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32 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said:

You've got a point in your first paragraph, but to suggest that population "is completely irrelevant" is utterly mental, probably the silliest post on this thread, an accolade for which the competition will be fierce.

Oh look, the contrarian’s contrarian has piped up. 
 

Of course it’s irrelevant. How good an international team is, is down to football infrastructure and how good the coaches are. Not many people live in its towns and cities.  Your shouts on here continue to be unhinged

[The Investment Thread]

1 hour ago, Granny Danger said:

Problem with buying in the dip is that you’re never sure when it’s reached the bottom. 

Aye but in the end you know where it’s going.

["The ICT Thread - From the Premiership to the Seaside"]

Just now, Central Belt Caley said:

Looking forward to seeing the Caley on the next season of ‘Can’t pay we’ll take it away”.

Fingers crossed they seize Luis Longstaff 

Ferguson, shirley. His contract is worth more.

["The ICT Thread - From the Premiership to the Seaside"]

7 minutes ago, Super Staggie said:

The Banter continues, last I heard he was escorted off the premises by security after seizing his company phone and laptop. 

I know this is a solid source not bull

Aye that’s old news.

["The ICT Thread - From the Premiership to the Seaside"]

 

3 minutes ago, Central Belt Caley said:

Legend, thank you

Scot Gardiner upto his usual 

I had a laugh at that too. 
 

‘The club owes me money’

’Well you’ll have evidence of that presumably, in the form of supporting paperwork?’

’The clubs owes me money!!!!’

 

["The ICT Thread - From the Premiership to the Seaside"]

5 minutes ago, Central Belt Caley said:

Is there anyway I can read the article without subscribing? 

If you have an iPhone click on the article and when it loads click on the ‘aA’ on the address bar then click website settings and then ‘use reader automatically’ and every P&J article will open with just plain text.

 

like so - 

[Follow Follow Rangers. Season 2024/25]

Surely the main job of a captain is to abuse the ref after every decision that goes against your team?

["The ICT Thread - From the Premiership to the Seaside"]

Like Savage says, you can’t come for money from a company that doesn’t exist anymore.

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25 minutes ago, Forza Alba said:

They might be, it's not really facile, the best footballing nations are the biggest footballing nations. The worst are the smallest.

Brazil might underperform, Andorra might over perform, but never the twain shall meet.

And it makes sense, more people, more players to choose from (assuming a broadly similar interest in football).

It is, by far, the best predictor of success over the long term.

Yes, a loss to Croatia is probably worse than a loss to Poland. Over the next 30-40 years I have little doubt Poland will outperform Scotland and Croatia, it would be an absolute travesty if they don't.

I'm equally confident Germany and Brazil will shit over Poland.

If you really believe in the last statement, you will make an absolute fortune on the betting market.

Good luck to you on that.

These countries don't really have much interest, and don't play Scotland in any competitions.

Provided footballing interest is broadly similar, population is clearly the best metric.

And even if the nations don't care about football, I'd take football apathists China or India ahead of football mad Gibraltar.

Within Europe, most nations are pretty into football, and success is near linear on population basis 

It is completely linear? No, that would also be statically extraordinary, some over perform and some under perform.

But broadly, the biggest nations do well, the smallest nations do nothing and those in between (like Scotland) win some lose some.

And the world keeps spinning. If you want to support a successful national team, I recommend Brazil or Germany. Italy and Spain are good shouts too.

Not England or Turkey, they horribly underperform. Still better than San Marino though.

Scotland historically outperformed, and even now are just about above average.

It can change for large non footballing nations quite quickly, the USA was a joke for decades. Even though the sport is far from fully established there, it would be surprise if Scotland are ever consistently better than them. They are so big the relative lack of interest doesn't matter so much.

Why aren’t China and India the two best football teams in the world? They’ve got the two biggest populations. Surely they have the most players to choose from so should be the best?

["The ICT Thread - From the Premiership to the Seaside"]

1 hour ago, welshbairn said:

They'll be begging him to come back by Christmas.

I hope he turns up at Clach.

[I did Nazi That Coming]

This kind of stuff puts me reich off Airdrie.

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Croatia and Uruguay are better than Scotland because they, like nearly every nation in the top 75 of the world rankings, will have better youth coaches, who teach youngsters how to actually be footballers.  

The population of a country is completely irrelevant.

[Steve Clarke - in/out/general discussion]

1 hour ago, RandomGuy. said:

Ralston is a proven failure, who yet again cost Scotland because of his rashness. 

Johnston might not be good enough, but he also might be.

It feels pointless sticking with the "safe, experienced" option who costs you a goal almost every time he plays yet that's where we are.

Indeed, surely it's better to go with a potential failure, than a proven one.

[Steve Clarke - in/out/general discussion]

11 hours ago, JS_FFC said:

He's seriously tarnishing his legacy at this point.

 

Resign while you still have a shred of dignity you absolute c**t.

I, quite literally, lol'd at this.

[Portugal v Scotland]

I have a bad feeling about this.  2-0 Portugal.

["The ICT Thread - From the Premiership to the Seaside"]

13 hours ago, Sir Tarmo said:

Imagine watching Duncan Ferguson football every week and then realising your national team is managed by Steve Clarke. I just want to see a shot on goal lads.

Both The Caley and The Caledonia playing the exact same way makes me glad I absolutely despise football.

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4 minutes ago, Ya Bezzer! said:

Having missed the game last night and watched. the highlights this morning I have to say that Grant Hanley at the end there has made the most inexplicably idiotic decision I've ever seen in football.

 

Former The Caley chairman Graham Rae appointing Scot Gardiner for me, brother.

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Gil-more, McTominay and then Maradona up front for Napoli this season will be tasty.

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How good has McTominay been tonight btw.

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Just now, Cheese said:

Doaky, the Doakster, Sir Benjamin Doakington

10000000% his nickname will be Doaky.

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Who the fuck pronounces it Gilmur 

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Good finish.

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Standard.

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What the utter fuck was that free kick