Malcolm Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 29 minutes ago, todd said: Pfft! We were 1-0 and not looking like it.. in the seventies we stuck 8 past them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, Malcolm said: We were 1-0 and not looking like it.. in the seventies we stuck 8 past them Double pfft! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaundy Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 15 minutes ago, Malcolm said: We were 1-0 and not looking like it.. in the seventies we stuck 8 past them 8-0 was 60’s buddy. Remember the radio coverage in the Britannia club , Singapore. was getting a bit annoyed at expecting our corners to lead to nowt. 8 ffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Bra Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 There seemed to be a lot of overhit crosses and corners, a few played to the back post and no one there. Also, some good balls played across the six yard box with no one getting on the end, Robertson hitting it too far ahead of Hickey, etc. Need to be more clinical against better teams. Food chance Spain will have most of possession on Tuesday, need to make the most of whatever chances we get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 2 hours ago, Malcolm said: We were 1-0 and not looking like it.. in the seventies we stuck 8 past them 69 actually. Cypriot football has come on a bit. Yesterday was the most we'd beaten them by since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamP Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Happy with the performance. Hickey is tricky (couldn't get that out of my head). Would take a draw tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 7 hours ago, Malcolm said: We were 1-0 and not looking like it.. in the seventies we stuck 8 past them 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You really are a clown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 I would have taken that rresult before kick off. Job done, now they can focus on Spain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Scot Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Overall glad to get the 3 points. Hard to evaluate the performance. We were in control and in one way the score didnt flatter us but at the same time we left it far too late to kill the game off and with some more quality or abit of luck they could have scored and left us scrambling. One thing ive noticed about us is that when we play lower seeded teams who sit in we let the tempo drop far too much. We need to get better at moving the ball quickly, keeping pressure on and forcing teams into error / get them out of their shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 6 minutes ago, Diamond Scot said: Overall glad to get the 3 points. Hard to evaluate the performance. We were in control and in one way the score didnt flatter us but at the same time we left it far too late to kill the game off and with some more quality or abit of luck they could have scored and left us scrambling. One thing ive noticed about us is that when we play lower seeded teams who sit in we let the tempo drop far too much. We need to get better at moving the ball quickly, keeping pressure on and forcing teams into error / get them out of their shape. I can see what you are saying and I'd agree with moving the ball quicker and look to play a more penetrating pass too. To be honest it is the calmest I have been against these park the bus type opponents in ages. They never posed a threat and it is always good to start a campaign with a win. McGinn's post-match comments are spot on and hopefully its spurs the whole team on not to rest on their laurels. All-in-all I can't complain with the result. Performance-wise it was a bit of a mixed bag. Very good opening quarter but then the tempo dropped and in the second half we were standing off them but the substitutions shook things up and we finished strongly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 8 hours ago, The Black Bra said: There seemed to be a lot of overhit crosses and corners, a few played to the back post and no one there. Also, some good balls played across the six yard box with no one getting on the end, Robertson hitting it too far ahead of Hickey, etc. Need to be more clinical against better teams. Food chance Spain will have most of possession on Tuesday, need to make the most of whatever chances we get. I noticed that too. Corners and crosses going way beyond the back post. we had lots of ball but played in front of them, was always nervous that they were going to break and score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan blood Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 10 hours ago, Tartan Chris said: He only really broke into the team regularly from 2017 onwards so it's about right. If Tierney can stay clear of major injuries he'll probably get more caps than Robbo, still only 25 and should reach 50 caps by end of next year. It's funny with positions sometimes isn't it? 2-3 years back and you had Liam Palmer and O'Donnell toiling away at RB. Both did their best (especially S O'D playing his heart out in Belgrade) but now Hickey and Patterson have come along, been put in pretty early and that position is now sorted for the next decade. If only a 20 year old CF would develop out of nowhere...very jealous ROI have Evan Ferguson as he'd be perfect for what Clarke is developing. To be honest, I'd settle for a couple of playmakers and a poacher. If Doak and Hepburn realise their potential, we'll have plenty of magic on the pitch. We just need to find a reliable spearhead that will finish moves. The curse of the Scottish striker has continued for so long. Even if we do find a supremely talented finisher, they'll end up with some issues that'll affect them becoming a star. That is just our luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Excellent result in the end and a great start to the campaign, but by fuck that was boring, tedious football. I'll take a boring tedious 1-0 win on Tuesday though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 23 hours ago, vanderark14 said: Enjoy the day out Slasher A good day had by all VA! 