When Was The Last Time ???

[Top Dog]

When was the last time the no team from the home countries England . Scotland. Wales . N Ireland and the Rep of Ireland played in the World cup football finals or the European championships finals ??? it must be a long time ago

[gregson1]

84 i think

[Top Dog]

84 i think

Or 76 maybe

[gregson1]

nope, 84 definately..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_UEFA_European_F ootball_Championship

[megatron]

world cup i think was 1938, sad though out of the 5 countries you think one of them would qualify

[Liathroidi Mor]

Well you know what this means????........... ..The FAs in each country have got to fill the coffers so I reckon next summer could see a "Home Nations" competition with all countries competing!!

[megatron]

Well you know what this means????........... ..The FAs in each country have got to fill the coffers so I reckon next summer could see a "Home Nations" competition with all countries competing!!


with what happened nearly 13 years ago (15 February 1995,Lansdowne Road) i doubt it, the FAI are stupid but i dont think their that stupid

[xvis]

Well you know what this means????........... ..The FAs in each country have got to fill the coffers so I reckon next summer could see a "Home Nations" competition with all countries competing!!

The Celtic cup starting in 2009

Celtic Cup set to start if England reject new home internationals


Martyn Ziegler
Saturday June 23, 2007
The Guardian

England are to be offered a last chance to join in a new home international championship. If they reject it, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are set to establish a Celtic Cup competition with the Republic of Ireland completing a four-country line-up.

But in Belfast the Irish FA president Jim Boyce said England would still be asked to take part even though he he was aware there was little enthusiasm for the venture at Soho Square.

The revived home internationals would be held every two years from 2009 with a draw for two matches to take place on the August international date, and a final and third-place play-off on the November friendly date.

Boyce said: "It is at a very advanced stage. We are very hopeful it will go ahead. I personally would love England to come into it as well and they will be invited to do so again. But if not, then we will press ahead with the Celtic Cup idea."

The FA is very unlikely to respond positively to the invitation. It is more keen to keep the friendly dates open to play other European, and non-European, nations.

Boyce said the new tournament would have its own sponsors and television rights revenue. He added: "You can see from the success of the World Cup qualifiers involving England, Northern Ireland and Wales how attractive this competition would be."

David Collins, secretaryy of the FA of Wales, said: "Things are provisional, but if we could pull this off, the interest would be enormous.For the fans, the TV companies and potential sponsors, a Celtic Cup tournament would be huge.

[west cork rebel]

Now that England have not made it the finals, the fans are mad to start the home internationals again. Wonder if they woul still do it if England have made it to Euro 2008