HibeeJibee Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 BBC "Gossip Column" during the week said Costa Rica at home was rumoured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Glamour friendly v Northern Ireland confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Glamour friendly v Northern Ireland confirmed. http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30482121 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30482121 James Forrest back in the side ahead of the likes Pawlett etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum-ayr Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 James Forrest back in the side ahead of the likes Pawlett etc Old firm bias etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Pumping the statelet again is fine by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig McCulloch Burley Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 Gordon Strachan may blood even more young talent into Scotland squad adding he examine a host of youngster ahead of March friendly against Northern Ireland game who possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullywee Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I always enjoy this trolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Cba playing them, will just be full of Rangers scum singing about the referendum and Rule Brittania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qos_75 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 James Forrest back in the side ahead of the likes Pawlett etc Forrest will be injured again by the time this game comes around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Any of our coefficient and ranking boffins tell us what the impact of winning / drawing / losing this friendly would be on our World Cup 2018 seeding? Can't say it's a selection which inspires me - but it'll get more of a crowd out than some more distant European opponents would. Maybe that's the idea... having set the prices for the qualifiers pretty high, is there a chance they'll do a "double ticket" for the Northern Ireland & Gibraltar games which effectively represents a substantial discount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Oracle Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Any of our coefficient and ranking boffins tell us what the impact of winning / drawing / losing this friendly would be on our World Cup 2018 seeding? Can't say it's a selection which inspires me - but it'll get more of a crowd out than some more distant European opponents would. Maybe that's the idea... having set the prices for the qualifiers pretty high, is there a chance they'll do a "double ticket" for the Northern Ireland & Gibraltar games which effectively represents a substantial discount? This article outlines the impact of all the possible outcomes fairly well. http://bit.ly/1uN8Spt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Forrest will be injured again by the time this game comes around. I fear you're right. I can't enjoy watching him play anymore as I always fear he's on the brink of pulling up with an injury or getting clattered and staying down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuttonDressedAsLahm Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 This article outlines the impact of all the possible outcomes fairly well. http://bit.ly/1uN8Spt Very good article. It would look like losing to Ireland is calamitous in just about every way...! It also vindicates my position that playing England was always a terrible idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisal Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Cba playing them, will just be full of Rangers scum singing about the referendum and Rule Brittania. And Scotland fans responding with equally irrelevant abuse. See ROI game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Very good article. It would look like losing to Ireland is calamitous in just about every way...! It also vindicates my position that playing England was always a terrible idea. From that article: "the impact of a win is so small, the game is not worth playing" well, maybe - if the only reason we were playing was for ranking points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Insanity Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 From that article: "the impact of a win is so small, the game is not worth playing" well, maybe - if the only reason we were playing was for ranking points. That is what the whole article is about so I think it's fair to assume he means "not worth playing" in the rankings points sense. Given the effect if we lose it I think it is a bit foolish to be playing NI then, it seems the SFA have taken a decision to ignore the ranking system completely.I can understand not making it the main consideration when arranging friendlies, but it surely should be a consideration, it's about the only thing that the SFA can do to improve our chances of qualification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 That is what the whole article is about so I think it's fair to assume he means "not worth playing" in the rankings points sense. Given the effect if we lose it I think it is a bit foolish to be playing NI then, it seems the SFA have taken a decision to ignore the ranking system completely.I can understand not making it the main consideration when arranging friendlies, but it surely should be a consideration, it's about the only thing that the SFA can do to improve our chances of qualification. That and not appointing lame-duck managers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Wonder if they'll drop the prices for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Free ticket to anyone who bought a SSC season ticket. Happy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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