Footaball again? The Euro 2024 edition

I’m thinking Southgate’s luck, of which he has had lots, will run out fast & hard.

Going into a tournament with an exciting pool of players yet we have no definitive system or midfield pairing? no defined tactics, system, patterns of play, etc. Iceland highlighted this very quickly.

All this then opens us up to a Fifa world of thinking picking individuals and hoping it works out, however far we get will be due to our briliant individuals.

That’s the spirit Tim! He’s England’s second most successful manager, in terms of going deep in tournaments, remember England’s much hyped ‘golden generation’ circa 2004-08? Did nothing and crap to watch as well.

Anyone seen the documentary last night on BBC4 on Greece’s 2004 win – fascinating stuff.

Anyone seen the documentary last night on BBC4 on Greece’s 2004 win – fascinating stuff.

No, but I remember watching it on a tiny portable TV when I was at Mountain Mayhem 🙂

Just heard from our nephew this morning.  He’s on a train from Stuttgart to Munich now; the last leg of a journey that began in Glasgow two days ago, via relatives in a small town a few Km west of Zurich.  The station at Stuttgart was full of kilted Scots and now the train is absolutely rammed with the Tartan Army.  He’s met a pal there and it sounds like he’s the proverbial pig in poo…  Absolutely not my thing but what a grand wee ‘solo’ adventure for a 17 year old.

Always envied my mates who followed Ireland in 1994 in the US. Couple of them even came back.

In 1982 World Cup Scotland played in Seville

Thousands of fans had no money but somehow got there. Many stayed. Could you imagine being a pasty white red head in the hottest city in Europe?

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He’s England’s second most successful manager, in terms of going deep in tournaments

Doesn’t really mean anything does it?

Doesn’t really mean anything does it?

It sure beats failing to qualify, or going out in the group stage.

with due respect to TJ’s very important thread (please sign if you can) I hope the Scots muster some dignity tonight because as a resurgent German home side opens their tournament, I am concerned you’re about to have your kilt pulled up and a sausage hammered in.

I do hope not (IANA ABS, even if you’re all ABE)

Yep, more excited and hopeful about Scotland doing well than interested in England/Serbia, which is a bit odd. Perhaps it’s watching a couple of England’s dire friendly performances recently…

Just been and got some bratwurst, black forest gateaux, iron bru and shortbread. Beers are already in the fridge. Just waiting for my son to finish work and then get him to the pub where his mates are waiting. I’m optimistic and pessimistic in equal measures depending on the time of day. If we play like we did in the qualifiers then we’ve got a chance. The injured players will be missed but at least our best players are all fit and we have choices in midfield. And if we do lose tonight it’s not the end of the world.

This had me in tears.

Flower of Scotland was rather good!

Looks like they’ve just been man-shafted.

Oh dear

Scotsman flashing his tackle when lifting his kilt live on German TV was funny.

Christ, we are so bad

and that’s the wrong sort of flashing tackle

This could be quite a hammering.

@1:10 🤣

Evidence that there are too many teams in the tournament?

Time for a second half comeback?

Worth a punt at 550/1? 😂

Well that’s the optimism gone until Wednesday.

Evidence that there are too many teams in the tournament?

Scotland won’t be in the tournament for very long

“Alle Schotten dicht!” doesn’t just apply to submarines it seems…

I’m thinking this just might be a very good German side. Got them on our sweepstake.

Wasnt expecting much more but i suppose we still have two games left ….

I’m thinking this just might be a very good German side.

nah – just a very inexperienced Scotland team – they are like a League Two team – no pace, no positioning, Germany look okay, but theyve been gifted this.

We lost bad as Clarke isn’t really that great of a manager, and we have too many weak positions in the team, we’re here as cannon fodder unfortunately, just to enjoy an actual tournament.

Roy Keane after the game was highly amusing though

Given that some have the bizarre national that by having strung together a decent set of tournament performances and  with a degree of dignity as well Southgate is absolutely rubbish and a total fake who would people want as England manager?  Noone is very obvious to me.

Tough game for Scotland getting on the wrong end of a resurgant germany with a point to prove tho’ I predicted 4-1 at work so 🙂 for me

Seeing as Scotland failed to get an attempt on target all game, I think managing to score was quite some going..

The good run to qualify including beating Spain a distant memory! Ten games without a win now. The shape was all wrong and we were useless with the ball, just kept giving it away. Players look scared.

Hard to tell how good Germany are. Wirtz and Muisiala will be a handful for anyone.

That Musiala looked amazing. Was surprised to find out that he used to play for England at youth level! 😅

Happens a lot, Grealish and Rice played for Ireland.

@imnotanygood

you aren’t Angus Gunn by any chance are you?

Spain Croatia is pretty tasty. Very entertaining.

Spain look good.

God knows how that was a penalty. It looked like an embarrassingly blatant dive!