Monkey Tennis Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 21 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: Scotland attendances at Hampden Park from 2016 to 2018: 18,385 Scotland v Denmark (friendly) 35,996 Scotland v Lithuania (Euro Q) 20,435 Scotland v Slovenia (Euro Q) 48,520 Scotland v England (Euro Q) 26,371 Scotland v Malta (Euro Q) 46,733 Scotland v Slovakia (Euro Q) 20,488 Scotland v Costa Rica (friendly) 20,196 Scotland v Belgium (friendly) 17,455 Scotland v Albania (Nations League) 19,684 Scotland v Portugal (friendly) 21,281 Scotland v Israel (Nations League) Surely they were World Cup qualifiers, rather than Euro ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 12 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: Surely they were World Cup qualifiers, rather than Euro ones? European World Cup Qualifiers, so six and half dozen. You both get the points, shake hands an' aw' that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 7 hours ago, forameus said: European World Cup Qualifiers, so six and half dozen. You both get the points, shake hands an' aw' that. Never. Pedants don't do mature decency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resk Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Five match package on sale now for SSC members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 New system was relatively easy to use compared with the old one, especially adding tickets for other members to the same booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 The fee for postage is a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 11 minutes ago, ali_91 said: Any ideas when the location for the Belgium game is going to be announced? They’ve announced all their other home games are in Brussels but haven’t announced our game yet? They're supposed to announce it at least 120 days before and it's now 126 days until the game so should hear in the next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 17 minutes ago, ali_91 said: Thanks! Belgium isn’t a big country so shouldn’t be an issue, but don’t really fancy a couple hours of hungover travelling to Brussels for my flight home the day after the game, so fingers crossed for Brussels. None of the likely other options will be more than hour away...Liege(1hr)/Charleroi(50mins)/Ghent (45mins) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanky_ffc Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Sensible pricing should ensure decent attendances and I'd like to think that with a positive start the Russia and Belgium games will be sell-outs. Unpopular opinion, but I enjoy the Friday night games at Hampden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Can ssc members buy more than one ticket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 1 hour ago, microdave said: Can ssc members buy more than one ticket? It's one per member, but if you have a pal who is a member you can link your accounts so you're seated together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 22 hours ago, Marshmallo said: It's one per member, but if you have a pal who is a member you can link your accounts so you're seated together. Cheers. A wee bit different from my previous spell but hey-ho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostZapper Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 On 05/02/2019 at 21:39, ali_91 said: Any ideas when the location for the Belgium game is going to be announced? They’ve announced all their other home games are in Brussels but haven’t announced our game yet? Assume you've seen this has now been confirmed for Brussels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 As some of us were saying... Well at least our recent practice of dropping fatal points in the opening double-header assists clarity. We will now beat San Marino: retaining McLeish his job. Hope will gradually rekindle: "anything is possible" and "we cannot drop points from here". We'll get something off Belgium or Russia but entering the autumn still in with a chance: "bad luck" will mean "glorious failure". About right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadow_Jock Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, HibeeJibee said: As some of us were saying... Well at least our recent practice of dropping fatal points in the opening double-header assists clarity. We will now beat San Marino: retaining McLeish his job. Hope will gradually rekindle: "anything is possible" and "we cannot drop points from here". We'll get something off Belgium or Russia but entering the autumn still in with a chance: "bad luck" will mean "glorious failure". About right? This would be the worst possible outcome, as it means that nothing will change ahead of the playoffs. According to Vogts's Fifth Law of Probability this is, therefore, *exactly* what will happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 17 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: As some of us were saying... Well at least our recent practice of dropping fatal points in the opening double-header assists clarity. We will now beat San Marino: retaining McLeish his job. Hope will gradually rekindle: "anything is possible" and "we cannot drop points from here". We'll get something off Belgium or Russia but entering the autumn still in with a chance: "bad luck" will mean "glorious failure". About right? Probably. If I were a betting man and such a bet were possible, I'd say we'll be in with a shout going into the final round of games, but ultimately finish 3rd. Looking at the way the fixtures fall, I expect we'll get something in Russia in match 7, then pump San Marino to give us hope. Just Cyprus and Kazahkstan to go, and we'll either drop points in one of those, or have it out of our hands and Russia nick it. Basically, if all other results go to plan - and that's a huge stretch admittedly - we now go from needing to just get the best aggregate score between us and Russia, to needing to win both. I just can't see that, and that's before taking any other matches into account. So aye, 3rd. 17 hours ago, Meadow_Jock said: This would be the worst possible outcome, as it means that nothing will change ahead of the playoffs. According to Vogts's Fifth Law of Probability this is, therefore, *exactly* what will happen The playoffs are a great backup to have, but from the McLeish out brigade, they'll almost be a curse. I think it would take something truly apocalyptic for them to sack him before those matches. We'd need to lose to both San Marino and Cyprus, and then he'd presumably be punted once we inevitably lose to Belgium too. But even then you could argue that he's earned (lol) a shot at the playoffs he got us to. It's the SFA we're talking about, guys. They had so many chances to drop Strachan, then arguably did so at one of the worst opportunities. Now we're here. McLeish will be here until the final ball is kicked in the playoffs if we fail to qualify. I'd stand by that as a near certainty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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