Barney Rubble

FFS - That's six times today Malcolm. We've got your message by now. Go and have a lie down.

Can add the late Phil O'Donnell to the list. Richard Hughes got about 5 caps around 2004 while Portsmouth were in the Premiership. He played in the 2004 qualifier v Norway at Hampden when McFadden got red carded for punching the ball off the line.

I'm about to say something unpopular. Gannon-Doak flatters to deceive. Lots of nice turns and jinks, but his final cross is erratic (being kind). Finlay Curtis' is more direct and his final ball is far more consistent. There, said it.

Absolutely this - well said.

Wigan in 2013.

We do live in a democracy right? Michael Stewart, whatever youu think of him as a person, is fully entitled to give his opinion as an independent broadcaster. Underlines the SFA as a totally brain dead organisation incapable of reading a room. Are they reading from the Infantino guidebook??

The SFA would be better employed examining what they DO have control over. Namely the blatant transfer/harvesting (whatever - call it what you will) of HOME tickets to game the points system.

Spanish is generally accepted as being spoken more widely than English. English is - as you suggest - as the default global language because of international media which is largely influenced by the US. Even in the EU institutions, English only overtook French as the default language in the mid 90s following the accession of Finland, Sweden and Austria.

Derek Ferguson was on co-comms on BBC Alba for the recent Torino v Bologna game and said as much himself when Lewis came on as a sub late in the game. 'Here comes the most articulate of the Fergusons.' A mouthful of Fierce Iron Brew went all over the carpet following that comment.

This in spades. Well said.

He's had numerous opportunities for both club and country, and consistently failed to convince at both levels. Ralston has been far more reliable for the national team than Patterson ever has been, even if he isn't the greatest.

He wasn't. He was blowing out of his arse after 15 minutes, and offered nothing defensively or offensively throughout. There's a reason his club career has majorly stalled. High time the blinkers were removed in regards to his perceived abilities in comparison to what he delivers to the team.

Much like Patterson at Everton then.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yjdpy7vvro Latest score: Kneecap 2 UK Terror charges 0

Patterson has done nothing to be anywhere near considered for the squad post his two howlers v Netherlands and Northern Ireland in March 2024. His reputation amongst some on here is in inverse proportion to any added value he has ever contributed when selected.