langpark Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 (edited) Looks like some good forward planning going on already! Edited February 4 by langpark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langpark Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 Would love to see the England vs Serbia match played here, if they get drawn in the same group. Though I believe its nearest international airports (Belgrade, Skopje, Sofia) are all approx 3hrs away. Will surely deter a few from going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshmagpie Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 3 hours ago, langpark said: Looks like some good forward planning going on already! Looks a definite upgrade on that Belgrade Stadium they usually use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 10 hours ago, langpark said: Would love to see the England vs Serbia match played here, if they get drawn in the same group. Though I believe its nearest international airports (Belgrade, Skopje, Sofia) are all approx 3hrs away. Will surely deter a few from going. Deliberate move to ensure a Serb-only crowd? Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomersall Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 49 minutes ago, gingerjon said: Deliberate move to ensure a Serb-only crowd? They will be well beaten no matter what so they may as well try and maximise the crowd by getting some English RL anoraks over there. This location won’t be doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langpark Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 If they cannot access a decent venue in Belgrade, then why not go elsewhere? Also, the good thing is, RL already has a presence in the city. Leskovac has a team in the Serbian 2nd division and also Radnicki Nis are only 30 miles away. So there could be some long-term gains for the sport by taking some big matches there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, gingerjon said: Deliberate move to ensure a Serb-only crowd? A return on the train, after a quick Google search, is about £20-24 and I’m sure you could probably do it cheaper with buses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, gingerjon said: Deliberate move to ensure a Serb-only crowd? Doubt that would make much sense tbh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 16 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 13 hours ago, langpark said: Looks like some good forward planning going on already! ... such as ensuring the stadium scoreboard can display a three digit score for the away team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshmagpie Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 17 hours ago, langpark said: Would love to see the England vs Serbia match played here, if they get drawn in the same group. Though I believe its nearest international airports (Belgrade, Skopje, Sofia) are all approx 3hrs away. Will surely deter a few from going. Has the draw been made or is this just based on a potential situation of being in the same group as England? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langpark Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 36 minutes ago, welshmagpie said: Has the draw been made or is this just based on a potential situation of being in the same group as England? No, the draw has not happened yet. I was just saying, England playing there would be good. But the more I think about it, the more I think it might be better playing someone like Scotland there. Still not a "winnable" match, vut will be less of a slaughter and hopefully a good experience for the home fans. The chances of being in England's group are 50%. I assume England and France will be in Pot 1. Serbia and Spain in Pot 4. Then Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Italy will make up potes 2 and 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langpark Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 Tonight is the draw. No coverage I believe but they say it is happening at 7pm UK so hopefully ERL will announce it soon after. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireBull Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Sofia then to serbia . Shame not in Belgrade because it´s a great city but let´s see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomersall Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 27 minutes ago, langpark said: Tonight is the draw. No coverage I believe but they say it is happening at 7pm UK so hopefully ERL will announce it soon after. For Serbia’s sake I hope they’re not in the same group as England/Knights. They’ll get absolutely hammered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langpark Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 1 minute ago, Gomersall said: For Serbia’s sake I hope they’re not in the same group as England/Knights. They’ll get absolutely hammered. Well if it is not them, it will be Spain. So simar outcome really. Cricket score against either one of the. Hopefully the other matches will be a bit closer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomersall Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 minute ago, langpark said: Well if it is not them, it will be Spain. So simar outcome really. Cricket score against either one of the. Hopefully the other matches will be a bit closer. Is there even any RL being played in Spain currently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langpark Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Gomersall said: Is there even any RL being played in Spain currently? Next to none, sadly. Greece would have been a far more logical option for Group A. ...or even more logical. Remove Spain and Serbia and have the two groups of three format like they usually do. Serbia and Spain could then play in Group B, where they kind of belong. Edited February 22 by langpark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jughead Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 England’s Twitter has made no posts relating to the draw or the draw itself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 If Serbia get some of there heritage players to commit they shouldn’t be as bad as some think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langpark Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Charlie said: If Serbia get some of there heritage players to commit they shouldn’t be as bad as some think There is little evidence to suggest that they will though. I would love to be proven wrong and I see no reason why Opacic and Cotric should not play. Neither one is in contention for Kangaroos selection. Unlike the Trbojevic brothers. Edited February 22 by langpark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Browny Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 On 05/02/2023 at 06:36, gingerjon said: Deliberate move to ensure a Serb-only crowd? This would be sneaky. Engineer a situation where there were no away fans and use as a pretext to have us kicked out of the comp. I can confirm 30+ less sales for Scotland vs Italy at Workington, after this afternoons test purchase for the Tonga match, £7.50 is extremely reasonable, however a £2.50 'delivery' fee for a walk in purchase is beyond taking the mickey, good luck with that, it's cheaper on the telly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 6 minutes ago, Just Browny said: This would be sneaky. Engineer a situation where there were no away fans and use as a pretext to have us kicked out of the comp. Why would anyone want us out of the comp, and why would we be kicked out of there were no away fans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 26 minutes ago, langpark said: There is little evidence to suggest that they will though. I would love to be proven wrong and I see no reason why Opacic and Cotric should not play. Neither one is in contention for Kangaroos selection. Unlike the Trbojevic brothers. Ye there no chance the trobojevic boys will play (maybe ben?) but the likes of opacic and cotric would be good and with Jordan grant( Melbourne storm) and zane bijorac(rabbits) who have played for Serbia before and a few playing in nsw/ qld cup you’d have the nucleus of a decent side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomersall Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 hour ago, langpark said: Next to none, sadly. Greece would have been a far more logical option for Group A. ...or even more logical. Remove Spain and Serbia and have the two groups of three format like they usually do. Serbia and Spain could then play in Group B, where they kind of belong. I don’t understand how Spain are allowed to play in this tournament with no domestic games being played there. France will hammer them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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