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He's our diving bastard, thanks.

English is right. This is our level. We’ve no keeper, no centre backs and no strikers. We’re decent at full back with Robertson and when Hickey is fit (ha!). We’ve got what should be a capable midfield but that’s it, and none of our players bar 20yo prospect - prospect - Doak are remotely creative. It’s a tale as old as time but Scottish football gets what it deserves. The SFA, the SPFL and our top clubs are all absolutely complicit in not doing enough to improve our standards over 40+ years. Ian Wright was bang on on ITV last night even before our game had started. We’ve got phenomenal supporters from the national team through the clubs down to the grass roots. We’re a football daft nation and those who run our game are letting us all down badly.

Shinnie regretting his life choices after seeing ICT’s new sponsor:

He should just drive them out into the countryside somewhere and leave them there.

Hope he is a better coach than pundit

Not really left 2bh

Why? Because I don't like technology? The club should be catering for all supporters and not railroading everyone down the same route. Some folks like the simple things in life.

Over the three games I’d say Ferguson Gunn hendry Paterson and maybe tierney were our better players. Ferguson definitely the star man, the rest didn’t offer much. easy to be critical now but changing to two up top didn’t work, plus shankland didn’t work out but I understand why he did get selected. The lack of a legit forward and creative midfielders, especially wide, really hurt us. Very disappointing World Cup from mcginn and mctominnay, our star men.

This and then some Fucking raging at myself for allowing myself to get sucked into the hype again like I have done at every tournament we have qualified for since 1974 (coincidentally the last time we didn't embarrass ourselves). There is a reason we are good losers and still party afterwards and that is because we have a losing mentality. Anyway heading back from holiday later today and at least have the league cup section games to look forward to.

Asking your defenders to play a bit of football there is insane. If they could play football, they wouldn’t be defenders It’s like the coaches all got together and decided that this is the way we play football now, and nobody questions it. Every single week, you see some team practically throw the ball into the back of their own net because their coach has asked them to play one touch football in their own box. It’s the same with them not putting a defender on the posts at corners. Drives me up the wall

Every time. Every single fuckin time. All you ever ask of them is just don’t embarrass us. Just put up a good show, don’t hand it to the opposition on a plate, just do the basics right and make a decent show of yourselves. Countless other second rate teams manage, but not us, no, can’t do that, not fuckin ever. Likely blown it again, through our own utter ineptitude. Seriously, they can just GTF, as can the ridiculous happy clapper participation badge wankers in the support…

Agree starting BGD was unwise .... exciting, brave player, but lacks experience v a well sussed team the callibre o' Brazil. Late sub would hae been a better play. Re, Clarke, and the team as a whole, referring to my previous posts - we need tae manage expectations. A 3-0 gubbing fae Brazil (as Ah said, ranked 6th ... but underrated at that), and a defeat v Morocco are nae shock results. A mere 1-0 v Haiti is the only shock (shocking) result in our campaign. The fact we still hae a chance o' progressin' is indicative o' the shit structure o' this WC tournament. The number o' teams admitted meant it was easier tae get there than previous WC tournaments .... surely, given such favourable chance, there should be nae need for this 'doggies life' 3rd place scramble. Dinna get ma wrang, if Scots get through, Ah'll be chuffed ... but ... holy fuck .... dae we deserve tae? Ah've a lot mair tae say aboot the structure o' WC 2026, which Ah'll hit yiz wi' a bit later ... but for noo? We were drawn in a bastard tough group .... playin' in hot humid conditions all 3 o' oor opponents were accustomed tae, and in terms o' each team's rankins, we were fucked fae the start, lookin' desperately tae become unfucked by the end. Overall, we failed ... but aa things considered, nae miserably. Specifically though, the Haiti game was far we failed worst. Yet, although Ah would cite the Haiti game as evidence tae ditch Clarke, Ah think he deserves credit for at least gettin' us here .... Aye, he could hae done better, but .... it's like askin a sparky tae finish aff a plumber's job.

I was wondering if I was the Jonah as I was at those games (and Spain, Stuttgart, Norkopping....). It's not us it's a dirth of talent and rabbit in the headlights lack of bottle. Thank fck the Orange Cockwomble stopped me from going to this one.

I'll not hear another bad word about VAR.

First proper photo I've seen of the full kit. I like that it's mainly white/red rather than white/black or white/gold. It's fine. Good to see Tobers and Knoester both managing to stand upright.

The university angle they're pushing is a bit of a reach. Just design a kit, show me it, let me buy it. Not everything needs to be a work of "collaborative creative genius". And even if it did, "ooh, they've got and uni and so do we", isn't much of hook.

He’s coaching at Peterhead, not the Dons- unless you know different I would still start him now in front of Yengi

40 years ago today, Diego Maradona scored a sublime header against England, then went and dribbled past 14 players on his way to scoring a second.

