killiefaetheferry Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 4 hours ago, Mickey The Brave said: Eh? Where did I say or imply that I know better than the other members? The bit about it's our job to support the team and we shouldn't be on message boards criticizing etc could be taken as implying you know better. You're coming across like you're telling folk how to behave on here. That's just not going to go down very well π Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkm_vancouver Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 5 hours ago, Mickey The Brave said: Eh? Where did I say or imply that I know better than the other members? Pretty much your whole posting. In all the 17 years I've been on this forum I don't think I've seen such a pathetic heap of drivel on one post from someone who only joined a day before our last game.Β Β Those of us on this forum already have managed to have a pretty decent tournament and exchanged different views on the team/performance/manager without pontificating in the high and mighty manner like the garbage you've posted. So apart from probably being a sad internet troll withΒ nothing better to do than wind people up, spend a bit of time reading through the forum before havering such pish or better still, feck off altogether and let the rest of us recover from our first tourney in 23 years like a decent supporters forum should be doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkm_vancouver Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 5 hours ago, killiefaetheferry said: He makes some salient points. No he doesn't. He's saying nothing that other posters haven't had a view on already but don't have the brassneck to post it like this wind-up merchant (and some others we all know) or just an ersehole would do' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 8 hours ago, Third Lanark said: One thing no one has yet mentioned is the lack of wide players (hesitate to call them wingers) emerging. Forrest is in the latter stages of his career, so we only really have Fraser. And most of the younger ones (Middleton, Kai Kennedy) are left-footed. Dunno about the boy Fiorini. We lament the lack of centre forwards, but good teams rely on other players to get goals from midfield and from the flanks - people like Griezmann for instance. I just wish Ryan Kent was eligible. England don't seem to want him, and I don't see anyone much better in their squad. Are we writing off 29 year olds now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, gkm_vancouver said: No he doesn't. He's saying nothing that other posters haven't had a view on already but don't have the brassneck to post it like this wind-up merchant (and some others we all know) or just an ersehole would do' I agree with him about our method/route of qualification being underwhelming and that it's up for debate whether we would have got there under the old group system. I also agree that it's important to take a longer term view on our progress. My own opinion is that we are 3 or 4 players away from being a side that could have scored more goals and conceded less in our three games. I'd disagree with him that we need to be happy clappers about the manager and players.Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkm_vancouver Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, killiefaetheferry said: I agree with him about our method/route of qualification being underwhelming and that it's up for debate whether we would have got there under the old group system. I also agree that it's important to take a longer term view on our progress. ...and there's plenty of other posts that have already said that before in a much more reasonable manner, not the way this muppet has spouted My own opinion is that we are 3 or 4 players away from being a side that could have scored more goals and conceded less in our three games. I'd disagree with him that we need to be happy clappers about the manager and players.Β Fine and agreed. But again there have been a multitude of postings on this going back even before the tourney started (which you've surely seen) when we were discussing the (potential) squad - don't need this smert-erse suddenly stating the bleedin obvious now and spoiling a decent thread. Β Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 12 minutes ago, gkm_vancouver said: Β Β And? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey The Brave Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, gkm_vancouver said: Pretty much your whole posting. In all the 17 years I've been on this forum I don't think I've seen such a pathetic heap of drivel on one post from someone who only joined a day before our last game.Β Β Those of us on this forum already have managed to have a pretty decent tournament and exchanged different views on the team/performance/manager without pontificating in the high and mighty manner like the garbage you've posted. So apart from probably being a sad internet troll withΒ nothing better to do than wind people up, spend a bit of time reading through the forum before havering such pish or better still, feck off altogether and let the rest of us recover from our first tourney in 23 years like a decent supporters forum should be doing. Wow, I bet youβre right at home on a football message board!Β See something that looks amiss, and suddenly itβs βthe most pathetic heap of drivel youβve seen in your whole time on the forum.β Football fans in this country seem unable to make a point without resorting to superlatives and hyperbole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey The Brave Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 58 minutes ago, killiefaetheferry said: I agree with him about our method/route of qualification being underwhelming and that it's up for debate whether we would have got there under the old group system. I also agree that it's important to take a longer term view on our progress. My own opinion is that we are 3 or 4 players away from being a side that could have scored more goals and conceded less in our three games. I'd disagree with him that we need to be happy clappers about the manager and players.Β Up for debate? Β We wouldnβt and indeed didnβt get anywhere near qualifying, when pitted against teams from the full range of levels in Europe. We only qualified through a process that removed the 24 highest-ranked teamsΒ in Europe at an arbitrary pointΒ from the equation. Even then we required the lottery of not one but two penalty shoot-outs. IΒ donβt see that thereβs any debate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltedsteamer147 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Mickey The Brave said: Wow, I bet youβre right at home on a football message board!Β See something that looks amiss, and suddenly itβs βthe most pathetic heap of drivel youβve seen in your whole time on the forum.