radian_13 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 no player cares about friendlies thats why NI and Qatar were absymal. Gib was expected to win thats why the intensity wasn't there as apposed to thd Germany and Poland games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bzzzz Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 This Georgia match has typical Scottish football disaster written all over it. I honestly think it'll be very tight over there. I just hope that the character of this regenerated team can get them through it. Me & Mrs have been saying the same. Think its got the potential to have disaster written all over it. But saying that this is WGS no burley or the anti-christ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girvanTA Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Early prediction 3-0 Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bzzzz Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Wish I had ur octopuses, we've no played well the last few games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 For all this talk (and it is true) of us being poor in the last few games. However, I have always been a firm believer in the old addage that a mark of a good side is one with the ability to get results even when playing poorly. If we play poorly V Georgia on this vein of form it certainly does not rule us out of winning. If we qualify playing gash I'd take it but prefer classy performances but qualification is the name of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JECK Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Me & Mrs have been saying the same. Think its got the potential to have disaster written all over it. But saying that this is WGS no burley or the anti-christ. I must admit I have been thinking the same since the dust settled after Roi. We're affectively in a one fk up and we're screwed situation. The pressure on a win in Georgia is now going to be tenfold. Roi will have 15 pts after the September fixtures and we could easily be stuck on 12/13 leaving it in Roi's hands.I saw also feel this can all be traced back to Roi's draw in Germany meaning the gap is only 2 between when it should be 3 and we would therefore have that cushion of a better head to head over Roi. Am sure we can go over to Georgia and win though but it's not cut and dry like playin Gib. No pressure lads... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Wish I had ur octopuses, we've no played well the last few games. Did they escape from that zoo as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULSTERSCOTAS Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 On paper we've got the best run in of the top 4 in the group. This is both in terms of who we play (we only have 2 of the top 4 now tae play and both games are at home) and the sequence of the games (Georgia and Poland as the first games in double headers). So it's there for us and hopefully they'll dae it. l think the key tae getting a result in Georgia is tae try and control the game - they parked the bus in the first half at Ibrox but when they had tae go for it a bit in the second half l thought we did control things well enough. This will be a difficult game as we well know from the last time but if we could get a win we would be near enough sure of a play off spot - but it's better than that l want which means beating Poland at Hampden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stactuso85 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 (edited) I think we'll play well in Georgia and win. The players are looking forward to playing a good passing attacking game, I can Jedi sense it. Edited June 16, 2015 by stactuso85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Twists and turns? This a Tommy Burns thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Twists and turns? This a Tommy Burns thread? You're thinking of the Twist and Burns thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Twists and turns? This a Tommy Burns thread? See post #20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 See post #20 Come on now, I haven't got time to read three pages to see if my shitey joke has already been cracked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishTyke Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Got a feeling Poland at Hampden will end up like the Czech Republic game at Hampden in 2011. Probs end up drawing via controversy. That said they could still fluck it up against ROI whilst the Czechs were guaranteed 2nd spot when that diving bassa won them that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Come on now, I haven't got time to read three pages to see if my shitey joke has already been cracked! I couldnae understand why he posted a photo of Jim Spence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridge Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Twists and turns? This a Tommy Burns thread? You know you twist so fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoysinGreen Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 (edited) Hence the inverted commas. I agree it wouldn't be much of a 'shock', it just wouldn't be the 'expected' result....(there are these pesky inverted commas again... ) People say we're not very good. We very rarely lose. We drew with Poland and Germany. You drew with Poland and lost to Germany. You beat us and drew with us. Very little between us. Mark my words. This group will go down to the wire Edited June 17, 2015 by TheBoysinGreen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoysinGreen Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Three very tough games for you lads coming up. All the pressure is on your team. Drop points against Georgia (completely possible) and that's the group thrown right open.