👍 Bizarrely we ended up in a very ‘staunch’ pub to get out of the rain. (The old quarry bar) We didn’t get a very warm welcome but I think we won them over in the end 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Obviously we will have to be much better on Tuesday but as a starter for the campaign I thought it was decent 👍 I thought Clarke could have been a bit more positive with his changes but you can’t argue with the end result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 We were so pedestrian for most of the second half that it looked like they were happy to settle for a 1-0 win and just play out time. If Cyprus had somehow managed to sneak an equaliser, I wasn't sure we would manage to pick up the pace again to go for the winner. It turned out great in the end, but we could easily have dropped points there. Cyprus are no minnows any more and are a fairly reasonable team. They might take points off Norway or even Spain. We won't find the away tie against them to be easy. The way they performed against us for 80 minutes will give them a wee bit of confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 10 hours ago, The Black Bra said: There seemed to be a lot of overhit crosses and corners, a few played to the back post and no one there. Also, some good balls played across the six yard box with no one getting on the end, Robertson hitting it too far ahead of Hickey, etc. Need to be more clinical against better teams. Food chance Spain will have most of possession on Tuesday, need to make the most of whatever chances we get. We we more or less behind the goals and was really aware of this. That needs to get sorted. I thought the pitch must have shrunk at one point it was happening so often. 2 hours ago, Diamond Scot said: One thing ive noticed about us is that when we play lower seeded teams who sit in we let the tempo drop far too much. We need to get better at moving the ball quickly, keeping pressure on and forcing teams into error / get them out of their shape. From about 10 minutes into the second half up until the second goal it was excruciating. We were in different seats as I left it too late to book our usual seats and I was actually missing the bloke that normally sits behind us moaning his way through every game. It felt like we were just settling for 1-0 and although it didn’t look there was a chance of them scoring we have so often been caught out. The subs did made a difference though . Watched the Spain/Norway game in a local pub. I am not sure if the TV makes things faster, or it was the fact I was sitting about 10 inches from the screen, but the tempo in that game compared to our game was like night and day. Norway played very well even without Haaland, I felt the scoreline did not really reflect the performance . We will need to sharpen up but 3-0 is a brilliant start for us. As an aside , £3.30 for a cup of Bovril ! Wtf ! And a 25 minute wait. Looks like the SFA are putting a premium on food and drink to offset the lower ticket prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 5 minutes ago, Orraloon said: We were so pedestrian for most of the second half that it looked like they were happy to settle for a 1-0 win and just play out time. If Cyprus had somehow managed to sneak an equaliser, I wasn't sure we would manage to pick up the pace again to go for the winner. It turned out great in the end, but we could easily have dropped points there. Cyprus are no minnows any more and are a fairly reasonable team. They might take points off Norway or even Spain. We won't find the away tie against them to be easy. The way they performed against us for 80 minutes will give them a wee bit of confidence. 😂 spooky similar analysis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 12 minutes ago, TDYER63 said: We we more or less behind the goals and was really aware of this. That needs to get sorted. I thought the pitch must have shrunk at one point it was happening so often. From about 10 minutes into the second half up until the second goal it was excruciating. We were in different seats as I left it too late to book our usual seats and I was actually missing the bloke that normally sits behind us moaning his way through every game. It felt like we were just settling for 1-0 and although it didn’t look there was a chance of them scoring we have so often been caught out. The subs did made a difference though . Watched the Spain/Norway game in a local pub. I am not sure if the TV makes things faster, or it was the fact I was sitting about 10 inches from the screen, but the tempo in that game compared to our game was like night and day. Norway played very well even without Haaland, I felt the scoreline did not really reflect the performance . We will need to sharpen up but 3-0 is a brilliant start for us. As an aside , £3.30 for a cup of Bovril ! Wtf ! And a 25 minute wait. Looks like the SFA are putting a premium on food and drink to offset the lower ticket prices. You should have gone while we were waiting for that VAR decision. