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    Gonna miss this place

    in TA specific

    Posted

    I joined around 2006 and it was an excellent forum from a Scotland fan's perspective. Info regarding tickets/away games/travel was great along with useful "in-the-know" stuff about the national team such as upcoming friendlies.

    The internet has since evolved and social media has grown. It's easier to get info nowadays and websites like Skyscanner have come on the scene.

    A lot of the regular posters have left since then and the place has felt different.  In recent years it felt like your opinion didn't count for much unless you were a regular with thousands of posts and some regular posters drained out a lot of debate.

    It's a shame to lose a forum discussing all things relating to the national team and the Tartan Army but for me it's not been the same for a wee while.

    New Video! Scotland v England - The Preview

    in TA specific

    Posted

    6 hours ago, romanticscot said:

    Some honest feedback, there isn't much Scotland and England footage in the video, you used to do a great job of calling back to previous relevant events. I do appreciate the video though. 

    Appreciate the feedback. The thinking behind it was my last England preview featured the Auld Enemy fixture heavily and so i didn't want to do an exact copy of that. Instead I wanted to set a reminder of some great moments at Hampden Park where hopefully we'll witness another famous moment at Hampden this week.

    Cheers.

    Strachan interview

    in TA specific

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Parklife said:

    That's completely subjective. I'd debate that Kari Arnasen is better than Hanley or Martin, though. 

    If we have weak option at the back, then play a 3. Wales have do it, Italy do it, Germany even done it on Saturday. Give yourself extra cover in your weakest position. Rigidly sticking to a 4-2-3-1 and then saying "aye but all our centre halves are pish" is possibly the most stupid managerial approach possible. 

    I actually cannot believe so many folk blindly defend Strachan and his tactical ineptitude. 

    You think Italy play 3 at the back because it is their weakest position? :huh:

    Strachan interview

    in TA specific

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    1 hour ago, aaid said:

    none of them are particularly great but they are all probably better Centre Halvesthan any of our current options. 

    They all play at a higher level than our first choice centre halfs but no point in arguing, it's all Strachan's fault.....

    Strachan interview

    in TA specific

    Posted

    Somebody said Scott Brown is arguably to blame for the failure of the campign. If that's not pointing the finger I dont know what is.

    If Gordon Strachan is to blame for the failure of this campaign who is to blame for the last 20 years of failed campaigns.

    Strachan interview

    in TA specific

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    Our back four is not good enough at the moment. Our holding midfielder is expected to do too much over the course of the game to protect them.

    Scott Brown did a lot more good than bad over the campaign and to point the finger at him seems incredibly harsh in my opinion. But this is a thread about the manager not Scott Brown.

    People are unhappy with the manager's selection but until we get better quality at the back I see no real alternatives that would do any better at the moment.

     

     

    Strachan interview

    in TA specific

    Posted

    Just now, Parklife said:

    Here's me thinking our defeat to Georgia happened when they ran right through the middle of the pitch... 

    Don't recall that being the problem that night. A lack of creativity and movement in the final 3rd, yes.

    Georgia game alone didn't cost us the campaign, poor defending across the campaign cost us in the end.

    If you think Scott Brown is our problem, I think many fans and people involved in football would disagree.

    Strachan interview

    in TA specific

    Posted · Edited by braveheart_lynch

    3 minutes ago, Parklife said:

    Probably be a good idea to play our best and most disciplined holding midfielder a bit more often then, rather than sticking with an abjectly out of form Scott Brown. 

    What has a holding midfielder got to do with how we defend a set piece? Still no suggestions....

    Strachan interview

    in TA specific

    Posted · Edited by braveheart_lynch

    People always seem unhappy about Strachan selections but I see no suggestions forthcoming about replacement defenders, which is where a lot of our problem lies. Hopefully a defensive minded coach to replace McCall might make a slight difference.

    Strachan interview

    in TA specific

    Posted

    4 hours ago, er yir macaroon said:

    Ach, he's a good lad. I was worried about some of his patter previously about players being scared, but he clarified those remarks, saying it was about young youth players needing to be brave on the ball. He has a fierce determination for Scotland to produce top top players. We need him.

    Well put.

    EU Referendum

    in Anything Goes - Other topics not covered elsewhere

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    5 hours ago, RenfrewBlue said:

    Still waiting to hear one Leave voter explain how the numbers that the campaign are putting out actually stack up.

    In my opinion they're just utter lies which basically calls into question every other thing the Leave campaign have said.

    The racism in their campaign is so similar to 30s Nazi propaganda it's disgusting and yet apparently educated and rational people are buying into their shite.

    Nobody is claiming the EU is perfect but if it's a choice between it and trusting bare faced liars like Johnson, Gove and Farage then I'll be voting Remain. 

    I'd argue numbers from both sides are forecasts and not fact. Remain has its fair share of untrustworthy people.

    Hungary - Iceland

    in Euro 2016

    Posted

    It was the defenders challenge I was referring to. Player felt minimal contact and took a tumble.

     

    I'm probably in the minority but I've found Iceland torture to watch. Hungary deserved their equaliser.

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