β Football fans in this country seem unable to make a point without resorting to superlatives and hyperbole. Hey Chripper. Your Taylor account been suspended again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 25 minutes ago, Kiltedsteamer147 said: Hey Chripper. Your Taylor account been suspended again? The Dark Knight was similarly indisposed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltedsteamer147 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, killiefaetheferry said: The Dark Knight was similarly indisposed. Yeah I heard he ended up in the TAMB equivalent of Arkham Asylum. FunnilyΒ Β enough he disappeared just before Taylor turned up.Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey The Brave Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Kiltedsteamer147 said: Hey Chripper. Your Taylor account been suspended again? Sorry to disappoint you, but neither of those are me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkm_vancouver Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Mickey The Brave said: Wow,..........youβre right............. Cheers hope you're having fun wherever you are being held nowΒ Β Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltedsteamer147 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, Mickey The Brave said: Sorry to disappoint you, but neither of those are me. So youβre a differentΒ essay writing know all who just happens to have turned up when Taylor has been banned or has left? What are the odds?Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey The Brave Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 29 minutes ago, Kiltedsteamer147 said: So youβre a differentΒ essay writing know all who just happens to have turned up when Taylor has been banned or has left? What are the odds?Β Iβm not sure how I can prove that Iβm not someone else, but if you have any suggestions, then Iβm happy to try. I do struggle to get my point across without elaborating at length, but please donβt hold that against me, if the length of my posts happen toΒ matchΒ with someone who was previously a nuisance on here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey The Brave Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 40 minutes ago, gkm_vancouver said: Cheers hope you're having fun wherever you are being held nowΒ Β Β Please donβt edit my quote, in order to misquote me like that, that isnβt fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltedsteamer147 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 22 minutes ago, Mickey The Brave said: Iβm not sure how I can prove that Iβm not someone else, but if you have any suggestions, then Iβm happy to try. I do struggle to get my point across without elaborating at length, but please donβt hold that against me, if the length of my posts happen toΒ matchΒ with someone who was previously a nuisance on here! You donβt need to prove anything but if youβre going to act exactly the same as someone that has been banned umpteen times and has recently disappeared then people are going to suspect you are that person.Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey The Brave Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 14 minutes ago, Kiltedsteamer147 said: You donβt need to prove anything but if youβre going to act exactly the same as someone that has been banned umpteen times and has recently disappeared then people are going to suspect you are that person.Β Hopefully, I can convince you that thatβs not the case, over future posts. What were they banned for?Β Β Iβm not sure what I wrote in my first ten posts or so, that made you think I was βacting exactly the sameβΒ as another poster?! Thatβs an unfortunateΒ foot for me to start off on, if people are already associating me with a previously banned poster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolling hIlls Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 6 hours ago, Mickey The Brave said: Hopefully, I can convince you that thatβs not the case, over future posts. What were they banned for?Β Β Iβm not sure what I wrote in my first ten posts or so, that made you think I was βacting exactly the sameβΒ as another poster?! Thatβs an unfortunateΒ foot for me to start off on, if people are already associating me with a previously banned poster. Welcome to the Board.Β You will need broad shoulders on here but stand your ground.Β Stand onΒ π Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 19 hours ago, Orraloon said: This was obviously before FIFA started doing rankings, but I have always thought that a full strength Scotland team would have been in the top 6 at that time. And, West Germany wouldn't have been one of that top 6. Unfortunately we weren't able to deploy a full strength team once we got to Argentina. I found this reddit post on historical World Cup betting. 1978 pre tournament odds 3/1 West GermanyΒ 7/2 Brazil 5/1 ArgentinaΒ 6/1 Scotland, Italy, NetherlandsΒ Β https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/8z08mz/favourites_and_underdogs_in_world_cups_since_1978/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=&utm_content=post_body Β Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkm_vancouver Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 6 hours ago, Rolling hIlls said: Welcome to the Board.Β You will need broad shoulders on here but stand your ground.Β Stand onΒ π A brain helps as well...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkm_vancouver Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 13 hours ago, Mickey The Brave said: Please donβt edit my quote, in order to misquote me like that, that isnβt fair. Not a chance, I'm going to milk this for a while yet. However, just to show I do care about the welfare of folk esp TAMBers the link below may help you... https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/ Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesaint Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Never realised it,but i see this tournament is statiscally the worst performance we have had in a tournament.Even in Argentina,which was widely regarded as a disaster,we got 4 points and scored 5 goals.At this tournament,even for the first time having 2 games at home,we got 1 point and scored 1 goal.No way around it....Truly truly dismal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, thesaint said: Never realised it,but i see this tournament is statiscally the worst performance we have had in a tournament.Even in Argentina,which was widely regarded as a disaster,we got 4 points and scored 5 goals.At this tournament,even for the first time having 2 games at home,we got 1 point and scored 1 goal.No way around it....Truly truly dismal. Youβve got to take the fact we were bottom seeds into account which Iβm notΒ sure has happened too many times before. 92 and 96 possibly?Β If you are in a group of 4 and the three other teams are better than you then youβd do well to get more than one point. The fact we got our only point away from home against the top seeds would suggest being at home with a quarter full stadium wasnβt much of an advantage.Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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