Scotland International Football Team

The biggest crime for me was when he said after the game maybe i could have made the subs sooner! You think?

For me the job really has to go to someone where it is there final job and not some younger guy where if they are doing a half decent job they will jump at the 1st chance down to the premier league/championship as creates a lack of stability. At the end of the day that was what Levein would be hoping for although i suspect now he will do well to get a job in the SPL!
 
If and when Levein is sacked please lets not all jump on the Gordon Strachan bandwagon

That would be going from one arrogant arse to another, hes an obnoxious little you know what

How about Billy Stark? Done a good job with the U21s and will already know a lot of the current squads capabilities.

We have a few decent young players around at the minute and its time they were brought through and playing in the full team.

Lets be honest and admit that theres not a hope of us qualifying for the next world cup so lets use the qualifying campaign to blood the younger guys and give them the experience that managers so often state as an excuse for not playing them. Maybe they may surprise everyone and get some good results.
 
Ach well. With Rory winning and Andy hopefully also winning in the states tonight - who knows - good things come in threes so maybe - just maybe - Scotland will follow-up and win a football match.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Ach well. With Rory winning and Andy hopefully also winning in the states tonight - who knows - good things come in threes so maybe - just maybe - Scotland will follow-up and win a football match.
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Rory is Irish though <confused>

Stevie I think strachan would be quite good and he might also be interested as he should be able to carry on with the media stuff. Although he is the best of a bad lot to choose from who else is going to be seriously interested in it?
 
chris661 said:
Rory is Irish though <confused>

Stevie I think strachan would be quite good and he might also be interested as he should be able to carry on with the media stuff. Although he is the best of a bad lot to choose from who else is going to be seriously interested in it?
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Not according to Rory if the interview with him thats being talked about this morning is true

Anyway back on topic

I personally cant bear Strachan and cant think what hes done in management, yes he won things at Celtic but I could manage either half of the Old Firm to trophies with the money they spend in Scottish Football.

As I said earlier I wouldnt mind them giving Billy Stark a chance but if the SFA want someone with a proven managerial track record I guess its just a case of waiting to see who applies and taking the best option from that.

Im not too fussed whether they are Scottish or not, if they get performances and results they can be from Mars for all I care
 
chris661 said:
Rory is Irish though <confused>

Stevie I think strachan would be quite good and he might also be interested as he should be able to carry on with the media stuff. Although he is the best of a bad lot to choose from who else is going to be seriously interested in it?
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I KNOW he's bl**dy Irish - I said GOOD things not GOOD Scottish things...

I had the misfortune of being one of those who went to all home games at Hampden between 1974 and 1984 - so my memories of Scotland are of some 'not too bad' players and some 'pretty good' games - rather casting today's efforts in a bit of poor light (aside - I was at Hampden when we played the new World Champions Argentina in 1979. We lost 3-1. We were told to watch out for a new wunderkind we'd never heard of - 18yr old lad by the name of Maradona. Difference between then and now is that we went along really thinking that we could win :-) Maradona scored and after we got over grumbling how poor we seemed compared with Argentina (LOL) we ended up applauding Argentina's play. They were a pretty fantastic team - but we weren't too shoddy! and we decided that the Maradona lad looked a little special and might well have a future.

However then was then. I think we do have some good players and plenty of spirit. So all we need is organisation and we can have a fair team and one that could have a little bit of success (see - I'm not actually setting the bar very high for us - experience of the last 20-odd yrs tells me to do that).

In truth we need Fergie to retire and take up the Scotland job as a part-time hobby 'director of football' sort of role for a wee bit of pocket money. Get him to mentor a younger guy. I'm sure there are younger managers out there who would jump at the chance to work with Fergie. Young guy does the Scotland manager job for say 4-5 yrs; makes a reasonable fist of it - good on his CV to move into senior club management. Just a different route to the top of club management.

Of course this plan collapses at Step One if Fergie says he's not interested - but maybe ask him who he'd like to work with in the Scotland role. He might well identify someone the SFA might never think - get Fergie committed to the young manager.

But will probably fail at Step One - and clearly not for this year or probably next.
 
Must admit I was a bit disappointed when sir brown brogues left to go back to rangers as I thought he was doing a good job but it would be a HUGE mistake to back down that road. The problem is with the mediocre players you are more than likely going to get a mediocre manager.
 
