Scotland National Team
McGregor and Ferguson banned from Scotland NT
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Stay classy, Rangers.
(image courtesy of the BBC)
I generally prefer to stay out of the pissing contest between the two big boys in Glasgow, but when either one hurts the Scotland national team, my first football love, then I’m forced to pick a temporary side. Allan McGregor and Barry Ferguson were both banned for life [...]
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SPL players suit up for Scotland
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A quick list of the SPL players suiting up for Scotland this Saturday, in the key World Cup qualifier with Norway. After the opening away loss (Macedonia is the new Georgia, results wise), we need to take all the points we can at home, especially against teams that aren’t Dutch. Of course, Celtic [...]
Category: Scotland National TeamMr. Simpson for Hibs? Mr. Burns for Scotland?
By: Ian Rose | 1 Comment
The title of this blog is as far as I’ll go into the coincidence of the two subjects’ names being two of my favorite cartoon characters of all time. But I had to mention it.
There are developments involving the two highest-profile job openings in Scottish football, the Scotland and Hibs manager positions. First, [...]
Dammit … Eck to Birmingham City
By: Ian Rose | 2 Comments
I guess it was coming. I should have expected it. International managing jobs aren’t what they used to be, and most managers in the prime of their careers want to be club coaches. Still, Birmingham? I guess 30,000 pounds a week is a bit much to ignore. Alex McLeish did [...]
Category: Scotland National TeamHolland? Scotland? World Cup? … I can’t resist
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Now that we know that Scotland will be playing Holland in a World Cup qualifier, I thought it was only right to look back on the moment that will always spring to mind for Scotland fans when you say the words “Holland” and “World Cup”. Archie Gemmill’s goal in the 1978 World Cup. [...]
Category: Scotland National TeamAfter the draw: I’m satisfied
By: Ian Rose | 4 Comments
The World Cup draw is over, and here’s Scotland’s group:
Group 9
Netherlands
Scotland
Norway
Macedonia
Iceland
Not a bad draw. Holland has to be considered one of the weaker 1-seeds, but Norway is going to be a tough one. We need a minimum of second place, since all group winners are in and the highest-ranked eight of the nine [...]
Category: Scotland National Team#14 Scotland await the draw
By: Ian Rose | 2 Comments
Scotland slipped one position this month, from 13th to 14th place in the FIFA World Rankings, but are still safely in the second pot for tomorrow’s World Cup qualifying draw. I really like the spot we’re in, since the 2-seed saves us from playing some very tough teams that share that position, sides like [...]
Category: Scotland National TeamScots looking into hosting Euro 2016
By: Ian Rose | 3 Comments
According to that Bible of modern journalism, the unquestionable Scotsman.com, Scotland is preparing a feasibility study for a bid to host Euro 2016. After the thrills of this year’s Euro 2008 qualifying, it’s a great time to try to get interest behind a bid. There are a few questions still to be answered, [...]
Category: Scotland National TeamGutting
By: Ian Rose | 17 Comments
In the 90th minute, after a lovely run of play that saw Scotland miss one chance after another … it’s over. I can’t believe it, but it’s actually over. This is an absolute heartbreaker. 2-1 to Italy, on a 2nd-minute Luca Toni goal (those last couple of words sound familiar), a Barry [...]
Category: Scotland National TeamT-minus 2 days … The excitement builds
By: Ian Rose | 6 Comments
Two days and counting until the huge match in Glasgow. As Martha has reported over at the Italy blog, Kenny Miller’s been running his mouth off about gunning for some Italian knees. No real surprises here. Kenny’s always been a bruiser. I would be okay with him playing tough, physical football, [...]
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