Citizen Sandman Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Well my surname is Ashwood and my old name is Milne so I won Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikka Mezzala Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Scotland should aim to align the singing with the playing of the national anthem. It is often as badly timed as a Shane Duffy tackle. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairycull Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 The "English" National Anthem was the same. I think it was more a Wembley issue as they were out of sink after the first verse. The Hampden game I was surprised by how in sync they were. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairycull Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Wan Kenobi Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 54 minutes ago, Hairycull said: Kinda fits given how much players feel one another up over the course of a game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 OK, so to top the Swiss, a 2 goal win gives us a 0GD. Not ideal, but not a silly outcome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikka Mezzala Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 26 minutes ago, bestbrother said: OK, so to top the Swiss, a 2 goal win gives us a 0GD. Not ideal, but not a silly outcome. A big ask for a team who have yet to score, but if we score once, Croatia have to throw everything at us, and that can lead to another one on the counter. We're going home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairycull Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 The Croats will be going into the game thinking a 1 goal win will put them above the Swiss. They will probably go into the game thinking to beat us on the counter knowing we need 2 goals. My biggest fear is how much the England game will have taken out of some of the players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HOORAY HENRIK Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, arenaross said: 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 41 minutes ago, Tikka Mezzala said: A big ask for a team who have yet to score, but if we score once, Croatia have to throw everything at us, and that can lead to another one on the counter. We're going home. Thats just one 3rd place though, B & C will be in the books by Tuesday, so thats half the groups inked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameuss Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 (edited) Everyone needs to calm down (for another 24 hours). One group means nothing when 4 of the 6 will go through. Not to mention that reaching for the bottle because of Switzerland's position is going to look pretty silly if we can't get our own job done. A win for us will most likely be enough, and we could have that confirmed tonight. Not much point worrying about it. Edited June 21, 2021 by forameuss Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallimuse Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Peak Scotland, last man of the match is out of tomorrow night with COVID. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameuss Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 No close contacts though by the sounds of it, which is a blessing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorg Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Link to the story... Billy Gilmour: Scotland midfielder tests positive for Covid-19 - BBC Sport Absolutely gutted for him. The other issue for him is he will be 42 by the time we get to our next major championship! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 20 minutes ago, Jorg said: Link to the story... Billy Gilmour: Scotland midfielder tests positive for Covid-19 - BBC Sport Absolutely gutted for him. The other issue for him is he will be 42 by the time we get to our next major championship! Thats why the Rous Cup should be bought back in. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorg Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 You have to wonder how he has caught it. They don't leave the camp do they? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Jorg said: You have to wonder how he has caught it. They don't leave the camp do they? What about the staff of where they are staying? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmarsh Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 29 minutes ago, Jorg said: Link to the story... Billy Gilmour: Scotland midfielder tests positive for Covid-19 - BBC Sport Absolutely gutted for him. The other issue for him is he will be 42 by the time we get to our next major championship! Once isolation is done he’ll be available for the semi and the final Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorg Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, bestbrother said: What about the staff of where they are staying? Yeah, it could be that. It's just a bit random if he is the only one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 If Austria hang on, that means Ukraine are on 3pts, so any win tops them.... Is it falling into place! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallimuse Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Austria won which means if Finland or Russia lose then if we beat Croatia we’re guaranteed to go through now. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameuss Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, forameuss said: Everyone needs to calm down (for another 24 hours). One group means nothing when 4 of the 6 will go through. Not to mention that reaching for the bottle because of Switzerland's position is going to look pretty silly if we can't get our own job done. A win for us will most likely be enough, and we could have that confirmed tonight. Not much point worrying about it. Telt yeez all. That's Ukraine below the winner from Croatia vs Scotland, just need one more group to fall that way (which could happen tonight) and it'll be all good. No points for Finland and Russia please. Or, as pointed out above, no points for Finland OR Russia. Edited June 21, 2021 by forameuss Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Yeah Finland probably the one to look out for here. Will they nick a result against Belgium? Denmark also alive, so likely to give Russia a game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorg Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Strong lineup from Belgium so you fancy them to get the job done with KDB, Hazard and Lukaku. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Denmark winning is all thats needed. 2' 3rd places potentially on 3pts come tonight. That has to be all the motivation thats needed 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Soviets have been done. Its do-able. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallimuse Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Game on the mora troops! Win and we’re definitely through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameuss Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Never in doubt. Told you all not to worry. Incoming draw? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallimuse Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, forameuss said: Never in doubt. Told you all not to worry. Incoming draw? More than likely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eenie Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 It'll either be: we're 1-0 up and they'll equalise in the 92nd minute, or, we completely fail to turn up and get completely horsed 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameuss Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 No matter what happens, you'd expect this to be an exciting game. Brutal to watch for us as fans, probably, but both teams need to win. A draw does no favours. Should be two teams going at each other. I expected the England game would end up 3-1 to them, so I'll happily grandstand about a draw in the hopes I'm wrong again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorg Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 My optimism remains and I genuinely think we will do it. We are due a bit of luck and I think we might get it with a bizarre goal and a 1-0 win! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikka Mezzala Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 We can only wait and see how the players handle things tonight. A clean sheet is a must, given our low scoring rate. Would love to see Stephen O'Donnell rise to score the goal that makes history. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopsy101 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 I'm absolutely buzzing for tonight, we just need to put away our chances this time. For me, Gilmour being out is no loss; Nice on the eye but didn't really affect our last game whereas I know our subs have the potential to make a difference in the final 3rd, such as Armstrong and Turnbull. We have some genuine great players, I hope it shows tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorg Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Well gentlemen. Today is the day. Personally, I think Gilmour is a big loss. He is calm in possession and just keeps us ticking. We didn't have that against the Czechs. However, maybe we don't need that tonight and we just get at them and in their faces. If we are looking for a like for like replacement for Gilmour I think the nearest we have is probably John Fleck but I would be surprised if Clarke went down that route. I imagine McTominay will come back into midfield with Cooper or Hendry coming in at the back. Is McGregor capable of being a sitting midfielder though? We definitely need McGinn supporting Dykes and Adams as much as possible. As kopsy said, we have some good impact players to come off the bench if needed. I'm still going 1-0 with a bizarre goal and in my dream the ball flew in off John McGinn's oversized posterior! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 World Cup 1974 - Scotland score twice against Zaire, Yugoslavia score 9, didn't lose a game even in a group with Brazil but out on goals difference 1978 - on the march with Ally's army, draw with Iran, lose to Peru and then wake up in the last game V the Dutch, only to go out on goals difference 1982 - goal difference again, pumped by Brazil, pumped New Zealand and drew with Soviet Union 1986 - beaten by Denmark and West Germany, kicked by Uruguay. We'll skip that one 1990 - embarrassed by Costa Rica, beat Sweden, lost in the last 10 minutes to Brazil. Would have qualified if we could have held on to the draw 1994 - on holiday 1998 - same as tonight, winner takes all after another brave performance V Brazil, a draw wtih Norway and then put out on our arses by Morocco Euros 1992 - Lost to the Dutch and Germans, beat CIS in a dead rubber match, weren't going to qualify after game 2 1996 - drew with the Dutch, lost to the English and for 15 minutes in game 3, going through to the next round until Kluivert scored and we missed a boatload of chances surely at one time, we have to get to the knockouts and I know some won't appreciate that post, just a bit of history going back a while 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sons FC Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 As Jorg rightly says - today is the day. Are we up for it - undoubtedly Are we capable of doing it - undoubtedly Can we score - getting a bit wobbly Will we do it - a bit more shoogly Will we support them all the way regardless - just look at TM's post over the years - Scotland till we die! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikka Mezzala Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 I've always tried to manage my expectations for this tournament. I thought we'd have gotten at least a point against the Czech Republic, but we came up against an inspired Patrick Schick. I had no real hope of emerging from Wembley with a point, but we showed that we can cope with having the massive underdogs tag quite well. Tonight is a strange one, because the pressure should really be on Croatia: they are the World Cup finalists coming up against a side that sneaked into the competition on penalties via the new format, and have never went beyond the group stage before. At the same time, there's pressure on us playing in Glasgow and having history beckoning. Our record against Croatia is also favourable, so there's definitely going to be a weight on the shoulders of our players tonight. Can they be the first to carry that weight victoriously? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Wan Kenobi Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, TM said: World Cup 1974 - Scotland score twice against Zaire, Yugoslavia score 9, didn't lose a game even in a group with Brazil but out on goals difference 1978 - on the march with Ally's army, draw with Iran, lose to Peru and then wake up in the last game V the Dutch, only to go out on goals difference 1982 - goal difference again, pumped by Brazil, pumped New Zealand and drew with Soviet Union 1986 - beaten by Denmark and West Germany, kicked by Uruguay. We'll skip that one 1990 - embarrassed by Costa Rica, beat Sweden, lost in the last 10 minutes to Brazil. Would have qualified if we could have held on to the draw 1994 - on holiday 1998 - same as tonight, winner takes all after another brave performance V Brazil, a draw wtih Norway and then put out on our arses by Morocco Euros 1992 - Lost to the Dutch and Germans, beat CIS in a dead rubber match, weren't going to qualify after game 2 1996 - drew with the Dutch, lost to the English and for 15 minutes in game 3, going through to the next round until Kluivert scored and we missed a boatload of chances surely at one time, we have to get to the knockouts and I know some won't appreciate that post, just a bit of history going back a while For a bit more of interesting history, one of the reasons we weren't in a World Cup sooner than '74 was down to Scotland boycotting FIFA over lack of welfare payments to players. You'd never hear of stances like that being taken in the "modern" era. The next big reason after that was thanks to what would become traditional SFA bizarreness, after FIFA stated the winner and runner-up of the home nations tournament would qualify for the World Cup. SFA said Scotland would only go if they won it, they were runner-ups. The SFA were true to their word and never entered. (Pretty much everyone else begged and protested that we should go, SFA never budged.) Edited June 22, 2021 by Obi-Wan Kenobi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) we were in the 54 World Cup but we'll skip that one as well skelped 7-0 by Uruguay 58 also, didn't do much in that either Edited June 22, 2021 by TM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 3 hours ago, TM said: 1996 - drew with the Dutch, lost to the English and for 15 minutes in game 3, going through to the next round until Kluivert scored and we missed a boatload of chances Until Seaman deliverately allowed Kluivert kick ball between their legs 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sned Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 I've been so busy the last few weeks that I've missed both games due to work. Managed to get today off so I am finally in the Euros spirit - hopefully just in time to see us do something amazing MON!! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameuss Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Just had a wonderful day in the sunshine doing all kinds of fun stuff with the wee one given I'm off and his grandparents are away, with him resplendent in his full Scotland kit. If these bastards ruin this day, I'm holding them all personally responsible. I can't help but feel we're going to get a goalless draw, or lose it late on from pushing too hard. I've been wrong before, so hopefully I am again. I feel like surely we must take one of these chances sometime, but......arg. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 The COVID years of football has seen so many ducks/runs broken... Liverpool win the league Leicester win the FA Cup Inter win Serie A Sporting win the Portuguese League Leeds back in the Premier League Im sure there are plenty more, but its the 'era' of going against the grain... Scotland are 1 win away from doing it. 1 win, sounds simple... is it? Believe Ive yet to live through the misery, i dont intend to start now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmarsh Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 I’m dying here, just ruined with anticipation and fear. Love it and this is football Away with the wife for a few days so not with the lads but at 52 I really should be a little more chilled. Naw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikka Mezzala Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Steve Clarke: "I try not to show too much emotion." No ****, Steve! Kinda worried by him talking about it being an open game. Not sure that would suit us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sons FC Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 57 minutes ago, bestbrother said: The COVID years of football has seen so many ducks/runs broken... Liverpool win the league Leicester win the FA Cup Inter win Serie A Sporting win the Portuguese League Leeds back in the Premier League Im sure there are plenty more, but its the 'era' of going against the grain... Scotland are 1 win away from doing it. 1 win, sounds simple... is it? Believe Ive yet to live through the misery, i dont intend to start now! McBB - our good luck mascot - to see us through. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairycull Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 COME ON LADS! LETS ****ING DO THIS!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikka Mezzala Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 The **** was that Andy Considine video?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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