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesaint Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Good result in the end if not a great performance. Take it all day but much better required on Tuesday. Just on another topic regarding the match. Thought the atmosphere was terrible. Never experienced such a quiet full house at Hampden. Before anybody says it wasn't a great performance that the fans could buy into and this has happened before. The big difference being this started pre kick off. There is usually singing in the train queue at central station, on the train and certainly in the ground in the build up to kick off. There was nothing at all. During the game was pathetic as well. Don't know if it's down to the demographics of our supporters. The change in that has brought in people to the games who don't seem to want to get involved in cheering every throw in and corner etc and watch the game with a sort of detached involvement. Fair enough if that's your thing, but it certainly doesn't help with creating an intimidating atmosphere. It was more like being at a womens game or worse a rugby match. The whole experience was so dull and tame Crowd never got fired up or involved. Anybody who thinks Hampden will be bouncing on Tuesday better hope that half of the crowd from the Cyprus game don't go. If the same lot turn up bouncing it ain't going to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 15 minutes ago, TDYER63 said: We we more or less behind the goals and was really aware of this. That needs to get sorted. I thought the pitch must have shrunk at one point it was happening so often. From about 10 minutes into the second half up until the second goal it was excruciating. We were in different seats as I left it too late to book our usual seats and I was actually missing the bloke that normally sits behind us moaning his way through every game. It felt like we were just settling for 1-0 and although it didn’t look there was a chance of them scoring we have so often been caught out. The subs did made a difference though . Watched the Spain/Norway game in a local pub. I am not sure if the TV makes things faster, or it was the fact I was sitting about 10 inches from the screen, but the tempo in that game compared to our game was like night and day. Norway played very well even without Haaland, I felt the scoreline did not really reflect the performance . We will need to sharpen up but 3-0 is a brilliant start for us. As an aside , £3.30 for a cup of Bovril ! Wtf ! And a 25 minute wait. Looks like the SFA are putting a premium on food and drink to offset the lower ticket prices. I was behind the goal in the rangers end and it was quite apparent. The wet pitch didn’t help as things just went skiting out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 20 minutes ago, Orraloon said: You should have gone while we were waiting for that VAR decision. 😂 Dont be ridiculous I never went, I sent Mr Tidy. I am moaning on his behalf . He was still going on about it this morning. Its our anniversary and the first thing he showed me was a headline from the Daily Record about the prices. About an hour later I got a card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 17 minutes ago, Malcolm said: I was behind the goal in the rangers end and it was quite apparent. The wet pitch didn’t help as things just went skiting out. Thats where we were. Angus Gunn slipped at one point going for the ball and everyone drew a sharp intake of breath . Wet pitch doesn’t really excuse the poor crosses though, unless the rain actually did shrink the pitch 🙂 Its wasn’t particularly windy either. The atmosphere reflected the performance a bit. For almost a full house it was pretty shit most of the game. Not too sure if I am a fan of a 2 pm kick off either. All that said we did have good retention for large parts , a few years ago we would have been all over the place against a team like that, and I do think we deserved the 3-0 score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 14 minutes ago, TDYER63 said: Dont be ridiculous I never went, I sent Mr Tidy. I am moaning on his behalf . He was still going on about it this morning. Its our anniversary and the first thing he showed me was a headline from the Daily Record about the prices. About an hour later I got a card. Bet he left the price tag on it. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 35 minutes ago, thesaint said: Good result in the end if not a great performance. Take it all day but much better required on Tuesday. Just on another topic regarding the match. Thought the atmosphere was terrible. Never experienced such a quiet full house at Hampden. Before anybody says it wasn't a great performance that the fans could buy into and this has happened before. The big difference being this started pre kick off. There is usually singing in the train queue at central station, on the train and certainly in the ground in the build up to kick off. There was nothing at all. During the game was pathetic as well. Don't know if it's down to the demographics of our supporters. The change in that has brought in people to the games who don't seem to want to get involved in cheering every throw in and corner etc and watch the game with a sort of detached involvement. Fair enough if that's your thing, but it certainly doesn't help with creating an intimidating atmosphere. It was more like being at a womens game or worse a rugby match. The whole experience was so dull and tame Crowd never got fired up or involved. Anybody who thinks Hampden will be bouncing on Tuesday better hope that half of the crowd from the Cyprus game don't go. If the same lot turn up bouncing it ain't going to be. I'm one of the folk who prefers to actually watch the game. A bit of a radical idea, right enough, but what can I say? I've always been a bit of a rebel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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