Chripper

How else could you explain why our INTERNATIONALS are still struggling with the basics? Look. We struggled to break down the worst international team on planet Earth. We were made to sweat by a team who have 33k population. We were steamrollered by a team who are 116 in the world. Are these facts factual enough for you?

Far, far, far weirder than you.

On the bench. Call me bias, but I'd pick McTominay over Pogba 10 out of 10 times. For starters, McTominay loves the club, for Pogba it's just a stop gap before he moves to either Barcelona or Real Madrid.

Well, having an opinion and not being liked is a lot better than not having an opinion and being the belle of the ball. Ah. Not something that I have a problem with, I always have clever things to say. Really? It might belong to future you, the ones who travelled back in time to Visit 2019 Venice. No. It's like a magic eye picture, humans can see it, but the trick is to focus and unfocus your eyes at the same time. It's difficult but not impossible. Really? Nah. They're all afraid of me and my burgeoning intellect.

The vast amount of small nations don't give a whit about football. Again, it's not about population. China is the biggest country in the world, they don't care about football, so they've gotten out of football that they've put in. Football is apparently our main sport, but we don't put anything into it. OK. The last couple of the lines sums up the Scottish mentality. "It's unlikely, so why bother!". It's that type of apathy that's put us where we are. If we aren't hoping to match the likes of Croatia or Uruguay then what's the point of continuing? We SHOULD be aiming to emulate the successes of other nations. Look at Ajax and their achievements this season, with a core of homegrown players. If Celtic managed to get to the quarters or the semis of the European Cup they'd do it with 9 or 10 foreigners. My point is a tremendous one. We're teaching our kids the basics at 15/16, their foreign counterpart is being taught the basics at 5+. Generally, players are only really coachable till they hit 18 years of age. At this time they are looking to break through to first team football. That being the case, generally, our players receive 2/3 years of skillset coaching, abroad they get 13 years.

Stats can be bent to back up most arguments. It's rare for him to start a match and complete 90 minutes. This to me is the definition of struggling. So, what you're saying is that because just because we're a small nation we shouldn't have any expectations? Do you really want to play that card? Its a dangerous one. Uruguay (Pop: 3.4m) have won the World Cup twice (OK. It was a long time ago, but it's not that long ago they got to a semi), how about Iceland (Pop: 340k) who have done more in one world cup than we ever have. Croatia (Pop: 4.1m) produce superstars and they always go far in world cups. Denmark (5.7m) won a European Championship. We could have the population of China and we would still not do anything on the football landscape. It's not about population, it's about a blueprint on how to deal with football. Our blueprint is wait till kids are 15/16 and then impart coaching onto them, whereas other nations do it when kids are 5+. I believe that would be the equal of Croatia and Uruguay if our FA and our clubs worked together for the good of Scottish football. Is that's an unrealistic expectation then it tells you more about Scottish football than it does I.

Yeah, well, only about 0.0001% of people can tolerate me, so I'll have you beat on that angle. And it is definitely a compliment. People that are well-liked are usually conformists who don't have an opinion in their empty little heads. Bless them. Nah. I'm sure a couple of people haven't gotten fed up of you. There is no such thing as "too far" in terms of telling tales. And telling tales of a Cat's talk tells all. I was referring to the prisoner who hanged himself as he couldn't adjust to outside life. And there was a cat in the Shawshank Redemption… it was invisible. She did? So, she's a thief as well as a poor man's Elizabeth Bennet? No. There is a Dog on Mars. It's just difficult to see. Is that code for "someone is trying to kill me" ? Yikes.

Hawkins has bee superb. People forget, because of his mild demeanour, that's he a brilliant snooker player. If it wasn't for O'Sullivan he would've won the world championship. I think he might be a dark horse.

I know, it's so much more simple answering questions and generally if your brain is still intact. I don't know why that is, I suppose it's just one of life's little conundrums. You'd really think If a brain was burst and the cells were spewed all over the place it would make it more simple to engage your mind, but no. Oh really? Well, the general people in this place ain't brite enuff two hav a proper convo. Ew... I should've done that, I loath text talk. *shudder* I will, too? How so? I could write till doomsday... whenever that is. Oh. Does it also tell you that covers are supposed to be an illustration purposes and not for spoilers? That sounds like a decent idea. I'll put a spin on it... the cat befriends the royal corgi, blah, blah, blah, the guy gets a job at the palace... he then hangs himself as he realizes that all his freedoms and his choices have vanishes in the blink of an eye and that he's such a loser that it takes his feline friend to snare him a job. That might make it a little darker, but I like it, it's kinda got a "Shawshank redemption" vibe to it. Copyright issues? Nah. I wouldn't worry about that. The author of "Bridget Jones" didn't feel any wrath when she plagiarized "Pride and Prejudice". That one still makes me angry. Fine, write a new spin on the story, but keep the female protagonist as an intelligent woman, not a flake that wears parachute panties. I think it would have to be technical, to be honest, I mean, it was about **Spoiler alert** an astronaut that got trapped on Mars. It was hardly going to "Spot the Dog". lol. You can say what you want about Cats but they wouldn't tolerate being lead around wearing a collar. No one bosses Cats around! And we'll find that out during the Feline Uprising.

