Rude Gullit Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) 20 minutes ago, RabtheBruce said: Right now I'd take qualifying for a major tournament, never mind doing a Greece and Denmark. Even reaching a play-off would represent significant progress compared to recent campaigns. That'd do for me too (just making a tourney and enjoying the experience) - one unforgettable party summer! Edited June 18, 2017 by Rude Gullit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernscum Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 10 hours ago, Rude Gullit said: That'd do for me too (just making a tourney and enjoying the experience) - one unforgettable party summer! Too right! I only mentioned Greece and Denmark as an answer to a post about us basically having no hope of ever doing anything. Qualifying for another finals would be enough for me to be going on with in the meantime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 23 hours ago, Rude Gullit said: Surely scrapping to qualify for tournaments is now the equivalent of our past efforts of actually getting there and struggling to get out of the group? We're never likely to win a tournament, so being a Scotland fan is all about savouring the journey while it lasts. If you're tired of that then you're tired of life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkieRobRoy Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Aye, a play-off would at least be something. I pointed out before that the last manager to get us to a play-off (and ahead after the first leg as well) was Berti. OK, the wheels then came right aff, but some respect to the wee guy for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doric Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 On 2017-6-19 at 1:22 PM, KirkieRobRoy said: Aye, a play-off would at least be something. I pointed out before that the last manager to get us to a play-off (and ahead after the first leg as well) was Berti. OK, the wheels then came right aff, but some respect to the wee guy for that. Play Off wid be as good as qualifying way things have been going recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Teams that make play offs know how to hold onto a lead for 90 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doric Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 1 hour ago, bonny78 said: Teams that make play offs know how to hold onto a lead for 90 seconds. No they don't as they would qualify automatically Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Doric said: No they don't as they would qualify automatically No cause they might not be leading. Teams that get play off tend to be not brilliant but have a bit of luck. I.e. they get just enough points when it matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boynze Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 16 minutes ago, bonny78 said: No cause they might not be leading. Teams that get play off tend to be not brilliant but have a bit of luck. I.e. they get just enough points when it matters. That's not luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 38 minutes ago, Boynze said: That's not luck Its solid then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boynze Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 8 hours ago, bonny78 said: Its solid then. I have no idea what that means Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 45 minutes ago, Boynze said: I have no idea what that means Neither does GS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 On 16/06/2017 at 9:08 PM, Bino's said: he still should have gone after the Lithuanian game that's the one that's really f**cked us and was one of the worst performance's in years I don't think you watched that game. Totally agree that it was a terrible result. You've got to beat Lithuania at home and probably away as well if you're gonna qualify. Don't agree about the performance though, we created plenty of chances in that game. I reckon we played worse when we beat them 1-0 and 3-1 at Hampden. The only two truly terrible competitive performances of Strachan's reign were away to Georgia and Slovakia. On 17/06/2017 at 5:39 AM, Marky said: I don't know how old you are CC, but trust me, there are only so many punches in the guts you can take before it just stops hurting any more. Even back in the 70s and 80s when we were "good", the Scotland team did this to you. The only difference back then was that they got a bit further before they did it to you. Pretending that this eternal ability to snatch disappointment from the jaws of ecstasy doesn't exist, doesn't make you a better supporter than anyone else. I messaged TDYER63 last Sunday to get her views (she had been to the match, I hadn't) and she said she felt like a battered wife who keeps coming back for more. An excellent analogy I think. I guarantee it will happen to you one day. True but how good will it be when we do finally qualify again! On 17/06/2017 at 11:23 PM, Rude Gullit said: Surely scrapping to qualify for tournaments is now the equivalent of our past efforts of actually getting there and struggling to get out of the group? We've never got out of a group at a finals. Scrapping to qualify for tournaments would now be seen as a major success, as it would've been had we ever got of the group when we used to qualify. On 19/06/2017 at 1:22 PM, KirkieRobRoy said: Aye, a play-off would at least be something. I pointed out before that the last manager to get us to a play-off (and ahead after the first leg as well) was Berti. OK, the wheels then came right aff, but some respect to the wee guy for that. True but against Germany, Iceland, Lithuania and Faeroes teams who were all probably worse than they are now. Germany and Iceland were certainly much worse. On 21/06/2017 at 5:28 PM, Doric said: Play Off wid be as good as qualifying way things have been going recently. Nah we could do without losing a 3rd play-off in-a-row thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rude Gullit Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 54 minutes ago, Que Sera Sera said: We've never got out of a group at a finals. Scrapping to qualify for tournaments would now be seen as a major success, as it would've been had we ever got of the group when we used to qualify. Kind of my point, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 What 2nd place could we beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 (edited) Confidence plummeting further listening to St.J v the Lithuanians. I can't see goal difference being decisive except in Slovakia's favour if we win 3 of the remaining games ...and draw with Malta So, we need to win all 4. Then I believe we won't be worst 2nd placer either. Think we'll struggle to finish above 4th, but have booked up for Slovenia just in case.............. And Bonny, we won't beat any seeded 2nd place team home+away. Edited June 29, 2017 by Grim Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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