WeeMentalDavie Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 A brutal watch, second half especially. I'm really unsure what Strachan sees in McArthur and Phillips, they've been terrible anytime I've seen them.Oh well, there's always the Euros in 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetragrammaton Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 13 minutes ago, S7C said: Here, have another. Ooft! Your rapier like wit and repartee are second to none! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, skippy2015 said: Only 35000 made the effort to turn up for the Lithuania game making it a crap atmosphere for the 1st home game of the campaign Plus subsequent games drew 20,000... 48,000 (England)... 26,000... and 46,000 (Slovakia on Thursday). That's through over-pricing and disillusionment. They surely have to slash prices for Nations League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bernardblack Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Martin would've been great to come on at 1-1.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Stubbs Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 I couldn't give a f**k about the wee runs of form Strachan has put together here and there. He's got a 100% record of making an arse of it when it counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1974h Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Eugenics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 The height thing is a bit daft - but I think general fitness and athleticism is an issue. A player like Robertson is clearly an athlete. But I think an awful lot of Scottish players are just not quite committed enough to go the very top. Anyway, his post match press conference was always going to be shite. He has absolutely no interest in this aspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 9 minutes ago, skippy2015 said: Only 35000 made the effort to turn up for the Lithuania game making it a crap atmosphere for the 1st home game of the campaign- Oh, I see, it's my fault. I understand now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangemouth Bairn Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 First British team officially out again. Gutted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1974h Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Just now, pandarilla said: The height thing is a bit daft - but I think general fitness and athleticism is an issue. A player like Robertson is clearly an athlete. But I think an awful lot of Scottish players are just not quite committed enough to go the very top. Anyway, his post match press conference was always going to be shite. He has absolutely no interest in this aspect. Nor respect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy2015 Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Plus subsequent games drew 20,000... 48,000 (England)... 26,000... and 46,000 (Slovakia on Thursday). That's through over-pricing and disillusionment. They surely have to slash prices for Nations League. Agree with pricing your correct . Disillusionment don't agree with support your team through thick and thin regardless of who the manager is or how team are playing. To many big game hunters in Scotland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Fucking lost the rag tonight with c***s that found this campaign acceptable. Absolute morons. Strachan’s subs fucked that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Bridge Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 People can bleat all they like about tonight but if you can't take 6 points off utter gangs like Lithuania you don't deserve to qualify for tournaments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, skippy2015 said: Agree with pricing your correct . Disillusionment don't agree with support your team through thick and thin regardless of who the manager is or how team are playing. To many big game hunters in Scotland Those'll be those white settlers I keep reading about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Stubbs Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Just now, pandarilla said: The height thing is a bit daft - but I think general fitness and athleticism is an issue. A player like Robertson is clearly an athlete. But I think an awful lot of Scottish players are just not quite committed enough to go the very top. Anyway, his post match press conference was always going to be shite. He has absolutely no interest in this aspect. I agree overall but don't think that's a great example. Robertson is built like a toothpick and you could say he actually is an example of the difference between the physique of players coming through at Scottish teams and in major leagues. Even since Rodgers has been at Celtic and presumably brought some English academy system know-how to Scotland, it's pretty noticeable how different their young players look to other team's. It's an area that the Scottish game as a whole needs to improve on. Moaning about genetics though. Proper jumping the shark from Strachan there. He needs to be mumbling this shite under his breath in a care home, not managing the national team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1974h Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 1 minute ago, Jacksgranda said: Those'll be those white settlers I keep reading about. It's down to eugenics you see. Not enough mugs in Scotland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 The main thing that has never changed under Strachan is how hard we have to work to get our goals but we don't work hard at keeping them out. In fact the organisation in the defence is just about non existant and that hasn't changed at all under his stewardship. Yet he comes out and says it is our genetics, we are too short too defend. The amount of cheap goals we have given away in his two campaigns have really cost us. We can pick certain events in the campaign and blame them, but overall it is the defence that continually costs us. So we can say that certain players should retire, but if we don't address our failings we will continue to have this campaigns doomed to disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 I agree overall but don't think that's a great example. Robertson is built like a toothpick and you could say he actually is an example of the difference between the physique of players coming through at Scottish teams and in major leagues. Even since Rodgers has been at Celtic and presumably brought some English academy system know-how to Scotland, it's pretty noticeable how different their young players look to other team's. It's an area that the Scottish game as a whole needs to improve on. Moaning about genetics though. Proper jumping the shark from Strachan there. He needs to be mumbling this shite under his breath in a care home, not managing the national team. That's his whole approach to the media though, and it's always been that way. I'd like him to be present better but I don't think it matters that much. (I think you're right about the Celtic example) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1974h Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Due to the manager we sat off and invited pressure on to us. But due to eugenics we couldn't carry out the managers masterplan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 one mans negativity is another mans realism strikes me his post had a lot of truth in it rather than the negativity you proclaim, albeit he started it off with swearing. As for being 3rd seeds, if you ever hope to improve and qualify for a major tournament then we need to be looking to improve our seeding rather than matching it. Strachan made a horses ass of 4 matches in that qualifying campaign, and got lucky in a few others, his tactics were all over the place, his selection both team and squad was at times horrendous, and his general demeanour throughout the campaign frankly was of someone who thought he was above the fans opinions and that he knew better. Not unlike most Scottish coaches he has persevered with favourites rather than picking the inform players. Bannan, Mulgrew, Fletcher.D, Fletcher.S, Phillips to name but a few dont deserve a place in the team,, yet alone the squad. It's laughable that Fletcher has 80 caps for Scotland. Nonsense - every single one of those players clearly deserved a place in the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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