The_Dark_Knight Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Manager: Craig Brown Formation: 3-5-2 Leighton Hendry. Weir. Dailly Burley. Robertson Fletcher. Lambert. Collins Hutchinson. McFadden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Craig Gordon, Alan Hutton, Andy Webster, Stephen McManus, Gary Naysmith, Darren Fletcher, Scott Brown, Barry Ferguson (c), James McFadden, Kenny Miller, Andy Carroll. World Cup quarter finalists on my Football Manger 2008 game a long time ago now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 8 minutes ago, ErsatzThistle said: Craig Gordon, Alan Hutton, Andy Webster, Stephen McManus, Gary Naysmith, Darren Fletcher, Scott Brown, Barry Ferguson (c), James McFadden, Kenny Miller, Andy Carroll. World Cup quarter finalists on my Football Manger 2008 game a long time ago now Andy Carrol?!? Well, since it's Football Manager I'll allow it. The nearest that i ever got to the Scotland job was being the manager of Scotland U19's whilst managing East Fife in the SPL in Football Manager 2014. Ah, fond memories... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Aye for some reason on my game David Weir, Gary Caldwell, Paul Hartley and Graham Alexander never got any games for their clubs so I had to use other players. Webster was a regular for Rangers in it so I just picked him. Carroll was great up front with Miller, knocked Kris Boyd oot the team. He was joined at Newcastle by Barry Ferguson. Derek Riordan was recalled to the squad after moving to Bolton. It was brilliant. Great fun to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noctonjock Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Goram Narey Miller Hansen F. Gray Strachan Souness Collins Cooper Johnston Dalglish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Mind in one of the football managers Berra wouldn’t accept a call up as he was waiting for France to pick him ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 David Harvey, Danny McGrain, Jim Holton, Gordon McQueen, David Hayes, Willie Donnachie, Asa Hartford, Bruce Rioch, Willie Johnston, Kenny Dalgliesh, Joe Jordan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Mixture of the 98 and 2008 squads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 4 minutes ago, ParisInAKilt said: Mixture of the 98 and 2008 squads Same for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0Neils40yarder Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 1 hour ago, noctonjock said: Goram Narey Miller Hansen F. Gray Strachan Souness Collins Cooper Johnston Dalglish A proper team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0Neils40yarder Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Goram McNamara Hendry Calderwood Boyd Lambert McAllister Collins Faddy McCoist Johnston Subs Gordon, Dailly, McStay, Gallagher, Duncan Ferguson Goram for me is easily our best goalkeeper in my living memory... Unfortunately he had his issues that we all know about and by the time he got to Fir Park was a total shell of what he once was. McNamara - it always baffled me why Burley got so much game time at this guys expense, a proper attacking full back Hendry and Calderwood - oh what we'd give for a dependable, top EPL level centre back pairing these days Boyd - for all that he is an utter cockend, he was an excellent left full back in his day Midfield 3, At the top of their respective games, these guys were cutting about at the very top of European football... A great balance about the three of them as well The Fadiator - in behind the strikers, doing whatever the fuck he wants. For a 3 or 4 year spell, Faddy was our national hero. Up front, probably our last proper strike partnership?? Two guys that scored goals, with MoJo in particular a borderline genius. Subs... Gordon a fantastic keeper until injuries got the better of him... Dailly, there are probably a lot of better options over the years but included because he could cover the whole back four, as well as for his undoubted attitude towards playing for our country McStay - a fantastic player that should have moved away from celtic to really prove it Gallacher - his form on the run up to France 98 gets him the nod here, both for club and Country he was outstanding in that period both through the middle and out wide Drunken Duncan - another missed opportunity for us. An immovable object that scared the shite out of just about anyone he faced, it's a real regret that his Scotland career was so short. His performance at Ibrox against Germany was right up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfingers Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 This thread is turning into a fantasy 11. 1998 squad or the 2000 squad that defeated england at Wembley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintsparky Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Maybe not the best players for each position but the team, I would like to see... Rough Hutton. Dailly. Hansen. A.Robertson Strachan. Souness.Collins. J.Robertson Dalglish. Jordan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 3 hours ago, ErsatzThistle said: Aye for some reason on my game David Weir, Gary Caldwell, Paul Hartley and Graham Alexander never got any games for their clubs so I had to use other players. Webster was a regular for Rangers in it so I just picked him. Carroll was great up front with Miller, knocked Kris Boyd oot the team. He was joined at Newcastle by Barry Ferguson. Derek Riordan was recalled to the squad after moving to Bolton. It was brilliant. Great fun to play. I seriously clocked up an embarrassing amount of time playing Championship Manager 2 (onwards) on the Amiga growing up. Only real old school players get a buzz when they hear the name Nii Lamptey. Don Hutchinson and Mathew Le Tissier were phenomenal. It's amazing how far how