quite a bit of the food for free from memory. The late, great Scooter befriended him, and managed to get a couple of t-shirts for me and him. Turns out he helped run the local Sammarinese brewery. I just checked their website and this is the tee below, with the bloke we met second from left! Well, the time I went with you we ended up getting attacked by the local gang dressed in balaclavas and armed with baseball bats!! Edited September 7 by Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 8 minutes ago, Harry said: Well, the time I went with you we ended up getting attacked by the local gang dressed in balaclavas and armed with baseball bats!! Rimini ultras! It made the local paper from memory.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 On 06/09/2024 at 07:24, GrahamC said: There is great footage online of their players, coaches & (very few) supporters celebrating this. Exactly what sport is all about. The Nations League is actually a very good idea, far fewer friendlies & an opportunity for the weaker teams to play some games where they have a realistic chance of a result, like this. It is. Works both for the better and weaker teams. England should be able to bed in a number of players from under 21s over the next 3 months which should enable evolution further down the line for the next world cup. The main reason why having Carsley in charge makes sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Bong Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 "My mate nicknamed his ex-girlfriend San Marino because she kicked off every 10 minutes" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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