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoysinGreen Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Without being negative at the end of the day whether you're playing great or not - against Georgia you scored a scrappy goal. Against us you scored a scrappy deflected goal. There will be twists and turns left in this group. Georgia vs Scotland Scotland vs Germany Gibralter vs Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland vs Georgia. We'll know a huge amount after those two games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 . However, if we play to our capabilities, then there's no reason we can't win. good post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Return of Yermaw Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 People say we're not very good. We very rarely lose. We drew with Poland and Germany. You drew with Poland and lost to Germany. You beat us and drew with us. Very little between us. Mark my words. This group will go down to the wire You seem to be grasping a little. Scotland this year have not been very good or at least reached the standards previously set under Strachan. But in terms of ability to play football, there is currently quite a big distance between Ireland and Scotland. Whilst it may be the case Ireland rarely lose, and the group may well indeed go to the wire, football-wise, Ireland are the poorest team out of the four teams who can qualify from our group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang Overthebar Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 You seem to be grasping a little. Scotland this year have not been very good or at least reached the standards previously set under Strachan. But in terms of ability to play football, there is currently quite a big distance between Ireland and Scotland. Whilst it may be the case Ireland rarely lose, and the group may well indeed go to the wire, football-wise, Ireland are the poorest team out of the four teams who can qualify from our group. i dont think the Irish fans are grasping at straws. They have two of the three easiest games up next - and that virtually guarantees them 15 points with two games to go. And why cant they take a point off of Germany at home? They gained a point in Germany and as the Irish fans have said Germany may have qualified by then. i think Ireland are still very much in it - i fully suspect Ireland will have something to play for in their last game in Warsaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossman4 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 i dont think the Irish fans are grasping at straws. They have two of the three easiest games up next - and that virtually guarantees them 15 points with two games to go. And why cant they take a point off of Germany at home? They gained a point in Germany and as the Irish fans have said Germany may have qualified by then. i think Ireland are still very much in it - i fully suspect Ireland will have something to play for in their last game in Warsaw. The only way the Germans will have qualified by the time they play Ireland will be if Ireland and us have slipped up in September and neither of us can cacth them over the last two games. Basically we take 1 point from 2 games and the Irish take 3 or less I would also say why cant we take a point of the Germans at home. I'm confident we will beat Georgia, completly different game this time compared to the last time in 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 (edited) i dont think the Irish fans are grasping at straws. They have two of the three easiest games up next - and that virtually guarantees them 15 points with two games to go. And why cant they take a point off of Germany at home? They gained a point in Germany and as the Irish fans have said Germany may have qualified by then. i think Ireland are still very much in it - i fully suspect Ireland will have something to play for in their last game in Warsaw. As bossman says there is virtually no way Germany can have qualified automatically by the time they play Ireland. In fact I'd go as far as to say it may be more likely that they will travel to Dublin knowing three points qualify them automatically so they'll target that. The reason why they can't take a point off Germany at home? Well for the reason I pointed out earlier - when Germany have a goal in a match they are the most efficient country in the world at getting what they need from a match even in adverse conditions at the business end of a group. Plus look at Ireland's goalscoring record of late (aside from group minnows) and it says they don't or can't score which also counts against them and lack the creativity to carve open defences of Germany's ilk. Until they lose the blitzkrieg approach of aerial bombardment I'd despair of I were an Irish supporter. Now I am not fully ruling Ireland out of it and you can't when they have two of their easiest fixtures coming up so they will still be in the shake-up (on paper) going into October but then they hit the brick wall in terms of tough fixtures whilst out last two fixtures are nowhere near as tough. Ireland's best hope I'd say lies in the scenarios of us losing in Georgia all three of our meaningful fixtures that are left and even the most pessimistic Scot or pundit can't see that happening. The better scenario (though looks unlikely at the moment granted) is that Poland lose in Germany and at home to us. They'll beat Georgia so going into their last game would be on 17 points. Ireland would themselves be on 15 (after likely wins V Gibraltar and Georgia and loss V Germany) going into their final fixture and a win in Poland would take them into a play-off spot. I'd say that scenario is likelier than the Scotland screwing up one. Edited June 18, 2015 by Caledonian Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannannan Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Hummels had a nightmare season for Dortmund,often unsettled by the long ball over the top.Ireland will definitely still have plenty to say in the group.I wouldn't cross the road to watch them but that's something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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