it's evolved what with the match engine, etc. Although, I kinda miss the simplicity of the old school Championship Manager, as it was purely plug and play, now in its incarnation of Football Manager you really have to devote so much time, effort and thought into it. I kinda wish I had enough time to play it, alas... I haven't played it since FM14. Brilliant series. It may not the best selling series but in my opinion it's by far the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) Growing up in the 90s it was easy to take players for granted (as well as qualifying). Last night I was watching a rerun of the Scotland vs Brazil match at the 98 WC as well as the England vs Scotland play off matches for 2000. The main difference between those teams and the teams that have come after it is those teams had balls. They may have lost against Brazil, and ultimately against England, but we went toe-to-toe with them. I miss that. And special mentions to players like Durie, Gallacher, Tom Boyd, McNamara. I think those four were unappreciated, definitely by me. I'd love to have Durie or Kevin Gallacher now... If anyone's interested. You should be. It's a brilliant watch. We all know the result, but the drama and the heart that our players put into both legs make it a must watch. I still have them on VCR but I haven't watched them in years: 2000 Play-off First leg 2000 Play-off Second leg Edited August 24, 2019 by The_Dark_Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 4-4-2 Goram; Gough, Miller, McLeish, McGrain; Strachan, Souness, Ferguson, Cooper; Dalglish, Johnston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romanticscot Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 3 hours ago, The_Dark_Knight said: Growing up in the 90s it was easy to take players for granted (as well as qualifying). Last night I was watching a rerun of the Scotland vs Brazil match at the 98 WC as well as the England vs Scotland play off matches for 2000. The main difference between those teams and the teams that have come after it is those teams had balls. They may have lost against Brazil, and ultimately against England, but we went toe-to-toe with them. I miss that. And special mentions to players like Durie, Gallacher, Tom Boyd, McNamara. I think those four were unappreciated, definitely by me. I'd love to have Durie or Kevin Gallacher now... If anyone's interested. You should be. It's a brilliant watch. We all know the result, but the drama and the heart that our players put into both legs make it a must watch. I still have them on VCR but I haven't watched them in years: 2000 Play-off First leg 2000 Play-off Second leg Thanks for sharing that, two of those 3 are in my top 5 games ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyb Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 8 hours ago, aaid said: 4-4-2 Goram; Gough, Miller, McLeish, McGrain; Strachan, Souness, Ferguson, Cooper; Dalglish, Johnston. Put Johnston on the subs bench and add Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, sandyb said: Put Johnston on the subs bench and add Jordan Jordan's strike rate for Scotland was appalling, 1 goal every 5 games. Johnston's is better than 1 in 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 1 hour ago, aaid said: Jordan's strike rate for Scotland was appalling, 1 goal every 5 games. Johnston's is better than 1 in 3 Anybody here remember Hughie Gallacher? Lairdyfaeinverclyde mibbee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 9 minutes ago, Grim Jim said: Anybody here remember Hughie Gallacher? Lairdyfaeinverclyde mibbee? Technically I could've put Denis Law in as I can remember watching the 1974 World Cup but he was way past his best by that stage. Thing with Jordan is that there's this myth that he was some form of prolific centre forward. He scored the winner against Czechslovakia in 1973 that took us to Germany which probably made his name. He's the only Scottish player to score in three consequential WC finals, he deserves recognition for that but they were goals which ultimately made no difference. Even at at club level, the most goals he scored in a season (all competitions) was 16 goals in 45 games for Southampton. His career club record isn't much better than his international record, 1 goal every 4.27 games is pretty awful, remember he played in an era where Centre Forwards were supposed to score goals and do little else other than perhaps help to defend set pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dark_Knight Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 12 hours ago, romanticscot said: Thanks for sharing that, two of those 3 are in my top 5 games ever. You're welcome. And me, too. If you want to download the games: https://keepvid.pro/ And I also found a great site for archived matches. You need to register but it's worth it: https://footballia.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Goram mcgrain Miller McLeish roberston Souness collins strachan Dalglish Robertson Johnston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksburnDandy Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 All these guys who have seen Scotland when we were relatively successful. Whereas I barely remember 1998 and as such remember only fallow times. Gordon; Dailly, Weir, Hendry, Robertson; D.Fletcher, Ferguson; Fraser, Maloney, McFadden; Miller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Johnstone on the right Cooper on the left Although my memory of Johnstone is mostly my mother telling me he ate six eggs a day when I wouldn't eat my tea. Needless to say I didn't eat enough eggs and never played like Jimmy Johnstone. Wouldn't really matter who the other nine were, Probably play an 8-0-2 formation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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