greenockraver

Last time we played france away in a friendly... *shudder*

Ah that explains it. I asked that as ive only really experienced this twice before (3 times now) and all else I remember re: qualification groups is failing. So just getting to the groups is like winning the thing in my perception .

Curious as to what generation you are from. Did you live through 1999-2020?

I cant understand being underwhelmed with qualification. I don't know the average age of a p and b user but I'm 35 and lived through 1999- 2020 where we never qualified for anything. From the age of 10, all the way through my teenage years and 20s (Bar that terrible playoff performance in 2003), Our biggest achievement was failing on the last day in 2007. This was a sustained failure for what seemed like eternity and qualification became folklore and memories for the older members of the TA - not something for my generation to enjoy. A whole generation of Scottish people missed out. To not get excited beyond all comprehension about even taking part in the group stages is something I cannot get my head around and I suspect I wont ever understand such a thing.

yes. to take a national side from having no hope , belief or any semblence of a team who could qualify for anything and hadnt done for 24 years and qualify for the euros, world cup playoffs and then another euros, this time at a canter. He's without a doubt our finest. He is/was the one we craved during all those years (outside a purple patch under mcleish) . He destroyed "glorious failure" if he gets us to the 2nd round, its a huge paradigm shift for the scottish national team

Hero. Mircale worker, top top manager.

Years and years of suffering and we do it at a canter after qualifying for our 2nd euros on the bounce. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!

honestly could not care less if its a draw or a win for spain tonight. As long as we qualify as soon as possible. Remember in 2009-2019 when it felt like we would never qualify for anything ever again ? Well anything but that is a success to me at this point.

im trying naw to get too doon about this . whens the next game?

spanish pundit on viaply sounded nervous

goni use this game to try make 1000 posts

If we somehow get a goal , this spain team will implode

Was very encouraged when paterson came on instead of taylor . shows good depth

Very reminiscent of the Ukraine away game last year

You get the feeling Norway v Spain is gonna be the biggest game in the whole group