duncan II

Canada were good entertainment. Gave it a good go and have some terrific players. Croatia when they hit their stride oozed class. Modric still an absolute joy. A good game, result a bit harsh.

Ir-vyne. <shudder> ☹️

No. 🤔 Were you pointed at by a porpoise?

And that's what makes football shit today. Muscly automatons = dull. Give me a skinny, skilful winger. I'd ban gyms. Awful invention. Seeing eejits in their skintight t-shirts stoating about, tattoos on display everywhere. 🤮 Another reason modern life is rubbish. Never been in a gym, never will. Keep fit, go for a run. What's the benefit of gyms? Everyone looks the same - out of proportion "muscles", tattoos and no individuality.

If anyone has any issue or pertinent question about GRA or trans or men in dresses, I'd recommend not visiting Poe and Bovril. They'll have you labelled a bigot if you fail to walk the line, or have any concerns. Not me, I don't post there.

Maradona, whilst there, didn't do anything of note (except booting a Brazilian in the baws and getting sent off), Cameroon, whilst there, didn't really perform as well as they did in '90.

This is a football message board and we all love it, but come on, an emotionally tough week for you cos of... minor football stuff?

It's ignorance and a wilful dismissal of Scottish football. They are supposed football fans, these are clubs within the largest league of their nearest national neighbours (well, there's usually at least one of them in the largest league). Dundee reached European cup semis in the '60s and United latter stages of euro comps in the '80s. Surely this brings them into the awareness of anyone who follows football. It is not remotely comparable to fucking Woking Town. My mates who are English would know these facts, and lots more. No excuses for their media representatives to be so ignorant. So yeah, it does annoy me.

What if we go to war with Canada? 😮

Yeah, basic research, come on. And co-commentators who obviously haven't researched anything about the teams. World Cup is bad for this. Lawrenson a serial offender.

Was in the car and flicking through radio stations and caught some of an interview with Robertson on a thing called 'My Unsung Hero' on Talksport. Was pretty interesting but had to turn it off when the interviewer repeatedly referred to his time at Dundee. Even with Robertson constantly saying Dundee Utd, she just couldn't get it right. Apparently she does a whole series of such interviews. Is it too much to ask that someone doing that job has done basic research, or understands some things re Scottish football? Annoyed me more than it should, but I found parts of it interesting. He came across well.

Butter 🤢 Too much mayo 🤮

Why?

SamP IS a nonce. Fact.

To be fair, it has.

I don't understand how they MIGHT qualify if they win. Is there an intercontinental playoff they need to win after Ireland too?

Great shithousing but it's awful to watch.

In the days of Brown we took this part of it all quite seriously and were surprisingly (for the SFA) very professional and forceful. We very often came away with exactly what suited us in terms of fixtures. But I agree that it's good these days are in the past and it's done more randomly.

It was early, was the best I had.

Jinky and Shrinky.

Just enjoy the Hendry we've got now instead of harking back to a time that never existed. 😀

Sharp was awful for us, as was Archibald. I'll probably get shot down for this but Colin Hendry wasn't some Beckenbauer figure. He was fairly limited. He was blood and guts and had flowing locks but there's some amount of revisionism to portray him as a colossus.

Yeah. I may be wrong too, but I think it'll be Jack sitting in front of the back four, then a bank of four with Adams up front, possibly a bank of three with Fraser playing off Adams.

That's not the line-up! Will be summat like 4-1-4-1

"Fenian bastards" = just banter to you then. Gotcha. 👍