andyD Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 On 11/11/2019 at 7:31 PM, The_Dark_Knight said: Mmmhhh... Someone gave a laughing emoji at one of our best players being injured for a month. I think you should maybe read the posts instead of only looking at the smileys! Context is everything and all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyDD Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Class from McTominay to do the same as Robertson and go up to see the squad. A nice touch and hopefully an indication of good camaraderie in the group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 4 hours ago, daviebee said: I genuinely hope the both of you get well soon. Guilt talking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 3 hours ago, andyD said: I think you should maybe read the posts instead of only looking at the smileys! Context is everything and all that. Not really. Someone laughing at news that a key player might be out for a couple of months? Not cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 1 hour ago, AndyDD said: Class from McTominay to do the same as Robertson and go up to see the squad. A nice touch and hopefully an indication of good camaraderie in the group. Totally. They didn't have to do that, but it's a nice touch, especially from McTominay who is only 22. Just shows you, age or money doesnt bring class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyD Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, The_Dark_Knight said: Not really. Someone laughing at news that a key player might be out for a couple of months? Not cool. Pretty sure it was me.. and the post i put that smiley on what making a joke about liam henderson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 1 minute ago, andyD said: Pretty sure it was me.. and the post i put that smiley on what making a joke about liam henderson. This one, too? https://www.tamb.net/forum/index.php?/topic/13218-scott-mctominay/&do=findComment&comment=549075 I might be alone. But a post about a young man suffering from ligament danage isn't really a laughing matter. But maybe I'm missing the context... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyD Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 18 minutes ago, The_Dark_Knight said: This one, too? https://www.tamb.net/forum/index.php?/topic/13218-scott-mctominay/&do=findComment&comment=549075 I might be alone. But a post about a young man suffering from ligament danage isn't really a laughing matter. But maybe I'm missing the context... Probably a misclick.. i wouldn't get worked up about it. If someone did do that on purpose, they're a prat. Sadly where there are people there are prats. That's life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 8 minutes ago, andyD said: Probably a misclick.. i wouldn't get worked up about it. If someone did do that on purpose, they're a prat. Sadly where there are people there are prats. That's life. It was on purpose. Was also on all the McTominay injury updates. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, daviebee said: I genuinely hope the both of you get well soon. With that, I assume you believe the assertion that I have more than one account here? Yeah. Totally. I'll let you in on a wee secret... I actually make up 50% of the TAMB. I find it exceedingly flattering that a tiny circle of people think me as omnipotent. I mean, for people to follow me around, marking all my posts with laughing emojis... It's as flattering as it is frickin' weird. It won't make me stop posting. Why would it? It's flattering. So keep em coming. The more, the merrier. Edited November 13, 2019 by The_Dark_Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daviebee Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 1 hour ago, The_Dark_Knight said: Guilt talking? Nope. Wasn't me who stuck a smiley on your post. I tend just to gloss over them now. Same sh*t, different day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 7 minutes ago, daviebee said: Nope. Wasn't me who stuck a smiley on your post. I tend just to gloss over them now. Same sh*t, different day. Didn't say it was, Dave. It's obvious to who it is. I won't make it known, though, as declaring a suspicion without proof isn't very bright. Isn't that right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrniaboc Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 1 hour ago, The_Dark_Knight said: With that, I assume you believe the assertion that I have more than one account here? Yeah. Totally. I'll let you in on a wee secret... I actually make up 50% of the TAMB. I find it exceedingly flattering that a tiny circle of people think me as omnipotent. I mean, for people to follow me around, marking all my posts with laughing emojis... It's as flattering as it is frickin' weird. It won't make me stop posting. Why would it? It's flattering. So keep em coming. The more, the merrier. I thought he was talking about you and McTominay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, mrniaboc said: I thought he was talking about you and McTominay? Why would I have to get well soon? Better well soon from what? Don't bother answer, as it'll most probably be "I'm done'. Edited November 13, 2019 by The_Dark_Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 On 11/10/2019 at 2:21 PM, The_Dark_Knight said: Scott McTominay makes it 2:0. Lengthy VAR check... Or not.... Own goal. ...and now the goal has been given to McTominay. 3 in 12 is quite good. Since he might not play again in 2019, I doubt he'll care, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrniaboc Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, The_Dark_Knight said: Why would I have to get well soon? Better well soon from what? Don't bother answer, as it'll most probably be "I'm done'. I mean, I imagine the joke was that you have some mental health problems to recover from while McTominay recovers from his physical issues. Not very funny or cool I guess, but I'm just explaining it. No need to get touchy with me. Edited November 13, 2019 by mrniaboc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrniaboc Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 1 hour ago, The_Dark_Knight said: ...and now the goal has been given to McTominay. 