OxfordDon

No, and that's the problem. This isn't the Scottish national team, it's the Strachan personal team. As far as i'm concerned, it's Slovakia 1 Strachan Utd 0, his teams are nae fit to represent Scotland.

Hopefully that strip gets dumped the same time as Strachan, so we can threaten poorly performing teams with it in future years - "pull it together boys or you'll be playing in the Strachan Pink Strip of Shame" Also, fuck. But no surprise, just fuck.

Griffiths isn't starting. Nor is Robertson (who was our best player on Saturday), Burke, Anya, Rhodes or Shinnie.

Linfield are utterly rank, and have resorted to hacking at the QOS players. One of them has just rugby tackled the goalie into the goal whilst holding the ball and (briefly) tried to claim it.

2-0 now after a quality free kick which i got the impression the QOS players enjoyed quite a bit, as it followed two QOS players getting taken out with studs to the back and arm respectively.

Is this the "diddy games" thread then? Sevco Linfield down 1-0 in extra time to QOS in the soft drink cup.

He's already failed, in my eyes. But yeah, we'll probably get rid of him two games before the end when the damage is already done, and then talk up the new replacement as showing "promise for next time". I've just read his interview on the BBC site, it's bewildering how he can claim we were "unlucky" and Martin was "outstanding". We were shyte and he wasn't. Thankfully, God did the BBC player ratings and pretty much slated everything WGS said, which cheered me up a little.

Hemmin, you should switch that shyte off and put the NI game on instead - after all, who would you rather watch terrorising defences, McGinn or Forrest?

Given his record, a draw with a part-time team would probably be deemed a "positive result", so presumably he's staying

Ach, i'm nae sure i should speak in realtime, there's nae edit button for when my brain reads what i typed

Nearly 1-0 to Aberdeen NI - Niall McGinn skins a defender the right and fires in a wicked cross, only for Josh Magennis to shank it wide. Or did you mean the London Scottish game?

I've just heard a burst of that godawful tune they plan on playing if Scotland score - makes me almost want a 0-0 draw. The question is, do i watch this or watch Niall McGinn in the Aberdeen International team?

Pffft. That's nae worth capital letters.

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Maybe it was just to increase the number of international caps in the squad, seeing as WGS isnae going to give us any. Either that or we are trying to take over the NI team by stealthily signing candidates then hiding them away in a cupboard.

Where are you now then? In the kitchen.

Fitlike. I was/am Khawaga on the ex-forum, but given i'm nae in the middleeast any more this seemed more appropriate.