Since when has Leigh Griffiths been a top player? He's barely passable as an average one.

Why are so many people obsessed with "natural positions" ? Do Austria quibble about David Alaba playing as anchorman when he plays left back for his club? How about Germany fans saying that Kimmich isn't an anchorman as he plays all season at right back? No they don't. These two players could probably play anywhere on the park (apart from in goal) and I'd say the same about the players that I mentioned... although I'd worry about Fraser's height at center back... David Alaba plays in the engine room for Austria because he's their best player. Who is our best player? Robertson? Why do we never think outside the box when other nations don't have a problem with it? I've listed our best players, and I'd play 3 out of 4 of them in midfield, without a moment's hesitation. People say that Robertson rarely has a good game for Scotland, yes, that's because Liverpool have a better midfield than us. If we move him in the engine room he can get more involved. I don't care for "natural positions", as top players can play anywhere. Plus I assume you're playing 4 in defence? Yeah, unless we're playing a team lower in the rankings than Kazakhstan, we'll get ripped open.

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Plus he's struggling to break into a lousy Southampton side. All signs point to a bang average player. And as for McGinn, his inflated ass on an energizer bunny routine may impress the locals, but not me. Our best central midfield consists of McTominay, Robertson/Tierney and Fraser. Three of whom are playing in a top league and two are high in the rankings for assists. We need creativity in midfield as well as dependability, not a Championship player who runs around like he's got a peeled Jalapeno in his anus.

Nope. Generally our players don't get bought and sold for folding money.

Ah. Well spotted. Hopefully he's alright for Sunday.

He tends to do that. He did it against England. Him and McGinn in the middle of midfield is like a Stephen King novel.

My pre-tournament favourite was Trump. Can't really seeing anyone beat him, perhaps Robertson.

Oh, he'll definitely be working on it, and he has to, otherwise he's out. I like him, but at times his attitude lets him down. If he employed a sports therapist it would help, but is he open minded enough to go that route?I don't know. If it's good enough for O'Sullivan...

Thank God! I had £40 riding on it. Leading up the final frame I just couldn't see Maguire win. He was missing everything.

Do you know what a spoiler alert is?! I didn't know it was about that. A cat turned a guy's life around? Was the cat carrying a suitcase full of money? Was the cat really a University teacher and the cat gave the guy personal tuition? Was the cat really a secret millionaire? Was the cat an intergalactic ruler and he gave the guy leadership over Earth? I really hope it's one of those... especially the last one. Sounds like a Twilight Zone story. lol. Yeah, that's him. To be hones, the cat's better looking... for that's just me posturing. Yikes! A bursting brain?!? Well, on the upside, many people these days don't have a brain to burst, and if they did and it did, the "burst" will be big enough to come out of the ear. Mm... I didn't know that "The Martian" was a book, either. I think I have to update my reading list. Really? Then I suppose you've never heard of Martian Cats.

Is it any good? I have no idea what it's about. Seeing the cover of the DVD was enough for me. It means novels. You could've been nice and added a "Haha" to the right hand corner of the post. C'mon, I know you want to do it.

Oh great, a Top Cat reference. You do know that you're playing into their hands, don't you? Or maybe, just maybe they've gotten to you!! Nah. It's nice to feed the conspiracy theorists as it's fun to burst their bubble... or to prove them right! Interesting. I haven't read it, I didn't even know that it was a book, actually, which is kinda embarrassing knowing that I'm a man of literature. I know that there's a movie, though... not that I've seen it. Enjoy the cleaning.

Pfft! They don't scare me! I have a spray can filled with water and I'm not afraid to use it! Oh really? That's weird. The weird thing is the "cat", but also we're talking about Musicals with "A Street car named Desire" having its name parodied. I think cats are begging to talk to us. World domination is next for them...

Cool. Never heard that one before. This is what I mean about top players being able to play in more than one position. Henderson can play all through the middle of midfield. McTominay can play through the middle, both in defence and attack as well as midfield. The next Scotland manager has to decide what he's going to do with our midfield. McTominay is the only central midfielder that I trust.

Maybe it's better drunk or tipsy? The performers would certainly make it a lot more entertaining if they were drunk! Plus bring in a car or two... accidents happen. Oh. Trust me. If you ever get the inclination to stick a fork in your eyes, attempt to read "50 Shades". I got 50 pages into it, I think it was 50, might've bee 30, just seemed like 50... and I was genuinely deliberating between sticking a fork in both my eyes or to put down the book. Thankfully I still have my eyesight. Yeah, I'm more a fluffy dressing gown kinda guy....