The Football.....

[AndyRM]

I quite like international football. Watching Scotland is mostly torture, but there are countries I really enjoy, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Egypt, Holland (mostly because I'm sure one day they will all batter each other on the pitch).

 

[Brandane]

Watching Scotland is mostly torture

Didn't see the game, but listened on Sportsound and it sounds as if we put in a good performance. Just a small matter of beating Slovenia away from home, then the play off, and we can go to Russia where we will go out in the first round on goal difference .

I also quite like international football. It's games involving either side of the OF that are a blight on the season, IMHO...

 

[Brandane]

BBC news channel just mentioned the England game and result, also the Germany v. N. Ireland result. No mention whatsoever of Scotland. Third class citizens in the eyes of the EngBBC as usual .

 

[Smokin Joe]

For some reason im watching the England game tonight.Im starting to think drying paint also watches England games.

It was dreadful. The best thing any England manager could do is to make sure they lose all their qualifying games so they don't have to inflict themselves on tournaments. They are as far away from being contenders as at any time since '66, and there are no younger players waiting in the wings who are likely to alter that.

In fact the next generation of English footballers who go into a World Cup with realistic hopes probably hasn't been born yet.

 

[J1888]

I hate international football.


Well done Scotland, mind you.

 

[User482]

It's complete and utter rubbish

I don't bother watching anymore.

 

[StuAff]

I recall posting on Facebook during the last World Cup 'Come on Uruguay'. Which did the trick.

 

[rich p]

Just back from the boozer and watched Scotland thump Slovakia one nil. Highlights can lie but they looked better than that England shiteness.

 

[AndyRM]

Just back from the boozer and watched Scotland thump Slovakia one nil. Highlights can lie but they looked better than that England shiteness.

It helped that they were knackered having spent most of the game a man down. But still, they are a better side than Slovenia who I expected England to wallop. Both sides did what was needed, England are through, we've still got the glimmer of a playoff spot, but looking at potential opponents we'd be in for a stern challenge.

Although, if we did get through (big if) chances are WW3 will have kicked off and the tournament will be cancelled.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

No games today for Forfar or Hibs, so only the amateur game to report on today. We lost 4-0 in a cup semi-final with one of our worst performances in months.
We had the 5 time world champion haggis eating champion in our team tho, so some trivia to report:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now/chieftain-o-pudding-race-haggis-11080454

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

We got a display of racism at our game. Pars fan doing a monkey impersonation when Hippolyte scored. The Police said he was making the gesture at Allan Johnston, the Dunfermline manager

 

[AndyRM]

In English non-league action, Whitley Bay beat Seaham Red Star 2 - 0. Good to see after a couple of drawn games requiring last ditch equalisers.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Kante injured - I loathe this international nonsense.

As a keen football fan (albeit with somewhat limited focus) they really are a bore. Of all the fans of various affiliations that I know, not one is interested in the international scene.

Imo it tends to be of interest to people who generally deride footy but suddenly become experts in the game during the Euro's and more especially the WC.

Moan, moan, moan...

 

[Accy cyclist]

Kante injured - I loathe this international nonsense.

As a keen football fan (albeit with somewhat limited focus) they really are a bore. Of all the fans of various affiliations that I know, not one is interested in the international scene.

Imo it tends to be of interest to people who generally deride footy but suddenly become experts in the game during the Euro's and more especially the WC.

Moan, moan, moan...

I went down my local pub on Thursday night. I asked the lad behind the bar if there'd been any matches on that night. I expected him to say nothing apart from local non league stuff. I was surprised when he told me England had been playing! I honestly did not know they were playing that night and i've only just remembered they're playing tonight as well. Once of a day an England match was a big thing,but now with so much "football saturation" it's just another match they have on the telly,to me.

 

[Smokin Joe]

As a keen football fan (albeit with somewhat limited focus) they really are a bore. Of all the fans of various affiliations that I know, not one is interested in the international scene.

Imo it tends to be of interest to people who generally deride footy but suddenly become experts in the game during the Euro's and more especially the WC.

The last thing a fan of any club now wants is for their players to be picked for international duty. They'll come back knackered or injured, and if they perform well another club will poach them.

If the games were worth watching it would be something, but at least as far as England go I can't remember the last one that rose above stupifyingly boring.