Menzel

Allowed Nico Williams free reign for 90 minutes - good managers don't do this. GIRFUY

This. Clarke has always had a system figured out that relies on Scotland being at optimal strength/the players who have played the system in the past. Once these players are unavailable he doesn't seem to know what to do.

Chuffed at this

Struggling to think of any positive from that performance. Utterly atrocious from front to back and a shocking lack of organisation. If you're Hungary or Switzerland it tells you very little about Germany but a lot about Scotland, and as two streetwise teams they'll be rubbing their hands at the chance to play us.

Not entirely convinced at the Czech team this tournament, especially after a less than convincing friendly result against North Macedonia (with two penalties). Decent attack options but Hašek does not seem to know his preferred formation and a lot of the defence and midfield may be chopped and change as the games go on. Possibly they go attack-oriented with some sort of Schick-Chytil-Provod combo, with Hložek likely coming off the bench - they could put Ondra Lingr in behind them which would be a laugh and would pretty much be trying to win by brute force. Anyone who likes a flutter on the cards market should take a look at Ladislav Krejčí who is prone to a heads gone. Not so much buzz on the ground here at the moment - a lot of national pride and energy has gone into the Czechs winning the ice hockey world championship (A Big Deal here) and this tournament is coming across as a bit of an afterthought, particularly as not too many are rating the team at the moment. This is arguably quite a tough group for the Czechs and I reckon a lot will rest on which Turkish team shows up to this tournament in determining the order of the table behind Portugal.

On my way to Bratislava airport to go visit the folks for a few days, and just saw that The Wedding Present are playing in Aberdeen tomorrow. Great timing!

How much of a leg up did EK get over the rest of the Lowland League this season? Were there any other teams in that league that could afford a good dozen signings and attractive wages?

Excellent viewing to be had with those highlights. How Joao Balde misses that chance at the death I'll never know - shocking stuff. EK seemingly showing their true character at the end of the match. Absolutely delighted that Stranraer are staying in League 2 and these chancers have failed - again - in their promotion ambitions.

Don't encourage him to ruin any more threads, for God's sake

9 pages of Hibs vs Aberdeen and a good half of the posts have been made by a Hearts reply guy.

Asked my Swedish friend about Thelin on Facebook and got these replies:

Still, it's good to see you're taking it well.

Starting to think this Aberdeen team might not be any good