Eastiebeastie

Some cash for the first day and your ATM card.

I have had a cancellation that stranded me for 2 days in Florida, and have had the best part of 12 months haggling with the airline and the CAA over it. You will be entitled to claim all extra accom and meals providing you keep receipts for all and don't take the michael. Where you would not be able to claim compensation is if the delay is classed as "an exceptional circumstance" or one which is totally outwith the airlines control, and closing an airport / cancelling flights due to a suspicious package would be classed as this. There has been a recent court ruling involving JET2 which has just kicked into touch airlines claiming technical faults with aircraft, or staff sickness as an exceptional circumstance. They used to wangle out of payIng compensation using all sorts of tosh as "exceptional". Basically the courts view any situation within the airlines own control is not exceptional and therefore compensation would be payable at a maximum of 600 euros per person, per EU legislation. Would be very surprised if a penny was paid as compensation after a bomb scare.

Think Denmark have the same match scheduling as us in the qualifiers so a game v them makes sense and would be a good test for Ireland and Poland later in the year. Same goes for N Ireland, and given their win on Sunday would be good opposition just b4 Rep game. For once it would seems like good work from the SFA.

It really was a faddy esq moment ala Paris when Anya tucked it away. Nice wee gash on the back o ma leg fae jumping around like a nut. What a moment.

Made the train just after 11 and was in the pub in dusseldorf for 12.15. 3 wonderful days in dusseldorf and 1 in cologne. The 2 best cities in Germany. Sorry munich.

A narrow defeat and Ireland drawing in Georgia would do us nicely.

Loew has said his players are knackered and have had little break since July. They had a confidence blow last nite and could be missing 6 or 7 from the team that won the final. We are in good shape with hee haw to lose. I would say its the very best time to get them . Much prefer this than the away banana skin facing Ireland in 35 degree Tblisi.

Whittaker played in Zagreb, Skopje and Molde and we won all 3. Granted he makes mistakes, but he has done a job for us in the past.

Reading between the lines I think Hummels and Ozil are both really toiling with Boateng very doubtful. Given it aint a massive game for Germany and they have domestic & CL fixtures to come I don't think any will be risked. Reported that Loew is calling in replacemets. Draxler has also withdrawn. Add that to Schweinsteiger, Lahm, Klose and Mertesacher all unavailable and we are playing them at the best time. Dorrans and Berra wouldn't even get a game from the bench, so as injuries go those 2 are decent for us imo.

Cannot mind a thing about the town. Pouring down so was in boozers all efty. Can mind o boy claiming to be mates with Gary Naysmith saying the pitch was almost unplayable......The wee squaddie singing flower of Scotland as our anthem and the two fannies singing utter pish on the bus all the way back to Dusseldorf.

Hummels has not played since world cup final.

McGregor Hutton Robertson Martin Hanley Mulgrew Morrison D Fletcher S Fletcher Naismith Anya. Flat back 4 / Mulgrew in front / 4 ahead with Naismith linking with Fletcher up top.

Any word on why mulgrew wasn't involved today ?

No Mulgrew. Not even on the bench ?

Anya Morrison and Maloney all saw game time yesterday. Brilliant news.

The sole reason for mine and Mrs Eastiebeasties arrival in Cologne on Friday efty. The city of Cologne brews some of the countries finest beers. Cannot wait.

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