He’s going to the Brazil game inna, so I’ll keep an eye out for him wi a bottle of Grey Goose in hand…

There will be a wild flock om Belmedie Dunes in a few yesrs. "Fit's at big thing thing over there dad ?" "That's a Yengi son, dinna get too close it's not known for its accuracy of movement"

You’ll be able to tell straight away what path he’ll take. Given who the cunt was that stepped aside for him, I’m pretty sure I know. More of the same but better packaged. I’m not one of those edgy fast moving horse whispering spin doctors who have their finger on the pulse of every focus group going but if I was him, I’d do the following and id do it quickly 1. Sanction Isreal 2. Replace the Home Secretary 3. Start chatting up the EU 4. Remove the whip from Glasman 5. Stop treating protesting grannies as terrorists 6. Stop listening to JK Rowling. She’s mental 7. Tax billionaires inside out 8. Start Levenson 2 9. Start hounding the PPE profiteers 10. Fold Dundee Utd

There's something wrong with football when you can't rely on the Germans

The fact that Turkey, bottom of their group, are out .... whilst having equal or better points/goal difference than some 'still in the hunt' illustrates what a shit system the 3rd place scramble is. It's bad enough having to, uncharacteristically, cheer on bigger sides against the diddy teams in the hope of our own diddy team's survival, but holy fuck!

Utter fucking fannies. I only watched the three Scotland matches and fell asleep during two of them. I have no interest at all in international fitba Thank fuck real fitba’s back in a few weeks.

Here it is

Appreciate the advice. I'll remember to run my comments past you before I post anything else.

We don't deserve to go through imo

Pass marks for Ferguson, that lad stepped up and really tried. Good world cup for him. The rest were shit. Doak shit himself and was a complete non factor, mcginn rarely involved, and mctom mediocre at best. Shankland hardly touched the ball but long ball to one up top says a lot.

Get doak mcginn and shankland off, not giving us much at all.

Shankland absolutely has to be replaced. I give the rest a few more mins, maybe Christie for doak?

I like it. Nice and simple, no weird shades of white, touch of red. What's not to like. The stripes and the nod to the university doesn't bother me, given one of the (debatable?) origins of why we are known as The Dons. I would imagine it is more to do with the river, but the historic link to local academics is oft repeated. Hope they don't make an arse of the home strips.

There's no doubt the message will be to set in and take no chances, and that's as it should be. What will be telling about our intentions is whether Gannon-Doak starts or not. Ghana had Semenyo as their out ball and threat on the break last night and it meant they were always dangers. If we start without Gannon-Doak (unless it's Curtis in the team instead but that isn't happening) then we're being very negative, whereas if he's in the team then we're at least thinking about going forward. And I know there's an argument for saving him for later against tired legs, but with Curtis having broken through there's no reason he can't provide that when Gannon-Doak is done. Those kinds of things are what reveal a mindset, not how many defenders are on the pitch or how many strikers we start with.

So far Clarke has managed 8 games in 3 major tournaments and we've played utter shiite in all of them. I don't see why tomorrow will be any different.

Did I imagine him coaching for us last season? I could have sworn he was. Anyway, Peterhead is close enough for Paterson to feel the effect of his shoulder drop.

I personally hate all the "is 3 points going to be enough" chat. Fuck playing for a draw too, I want us to go out on that pitch tomorrow night with nothing more on our minds than getting 3 fucking points. I know it's Brazil but it's easily the worst Brazil side I've ever seen at a WC and the second half against Morocco combined with how they did against Brazil gives me confidence we can take them. Heed fucking first lads!

Messi with great 2nd to seal it and move further ahead in goal record race.

If it means getting more of our youngsters ready for 1st team action and on the pitch then fair play

Would have been Che Adams if it wasn't for Steve Clarke's negative tactics.

He was a centre half and we've been complete dross defensively for yonks. I've absolutely no idea about his coaching ability so don't feel qualified to comment on his suitability. The proof of the pudding will be how we defend when the action starts and until then I won't exactly be lying awake at night worrying about his appointment.

Met Cormack at the Morocco game yesterday. Said they are hopeful of getting another couple of players in within the next week or so - no names. Said Lutz is now mostly focused on getting players out the door. Good luck wi that like…

Yes, it's head to head first, then goal difference, goals scored, Eurovision Song Contest placings, a square go and then drawing of lots if they still can't be separated.

Mal does fine - he finds out what we need to know; best position, favoured foot, what type of player he is, etc. That's all I really need to know about a new signing.

Clarke should have been fired after the last euros. We’re only at the World Cup because Denmark couldn’t beat Belarus.

I thought Dundee looked pretty decent last season. They did have decent players, but couldn't tell you any names, bar Simon Murray.

Sorry, but for my age group, Jinky on a Dons' forum is Smith. One of the greatest Dons IMO.

John Crace on good form today with his opening paragraph, in response to Liz Truss revealing Labours "secret plan" - get Burnham back to Westminster to challenge Starmer. "It’s one of the great philosophical questions of our age. Or any age, for that matter. If Liz Truss didn’t exist, would it be possible to imagine her? Could anyone conceive that someone so brain-meltingly dim could have once been our prime minister"

Surely if we’re putting the kit supply out to tender, one of the main selection criteria is ability to supply kits on time, in sufficient scale.

"Can’t be arsed" You would fit right in.

I think it's scandalous that you have to pay for the privilege of physically going to collect it. Where do all these £2.50's go to? Office staff Christmas night out. Farcical.

I can understand them charging for postage, but not for collecting it from the same place (I assume) that it's posted from.