TheScarf Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Schoolboy error being in Dublin this weekend and not booking the Monday off tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurbineTon Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Schoolboy error being in Dublin this weekend and not booking the Monday off tbf. I tend to alway do it this way - and it kills me every time. Lets me use less holidays so i can get to the next trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcastle broon Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Been in work for 29 minutes and I want to go home now. Today is going to be awful. How did everyone enjoy the weekend? Superb weekend one of the better away trips Great craic Only complaint Anya should've started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitnail Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Decrying the lack of any world class players in the Scotland squad by comparing us like-for-like with a country the size of Poland is an interesting one. Poland is a fantastic country. If it was an individual beauty contest, or an affordability contest, we'd lose. Massively. But football is a team game so you can have one or two world class players but in the end will come down to the respective teams. Poland are a little bit better than us, weren't they pot 2? Still we played well against them away and should have a good chance of getting a low score draw (thereby having better head to head) or even getting a victory against them. Lets hope some of Polands travelling support likes it and stays. The men can go home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 That was some weekend, I would have taken a draw before the game. Those last five minutes really dragged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 To use an example, I'd say man-for-man, Dundee United, on paper have a stronger aquad than ICT, but ICT are clearly a better team. It's not as black and white as better players = better team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 The Poles - a great bunch of lads. Apart from on the 8th of October, at which point they become a bunch of wanks for 24 hours They were Pot 3, actually, and only just - the lowest ranked, in fact, same as the Irish were the lowest ranked Pot 2 team. On paper, the Germans couldn't have asked for an easier group, considering that Gibraltar were bottom of Pot 6 (albeit by default, but I don't think anyone would really argue), and Georgia were the second-lowest ranked Pot 5 team. The Poles were stymied a little by having one of their poorest sides until recently, so their UEFA ranking hadn't improved in time for these qualifiers; they're a solid Pot 2 team by anyone's standard, and a good measure stronger than Ireland. They'd surely come out on top against us in a run of 10 or 20 games between the current sides, but not by much. That draw in Warsaw has put us in a great position, and I wouldn't expect us to lose in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bairn Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Poland werent really a tailend pot 3 level team, IMO They hosted the last Euros and hosting a tournament (ie Going nearly three years without a competitive match) kills your coefficient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergie's no1 fan Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Poland werent really a tailend pot 3 level team, IMO They hosted the last Euros and hosting a tournament (ie Going nearly three years without a competitive match) kills your coefficient Exactly. Easy to forget they hardly played any competitive games over the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Poland werent really a tailend pot 3 level team, IMO They hosted the last Euros and hosting a tournament (ie Going nearly three years without a competitive match) kills your coefficient Course not - that's why I said "on paper" They were really shite at Euro 2012, though, much like Switzerland and Austria at the one before. You can never know, obviously, but you've got to wonder if those three teams would've even qualified if they hadn't been the hosts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 One things for sure, Austria are certainly qualifying this time around. They've been brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 One things for sure, Austria are certainly qualifying this time around. They've been brilliant. Aye, they appear to be back. Wouldn't have expected them to be running away with that group at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Think I've just about got the last of the drink out of my system from the weekend. An excellent trip. Got on the bus at 6am Friday from Cumbernauld and by 9am a guy had managed to get me a third ticket so that the three of us travelling together all had a ticket . I ended up in the Ireland end but the locals round about me were brand new. Thankfully the game is on Sky Sports 5 in half an hour because I remember absolutely f**k all from it apart from the fact there were two goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krfc 10 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Just watched the game back there because like yourself don't remember to much actually in the stadium, Al say somethin tho, Ireland's tactics of let's just elbow everyone in sight was shocking, they could easily have ended up with 9 men on the park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClydeNewcomer Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Just back from dublin and can barely remember anything about the game. Just remember cuddlin some hairy highlander when we scored lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Just watched the game back there because like yourself don't remember to much actually in the stadium, Al say somethin tho, Ireland's tactics of let's just elbow everyone in sight was shocking, they could easily have ended up with 9 men on the park They're a shocking rabble of a team, but what did they expect with O'Neil and Keane at the helm? Their fans were sound though, great bunch of lads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krfc 10 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Aye m8 their fans were sound and generally around the city was great, that wee arsehole that plays in the middle of the park for them was intent on hurtin somebody and then o' neill comes out and says Naismith reffed the game? Aye ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IT86 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Hospitality from all the Irish was first class, from the hotel to their fans to even the immigration officer, stewards and police. If any Irish fans are reading this, thanks a lot guys and you are all welcome in Scotland any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayTheEasyBaw Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 What a weekend that was!!! Still feeling tender today although only just got back yesterday. Me and my mate had a carry out in our hotel on Saturday from about 12:30pm then went out to a pub to watch the game. He saw the first 25 minutes then had to get a taxi back to his bed!!! Sunday he lasted until about 6:30pm before he was back in his bed. Some people aren't cut out for binge drinking but he still says he had a great time. Ha Ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moo Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I'm actually still fucked, got the sweats, got the cold, last two nights have been sleepless. Definitely got the fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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