3 in 12 is quite good. Since he might not play again in 2019, I doubt he'll care, though. That's good news about the goal. Hope to see him back before the New Year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, mrniaboc said: I mean, I imagine the joke was that you have some mental health problems to recover from while McTominay recovers from his physical issues. Not very funny or cool I guess, but I'm just explaining it. No need to get touchy with me. Apparently, he thinks mental illness is something to be laughed at. Which is in pretty poor taste, if you ask me As for the stalkers following me around with the laughing emojis. Well, joke's on them, as they're giving me rep. They're perpetually making me the most popular TAMB contributor, which is rather sweet. As far as your question in my Euro 2020 threads go (don't want to answer them in those threads, as i want them to did). No. I don't think our players playing in high tension matches is good, at all. The entire European Championship 2020 qualifiers have been high tension, and we've all seem how they've dealt with it. Andy Robertson said it himself, after we took the lead against Russia, the Scotland players panicked. They're just a bunch of bottlers. In my opinion the Playoffs are just a total write-off. The sooner the current players are phased out, and replaced by players from the u17s/19s/21s the better. If people here think we'll win the Playoffs, well... Good luck with all that... Edited November 13, 2019 by The_Dark_Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrniaboc Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 7 minutes ago, The_Dark_Knight said: Apparently, he thinks mental illness is something to be laughed at. Which is in pretty poor taste, if you ask me As for the stalkers following me around with the laughing emojis. Well, joke's on them, as they're giving me rep. They're perpetually making me the most popular TAMB contributor, which is rather sweey. As far as your question in my Euro 2020 threads go (don't want to answer them in those threads, as i want them to did). No. I don't think our players playing in high tension matches is good, at all. The entire European Championship 2020 qualifiers have been high tension, and we've all seem how they've dealt with it. Andy Robertson said it himself, after we took the lead against Russia, the Scotland players panicked. They're just a bunch of bottlers. In my opinion the Playoffs are just a total write-off. The sooner the current players are phased out, and replaced by players from the u17s/19s/21s the better. If people here think we'll win the Playoffs, well... Good luck with all that... I understand your viewpoint, and reluctance to get interested in the playoffs, but if we go along writing off important Scotland matches because we're afraid we won't win, then we should probably just stop supporting the team altogether. These players were given the chance of a playoff spot, and they took it. I think we should at least give them our support for those games now. You're almost certainly right that we won't win it, but there's a tangible chance we will, and if we do you'll be missing out on the party of the century! Why not employ Pascal's Wager here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 5 minutes ago, mrniaboc said: I understand your viewpoint, and reluctance to get interested in the playoffs, but if we go along writing off important Scotland matches because we're afraid we won't win, then we should probably just stop supporting the team altogether. These players were given the chance of a playoff spot, and they took it. I think we should at least give them our support for those games now. You're almost certainly right that we won't win it, but there's a tangible chance we will, and if we do you'll be missing out on the party of the century! Why not employ Pascal's Wager here? Not at all. Supporting Scotland isnt about glory hunting. What I'm saying is that, currently, we are in no fit state to be anywhere near a major tournament. Look at Norway, Haaland is probably the most talked about teenager right now. He'll rag-doll our defence. I'd rather put all our eggs in the qualifiers for the World Cup. Or at the VERY least, promote a batch of kids from the under 21s and even the under17s to play in the playoffs. Watching players like Mulgrew and Naismith and Gallacher and McLean, etc, go through the motions against Norway will be soul-destroying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rscot Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 11 minutes ago, The_Dark_Knight said: Not at all. Supporting Scotland isnt about glory hunting. What I'm saying is that, currently, we are in no fit state to be anywhere near a major tournament. Look at Norway, Haaland is probably the most talked about teenager right now. He'll rag-doll our defence. I'd rather put all our eggs in the qualifiers for the World Cup. Or at the VERY least, promote a batch of kids from the under 21s and even the under17s to play in the playoffs. Watching players like Mulgrew and Naismith and Gallacher and McLean, etc, go through the motions against Norway will be soul-destroying. What I would do is play 3-5-2 and have 1 of the defenders (perhaps Gallagher) to man mark the guy, this is what we should have done against Russia, but Clarke decided to play 2 of our least physically gifted CB against a physically strong centre forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 2 hours ago, mrniaboc said: That's good news about the goal. Hope to see him back before the New Year! Generally, it takes four weeks to fully recover from ankle ligament injury, longer if you try to soldier on from it... Which he did when OGS started him against Brighton. He could miss the whole of December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 10 minutes ago, Rscot said: What I would do is play 3-5-2 and have 1 of the defenders (perhaps Gallagher) to man mark the guy, this is what we should have done against Russia, but Clarke decided to play 2 of our least physically gifted CB against a physically strong centre forward. Yeah. Gets my vote. Cant remember thd last time we stuck a player on someone... Probably McLaren on Baggio. The lad has a price tag of £80m. Only 19, scored 7 in 4 European Cup matches. I'm not even sure we'll win the semi final, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rscot Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, The_Dark_Knight said: Yeah. Gets my vote. Cant remember thd last time we stuck a player on someone... Probably McLaren on Baggio. The lad has a price tag of £80m. Only 19, scored 7 in 4 European Cup matches. I'm not even sure we'll win the semi final, though. Gallagher is a big, strong defender, and if his man drops into midfield and Gallagher follows and wins possession, he’s decent on the ball I must say though I’m giving my opinions on players that I’ve seen, there’s a lot of players I’ve only seen briefly or not at all, there maybe better suited players eligible for Scotland out there that I have little or no knowledge of. Edited November 13, 2019 by Rscot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 10 minutes ago, Rscot said: Gallagher is a big, strong defender, and if his man drops into midfield and Gallagher follows and wins possession, he’s decent on the ball I must say though I’m giving my opinions on players that I’ve seen, there’s a lot of players I’ve only seen briefly or not at all, there maybe better suited players eligible for Scotland out there that I have little or no knowledge of. I'd go with that. Yeah. That's pretty much one of the plus points about a back three, one of them can be used as a dedicated man-marker, leaving the other two do mop up. I doubt Clarke is bold enough, though. He seems pretty set in his ways in a "four at the back" way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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