Would really struggle to follow a team with Strachan in charge I just cannot stand the man the moment he opens his mouth in front of the camera. Although i am sure a couple of decent results would change that.

We just need a manager who isn't scared of having a go at home. I wouldn't mind setting up like we did away to Serbia (not including Kenny Miller) and if the 1st half panned out the same way we could look to have a go in the second half but Levein whether home or away sees a point as a great result if the team is considered better team than us and is just too scared to lose a game.
 
smange said:
Not according to Rory if the interview with him thats being talked about this morning is true

Anyway back on topic

I personally cant bear Strachan and cant think what hes done in management, yes he won things at Celtic but I could manage either half of the Old Firm to trophies with the money they spend in Scottish Football.

As I said earlier I wouldnt mind them giving Billy Stark a chance but if the SFA want someone with a proven managerial track record I guess its just a case of waiting to see who applies and taking the best option from that.

Im not too fussed whether they are Scottish or not, if they get performances and results they can be from Mars for all I care
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I'm not a huge fan of Strachan's personality either, but he'd at least get us playing better football than we currently do.

Billy Stark is doing a great job with the u 21's and I'd like to see him continue with that.

Another reasonable shout would be Stuart McCall.
 
Just seen the eejit on Sky Sports News and apparently its everyone elses fault for being so negative and this is causing the team to struggle to play well.

Imagine someone who put out a team with a 6-4-0 formation and plays against poor sides at home with 1 striker on the pitch accusing anyone else of being negative.

What a knob he is and he is surely only digging his own grave every time he speaks.

Imagine accusing Scotland fans of not backing the team

Words fail me
 
What's with the Stark love??

Confusing,what has he done to warrant a shot?

Go with someone who has international experience please.

But you just know Avril will eek out a lacklustre 1-0 tomorrow night to keep him in the job.
 
Dodger said:
What's with the Stark love??

Confusing,what has he done to warrant a shot?

Go with someone who has international experience please.

But you just know Avril will eek out a lacklustre 1-0 tomorrow night to keep him in the job.
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Stark has done a decent job in recent years with the U21s and will know a lot of the players

Another issue and when it comes to the SFA will be a major deciding factor is that he will be cheap.
 
Slime said:
Is this thread only open to Scottish folk or can a sassenach have a pop too?

Slime.
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Minor point of order Slime - Glaswegians 9for example) are in fact sassenachs as it was a term formerly applied by Highlanders to (non-Gaelic-speaking) Lowlanders. However as a gaelic-speaking (a very little admittedly) Glaswegian I think I just avoid the classification.

And speaking for myself - yes please post away. But be aware that expressions of superiority uttered by those of allegiance south of the border are likely to be scoffed at and treated with disdain - and don't we just love a bit of schadenfreude.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Minor point of order Slime - Glaswegians 9for example) are in fact sassenachs as it was a term formerly applied by Highlanders to (non-Gaelic-speaking) Lowlanders. However as a gaelic-speaking (a very little admittedly) Glaswegian I think I just avoid the classification.

And speaking for myself - yes please post away. But be aware that expressions of superiority uttered by those of allegiance south of the border are likely to be scoffed at and treated with disdain - and don't we just love a bit of schadenfreude.
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Minor point of order SwingsitlikeHogan but,

Sassenach - The Gaelic term for a Saxon. Survives in modern day Ireland and Scotland as a derogatory term for an English person.

Sassenach - A Scot's term for an english person. Supposedly said with mirth but often containing thinly veiled hostility.



As for 'expressions of superiority' you need have no worries at all as I merely wanted to share my opinion on the Scottish national football team and, in fact, my opinion on Scottish football as a whole.
It is as follows,

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:...........................................................:whistle:


Slime.

P.S. I've got my smileys back!



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smange said:
Wondered how long it would take for a smartarse comment from an Englander

And yes we do have a football team and you know what?

Its a piss poor team but at least we know that and admit it instead of hiding behind a world cup win from nearly fifty years ago and thinking we are world beaters.

The Scottish National team for years punched above its weight and its only now in recent years that we have found out natural level. We are a small country with a small population so how on earth are we going to produce an all conquering team?

All we as fans ask is that the best available players are picked and only when they are playing well for their clubs, as it should be with International football.

In my opinion this isnt happening under the current management team and its time Levein was under pressure from the SFA to deliver performances.
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at least we have won something!!!!
 
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